user: Nicholas Rockstroh
waltz
by: Lisa Greenleaf
introduces moves: swing, long lines, allemande, circle, balance the ring, pass through
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles allemande right 1½
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | pass through to new neighbors ⁋
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Bradley Smith Notes: Originally, the last figure of this dance was a neighbor do-si-do 1 1/2, but I usually swap it for the ring balance and pass through to make the progression as simple as possible for inexperienced dancers.
introduces moves: right left through, chain, star, meltdown swing
formation: Becket
Look at the dancers on their left diagonal. These are next neighbors.
| A1 | 8 | right left through
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| A2 | 8 | star left 4 places, then with next neighbors ⁋
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| 8 | star right 4 places
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| B1 | 16 | neighbors meltdown swing
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| B2 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | partners swing
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by: Ron Blechner
introduces moves: star promenade, butterfly whirl, give & take
formation: improper
Note where new neighbors will be at the beginning.
| A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | star left - wrist grip - 4 places
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| A2 | 8 | neighbors allemande left 1½
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| 8 | ladles allemande right 1½ and scoop up partners
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| B1 | 4 | ladles star promenade right ½
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| 4 | butterfly whirl
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 4 | ladles give & take neighbors
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| 12 | neighbors swing ⁋
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Ron's notes:
"Thanks so much for Bob Isaacs for feedback on the couple of alternative versions, and for cleaning up the A1.
The title: Leonard Nimoy’s last public words from Feb 23, 2015:
“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP”
Vulcan hand signs on allemandes are optional.
Written Feb 28, 2015"
by: Gene Hubert
introduces moves: hey
formation: Becket
Double progression. After the second chain, note that your shadow is the one you chained to and your partner is next to you in another set.
| A1 | 8 | left diagonal ladles chain
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| 8 | ladles chain to shadows
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| A2 | 16 | ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends ⁋
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 7 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | pass through ⁋
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| 7 | circle right 3 places
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Possibly the first use of a diagonal chain and hey for a lost and found partner sequence. One of the true classics of modern choreography. Gene sure knew how to use heys.
waltz
by: Gene Hubert
introduces moves: down the hall, up the hall
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing end facing down the hall
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| A2 | 8 | down the hall and turn as a couple
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| 8 | up the hall and bend into a ring
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| B1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | star left 4 places ⁋
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by: Chart Guthrie
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | gentlespoons right-hand chain
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| A2 | 16 | gentlespoons start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | right left through
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| 8 | ladles chain ⁋
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introduces moves: slide along set, do si do, custom, revolving door
formation: Becket cw
| A1 | 2 | slide left along set ⁋
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| 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors do si do 1¼
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| A2 | 0 | Alternately: Mad Robin, ladles through the middle
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| 8 | ladles allemande left 1½, scoop up partners
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| 4 | ladles star promenade left ½
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| 4 | butterfly whirl
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| B1 | 8 | revolving door - gentlespoons take right hands and drop off partners on other side
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B2 | 4 | ladles give & take partners
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| 12 | partners swing
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Written and danced at Summer CDH. Elisabeth Monica from Louisville wanted to know if any dances existed with both a star promenade/butterfly whirl and a revolving door. I didn't know of any but was happy to oblige. The title comes from the foundational assertions of mathematical proofs, and references the fact that I think any combination of two figures can be incorporated into an enjoyable dance.