Hinge is a half Trade of adjacent dancers. Below are the two Mainstream versions of Hinge.
8a. Single Hinge
Starting formation
Mini-Wave only
Command Examples
- Single Hinge
- Hinge
- Couples Circulate; Centers Hinge
- Heads Pass The Ocean; Extend; Split Circulate; Girls Cast Off 3/4; Boys Hinge
Dance Action
1/2 Trade
Ending Formation
Mini-Wave
Timing 2
Styling
Dancers maintain their handhold
Comments
“Hinge 1/4” is improper, because Hinge is not used with fractions, as opposed to Touch 1/4.
Partner Hinge (starting formation: Couple only) was removed from the Mainstream program in 1988. The command “Hinge” can be used for either Single Hinge or Partner Hinge, but the latter is improper at Mainstream.
8b. Couples Hinge
Starting formation
One-Faced Line and Two-Faced Line only
Command Example
- Couples Hinge
Dance Action
1/2 Couples Trade
Ending Formation
Two-Faced Line
Timing 3
Styling
Each couple maintains their handholds
Comments
From a Grand One-Faced Line, Couples Hinge ends in Right-Hand Two-Faced Lines (i.e., lined up with each other and not offset).
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