hook: three box circulates, double butterfly whirl
formation: improper
begin in long waves---right hand to neighbor, gentlespoons face out, ladles face in.
| A1 | 8 | balance & box circulate - ladles cross while gentlespoons loop right
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| 8 | balance & box circulate - gentlespoons cross while ladles loop right
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| A2 | 8 | balance & box circulate - ladles cross while gentlespoons loop right
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B2 | 3 | gentlespoons allemande left ½ while ladles face counter-clockwise
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| 5 | butterfly whirl partner 1½ (gentlespoons back up, ladles walk forward)
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| 3 | ladles allemande right ½ while gentlespoons face clockwise
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| 3 | butterfly whirl neighbor 1 (ladles back up, gentlespoons walk forward)
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| 2 | ladles roll away neighbors to long waves, gentlespoons face out
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Chinese New Year got in a fight with Whitewater Whirl.
Written for Hazel Donovan to ruin her favorite dance with her least-favorite move.
Another option in the B2 is just to do a neighbor allemande left 1.5ish to long waves, but where's the fun in that?