[Callers] Box - Swat - CA - Jersey/Nevada

[Aahz Maruch via Callers]

On Sat, Jun 13, 2015, Neal Schlein via Callers wrote:
>
> Interesting note: Star Thru is one of the few figures in modern
> squares which by definition CANNOT be done by two facing people
> dancing the same gender role.  Box the Gnat is another, and possibly
> California Twirl depending on the exact definition.  The
> gender-neutral replacements are Slide Thru and Partner Trade.

The flip side of Slide Thru and Partner Trade is that because they are
no-hands, they change hand availability significantly and body flow
somewhat.  Some MWSD callers argue that we should drop California Twirl,
Box the Gnat, and Star Thru because we have the no-hands versions, but
those of us who have field-tested that discovered that the hands versions
really work better for a lot of choreography.  (The gender-neutral
sequence for Box the Gnat is Touch 1/4 and Roll, which does have hands
but significantly different body flow.)

NOTE CAREFULLY: Slide Thru is not gender-neutral because it has specific
turning instructions based on gender; it's just the no-hands version of
Star Thru that allows same-gender operation (i.e. same-gender ends up
facing opposite directions instead of same direction).  However, Partner
Trade is a genuinely gender-neutral dance figure.
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