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dances:border:figures:staggered-starburst-for-6 [2017/06/15 07:10] – ↷ Page moved from dances:border:staggered-starburst-for-6 to dances:border:figures:staggered-starburst-for-6 Jeff Biglerdances:border:figures:staggered-starburst-for-6 [2022/07/06 13:23] (current) Jeff Bigler
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 +== Staggered Starburst ==
  
 +This a 1½-length figure that requires 12 bars of music.  All dancers start facing into the center.
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 +//Bars 1-4://  First triangle dance in on beats 1-2, jump up in the air with sticks held high and shouting "Ho!" on beat 3 (turning 60º to land on the “and” after beat 3, and turning another 60º on beat 4).  Dancers are now in the next position around the first triangle.
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 +Meanwhile, second triangle back up on beats 1-4, then come in on beats 5-6, jump up in the air with their sticks held high on beat 7 (turning 60º to land on the “and” after beat 7, and turning another 60º on beat 8).  Dancers are now in the next position around the second triangle.
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 +Repeat on bars 5-8 with first triangles backing up and second triangles coming in.
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 +Repeat on bars 9-12 with first triangles backing up and second triangles coming in.
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 +At the end of the figure, dancers are back in their home positions.