Allan Brozek wrote:

 > The Alamo Style routine was a Grand Right and Left
 > done with four-step half turns and a four count
 > balance between each change of hands. Throughout
 > NE the call was delivered so that the first balance
 > was on count one of a phrase and the action remained
 > locked to the phrase throughout. The balances were
 > stamp balances (of the kind that Ralph Page disliked)
 > and every foot hit the floor in unison. On many
 > occasions in second floor halls the hanging lights in
 > the rooms below were at risk.


Aha! This perhaps bring a bit of understanding to "Riptide."

I recall, when I first danced this dance, Drew Tronvig said old square 
dances spoke of it with reverence. Then I met an old square dancer who 
told me "we used to dance dances like Riptide." I figured Drew was right...

And, cool as it is, for those of us who dance on the phrase, it seems to 
have a few "wait for the balance" move (risking copyright):


Riptide
Keeper
Bob Hall
(I got it from) 5 Years of Sets in Order

— Note Corner and “Opposite Corner”

Heads Forward and Back; Heads Star Right
Allemande Left Corner, Heads Only: Box the Gnat, Pull By, Face Corner
Do Si Do Corner 1-1/4 to put the Women in the middle of a Wave of Four
BALANCE, Corner Allemande Right Half Way
Heads Star Left Half Way
Opposite Corner Allemande Right; (Sides Square Up)
Heads Only Swat the Flea, Pull By (with Left), Face Opposite Corner
Opposite Corner See Saw 1-1/4, put the Men in the middle of a Wave of Four
BALANCE, Opp. Corner Allemande Left Half Way,
Heads Star Right Half Way
Look for your corner with an Allemande Left

— Also: See, “Surf,” and “Break the Wave”



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