hook: easy mixer to practice roles & courtesy turns
by: Julian Blechner
formation: circle mixer
one big circle, facing the center
| A1 | 8 | ladles to the center & back
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| 3 | gentlespoons to the center
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| 2 | gentlespoons turn alone
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| 3 | gentlespoons return to partners
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| A2 | 8 | partners allemande left once (gentlespoons on the inside facing CW, ladles on the outside facing CCW)
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| 8 | next neighbors do si do once (New-partners) ⁋
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | partners promenade along the set on the right CCW
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| 8 | partners courtesy turn 1¼ to face the center
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Source: https://contradances.tumblr.com/post/35755494253/la-string-bean
I use a 1× allemande in the A2 instead of 1½×, so the same roles will on the inside and outside for both the allemande and promenade.