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Formation and Arrangement Diagrams
with links to Choreo Bits and Get-outs
Rich Reel   18 Jan 2004

Quick Index   [Same index with graphic diagrams]

 [B]   "Box" Eight Chain Thru Formation
 [C]   Column  (and Magic Column)
 [D]   Diamonds
 [F]   2 Face Lines
 [I]   "I" Formation
 [L]   Facing Lines  (and Inverted Lines)
 [LO]  Lines Facing Out
 [M]   Completed Double Pass Thru
 [P]   (Beginning) Double Pass Thru
 [Q]   (One) Quarter Tag Formation
 [QB]  (One) Quarter Box Formation
 [QF]  (One) Quarter 2 Face Line Formation
 [R]   Three Quarter Tag Formation
 [RB]  Three Quarter Box Formation
 [RF]  Three Quarter 2 Face Line Formation
 [S]   Squared Set (Static Square)
 [T]   Trade By
 [TF]  Tidal 2-Face Line (as couples wave)
 [TL]  Tidal Line (4 one way, 4 the other)
 [TW]  Tidal Wave
 [W]   Parallel Waves

bold = Callerlab notation
non-bold = my extentions

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[B] - Box / 8 Chain Thru

 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
    [B]        0         5         1         2         3         4
    v v       g B       B g       B B       g g       g B       B g

    ^ ^       B g       g B       g g       B B       g B       B g

    v v       g B       B g       g g       B B       B g       g B

    ^ ^       B g       g B       B B       g g       B g       g B
Choreo Bits:   [B]   [0B]   [5B]   [1B]   [2B]   [3B]   [4B]

Get-outs from [0B]:   B1c   B2r   B4c   B3r   B1p   B2p     Diagrams of these

 

 

 

[C] - Column

 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
    [C]        0         5         1         2         3         4
    ^ v       g B       B g       g B       B g       B B       g g

    ^ v       B g       g B       g B       B g       g g       B B

    ^ v       g B       B g       B g       g B       g g       B B

    ^ v       B g       g B       B g       g B       B B       g g
Choreo Bits:   [C]   [0C]   [5C]   [1C]   [2C]   [3C]   [4C]
 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
   [L.C]       0         5         1         2         3         4
    v ^       g B       B g       g B       B g       B B       g g

    v ^       B g       g B       g B       B g       g g       B B

    v ^       g B       B g       B g       g B       g g       B B

    v ^       B g       g B       B g       g B       B B       g g

     Note: Arrangements for [L.C] not specified by Callerlab
           Arrangement derived from [L] after LT1/4
Choreo Bits:   [L.C]   [L.0C]   [L.5C]   [L.1C]   [L.2C]   [L.3C]   [L.4C]

 

[F.C]/[X.C] - Magic Column

 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
   [F.C]       0         5         1         2         3         4
    ^ v       g B       B g       g B       B g       B B       g g

    v ^       g B       B g       B g       g B       g g       B B

    v ^       B g       g B       g B       B G       g g       B B

    ^ v       B g       g B       B g       g B       B B       g g

     Note: Arrangements for [F.C] not specified by Callerlab
           Arrangement derived from [C] after centers slide nose to nose
Choreo Bits:   [F.C]   [F.0C]   [F.5C]   [F.1C]   [F.2C]   [F.3C]   [F.4C]
 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
   [X.C]       0         5         1         2         3         4
    v ^       g B       B g       g B       B g       B B       g g

    ^ v       g B       B g       B g       g B       g g       B B

    ^ v       B g       g B       g B       B g       g g       B B

    v ^       B g       g B       B g       g B       B B       g g

     Note: Arrangements for [X.C] not specified by Callerlab
           Arrangement derived from [L.C] after centers slide nose to nose
Choreo Bits:   [X.C]   [X.0C]   [X.5C]   [X.1C]   [X.2C]   [X.3C]   [X.4C]

Click here for an explanation of L. F. and X. prefixes

 

 

[D] - Diamonds

 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
    [D]        0         5         1         2         3         4
   >   >     B   B     g   g     g   B     B   g     g   B     B   g

