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2.3: SWING IN OTHER CALL NAMESThe word "Swing" is of course used in two calls introduced in the Basic program: Swing Your Partner and Swing Thru.Although there is potential confusion with Swing Your Partner since that is also often called as simply "Swing", in practice it is usually easy to tell which the caller means. The Swing discussed here is only used when the dancers are already in some kind of line, while Swing Your Partner is frequently used when dancers are in a circle, as after a Right and Left Grand or Weave the Ring. Also Swing Your Partner is mostly used in singing calls, where the timing and structure of the sequences give the dancers strong clues as to when to expect it. It is certainly possible for a caller to construct a situation where the dancers will mistake one call for the other, but that problem also exists with Swing Thru. Keep in mind that Swing Thru does not necessarily start with a Swing -- that is only true for a Swing Thru called from a right-handed wave. From a left-handed wave, Swing Thru actually starts with a Slip! So if you are in a left-handed wave and you hear the word "Swing", it is very important that you listen for the next word (or a sufficient pause) before deciding which dancers should turn. There are many other calls in other programs (C-1 and higher) with names that begin with the word "Swing". For some of them the first part is in fact a Swing. This makes it easier to remember the first part of those calls. But that is not always the case -- each such call has its own definition.
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