Zeros

See also Call Equivalents

100% Zeros - Return everyone to the exact same spots on the floor

Many uses....

• Give the dancers something to do while you figure out how to resolve the square
• Insert midway to discuise a familiar get-out
• Add length to a sequence (to time with music, etc.)
• Build or customize your own singing call figures
• Use to "un-call":   (call + un-call = zero)   Any call in a 100% zero may be un-called.   Select a zero which has the call you want to un-call in it somewhere.   The remainder of the zero, looping from end to begining, functions as the un-call.   Just think of each zero as a continuous loop that could begin at any point....

    Example:  All 4 of the zeros below are actually the same zero - look closely...
     from    call            "un-call"
     ----   -------  -------------------------
     [0B]   --StrTh  --PsOcn  G-Trd    --Recyc
     [0L]   --PsOcn  G-Trd    --Recyc  --StrTh
     [0W]   G-Trd    --Recyc  --StrTh  --PsOcn
     [0W]   --Recyc  --StrTh  --PsOcn  G-Trd
  

• Use the "call + un-call" idea to re-teach a call from the exact same position

List of 100% Zeros - organized by starting formation, arrangement, and a common call

Help! - Explain these abbreviations

Basic / Mainstream

  from [0B] or [0L]
   --StrTh  --RLT    --SldTh
            --RvFlt  --Sweep
            --PsOcn  G-Trd    --Recyc
   --RLT    --PasTh  --CalTw
            --StrTh  --SldTh
            --RollA  --BxGnt
            --VeerL  --WhlDl
            --FlutW  --RvFlt
   --SqTh3  --CtsyT
  from [0L]
   --PsOcn  --SwThr  B-Run    --ChDTL
   --TrnTh  --"turn around"
   --PasTh  --WhlDl  --DPT    --FLNR
            --BendL  --Twice  --RLT
   --FlutW  --Sweep  --SldTh
   --RvFlt  --2LChn   (bad flow if looped)
  from [0B]
   --RLT    --DivTh  C-SqTh3   (bad hand use if looped)
            --PasTh  C-SqTh3, E-CalTw   (bad hand use if looped)
   --SwThr  B-Run    --WhlDl
  from [B] or [L]
   --PsOcn  --Recyc  --Sweep
   --StepW  C-Trd    --Recyc

  from [W] or [L.W]
 ! --SwThr  --LSwTh   (also a zero in Alamo wave)

Plus

  from [0L] or [0B]
   --PsOcn  --LnCyc
            --Expl&  --RLT

  from [W] or [L.W]
 ! --FYNbr  --FYNbr

Other Zeros

The following zeros do not return all dancers to the exact same spots on the floor but they do preserve the FASR - formation, arrangement, sequence, and relationship.   This means these zeros will likely disrupt an "at home" get-out but will be ok for AL, RLG, or Prom get-outs.

Handy Module Rotates Waves 90 deg

from [W] or [L.W]: Rotates the entire formation 90 deg

• FASR completly preserved
• works with any arrangement
• R-H wave rotated C.W.
• L-H wave rotated C.C.W.

    --SHing  C-Trd    --SpltC  C-Trd
    --SpltC  C-Trd    --SHing  C-Trd
    C-Trd    --SHing  C-Trd    --SpltC
    C-Trd    --SpltC  C-Trd    --SHing

• Disorient the dancers but you'll know the arrangement is as it was
• Change the wall when teaching 8 dancer wave calls like SpChT or ReDcy
• Encorages use of SpltC
• Create easy A8Cir suprise get-out from [5W1p]:

      --A8Cir  <rotate-waves module>  --A8Cir  --RLG
  

• Create flow and hand use for FanTp or AcDcy.   Either use the variation that ends with SHing or omit final C-Trd on either of the the variations that end with C-Trd.