  ^ v ^ v   g g g g   B B B B   B g g B   g B B g   g B B g   B g g B

   <   <     B   B     g   g     B   g     g   B     B   g     g   B
Choreo Bits:   [D]   [0D]   [5D]   [1D]   [2D]   [3D]   [4D]
 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
   [L.D]       0         5         1         2         3         4
   <   <     g   g     B   B     B   g     g   B     g   B     B   g

  v ^ v ^   B B B B   g g g g   B g g B   g B B g   B g g B   g B B g

   >   >     g   g     B   B     g   B     B   g     B   g     g   B

     Note: Arrangements for [L.D] not specified by Callerlab
           Arrangement derived from [L.F] after C-SHing
Choreo Bits:   [L.D]   [L.0D]   [L.5D]   [L.1D]   [L.2D]   [L.3D]   [L.4D]

 

 

 

[F] - Two Face Lines

 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
    [F]        0         5         1         2         3         4
  ^ ^ v v   B g g B   g B B g   B B g g   g g B B   B g B g   g B g B

  ^ ^ v v   B g g B   g B B g   g g B B   B B g g   g B g B   B g B g
Choreo Bits:   [F]   [0F]   [5F]   [1F]   [2F]   [3F]   [4F]

Get-outs from [0F]:   F1p   F2p     Diagrams of these

 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
   [L.F]       0         5         1         2         3         4
  v v ^ ^   g B B g   B g g B   g g B B   B B g g   B g B g   g B g B

  v v ^ ^   g B B g   B g g B   B B g g   g g B B   g B g B   B g B g

     Note: Arrangements for [L.F] not specified by Callerlab
           Arrangement derived so WhlDl gives [B] or Feris gives [P]
Choreo Bits:   [L.F]   [L.0F]   [L.5F]   [L.1F]   [L.2F]   [L.3F]   [L.4F]

Get-outs from [L.0F]   L.F1p   L.F2p     Diagrams of these

 

 

 

[I] - "I" Formation

  Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
     [I]        0         5         1         2         3         4
  >       < B       g g       B B       B g       g B       g g       B
   ^ v ^ v   B g g B   g B B g   g g g g   B B B B   g B B g   B g g B
  >       < g       B B       g B       B g       g g       B B       g

     Note: Arrangements for [I] not specified by Callerlab
           Arrangement derived from [Q] with center wave turned 90 deg
Choreo Bits:   [I]   [0I]   [5I]   [1I]   [2I]   [3I]   [4I]
  Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
    [L.I]       0         5         1         2         3         4
  >       < B       g g       B B       B g       g B       g g       B
   ^ v ^ v   g B B g   B g g B   g g g g   B B B B   B g g B   g B B g
  >       < g       B B       g B       B g       g g       B B       g

     Note: Arrangements for [L.I] not specified by Callerlab
           Arrangement derived from [I] after center wave TrdWv
Choreo Bits:   [L.I]   [L.0I]   [L.5I]   [L.1I]   [L.2I]   [L.3I]   [L.4I]

 

 

 

[L] - Facing Lines

 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
    [L]        0         5         1         2         3         4
  v v v v   g B g B   B g B g   g g B B   B B g g   B g g B   g B B g

  ^ ^ ^ ^   B g B g   g B g B   B B g g   g g B B   B g g B   g B B g
Choreo Bits:   [L]   [0L]   [5L]   [1L]   [2L]   [3L]   [4L]

Get-outs from [0L]:   L1p   L2p   L3c   L4r     from [5L]:   5L1p   5L2p     Diagrams of these

 

[LO] - Lines Facing Out

 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
    [LO]       0         5         1         2         3         4
  ^ ^ ^ ^   B g B g   g B g B   B B g g   g g B B   B g g B   g B B g

  v v v v   g B g B   B g B g   g g B B   B B g g   B g g B   g B B g

     Note: Arrangements for [LO] not specified by Callerlab
           Arrangement derived from [L] after PasTh
Choreo Bits:   [LO]   [0LO]   [5LO]   [1LO]   [2LO]   [3LO]   [4LO]

 

[I.L]/[O.L] - Inverted Lines

"In-verted" Lines

 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
   [I.L]       0         5         1         2         3         4
  v ^ ^ v   g g B B   B B g g   g B g B   B g B g   B g g B   g B B g

  ^ v v ^   B B g g   g g B B   B g B g   g B g B   B g g B   g B B g

     Note: Arrangements for [I.L] not specified by Callerlab
           Arrangement derived from [L] after C-PasTh or C-Trd
Choreo Bits:   [I.L]   [I.0L]   [I.5L]   [I.1L]   [I.2L]   [I.3L]   [I.4L]

