What is Dancing By Definition (DBD)?
Dancing By Definition involves any situation where you have to remember the definition of a call. Often this involves calls from unfamiliar positions or fractionalized calls. For example, the call Crossfire (Ends Cross Fold, Centers Trade and Extend) is usually called from generalized Lines (most often Two-Faced Lines). If it is called from Diamonds, the dancers have to remember the definition, decide who is a Center and who an End, and then do their parts. One example of a fractionalized call is “Scoot Back One and a Half,” which starts in a Box Circulate formation and ends in a Two-Faced Line. Coordinate is usually called from Columns and ends in Two-Faced Lines. If it is called from 3 and 1 Lines, as in the diagram at right, it ends in Facing Diamonds. Click on the diagram to see a full explanation, prepared by club member Jim Covell.
