96. DIXIE GRAND Starting formation - Dixie Grand Circle, Double Pass Thru, Quarter Tag, or any formation where at least two dancers can start. Those who can start the call by joining right hands with the facing dancer and pull by. Each dancer moves ahead around the circle and gives a left hand to the next, pulling by, and a right hand to the next, pulling by. regardless of the starting formation, as the movement progresses, the formation converts to a circle.

The caller can explain that Dixie Grand is another call that uses "If you can." That is it will start with a Right Hand pull by "if you can." Explain to them that in some formations only four dancers can pull by with the Right hand. In other formations all dancers can start the call with a Right hand pull by. In either case all dancers will be able to pull by with the Left hand then the Right hand. They must be ready at all times. Explain to the dancers that Dixie Grand converts to a circle like a Wrong Way Grand. There are no courtesy turns in Dixie Grand. (The caller should be aware that Dixie Grand can be used anytime a Eight Chain 3 or eight Chain 7 could be called to a successful Allemande.) It is up to the caller whether the dancers are told that Dixie Grand usually results in an Allemande. But be aware that some callers do use other calls after Dixie Grand.

The following was written by Mike Liston Thanks.

NOTE: Again this is to use Dixie Grand as an Allemande get out.

1. Rules of thumb for an Allemande Get Out.

1. Boys work clockwise, Girls Counter clockwise The last hand of Dixie Grand must be with the partner.
2. Both the girls and boys must be in sequence.
3. From a box (8 Chain Thru) formation a Dixie Grand equals an 8 chain 3 (Or 8 chain 7). Therefore Dixie Grand can be used in place of 8 chain 3 or 8 chain 7.

NOTE: If you want to do an Allemande Left R&L Grand 3d girl promenade the Dixie Grand starts with the partner and finishes with the Opposite.

2. Positions from which a Dixie grand can start. For this part all arrangements are normal, i.e. Boys on the ends of waves, girls center, Boys on the left of couples.

1. Box
2. Parallel RH Waves
3. Trade By
4. ¾ Tag (RH Waves)
5. Double Pass Thru
6. ¼ Tag (RH Waves)
7. Completed Double Pass Thru
8. Funny Column (Don't know what else to call it) setup. Lines of four facing in, Same sex facing call Slide Thru.
9. Others???

3. The following shows how to set up the Dixie Grand for the various formations.

a. Box get out

Normal Couples, everyone facing the Opposite, all in sequence. The easiest way to set this up is from a Zero line as in the first setup. In my opinion this is the hardest of the setups to see on the fly because everyone is facing their opposite. There are several ways to set this arrangement up.

ZL Square Thru 4 Trade by Dixie Grand Allemande Left Heads Lead Right Star Thru Pass Thru Trade by Right and Left Thru Dixie Grand Allemande Left Heads Lead Right Right and Left Thru Pass the Ocean All 8 Circulate Swing Thru Spin the Top Explode and Dixie Grand Allemande Left

Heads Square Thru Right and Left Thru Swing Thru Girls Circulate Boys Trade Boys Run Bend the Line Right and Left Thru Slide Thru Dixie Grand Allemande Left Heads Lead Right Pass the Ocean Single Hinge Circulate Boys Run Dixie Grand Allemande Left Heads Lead Right Pass the Ocean Single Hinge Coordinate Bend the Line Right and Left Thru Slide Thru Dixie Grand Allemande Left

b. Parallel RH Waves

I tie this to the Box setup because in the above simply say Step to a wave before the Dixie Grand and it works. That would be a bit boring so modify the above like the following.

ZL Right Left Thru Pass the Ocean All 8 Circulate Dixie Grand Allemande Left ZL Star Thru Pass Thru Trade By Swing Thru Twice Dixie Grand Allemande Left

XB Right and Left Thru Swing Thru Girls Circulate Boys Trade Boys Run Bend the Line Right and Left Thru Pass the Ocean Dixie Grand Allemande Left ZB Pass the Ocean Single Hinge Coordinate Bend the Line Right and Left Thru Pass the Ocean Dixie Grand Allemande Left