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A Waltz for Peace

I wrote this waltz a month after the 2016 presidential election. I didn't realize at the time how much we would need something like this.  We've played it a lot recently. 
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Recorded live at
​the Atlanta DistDance 11-9-20
Dance: A Waltz for Peace
Author: Seth Tepfer, Nov 2020

Formation: Proper
Tune: A Waltz for Peace, by Dave Marcus, Dec 2016

A. 1-2     In a ring, balance
     3-4    1s wide cast to 2nd place 6 steps while the 2s lead up
     5-8     Handy hand allemande (1s split the 2s) 
     9-10   Partner right-hand balance,
     11-12 Partner box the gnat
     13-16 Starting with partner, 2 changes of rights and lefts
B:  1-8    1s full figure 8; start by crossing down. (2s may make it a double figure 8 and start by casting)
     9-12   Partner back to back
     13-16 Partner two-hand turn

Note: When this no longer has to be danced solo, change A 9-16 to 4 changes of rights and lefts.

Choreopgraher's notes: This dance symbolizes conflicting ideas, moving apart and in our own bubbles, and finding symmetry, common ground and coming back together. The cycle repeats.
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