From Eight Chain Thru, a STRETCH PASS THE OCEAN is danced as a
Pass Thru; Centers Pass Thru; all 1/4 In & Touch. Ends in a R-H
Tidal Wave.
7) From a Tidal Wave, a STRETCH RECYCLE is danced as a Recycle; then
Centers Half Sashay. Ends in Facing Lines.
8) From Facing Lines, a STRETCH VEER LEFT is danced as an As Couples
Veer Left. Ends in a As Couples R-H Two-Faced Line.
> So what??
> I am sure I do not have to send you a copy of the CALLERLAB definition -
> you know them better then anybody else.
I am a member of the CALLERLAB challenge committee and have spent
good many hours working on the CALLERLAB challenge definitions (C1
and C2). The CALLERLAB definitions are good, but they are not
perfect.
I have authored a book entitled "A Ceder Chest Of C1 And C2 Square
Dance Definitions" which in many ways is better than the CALLERLAB
definitions. I recommend it, if you don't already have it.
> Continue with the stroy:
> We did then the Stretch Recycle on the fly. The next hour (and the first
> caller again) he calls "Stretch Recycle - but only half Stretch" expecting
> the dancers to end up in a 1/4 Tag. :-(
My opinion is that the first caller was calling material
that was inappropriate and bogus (illegal). Perhaps this
caller is new to the level and doesn't understand it very well.
Callers should be proficient dancers at least one level above what
they are calling.
> The bad thing on that weekend was that many dancers and some callers (me
> too) said:
> "We do not dance C1 again till the definitions are rewritten in a way that
> everybody could understand it correctly and those different possibilities
> are droped.":-(
My opinion of the weekend is that the first caller should not be
teaching C1.
My suggestion for the dancers is that they get several different
sources of definitions. Different dancers learn differently, and
some books may explain the material better for different dancers.
> Could you please send me a mail and explain the Stretch Concept in a way
> that covers all the needs and all the posibilities for the anything call.
> If you can do that, then I will copy it and send it via mail to the callers
> that have called that weekend and to the dancers - so they maybe continue
> with C1.
Unfortunately, the Stretch CONCEPT is somewhat of a
'Learn-By-Example' concept.
I would recommend teaching Stretch as follows:
1) First, explain that 'Stretch' means a 4-dancer call is to be
executed on each side, and at the completion of the call, the 2
dancers from each side who end nearest the center of the set must
adjust to end in the far center.
2) Then, show the dancers an easy call such as Stretch Wheel &
Deal from Parallel Two-Faced Lines. Explain that for the
non-Stretch version of the call, the Trailers will end in
the center, and hence on the Stretch version of the call, they must
end in the far center. Show them that this is best
accomplished by a 1/2 Circulate & then Wheel & Deal.
3) Then, show them a Stretch Turn & Deal or Stretch 1/2
Tag from Parallel R-H Two-Faced Lines. Re-explain what
happened in #2 above.
4) Then, show Stretch Recycle (from Parallel Waves).
5) Let the dancers dance many sequences until they can successfully
dance all of the above examples.
6) If the dancers are strong dancers, also show them some of
the examples mentioned in the first part of this message.
Vic (ceder@comptek.com)
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> "Stretch" Concept. From all appropriate formations: [At C-1, this can be
> done from parallel general lines only] The modifier "Stretch" is used as a
> prefix, applied to two- or four-person calls only. Do the 2- or 4-person
> call as usual, but the people who end in the center move to the center
> spots farthest from the dancers they had been working with (by moving along
> the long axis of the
> formation). For example, Stretch Recycle:
>
> If the centers cannot move along the long axis of the formation to get away
> from the ends they'd been working with, then the call is improper. For
> example, Stretch Swing Thru is not proper from here:
>
> because after the Swing Thru, the centers would have to move along the
> short axis of the formation to get away from the ends. ..."
>
> So why are the centers not passing thru to move to the center spots
> farthest from the dancers they had been working with??
From a Static Set:
Heads Pair Off;
all Pass The Ocean.
From this position, the long axis is from one Side position (#4
position) to the other Side position (#2 position).
From here, a STRETCH RECYCLE would be a Recycle (to end in
Facing Lines), and then Centers Half Sashay (i.e., go to the far
center by moving along the LONG AXIS. Dancers in this case have to
slide away from the nearest Side postion towards the farthest Side
position). The Centers can not do a Pass Thru since 1) they would
not be moving along the long axis; and 2) they would be staying
within their starting group of 4 (they must end 'interlocked' with
the other group of 4).
Vic (ceder@comptek.com)
