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Callers typically end dance sequences with Promenade Home which
instructs the dancers to Promenade as far as necessary to reach home,
thus eliminating the need for the caller to worry about which way the formation is
Oriented.
However, if the caller wants to resolve the square with everyone landing exactly on their home
spot on the last call, s/he would need to keep track of a few more details not covered in
FASR, hence the extention to FASROO.
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In an article "Total FASR: FASROO" at Gero Teufert's Callers Corner, Gero suggests 2 terms: Orientation and Occupation to complete the notation needed for "at home" get-outs.
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A single reference dancer is required to determine Orientation and Occupation. For convenience, the Boy dancer of the reference pair is used. The reference pair used for Orientation and Occupation is the same as is used in determining relationship. The Boy position in this reference pair becomes the reference dancer.
Example: [0B]....
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First note which of the 4 boys is in the reference position. Note there are two reference positions opposite each other - choose the one occupied by the boy from one of your key couples. Now picture a squared set with that reference boy at his home.
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These diagrams use the #1 (Head) Boy (shown in RED) as the reference dancer.
Alternately, the opposite dancer, the #3 (Head) Boy (shown in Light ORANGE)
could be used as the reference dancer, the result is the same.
Choose the Orientation based on how the reference dancer is positioned relative to his home.
Orientation = H, R, O, or L
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| H Reference Boy At Home |
R Reference Boy Right of Home |
O Reference Boy Opposite of Home |
L Reference Boy Left of Home |
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Occupation is very easy. If the boy in the reference position turns out to be a Head, we use +. If the boy in the reference position turns out to be a Side, we use '. The two Occupation states are "Head" and "Side" and they are specified by a trailing ' (prime character) or a + (plus sign) in the FASROO notation.
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In all of the diagrams above, the dancer in the reference position was a Head (Occupation = +).
The following two diagrams differ only in Occupation....
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| [0P1cH+] | [0P1cH'] |
In both cases, if the Centers Star Thru and Back Away, all end at home.
However, if the caller were to call Heads Trade,
the resulting formations for each case would be quite different.
When using choreography that designates Heads or Sides or couple number "either for clarity or effect",
the caller must be aware of Occupation.
Like FASR, FASROO notation is enclosed in brackets [ ] and looks like this....
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| v | v | v | Occupation | ||||||
| [ | 0 | L | 1 | p | H | + | ] | ||
| ^ | ^ | ^ | Orientation | ||||||
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Gero Teufert gives many examples of FASROO notation with diagrams in his article "Total FASR: FASROO".