Thread the needle is a whole set move in ceilidh and ECD using an arch at the end of lines, I wouldn't recommend it as a replacement for a Dixie twirl for this reason.
Bob On Thu, 8 Aug 2019, 09:21 jim saxe via Callers, < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > I rather like the term Greg Frock's suggestion (not claimed to be > original) of "Thread the Needle". While I've heard "Thread the Needle" > used with other meanings, I think there's little danger of confusion in the > contra context, especially since that the action is rare enough that the > caller will presumably need to teach it. > > Ric Goldman wrote: > > > I’ve sometimes come across this a Paired Twirl, a Paired California > Twirl, a California Four, or an Arch and Swap (taught this way): > > > > In a line-of-4 facing all the same, middles raise an arch > and, keeping hands, right-hand pair goes under the arch (led by end dancer) > while left-hand pair cross over to the other side (led by the end dancer). > > End result is the same line-of-4, facing back the other > way, much as a California Twirl does for 2 dancers. > > > > This description also avoids any gender-specific terms in case that’s an > offense issue for others. > > In modern western square dance terminology, the figure might be called "As > Couples, California Twirl" though I don't know whether it actually is > (since it might be claimed that that would imply the right hand pair going > under the arch side-by-side--which could require quite a stretch of the > arching dancers' arms--rather than with the end dancer in the lead). > > Digressing for a moment from the terminology, I'll take the opportunity to > opine that the action could be smoother if the two dancers nearest the left > end of the line are the ones who make the arch, rather than the two center > dancers. (Anyone agree? disagree?) Regardless of who makes the arch, it's > important that the dancer on the left end of the line remember to move > across the set instead standing still as if only the right hand dancers > were active. > > Returning to terminology, note that if the leftmost pair of dancers make > the arch. then "As Couples, California Twirl" definitely will not bean > accurate description, but I think "Thread the Needle" would be just fine. > > --Jim > > _______________________________________________ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ >
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