Cross
Square dancers like the word "cross" a lot, but it doesn't always mean the same thing. This is an attempt to systematize the definition.
I think "cross" can best be split into three senses:
- "full cross": The call ends in line spots (there might be phantoms). Reflect your ending position across the center line perpendicular to the line.
- "split cross": The call ends with a partner (who might be a phantom). Reflect your ending position across the center line perpendicular to the handhold.
- "piecewise cross": Make the following replacements: extend → cross extend, clover → cross clover, run → cross run, fold → cross fold, peel → trail, cast back/divide → cross cast back/cross divide, pass thru → cross trail thru (including partner tag), (2/3) recycle → (2/3) cross cycle, 1/4 tag pass thru → 1/4 tag jaywalk (like in chain reaction).
There are a few outliers (e.g. C3Bcross cycle from waves and C4cross linear cycle are more like rewind cross rewind), but this gets most things:
full cross examples
- plus(anyone) cross run: (anyone) cross (anyone) run
- plus(anyone) cross fold: (anyone) cross (anyone) fold
- plustrade the wave: cross trade
- A1mix: cross trade
- A2peel & trail: trailers cross peel off
- A2slither: centers cross nothing
- A2switch the wave: ends cross trade
- A2trail off: cross peel off
- C1cross cast back: cross cast back
- C1cross roll: centers cross trade
- C1dixie sashay: beaus cross dixie style
- C1follow thru: trailers cross hinge
- C1switch the line: ends cross trade
- C1box recycle: leaders cross peel off
- C2(anyone) cross kick off: (anyone) cross (anyone) kick off
- C2cross ramble: initially cross ramble
- C2trail to a diamond: leaders cross peel to a diamond
- C3Ahinge the lock the lock: cross shazam
- C3Bcross cycle: beaus cross recycle (facing couples), trailers cross recycle (miniwave box)
- C4cross to a (formation): trailing centers wind centers cross switch to a (formation). This requires the wind concept, for which there is a paper in progress that will be linked here when completed
- C4cross to a wave: trailing centers wind centers cross switch to a (formation). This requires the wind concept, for which there is a paper in progress that will be linked here when completed
- C4cross pair the line: cross pair the line
- C4round & cross: cross round off. This is also a split cross.
- C4trail & peel: leaders cross peel off
split cross examples
- plus(left) touch 1/4: cross face right/left
- plushalf sashay: cross nothing
- plusu turn back: cross trade
- A1cross trail thru: cross pass thru
- A1(anyone) cross: cross (anyone) walk others dodge
- A1crossover circulate: cross circulate
- A1pass in/out: cross face in/out
- A1turn & deal: cross ah so (waves), cross wheel & deal (2FL)
- A2slide: cross nothing
- C1cross & turn: cross reverse swap around
- C1cross by: cross 1/2 circulate
- C1cross chain thru: ends cross eight chain two
- C1zing: cross face in
- C3Bcross lockit: cross lockit
- C4cross drop (dir): cross drop (dir)
- C4cross the top: cross spin the top
- C4fan & cross thru: cross fan thru
- C4round & cross: cross round off
- C4snake: cross hinge
- C4cross walk & dodge: cross those facing pass thru
- C4fan & cross thru: cross fan thru
- C4cross lock 'em up: initially cross lock 'em up
- C4wheel fan & cross thru: cross wheel fan thru
piecewise cross examples
The pieces being crossed are given after each call.- A1cross cloverleaf: cross cloverleaf [clover]
- C1cross your neighbor: cross follow your neighbor [extend]
- C2cross invert the column: cross invert the column [peel]
- C3Across chain reaction: cross chain reaction [1/4 tag pass thru]
- C3Bcross swap the top: cross swap the top [extend]
- C3Bcross chuck-a-luck: cross chuck-a-luck [run, pass thru]
- C3Bcross reactivate: cross reactivate [1/4 tag pass thru]
- C4(criss) cross (n) steps at a time: cross (n) steps at a time [peel]. If you think the remaining dancers' part is an extend, then you can also cross that and get the criss cross version.
- C3Bcross loop & tag: cross loop & tag [ish???]
- C4all 8 cross cycle: cross all 8 recycle [recycle]
- C4clear the centers but cross it: cross clear the centers [tandem run]
- C4cross counterpoint: cross counterpoint [recycle]
- C4cross follow thru: cross follow thru [extend]
- C4cross horseshoe turn: cross horseshoe turn [clover, partner tag]
- C4cross scoot & weave: cross scoot & weave [extend]. The cross doesn't "cancel" the cross extend in the weave.
- C4cross cy-kick: cross cy-kick [2/3 recycle]
- C4(criss) cross double your pleasure: cross double your pleasure [peel]. Same deal as (n) steps.
- C4explode the cross clover: cross explode the clover [clover]
- C4cross follow to a diamond: cross follow to a diamond [extend]. The criss cross is kind of like (n) steps, but much more dubious.
- C4cross make a pass: cross make a pass [1/4 tag pass thru]
- C4cross mini pleasure: cross mini pleasure [peel]. Why doesn't the criss cross of this exist?
- C4trail the deal: cross peel the deal [ish???]
- C4cross replace the column: cross replace the column [peel, recycle]
- C4cross run away: cross run away [run]
- C4cross run the top: cross run the top [run]
- C4cross scoot apart: cross scoot apart [extend]. The criss cross is kind of like (n) steps, but much more dubious.
- C4cross swivel: cross swivel [fold]
- C4cross (anyone) tie: cross (anyone) tie [peel]
- C4cross trade your neighbor (dir): cross trade your neighbor (dir) [extend]
- C4trail chain thru: cross peel chain thru [cast back/divide]
- C4trail the top: leaders cross peel the top [peel]. The trailers don't cross!
- C4walk the cross clover: cross walk the clover [clover]
- C4cross wind the bobbin: leaders cross wind the bobbin [peel]. The trailers don't cross!
- C4criss cross wind the bobbin: cross wind the bobbin [peel, extend]
combined cross examples
- C2criss cross your neighbor: full-cross split-cross piecewise-cross follow your neighbor