Starting formation
- Trade By
Dance Action
Centers Pass Thru while Outsides, who must be Couples facing out, Partner Trade
ARC Decisions
(September/October 2004)
Q: From an “Ends Out Inverted Line,” (ends facing out & centers facing in) the call used was Trade By.
A: Improper. The definition states “the couples facing out do a partner trade.” In this formation, the outfacing ends are ends only and NOT a couple.
(July 2006)
Q: Is it proper to call Trade By from a 3/4 Tag formation?.
A: Yes. The ARC voted this to be a proper application of the call as the Ocean Wave Rule applies.
(September/October 2015)
Q: The call was: Heads Separate & Pass Thru (the Heads are now directly behind the Sides, facing out, shoulder to back “T” Bone) Everybody Trade By (the ending formation is Heads facing in, shoulder to front of Sides, “T” Bone). Is this a proper formation to call Trade By from? The description the caller gave was “Those facing out Trade, those facing in Pass Thru.” The Heads had to trade to the other end of the inverted line.
A: Improper: The definition states that Trade By must be done with Couples facing and Couples facing out. In this example, Heads would not be couples and therefore could not trade.
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