hook: snappy allemande Rory O'More to hey
by: Erik Hoffman
formation: Becket
| A1 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | pass through ⁋
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| 4 | ladles allemande left ½
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| 4 | partners allemande right ¾ to
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| A2 | 0 | form long waves - ladles face in, gentlespoons face out. The person in one's left hand is a shadow.
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| 8 | balance & Rory O'More right
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| 0 | form long waves - ladles face in, gentlespoons face out with partner and second shadow
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| 8 | balance & Rory O'More left +
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| B1 | 16 | ladles start a full hey - lefts in center, rights on ends
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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+slide past partner nose to nose and take partner's right hand to pull ladles into a hey for four
Erik notes,"The allemandes in A1 are snappy and potentially confusing, especially for the ladles. When I want to simplify the dance, I use the original version:
https://contradb.com/dances/690
Erik writes, "I've been sworn to secrecy about the origins of the title, so don't bother to ask! However, The Duck Returns is related."
Entered from https://www.prismnet.com/contradance/sequences/missing-duck.html