Sometimes it's enough to say, "when you're waiting out at the end, be ready to allemande (or form long waves, or star left, or whatever) with people" Depending on the dance, you might have to tell people *not* to cross over right away, or to be in position to chain on the right (or left) diagonal Mark Widmer PARKER MANN <M_P_Mann(a)shaw.ca> wrote: What recommendations do you have to prepare dancers for end effects when they are not used to anything more than "cross over and wait?"