Multiple Tandem Balboa

We have been fooling around with a stunt involving lots of couples doing Balboa. We discussed this with Maxie Dorf and he had this to say:

From: Maxie Dorf (MDleem@aol.com)
To: LindyHopr
I'm really excited about what you are accomplishing with Bal. What a unique idea of "multiple-tandem". Maybe you can invent a "Bal Line Dance?"

OK -- Here's the Line Dance:

It is literally done in a "line" --- a long chain of people, Leaders (L) behind Leaders, Followers (F) behind Followers

• The "Center" couple starts the dance: LF
• People to the chain every two bars (Leaders behind leaders, followers behind followers) LLFF, LLLFFF, LLLLFFFF, etc
• When the line is formed, we rotate it in a circle (like the dial on a radio or a speedometer --- well like those things used to be....)
• Then we do side-side -- the whole line moves to the left and right. (Because the line can be long, a verbal lead is required)
• The leaders detach from the followers and move about two feet to the left.
  • LLLLL
  • ..^..FFFFF
• On each bar, each group advances two steps while doing basic.
  • LLLLL->
  • ..<-FFFFF then,
  • LLLLL->
  • .<-FFFFF then,
  • LLLLL->
  • <-FFFFF etc.
• Eventually, the leaders and followers lines are matched.
  • LLLLL
  • FFFFF
• On the next bar, the leaders and followers turn Right a quarter turn. The couples are now facing each other.
• Each couple does this figure: an "On ramp" into coupled Balboa, followed by (a) basic (b) crossovers (c)come-around and (d) basic.
• The couples separate and make a quarter turn to the Left. (i.e. they return to two lines facing the opposite direction.)
  • LLLLL
  • FFFFF
• The lines do Balboa basic with back steps until the tandem line can re-form
  • ...LLLLL->
  • <-FFFFF then,
  • ....LLLLL->
  • <-FFFFF then,
  • .....LLLLL->
  • <-FFFFF etc.,until
  • .....LLLLL
  • FFFFF..v... and then
  • FFFFFLLLLL
• Then we repeat the whole thing over until the song ends.

So, Maxie, this is your line dance!

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