Starting formations
Eight Chain Thru; in general a Couple or Tandem facing a Couple or Mini-Wave
Command examples
- Centers Split 2, Around 1 To A Line
- Centers Split The Outsides, Go Around 1 To A Line
- Centers Split The Outside Couple and Separate Around 1 To A Line
- Centers Split 2, Both Turn Left And Promenade Single File While The Others …
- Centers Split 2, Around 1 come into the middle and …
- Centers Split 2, Around 1 come down the middle and …
- Centers Split The Outside 2
- Heads Square Thru 4; Split The Outside 2
- Heads Square Thru 4; Split The Outside Couple
- Heads Veer Left, Tag the Line, Split The Sides and …
- Couple #1 Split Couple #3, Separate and go around 3, meet partner at home and Swing
Dance action
The active or directed dancers move forward between the two inactive dancers (splitting them). The inactive dancers move apart to let them through then move back together.
Ending formation (before the next command)
Active dancers with their backs to the dancers they split. Inactive dancers end where they started.
Timing
2 plus next call
Comment
See Separate Around 1 or 2 (#13.a Around 1 or 2 to a Line) for more examples of “Around 1 To A Line” choreography.
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