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--- ins_starting_windmill [2026/07/31 21:57] – created nashjc
+++ ins_starting_windmill [2026/09/19 13:59] (current) – [Balanced version] nashjc
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-A1 C1 cross go down outside, turn in, come up,
+A1 C1 cross go down outside (past 2nd C2), turn in, come up,
 A2 C1 give hands, face down, go down, turn as couple
    C2 up, C1 come back,
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 Suitable music:  StartTheWindmill-BrokeTheFloor-StarAbovetheGarter⧸BundleandGo⧸AllsQuiet.mp3
 or MurielJohnstone-TheButtonBoy(8x32 Reel)m13.mp3
+==== Balanced version ====
+The above version has two deficiencies:
+  * Couple 1 gets the majority of the action
+  * the transition into the double figure eight has a tendency to get messy
+Here is an attempt at a balanced version.
+<code>
+A1 C1 lead down past second C2, split and come up outside to 2nd place,
+   while C2 take a step up to 1st place
+A2 C2 lead down, turn (staying on own side), come back up to top,
+   into a cast to start the double figure 8
+B1 C1 cross up into double figure of 8, C2 casting
+   End figure with couples progressed and proper
+B2 RH star, then big 2H turn with partner
+</code>