Command examples
- Men Center Right Hand Star; Back By The Left
- Heads Square Thru; Make A Right Hand Star With The Sides; Heads Center Left Hand Star; Back To The Same Girl With A Right and Left Thru
- Heads Square Thru; Right Hand Star; Heads Star Left Inside To The Same Folks; Right and Left Thru
- Heads Star Thru; Square Thru 3; Left Hand Star; Head Ladies Lead, Flutterwheel
- 4 Ladies Center, Right Hand Star
- Heads Square Thru; Right Hand Star; Heads to Center star across the square
- Heads Square Thru; Right Hand Star 1/2 Way; Veer Left
Dance action
The designated dancers form a star by stepping forward if necessary and placing the appropriate hand in the center of the formation. Forming the star may require a dancer to individually turn in place up to 3/8 of a turn.
Dancers turn the star by walking forward in a circle around the center of the star. The distance traveled may be specified in fractions of a star full around, or until some condition is met (e.g., Men Center Left Hand Star, Pick Up Your Partner with an Arm Around, Star Promenade).
Styling
Palm star (see Styling section). Men’s outside arms in natural dance position, women’s outside hands work skirt.
Some areas dance any stars containing men with a Pack-saddle Star (see Styling section).
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Comments
The stars described above are 4-dancer stars. Stars of 3 or more dancers are also proper, as long as the caller’s instructions to the dancers are understood.
Some callers use 2-dancer stars in place of Arm Turns, accomplishing the hands up styling necessary in Ocean Waves, and having one less call to teach. While this is acceptable in a teaching situation, and may be a logical way to understand stars (i.e., 2 or more dancers), 2-dancer stars are not commonly encountered at dances.