hook: Simple but fun dance with shadow play.
by: Beadle
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | pass through passing partner; going to shadow
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| 6 | shadows do si do once turn away from shadow to find your partner
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | pass through ⁋
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| 8 | next neighbors do si do once
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Dance came to me while driving in the car one day. I felt like it would be a good dance to start an evening with so I named it Start Your Engines. It does work well to start off a dance at a dance weekend. However, I've found more joy using it as a "no walk-through" dance to end an evening.