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Grand Parade

Definition:

ID: 5

From a normal Squared Set.

Heads move in and right arm turn 1/2 with opposite;
Head Men left arm turn 3/4 as Head Lady step forward as
Side Lady veer right to become a partner with the Head Men as
Side Men courtesy turn Head Ladies;
all Promenade 1/2.

Ends in a Squared Set.

Repeat the above movement for a total of 4 times
(twice for Heads to the center, then twice for Sides to the center).

Comments and Examples:

Grand Parade is a zero - everyone ends where they started.

Mort Simpson 1974

Grand Parade

Definition:

ID: 801: From a squared set: Heads step forward into a wave and all swing half by the right. New centers arm turn 3/4. Side ladies step forward to become the partner of the head men as the side men courtesy turn the head ladies. All promenade halfway and face in. Heads do this sequence once more. Sides then do the sequence twice thru and all end at home with partners.; Mort Simpson 1974

This definition is from The Handbook of Modern Square Dancing by Jay King.

It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.

SWAT

Definition:

ID: 2752: From various formations (e.g. completed DPT): Outsides Single Wheel; centers Partner Tag. (S-W-A-T stands for Single Wheel And Partner Tag.) The resulting formation has been dubbed the "rolling pin" by Mort.; Mort Simpson

This definition is from SCVSDA Note Service by Bill Davis.

It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.

Twin Spin

Definition:

ID: 3100: From a tidal 2-faced line: Very ends Counter Rotate 1/4 (Promenade 1/4) and Turn Back; new ends Trade with adjacent couple and then Hinge with other (new) center to join with Promenaders (who move in) and do a couples Trade; meanwhile the other couples Counter Rotate (Promenade) 1/4 to become outside couples in a tidal 2-faced line at right angles to original. Repeat three more times to zero. This is a 64 beat call.; Mort Simpson

This definition is from SCVSDA Note Service by Bill Davis.

It is provided here for informational and educational purposes only.