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Grand Square has a well-defined algorithm: After every three steps, you turn 90 degrees (such that you never turn out of the square) and after 16 beats everyone reverses. So, what happens if you leave the basic definition in place, but change the starting conditions? Typically, the Sides start facing their partner and the Heads start as couples at home. What happens if:
- The Heads start facing their partner and the Sides start as a couple at home?
- Both the Heads and the Sides start facing their partners?
- The Sides start in the middle rather than facing?
(They would begin their Grand Square by backing up) - Everyone starts as they typcially do, but the Heads start the Grand Square four beats later than the Sides?
(and reverse four beats later than the sides)
Week 4
Some calls can be disorienting because they leave you turned 90 degrees from where you started. For example, a Star Thru will always turn you 1/4. If you started facing a "head" wall, you will end up facing a "side" wall. This can be disorienting because it leaves you facing someone different, perhaps even in a different formation. You've learned other calls after which you end facing 90 degrees from where you started; can you name them?
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