user: Nicholas Rockstroh
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waltz
by: Lisa Greenleaf
introduces moves: swing, long lines, allemande, circle, do si do
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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| 8 | neighbors do si do 1½ ⁋
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by: Don Flaherty
introduces moves: down the hall, up the hall, hey, pass through
formation: improper
start in line of four facing down, as if after a neighbor swing
| A1 | 8 | down the hall and right hand high, left hand low
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| 8 | up the hall and turn alone to face partner
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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 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | pass through ⁋
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| 8 | next neighbors swing - end facing down in a short line of four
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by: Sue Rosen
introduces moves: chain, petronella, balance the ring, cross trails
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| A2 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 8 | balance & petronella
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| B1 | 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | cross trails - partners across the set right shoulders, neighbors along the set left shoulders ⁋
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| 8 | next neighbors swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | partners swing
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by: Chart Guthrie
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | ladles start a half hey - ____ in center, ____ on ends ⁋
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waltz
introduces moves: promenade, star
formation: Becket
Look at the dancers on their left diagonal. These are next neighbors. The dancers across from you are prev neighbors.
| A1 | 8 | partners promenade and loop to next neighbors ⁋
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| A2 | 8 | star left 4 places, then with prev neighbors
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| 8 | star right 4 places, back to current neighbors
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| B1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | partners swing
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Replaced the diagonal right and left through with a promenade and loop, then moved the neighbors swing to the ones you chained with and switched from a meltdown to a balance.
by: Cary Ravitz
introduces moves: right left through
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | circle right 3 places
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| 8 | ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends - gentlespoons ricochet
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B1 | 8 | gentlespoons start a half hey - lefts in center, rights on ends - ladles ricochet
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| 8 | partners 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 to next neighbors ⁋
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by: Michael Fuerst
introduces moves: balance, roll away, custom
formation: Becket CW
| A1 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | star left - hands across - 4 places
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| A2 | 8 | gentlespoons chain
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| 8 | star right - hands across - 4 places
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| B1 | 8 | neighbors balance across and pull by across using right hands
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| 8 | partners swing end facing neighbors across
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| B2 | 4 | long lines forward
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| 4 | gentlespoons roll away partners with a half sashay -- gentlespoons finishing on partner's right, gentlespoons' left and ladles' right hands joined
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| 4 | partners balance towards each other and away
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| 4 | ladles hold their place while gentlespoons roll from right side to left side of partner, to finish facing next neighbors ⁋
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Balter - to dance artlessly, without particular grace or skill, but usually with enjoyment.
Although neither expected nor intended, this dance is suitable for a crowd with a high proportion of beginners, as one caller reported to me: "I called a couple of your dances tonight. There were totally brand new dancers in the mix--folks with not even other dance experience--so even basic stuff required like 3 walk-thrus. We did Dave Found The Missing Coffee Cup, and Balter Dance. Balter Dance was particularly well received for its chains for both ladles and gentlespoons, which is rare, and works beautifully with the alternating stars. One person commented that it was great for helping new dancers, since you're in physical contact with either a partner or neighbor almost all the time, so you don't get lost or wander in the wrong direction."
So by accident, this dance was aptly named.