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 +== Hexagonal Bombast (or "Hex Bomb") ==
  
 +The full name of this figure should be "Bidirectional Hexagonal Bombast" It is a 1½-length figure that requires 12 bars of music.
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 +//Bars 1-4//:  The first triangle are the "sliders."  They dance //counterclockwise// to the next position within their triangle.
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 +The second triangle are the "hookers."  They hook //clockwise// around each other, passing right shoulders with a "basket" clash on beat 3 (the downbeat of bar 2) as they move through the center, advancing two open places within their triangle. 
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 +//Bars 5-8//:  Repeat, with second triangles sliding counterclockwise and first triangles hooking clockwise.
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 +//Bars 9-12//:  Repeat, with first triangles sliding and second triangles hooking.
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 +At the end of the figure, the dancers are in back in their home positions.