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Twisted Dancer

By Perry Bailey c 1998

Fold in half, unfold.

Fold in half, unfold.

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Fold both sides in to the
center, unfold.

Fold over diagonaly at
the center, then unfold.
Repeat in other direction
as if for a waterbomb base.

The dimension of the paper will fit a 1x1.76 ratio or you could take a piece of 8.5x11 inch
typing paper cut a 8.5x8.5 inch square, take the piece left over fold it in half lengthwise
then cut it in half at the crease. Giving an approx. piece of 10.9cmx6.2cm or there about.

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Valley fold at the place
where the diagonal fold
meets the outside horizonatal
folds, first the upper then
the lower. This should give
you a square in the center.

Add the additional creases
shown here, this will give
you an even smaller
square in the center.

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Pinch the paper in at the four corners of the big
square so that the little square drops down inside
of the model. It is easiest to preform this move if
you precrease the model as shown in the diagram
marked 7. This should give you something vaguely
reminiscent of diagram 8, I hope. If so the push in
the sides of th model to the center while bringing
up the top and bottom from below. If you are
familiar with twist folds feel free to look at 10 or
11 and ignore all of this and do it your way. It
is the result that counts, not how you got there.

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Fold up the right
corner, fold down the
left corner. Now when
you turn it over you
have made a twist
fold! And that’s how
he got his name!

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Swivel fold the leg under
to the right.

Swivel fold a leg over
to the right.

The legs should look like
this. Then turn the model
over and do a double rabbits
ear upwards.

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Swivel fold up the feet.
Then fold back behind the
extra paper to thin the left
leg. Reverse fold the
right foot inwards.

Fold the entire left
side as shown behind the
model, this will cause a swivel
fold behind the model.
Mountain fold the excess
materiel of the right
leg behind as far up
as you can, it makes
the apearance of a
knee. Turn the model
over, valley fold the
arm back out.

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Finished!

Is he dacing for joy?
Is he dancing in rage?
Is it a dance of panic?
Or a dance of pain?
Maybe the pee pee dance?
Who can say?
But he dances it!
Again and again!

Now valley fold the entire
left side over as seen from the back,
then reverse fold the arm back out,
as shown in the enlarged diagram.

Swivel fold
down the head.

valley fold down the hair
and the tip of the right arm.
then as seen in 23 mountain
fold the excess paper back
to finish the model.