"Out-verted" Lines

 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
   [O.L]       0         5         1         2         3         4
  ^ v v ^   B B g g   g g B B   B g B g   g B g B   B g g B   g B B g

  v ^ ^ v   g g B B   B B g g   g B g B   B g B g   B g g B   g B B g

     Note: Arrangements for [O.L] not specified by Callerlab
           Arrangement derived from [L] after E-PasTh
Choreo Bits:   [O.L]   [O.0L]   [O.5L]   [O.1L]   [O.2L]   [O.3L]   [O.4L]

 

 

 

[M] - Completed Double Pass Thru

 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
    [M]        0         5         1         2         3         4
    ^ ^       B g       g B       B B       g g       B g       g B

    ^ ^       B g       g B       g g       B B       g B       B g

    v v       g B       B g       g g       B B       B g       g B

    v v       g B       B g       B B       g g       g B       B g
Choreo Bits:   [M]   [0M]   [5M]   [1M]   [2M]   [3M]   [4M]

 

 

 

[P] - Double Pass Thru

 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
    [P]        0         5         1         2         3         4
    v v       g B       B g       B B       g g       g B       B g

    v v       g B       B g       g g       B B       B g       g B

    ^ ^       B g       g B       g g       B B       g B       B g

    ^ ^       B g       g B       B B       g g       B g       g B
Choreo Bits:   [P]   [0P]   [5P]   [1P]   [2P]   [3P]   [4P]

Get-outs from [0P]:   P1c   P2r   P1p   P2p   P4p   P3p     Diagrams of these

 

 

 

[Q] - One Quarter Tag formation

 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
    [Q]        0         5         1         2         3         4
    v v       g B       B g       B B       g g       g B       B g

  ^ v ^ v   B g g B   g B B g   g g g g   B B B B   g B B g   B g g B

    ^ ^       B g       g B       B B       g g       B g       g B
Choreo Bits:   [Q]   [0Q]   [5Q]   [1Q]   [2Q]   [3Q]   [4Q]
 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
   [L.Q]       0         5         1         2         3         4
    v v       g B       B g       B B       g g       g B       B g

  v ^ v ^   g B B g   B g g B   g g g g   B B B B   B g g B   g B B g

    ^ ^       B g       g B       B B       g g       B g       g B

     Note: Arrangements for [L.Q] not specified by Callerlab
           Arrangement derived from [Q] after centers TrdWv
Choreo Bits:   [L.Q]   [L.0Q]   [L.5Q]   [L.1Q]   [L.2Q]   [L.3Q]   [L.4Q]

 

 

 

[QB] - One Quarter Box formation

 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
    [QB]       0         5         1         2         3         4
    v v       g B       B g       B B       g g       g B       B g

    ^ v       g B       B g       g g       B B       B g       g B

    ^ v       B g       g B       g g       B B       g B       B g

    ^ ^       B g       g B       B B       g g       B g       g B

     Note: Arrangements for [QB] not specified by Callerlab
           Arrangement derived from [P] after center belles UTurn
Choreo Bits:   [QB]   [0QB]   [5QB]   [1QB]   [2QB]   [3QB]   [4QB]
 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
   [L.QB]      0         5         1         2         3         4
    v v       g B       B g       B B       g g       g B       B g

    v ^       g B       B g       g g       B B       B g       g B

    v ^       B g       g B       g g       B B       g B       B g

    ^ ^       B g       g B       B B       g g       B g       g B

     Note: Arrangements for [L.QB] not specified by Callerlab
           Arrangement derived from [P] after center beaus UTurn
Choreo Bits:   [L.QB]   [L.0QB]   [L.5QB]   [L.1QB]   [L.2QB]   [L.3QB]   [L.4QB]

 

 

 

[QF] - One Quarter 2 Face Line formation

 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
    [QF]       0         5         1         2         3         4
    v v       g B       B g       B B       g g       g B       B g

  ^ ^ v v   B g g B   g B B g   g g g g   B B B B   g B B g   B g g B

    ^ ^       B g       g B       B B       g g       B g       g B

     Note: Arrangements for [QF] not specified by Callerlab
           Arrangement derived from [P] after C-VeerL
Choreo Bits:   [QF]   [0QF]   [5QF]   [1QF]   [2QF]   [3QF]   [4QF]
 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
   [L.QF]      0         5         1         2         3         4
    v v       g B       B g       B B       g g       g B       B g

  v v ^ ^   g B B g   B g g B   g g g g   B B B B   B g g B   g B B g

    ^ ^       B g       g B       B B       g g       B g       g B

     Note: Arrangements for [L.QF] not specified by Callerlab
           Arrangement derived from [P] after centers VeerR
Choreo Bits:   [L.QF]   [L.0QF]   [L.5QF]   [L.1QF]   [L.2QF]   [L.3QF]   [L.4QF]

