Palo Alto 2023/07

user: Dane Wallinga

Appetizer

by: Scott Higgs

introduces moves: swing, long lines, chain, allemande, circle, do si do

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles chain
B1 6
ladles allemande right once
10
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors do si do 1½ ⁋

You Can Get There From Here

by: Linda Leslie

introduces moves: Rory O'More, form an ocean wave, custom

formation: improper

Dance starts in short wavy lines: from improper formation, neighbors take right hands, ladles take left in the center.

A1 8
balance & Rory O'More right
8
balance & Rory O'More left
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places and walk forward
4
form an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands -forward and back
4
walk forward to ⁋
0
form an ocean wave - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands

Bolle Me Over

by: Becky Hill

This dance is not published.

Another Nice Combination

by: Tom Hinds

introduces moves: pass through, star

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
circle left 3 places
2
pass through
6
shadows do si do once
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places ⁋

Boys From Urbana

by: John Coffman

introduces moves: zig zag

formation: Becket

A1 8
circle left 3 places
6
zig left zag right, trailing two catching hands ⁋
2
gentlespoons allemande left ½
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles allemande right 1½
B2 16
partners balance & swing

Cupid's Clout

by: Susan Petrick

introduces moves: poussette, hey, meltdown swing, balance the ring, California twirl

formation: improper

A1 6
half poussette - gentlespoons pull partners back then left
10
neighbors swing
A2 6
half poussette - ladles pull partners back then left
10
ladles start a hey - lefts in center, rights on ends - until partners meet the second time
B1 16
partners meltdown swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
partners California twirl ⁋

Double Trouble

by: Bob Isaacs

This dance is not published.

Southern Swing

by: Steve Zakon-Anderson

This dance is not published.

Petronella Stomp

by: Tom Lehmann

introduces moves: petronella

formation: Becket

A1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella to a left hand star
B1 8
star left 4 places ⁋
8
ladles allemande right 1½ with next ladle; gentlespoons slide left 1 place
B2 16
partners balance & swing

Hunter's Eclipse

by: Jean Gorrindo

introduces moves: mad robin, allemande orbit

formation: improper

A1 8
long lines forward & back
8
mad robin, ladles in front
A2 6
ladles allemande left once around while the gentlespoons orbit clockwise ½ around
10
partners swing
B1 8
ladles chain
8
ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
B2 16
neighbors balance & swing ⁋

Written for the choreographer's grandson, Hunter, who was born two days after the big eclipse of 2017.

Can also be made a double progression dance by having the ladles move on to their next neighbor coming out of the hey.

Lisa's Contra

by: Tom Hinds

This dance is not published.

Lavender and Gold

by: Jim Hemphill

introduces moves: give & take, right left through, square through

formation: Becket

A1 8
gentlespoons give & take neighbors
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
right left through
8
left diagonal ladles chain to shadow
B1 8
long lines forward & back
8
square through two - next neighbors balance & pull by right, then shadows pull by left ⁋
B2 16
partners balance & swing