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Batja's Breakdown {Give-and-Take variant}

by Tom Hinds

Permission: full

FormationBase: Duple Minor - Becket
Progression: Single
Direction: CW

Figures:

A1

(6) Shadow allemande left 1

(10) Partner swing

A2

(8) Circle left 1

(2) Shift left

(6) Circle left 3/4 [with N2]

B1

(8) N2 neighbor gypsy right

(8) N2 neighbor swing

B2

(4) Pass the ocean

(4) Balance wave of four (N2R,WL)

(2) N2 neighbor allemande right 1/2

(2) Men allemande left 1/2

(4) Partner allemande right 3/4

Appearances: Give-and-Take, p 93
Contra Dance Programming, p 39
1991 RPDLW syllabus, p 43
Videos: 1 2 3