 

 

 

[R] - Three Quarter Tag formation

 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
    [R]        0         5         1         2         3         4
    ^ ^       B g       g B       B B       g g       B g       g B

  ^ v ^ v   B g g B   g B B g   g g g g   B B B B   g B B g   B g g B

    v v       g B       B g       B B       g g       g B       B g
Choreo Bits:   [R]   [0R]   [5R]   [1R]   [2R]   [3R]   [4R]
 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
   [L.R]       0         5         1         2         3         4
    ^ ^       B g       g B       B B       g g       B g       g B

  v ^ v ^   g B B g   B g g B   g g g g   B B B B   B g g B   g B B g

    v v       g B       B g       B B       g g       g B       B g

     Note: Arrangements for [L.R] not specified by Callerlab
           Arrangement derived from [R] after centers TrdWv
Choreo Bits:   [L.R]   [L.0R]   [L.5R]   [L.1R]   [L.2R]   [L.3R]   [L.4R]

 

 

 

[RB] - Three Quarter Box formation

 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
    [RB]       0         5         1         2         3         4
    ^ ^       B g       g B       B B       g g       B g       g B

    ^ v       g B       B g       g g       B B       B g       g B

    ^ v       B g       g B       g g       B B       g B       B g

    v v       g B       B g       B B       g g       g B       B g

     Note: Arrangements for [RB] not specified by Callerlab
           Arrangement derived from [T] after center belles UTurn
Choreo Bits:   [RB]   [0RB]   [5RB]   [1RB]   [2RB]   [3RB]   [4RB]
 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
   [L.RB]      0         5         1         2         3         4
    ^ ^       B g       g B       B B       g g       B g       g B

    v ^       g B       B g       g g       B B       B g       g B

    v ^       B g       g B       g g       B B       g B       B g

    v v       g B       B g       B B       g g       g B       B g

     Note: Arrangements for [L.RB] not specified by Callerlab
           Arrangement derived from [T] after center beaus UTurn
Choreo Bits:   [L.RB]   [L.0RB]   [L.5RB]   [L.1RB]   [L.2RB]   [L.3RB]   [L.4RB]

 

 

 

[RF] - Three Quarter 2 Face Line formation

 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
    [RF]       0         5         1         2         3         4
    ^ ^       B g       g B       B B       g g       B g       g B

  ^ ^ v v   B g g B   g B B g   g g g g   B B B B   g B B g   B g g B

    v v       g B       B g       B B       g g       g B       B g

     Note: Arrangements for [RF] not specified by Callerlab
           Arrangement derived from [T] after centers VeerL
Choreo Bits:   [RF]   [0RF]   [5RF]   [1RF]   [2RF]   [3RF]   [4RF]
 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
   [L.RF]      0         5         1         2         3         4
    ^ ^       B g       g B       B B       g g       B g       g B

  v v ^ ^   g B B g   B g g B   g g g g   B B B B   B g g B   g B B g

    v v       g B       B g       B B       g g       g B       B g

     Note: Arrangements for [L.RF] not specified by Callerlab
           Arrangement derived from [T] after centers VeerR
Choreo Bits:   [L.RF]   [L.0RF]   [L.5RF]   [L.1RF]   [L.2RF]   [L.3RF]   [L.4RF]

 

 

 

[S] - Squared Set (Static Square)

 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
    [S]        0         5         1         2         3         4
    v v       g B       B g       B B       g g       g B       B g
  >     <   B     g   g     B   g     g   B     B   g     B   B     g
  >     <   g     B   B     g   g     g   B     B   B     g   g     B
    ^ ^       B g       g B       B B       g g       B g       g B


    v v       g B       B g       B B       g g       g B       B g
    > <       B g       g B       g g       B B       g B       B g
    > <       g B       B g       g g       B B       B g       g B
    ^ ^       B g       g B       B B       g g       B g       g B

     Note: Arrangements for [S] not specified by Callerlab
           Arrangement derived by using the trends of other
           formations and arbitrarily choosing the sides
           to be like centers.

