Bridge the Gap

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This call suffers from having two definitions that are very different, but are compatible from the most common starting setup.

The official definition makes it a matrix ("space invader") call. Beaus Press Left while the Belles Press Ahead and then Run/Trade/Flip Left. The belles will often find themselves trading with another person, but, if no one is there, they do a Phantom Run Left, or Left Loop 0.

The beau/belle identification occurs at the start of the call, based on whatever the matrix is.

\sxvlines{b3s,b4s,g4n,g1n} \syhlines{b2n,g4s,g3n,b3s}
3 1 4 2 4 2 1 3 2 4 4 2 3 1 3 1
before Bridge the Gap after




\syhlines{g3s,b3n,b2s,g4n} \syhBBBBs{b3s,b4s,.+.,.+.,g4s,g1s,.+.,.+.}
3 1 3 1 2 4 4 2 3 1 4 2 + + + + 4 2 1 3 + + + +
before Bridge the Gap after




\syhlines{b2n,g4s,g3n,b3s} \sxvCCCCsplus{.+.,.+.,.+.,.+.,b3s,g4s,b4s,g1s}
2 4 4 2 3 1 3 1 + + + + + + + + + + + + 3 1 + + 4 2 4 2 + + 1 3
before Bridge the Gap after


The first example above is a very common one, and is equivalent to Tandem Twosome Fan Thru to a Wave. This has led to an alternate usage, subject to modifiers such as Single and 3x3. Such modifiers would normally make no sense when applied to calls that are defined as completely general matrix calls. But they can be applied to Bridge the Gap if Tandem Twosome Fan Thru to a Wave is taken as its definition.

\sxvlines{b3s,g4n,b4s,g1n} \syhlines{b2n,g4s,g3n,b3s}
3 1 4 2 4 2 1 3 2 4 4 2 3 1 3 1
before Single Bridge the Gap after




\sxvlines{b3s,g2s,b4s,g1n} \sxvBBBs{b3s,...,g2s,g3n,b4s,...}
3 1 2 4 4 2 1 3 3 1 2 4 3 1 4 2
before 1x3 Bridge the Gap after


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