Walk The Clover is a screwy call, in the sense that, the starting formation is either Parallel Waves or Trade By, and the action is slightly different.

My definition currently reads as follows:

In-Facing Dancers Step To A Wave, Hinge, then Walk & Dodge, as

Out-Facing Dancers Cloverleaf.

This matches the Jay King definition, and differs from Burlesons in they say an Arm Turn 1/4.

As for it's use with initially, is the first part step to a wave? I dunno. This is not something I'd want to call.

My guess is that if I was dancing, and initially was used...

1. from a 3/4 Line, I'd expect the first part for the centers to be a Hinge; but...
2. from a Trade By, perhaps Centers Initially As Couples, all Walk The Clover might be a Centers As Couples Step to a Wave, then PARTNER HINGE, then walk & dodge?

I guess, I'd make a decision on the fly and make an educated guess as to what the caller wants.

Walk the Clover is screwy.

I've seen it called from:

• L-H Waves
• R-H Waves
• Trade By
• L-H 3/4 Tag
• R-H 3/4 Tag

and maybe other formations:

• 3/4 Line?
• T-Bone formations (above formations with centers rotated 90 degrees).

I've even called from here:

• Start in Facing Lines, then do a Lines Pass The Ocean Thru.

I think the rule is:

In-Facers Extend or Touch if necessary,

then Outsides Cloverleaf as Centers HINGE (eek) and Walk & Dodge.

I've never particularly liked the fuzziness of this definition.