           [S] can also be a ring that is in motion (CirR or CirL).
           In this case you could say "Original Heads"-FwdBk,
           G-FwdBk, B-FwdBk, etc. to get the dancers working in [S]
           formation.
Choreo Bits:   [S]       Get-ins from Squared Set

 

 

 

[T] - Trade By

 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
    [T]        0         5         1         2         3         4
    ^ ^       B g       g B       B B       g g       B g       g B

    v v       g B       B g       g g       B B       B g       g B

    ^ ^       B g       g B       g g       B B       g B       B g

    v v       g B       B g       B B       g g       g B       B g
Choreo Bits:   [T]   [0T]   [5T]   [1T]   [2T]   [3T]   [4T]

 

 

 

[TW] - Tidal Wave


 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
   [TW]        0         5         1         2         3         4
 ^v^v^v^v   BggBBggB  gBBggBBg  BgBggBgB  gBgBBgBg  BBggggBB  ggBBBBgg

     Note: Arrangements for [TW] not specified by Callerlab
           Arrangement derived from [L] after StepW

Choreo Bits:   [TW]   [0TW]   [5TW]   [1TW]   [2TW]   [3TW]   [4TW]

 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
  [L.TW]       0         5         1         2         3         4
 v^v^v^v^   gBBggBBg  BggBBggB  gBgBBgBg  BgBggBgB  BBggggBB  ggBBBBgg

     Note: Arrangements for [L.TW] not specified by Callerlab
           Arrangement derived from [L] after StpLW

Choreo Bits:   [L.TW]   [L.0TW]   [L.5TW]   [L.1TW]   [L.2TW]   [L.3TW]   [L.4TW]

 

 

 

[TF] - Tidal 2 Face Lines


 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
   [TF]        0         5         1         2         3         4
 ^^vv^^vv   BggBBggB  gBBggBBg  BBggggBB  ggBBBBgg  BgBggBgB  gBgBBgBg

     Note: Arrangements for [TF] not specified by Callerlab
           Arrangement derived from [L] after VeerL

Choreo Bits:   [TF]   [0TF]   [5TF]   [1TF]   [2TF]   [3TF]   [4TF]

 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
   [L.TF]      0         5         1         2         3         4
  vv^^vv^^  gBBggBBg  BggBBggB  BBggggBB  ggBBBBgg  gBgBBgBg  BgBggBgB

     Note: Arrangements for [L.TF] not specified by Callerlab
           Arrangement derived from [TF] after A-PtTrd

Choreo Bits:   [L.TF]   [L.0TF]   [L.5TF]   [L.1TF]   [L.2TF]   [L.3TF]   [L.4TF]

 

 

 

[TL] - Tidal Line


 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
   [TL]        0         5         1         2         3         4
 ^^^^vvvv   BgBggBgB  gBgBBgBg  BBggggBB  ggBBBBgg  BggBBggB  gBBggBBg

     Note: Arrangements for [TL] not specified by Callerlab
           Arrangement derived from [P] after  1/2 WhlAr

Choreo Bits:   [TL]   [0TL]   [5TL]   [1TL]   [2TL]   [3TL]   [4TL]

 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
  [L.TL]       0         5         1         2         3         4
 vvvv^^^^   gBgBBgBg  BgBggBgB  BBggggBB  ggBBBBgg  gBBggBBg  BggBBggB

     Note: Arrangements for [L.TL] not specified by Callerlab
           Arrangement derived from [M] after 1/2 WhlAr

Choreo Bits:   [L.TL]   [L.0TL]   [L.5TL]   [L.1TL]   [L.2TL]   [L.3TL]   [L.4TL]

 

 

 

[W] - Waves

 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
    [W]        0         5         1         2         3         4
  ^ v ^ v   B g g B   g B B g   g B g B   B g B g   g g B B   B B g g

  ^ v ^ v   B g g B   g B B g   B g B g   g B g B   B B g g   g g B B
Choreo Bits:   [W]   [0W]   [5W]   [1W]   [2W]   [3W]   [4W]

Get-outs [0W]:  W1p  W2p   [5W]:  5W1p  5W2p   [1W]:  1W1p  1W2p   [2W]:  2W1p  2W2p   Diagrams of these

 Formation     ------------------  Arrangement  ------------------
   [L.W]       0         5         1         2         3         4
  v ^ v ^   g B B g   B g g B   B g B g   g B g B   g g B B   B B g g

  v ^ v ^   g B B g   B g g B   g B g B   B g B g   B B g g   g g B B

     Note: Arrangements for [L.W] not specified by Callerlab
           Arrangement derived from [B] after StpLW
Choreo Bits:   [L.W]   [L.0W]   [L.5W]   [L.1W]   [L.2W]   [L.3W]   [L.4W]

 

 

 

 

 


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