Hi Rickey, Slapping the Wood B2- Circle left 3/4 Balance the ring, California twirl to face new neighbors That seems to me to time out comfortably-- a leisurely circle left ion eight counts, balance in four, and twirl with the remaining four. Doing what your friend suggested-- double balance-- seems mighty frenzied. You'd need to circle left in six counts-- certainly possible, but needs everyone rarin' to go, double balance for eight, and race through the twirl in two counts. Why the rush? The Rendezvous The couple waiting out could wait on one side as if they were progressing around in the more common clockwise progression Becket formation dance. In this way, they'd be in place on the side when the next couple slid into place to circle left with them. In practice, though, it doesn't matter a whole lot. If they wait out at the end in the way they normally for a duple improper dance-- i.e., improper at the top of the set, proper at the bottom-- the couple approaching them will get them into position soon enough. Dan's composition appears in Zesty Contras way back in 1983, and Larry gave it high praise: "No question about it: a fully zesty dance!" This from a man who did not use exclamation points lightly. And I haven't danced Earth and Sky, but it certainly looks interesting. So many dances, so little time... David Millstone