This is dance #20133 in The Caller's Box, a contra dance database.

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Balter Reel

by Brian DeMarcus

Permission: full

FormationBase: Circle Mixer
FormationDetail: Inner circle of men, outer circle of women
Progression: Single
Direction: C-1
Mixer?: Yes

Figures:

A1

(4) Go forward to partner P1; high-five partner P1

(4) Fall back from partner P1; clap (self; self)

(4) Go forward to partner P1; high-five partner P1

(4) Fall back from partner P1; clap (self; self)

A2

(8) P1 partner do-si-do

(8) P1 partner seesaw

B1

(7) Single file promenade around the major set (men cw in center, women ccw on outside)

(2) Turn alone

(7) Single file promenade around the major set (men ccw in center, women cw on outside)

B2

(8) P1 partner swing; return to place

(8) Individually, shift left

Calling Notes:

Claps are syncopated -- two in one beat.
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