(The first five command examples start from a Thar with men as the centers)
- Shoot The Star; Right And Left Grand
- Shoot The Star To Another Thar, Go Forward 2, Men Swing In To A Backup Star
- Shoot The Star Go All The Way Around, Give Corner Right, Men Swing In To A Wrong Way Thar
- Shoot The Star A Full Turn, Go Backwards 3, Right, Left, Right, Boys Wheel In To A Wrong Way Thar
- Shoot The Star A Full Turn, This Way Go Forward 3, Right, Left, Right; Allemande Left
- (From a Wrong Way Thar) Shoot The Star, Go Forward 2, With A Left And Right, To Another Wrong Way Thar
ARC Decisions
(July/August 2009)
Q: From a Thar Formation the calls given are: Slip the Clutch (move forward one person and with THAT person), Shoot the Star. Does this application comply with the CALLERLAB written Basic definition.
A: YES: The Committee further ruled that the Thar formation does not go away after a Slip the Clutch.
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Comment
The Facing Couples Rule does not apply to this call.
After Shoot the Star, the caller sometimes indicates that dancers are to Pull By one or more times and Arm Turn into another Thar. For instance, in the second command example above, following the Step Thru the dancers Right Pull By and, stepping up to a left forearm hold, Left Arm Turn 1/2.
The caller can direct the dancers to Go Forward any number of hands. Each hand is a Pull By, except the last hand, which is normally the start of an Arm Turn into a Thar or Wrong Way Thar.
Some callers use “Forward” to mean “in normal Right and Left Grand direction” and use “Backward” (or “Back” or “Backwards”) to mean the opposite direction. Other callers use “Forward” to mean “the direction you are facing” and never use the words “Back” or “Backward”. Either is acceptable, but callers must be careful not to confuse dancers. See the fourth and fifth command examples above.
Some callers adapt Shoot the Star as a way to Cast Off 3/4 and get an Alamo Ring, e.g., “Shoot The Star 3/4 To An Alamo Ring” or simply “Shoot The Star To An Alamo Ring”. Shoot the Star can also blend into the next call, e.g., “Shoot The Star, 4 Ladies Chain.”