{"id":52,"date":"2018-10-19T09:12:53","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T07:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/definition.nanninga.myds.me\/?page_id=52"},"modified":"2026-02-16T14:30:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T13:30:22","slug":"01-circle-left-circle-right","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/definition.nanninga.me\/en\/basic1\/01-circle-left-circle-right\/","title":{"rendered":"01. Circle Left  \/ Circle Right"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"definition\">\n<h3 class=\"full\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">Case 1: 8 dancers<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"starting-formations\"><b>Starting formations <\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"starting-formations\">Squared Set, Infacing Circle of 8, Facing Lines<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"command-examples full\">\n<p><b>Command examples<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Circle Left<\/li>\n<li>Circle to the Left<\/li>\n<li>Join Hands, Circle Left<\/li>\n<li>Circle Right, the other way back(while circling left) Reverse, and Circle Right the other way back<br \/>\nCircle<\/li>\n<li>(from Facing Lines) Join 16 hands, Circle to the Left until you get back home<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dance-action\"><b>Dance action<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"dance-action\">Dancers join hands with adjacent dancers to form a circle and move the circle in the indicated direction, or to the left if no direction was given. The amount to circle may be a specified distance (for example, \u201cCircle Left 1\/2 Way\u201d) or until the next command is given (for example, \u201cCircle Left &#8230; Circle Right\u201d).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"ending-formation\"><b>Ending formation<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"ending-formation\">Infacing Circle of 8. On the command \u201cStop at Home\u201d, the ending formation is a Squared Set.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"timing\"><b>Timing\u00a0<\/b>\u00bc: 4, \u00bd: 8, \u00be: 12, Full: 16<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"styling\">\n<p><b>Styling<\/b><\/p>\n<p>As dancers join hands (couple handhold) to form a circle, they face slightly left or right as directed. All dancers walk forward with joined hands, elbows bent comfortably so that hands are above the elbow.<\/p>\n<p>Couple handhold in circles: In circles with alternating men and women, men&#8217;s palms are up and women&#8217;s palms are down. In circles where same genders are adjacent, everyone has the right-hand palm up and the left-hand palm down.<\/p>\n<p>Some regions dance 8-dancer circles with a walking step with no turning motion of the body. Other regions dance 8-dancer circles with a grapevine step, with the body and arms turning left and right, in synchrony with this step, allowing the dancers to make eye contact with their Corners and Partners successively.<\/p>\n<p>From Facing Lines, as the movement progresses, the formation smoothly converts to a Circle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comments full\">\n<p><b>Comments<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The command \u201cCircle\u201d, without a direction, is a shorthand for Circle Left. It is mainly used in Singing Calls when required by the timing of the lyrics.<\/p>\n<p>When circling, \u201cReverse\u201d or \u201cGo the Other Way\u201d can be used to tell the dancers to stop and circle in the other direction. It is usually followed with a \u201cCircle Right (or Left)\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"full\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">Case 2: 4 dancers<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"starting-formations full\"><b>Starting formation<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"starting-formations full\">Facing Couples<\/div>\n<div class=\"command-examples full\">\n<p><b>Command examples<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Circle Left 1\/2 Way<\/li>\n<li>Circle Four 1\/2 Way Around<\/li>\n<li>Circle Right 3\/4<\/li>\n<li>In Groups of 4, Circle Left 3\/4 of the Way Around<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dance-action full\"><b>Dance action<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"dance-action full\">Same as above. When dancing in a circle of 4, the dancers end as the same facing couples rotated by the appropriate amount.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"ending-formation full\"><b>Ending formation<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"ending-formation full\">Facing Couples<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"timing full\"><b>Timing<\/b> \u00bd: 4, \u00be: 6, Full: 8<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"styling full\"><b>Styling<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"styling full\">Same as above. The grapevine step is not recommended in 4-dancer circles.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>Comments<\/b><\/div>\n<div>From Facing Lines, the caller should indicate clearly whether to make one 8-dancer circle, two 4-dancer circles, or four 2-dancer circles.<\/div>\n<div>A wider variety of Command Examples are often used when calling to English-speaking dancers (for example, \u201cCircle up 4, go 3\/4 round; Right and Left Thru\u201d)<\/div>\n<div class=\"definition\">\n<div><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"full\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">Case 3: 2 dancers<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"starting-formations full\"><b>Starting formation<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"starting-formations full\">Facing Dancers<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"command-examples full\">\n<p><b>Command examples<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Single Circle Full Around<\/li>\n<li>Single Circle Left Halfway<\/li>\n<li>Single Circle Left 1\/2; Pass Thru<\/li>\n<li>Head Ladies Single Circle full around and back out at home<\/li>\n<li>Those facing join both hands, Single Circle Left three-quarters<\/li>\n<li>To the Right, Single Circle 3\/4<\/li>\n<li>Heads Square Thru 4; with your Corner Dosado; then Single Circle half, and Star Thru<\/li>\n<li>Heads Lead Left; Single Circle Right 3\/4; Step to a Left-Hand Ocean Wave<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dance-action full\"><b>Dance action<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"dance-action full\">The facing dancers join both hands and move around the center point between them in the indicated direction, or to the left if no direction was given. The amount to move is specified as a fraction of a full circle (there is no default).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"ending-formation full\"><b>Ending formation<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"ending-formation full\">Facing Dancers<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"timing full\"><b>Timing<\/b> 1\/4: 2, 1\/2: 4, 3\/4: 5, Full: 7<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"styling full\"><b>Styling<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"styling full\">Dancers join right hand to left hand and left hand to right hand. In the case of a man facing a woman, they join hands with the man holding both palms up and the women holding both palms down. In all other cases, both dancers hold right hand palm up and left hand palm down. Some regions always use the latter styling. At the end of the call, dancers drop hands or adjust the handhold depending on the next call.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"comments full\">\n<p><b>Comments<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSingle Circle\u201d is a historical name for this action and is consistent with other calls where a larger action is reduced to just two dancers.<\/p>\n<p>A wider variety of Command Examples are often used when calling to English-speaking dancers (for example, \u201cCircle up 2, go halfway round\u201d).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"copyright\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">\u00a9 Copyright 1994, 2000-2018 by CALLERLAB Inc., The International Association of Square Dance Callers. Permission to reprint, republish, and create derivative works without royalty is hereby granted, provided this notice appears. Publication on the Internet of derivative works without royalty is hereby granted provided this notice appears. 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