20a. Case 1: One-Faced Line, Two-Faced Line (4 dancers)
Command examples
- Bend The Line
- Each Side, Bend The Line (from a Tidal Line or Tidal Two-Faced Line)
20b. Case 2: Tidal Line (8 dancers)
Command examples
- Line of 8, Bend The Line
- Bend The Big Line
- Work 4 By 4 and Bend The Line
CommentsFrom a line of 6, the call “Lines of 6, Bend The Line” is also acceptable.
Attempts to get dancers to bend lines of 2 dancers (e.g., Bend The Little Bitty Line) are considered very unusual and should not be used.
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CommentsFrom a Tidal formation it is helpful, but not necessary, to say “Each Side”.
A couple on the outside of the set (e.g., after a Couples Circulate 1 1/2) can be asked to Bend The Line. In this case, they assume the other half of their line is towards the center of the set and, working as a unit, turn 90 degrees to face the center of the set.