Wheel and Deal Family
Starting formations Two-Faced Line, One-Faced Line
Command example
Wheel And Deal
Dance action
Each couple works as a unit. Wheel and Deal is danced as one smooth motion, even though the descriptions below break the motion into two parts.
From a Two-Faced Line: Each couple steps forward and then wheels 180 degrees toward the center of the line, with the original center dancers acting as the pivots about which the couples turn. Couples end facing each other.
From a One-Faced Line: The couple on the left steps forward. Then each couple wheels 180 degrees toward the center of the original line, with the original center dancers acting as the pivots about which the couples turn. The couple that started on the right ends in front of the other couple.
Ending formations From a Two-Faced Line, Facing Couples. From a One-Faced Line, Tandem Couples.
Timing4
Styling Use couple handholds. Original center dancers should use the joined handhold to guide the original end dancers to circle around them.
Wheel and Deal (from lines of four)
Starting formation
Line of four dancers facing the same direction
Dance action
The left-hand couple takes a small step forward. The couples wheel 180°
toward the center of the line with the center dancers of the line acting
as the pivot point about which a couple turns. The couple that started on
the right half of the line wheels in front of the other couple.
Ending formation
Tandem couples. Both couples end facing the same direction with the
original right hand couple in front of the original left hand couple.
Timing4
Styling
Use couple handholds. The center dancers are the pivot point and should exert
slight pressure to assist in the wheel around movement. Forearms should be
adjacent to each other to assist in the wheeling action.
Teaching Tip
Always go toward the other couple, never away from them.
Wheel and Deal (from two-faced lines)
Starting formationTwo-faced line
Dance action
Each couple steps slightly ahead. Each couple then wheels (180°)
toward the center of the line with the center dancer of each couple
acting as the pivot point about which the couples turn.
Ending formationFacing Couples
Timing4
StylingUse couple handholds.
Teaching Tip
Always go toward the other couple, never away from them.
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To assist in understanding this call, here are some helpful facts:
From a One-Faced Line, a more accurate dance action for the couple on the right would be to step forward after the turn. So from a Tidal Line, Wheel And Deal ends in Two-Faced Lines. Because of square breathing (see "Additional Detail: Dance Action: Square Breathing"), this step forward for Wheel And Deal is even more pronounced from Lines Facing In, but unnecessary from Lines Facing Out.