Ocean Wave
Also known as: Pass The Ocean, Pass through to an Ocean Wave.
An online definition may be found here.
Bars: 2.
This call starts from two facing couples. They pass through, the women grab left hands in the middle and turn a quarter, while the men chase a quarter outside, and grab right hands with nearest woman.
History
Ida Levin published a figure called Ocean Wave in her book Kentucky Square Dances of 1928, then Lloyd Shaw published a dance called Ocean Wave in his 1939 book, Cowboy Dances. However neither figure is anything like the modern one.
The first example I can find of a right hand wave called an ocean wave is in the dance "Riptide" by Bob Hall and published in the Sept 1951 issue of "Sets in Order", however this wave is formed from a do-si-do, not a pass through.
But the "pass through to an ocean wave" call came later, Vic Ceder's website says it was created by Holman Huspeth in 1965.
Some dances which (probably) use this figure
- Dances for which I have animations
Note: This list may be incorrect or incomplete.
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