{"id":91,"date":"2018-10-19T13:26:36","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T11:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/definition.nanninga.myds.me\/?page_id=91"},"modified":"2026-03-17T07:36:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T06:36:47","slug":"07-arm-turns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/definition.nanninga.me\/en\/basic1\/07-arm-turns\/","title":{"rendered":"07. Arm turns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"definition\">\n<div class=\"starting-formations full\"><b>Starting formations<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"starting-formations full\">Facing Dancers, Mini-Wave<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"command-examples full\">\n<p><b>Command examples<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Left Arm Turn 3\/4<\/li>\n<li>Walk Around Your Corner; Turn Partner By The Left; 4 Ladies Chain<\/li>\n<li>Slip The Clutch; Turn By The Left 3\/4, Check An Alamo Ring<\/li>\n<li>All Arm Turn Half<\/li>\n<li>Centers Arm Turn 3\/4<\/li>\n<li>Men Star Left 3\/4; Turn Corner Right Arm Turn; Do Paso<\/li>\n<li>Allemande Left, Turn partner by the right once around; Men star left 1\/2, turn opposite by the right 3\/4 to an alamo ring, &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Turn A Right Hand Half<\/li>\n<li>Alamo Ring: Swing Thru; Turn Your Partner By The Right; Allemande Left<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dance-action full\"><b>Dance action<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"dance-action full\">Dancers join indicated forearms and walk forward around each other. The amount of turn can be specified as a fraction (e.g., Half (180 degrees), 3\/4 (270 degrees), Full (360 degrees) or implicitly by the next call (e.g., Turn Partner By the Left; 4 Ladies Chain).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"ending-formation full\"><b>Ending formation<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"ending-formation full\">Usually a Mini-wave, or no formation as the dancers prepare to let go of the arm turn and step forward to do the next call.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"timing\"><b>Timing<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"timing\">1\/2: 4, 3\/4: 4 to 6, Full: 6 to 8<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"styling full\"><b>Styling<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"styling full\">Forearm hold<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"comments full\">\n<p><b>Comments<\/b><\/p>\n<p>From a Mini-Wave the distance to turn may be specified by a fraction (e.g., Arm Turn 1\/2).<\/p>\n<p>From Facing Dancers the distance to turn must be specified by a relative position (e.g., To A Thar, or To Your Corner) or the next call (e.g., Turn Corner By The Right; Do Paso). It is improper to specify a fraction.<\/p>\n<p>The Mini-Wave formation does not imply a specific handhold. The styling for Arm Turns and calls defined with Arm Turns is a Forearm hold. See the section &#8220;Dance Action: Defining Calls with Arm Turns&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"definition\">\n<div class=\"comments full\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><em>\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. Permission to quote parts or all of this document without royalty is hereby granted, provided this notice is included. 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