Definitions of Square Dance Calls and Concepts -- Rotary Circulate [C4]

Rotary Circulate [C4]
(Willard Orlich)

C4:

Language:

All

view (normal)

edit def

From Parallel Waves. EN: 10

Leaders 1/2 Split Circulate, Circulate twice, and do the last half of a Split Circulate as Trailers Extend, Hinge, Box Circulate twice, Hinge, and Extend. EN: 20

Ends in Parallel Waves. EN: 30


before Rotary Circulate		after

Dancing Hint: The Trailers part is often danced as Extend, Hinge, Box Counter Rotate 1/2 (holding on to the same person!), Hinge, and Extend. EN: 40

Notes:

Rotary Circulate is a palindrome (a call whose parts occur in the same order if read either forward or backward). EN: 50
Be careful: a Rotary Motivate or Percolate, Perk Up, Couple Up, etc.) refers to a Rotary Circulate (then Finish the given call), not a Rotary Spin variation (Rotary anything). Some callers, in an attempt to be unambiguous, will say Rotary Circulaters Motivate. EN: 60

Variations:

The caller can designate either the Ends or the Centers to Circulate a different number of positions (i.e., Rotary Circulate But Centers Circulate 3 spots). EN: 70

Cheat: Follow Thru; Circulate twice; Any Shoulder 1/2 Tag. EN: 80

Contour The Line [C4]:

From a Generalized Line. Hinge; Box Circulate twice; Hinge. Ends in a Wave or Inverted Line. This is a 4-part call. EN: 780


before Contour The Line		after Hinge		after Box Circulate twice		after Hinge (done)

Comments? Questions? Suggestions?

C4: