user: Nicholas Rockstroh
no major issues
not much for the gents, follow up with something with more for them to do
tighten up j-hook teaching
band played too fast, remember to remind band to rein it in a little
waltz
took too long, needs significant cleaning up
probably too hard, but went fine
should have taught the square through more
by: Jim Hemphill
no major issues
introduces moves: allemande, meltdown swing, circle, swing, right left through, star
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | neighbors allemande right 1½
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| 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| A2 | 16 | partners meltdown swing
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| B1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B2 | 8 | right left through
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| 8 | star left 4 places ⁋
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by: Jean Gorrindo
not much for the gents, follow up with something with more for them to do
introduces moves: down the hall, up the hall, long lines, chain
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing, end facing down in a line of four
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| A2 | 8 | down the hall and right hand high, left hand low
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| 8 | up the hall and face partners
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| B1 | 16 | partners meltdown swing
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| B2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles chain ⁋
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Written for the tune Evil Diane.
by: Linda Leslie
tighten up j-hook teaching
introduces moves: give & take, promenade, slide along set, petronella
formation: Becket
Identify next neighbors on left diagonal.
| A1 | 4 | gentlespoons give & take neighbors
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| 12 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 6 | partners promenade
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| 2 | slide right along set (j-hook) ⁋
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| B1 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 8 | balance & petronella
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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Linda's notes:
"Written for our friends Lucia Watson and Jeff Weiler so they could twirl like crazy in the chain. In 2017, I actually switched the sequences: the dance used to start at the B1. I like this much better!"
by: Gene Hubert
band played too fast, remember to remind band to rein it in a little
introduces moves: hey, pass through
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | neighbors allemande right 1½
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| 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| A2 | 16 | partners start a full hey - rights on ends, lefts in center +
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | right left through
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| 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | pass through ⁋
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Bob Isaacs notes: One of Gene Hubert’s best, which is really saying something. As good a full hey dance as any ever written.
+partners right, ladles left, neighbor right, gentlespoons left
waltz
took too long, needs significant cleaning up
introduces moves: do si do, custom
formation: Becket
Double progression. Can be any improperish or properish Becket. Begin in a line of four facing down, ones left of twos.
| A1 | 8 | down the hall and right hand high, left hand low, leftmost 1 turn alone
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| 8 | up the hall and bend into a ring, ones above twos
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| A2 | 8 | neighbors do si do once MIRROR, ones split twos
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| 0 | SIMULTANEOUS:
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| 0 | ones swing, moving down below twos
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| 0 | WHILE
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| 8 | twos up the outsides and cross above ones
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| B1 | 0 | ones face down, twos face up toward next neighbors ⁋
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| 8 | neighbors do si do once MIRROR, twos split ones
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| 0 | SIMULTANEOUS:
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| 0 | twos swing, moving up above ones
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| 0 | WHILE
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| 8 | ones down the outsides and cross below twos
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| B2 | 0 | twos face up, ones face down, toward next neighbors ⁋
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| 10 | circle left 5 places
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| 8 | partners two-hand turn any amount, end facing down in line of four ⁋
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When a couple moves up or down the outside, there is an opportunity to turn it into a come together and cast around. The cross afterwards is optional, as well.
by: Rick Mohr
probably too hard, but went fine
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | right left through
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| 8 | star left 4 places, note shadow next to you
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| A2 | 8 | right diagonal ladles chain
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| 8 | ladles chain across to shadow
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| B1 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 8 | balance & petronella turning to face partners ⁋
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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Rick's Notes:
"Ted Sannella was the first to use "Petronella turn" into "balance and swing" with someone from another ring, in his dance "Fiddleheads". This dance was written (before the craze for such dances!) to provide that experience for everyone rather than just the actives.
When starting the left-hand star in A1 it helps if the ladies take a look at the lady on the right diagonal so they know who to aim for when coming back around into the ladies chain.
When waiting out at the ends dancers should stand as a couple on the ladies' side of the set; in A2 they should participate in the ladies chain.
For Ellen Cohn of New Haven, Connecticut; raconteuse, natural dyer, gifted musician and singer, longtime Fiddlehead, and valued friend."
by: Maia McCormick
should have taught the square through more
introduces moves: box the gnat, square through
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
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| 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| A2 | 8 | partners start a half hey - rights on ends, lefts in center (pass P by R)
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B2 | 16 | square through four - partners balance & pull by right, then neighbors pull by left, then repeat (and look along side for new neighbor) ⁋
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A1 is from James Hutson’s “Treasure of the Sierra Madre”. This dance was tested at Soda Bar in Brooklyn, hence the title, and first called at Glen Echo FND in August 2016.