Uploaded July 2014 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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Ballad is a simple and elegant two-packet, two-handed cut. The flourish involves two packets constantly moving towards and away from each other while always being in contact with each other. After dancing around the other packet, the two packets finally come together at the end of the Ballad.

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0:00 Performance and Prerequisites
0:27 Ballad tutorial
2:54 Overview