IsaacB.Phinney.Tapsalteerie.05.11.18

user: Isaac Banner

Table of Contents

  1. Airpants, Bradley Smith pass through by Lisa Greenleaf
  2. Poetry in Motion by Lisa Greenleaf

    Something simple and flowy
  3. Love and Twirls by James Hutson
  4. Butter by Gene Hubert

    Ladies allemande instead of the circle
  5. The Sturgeon General by Isaac Banner

  6. Waltz
  7. Tica Tica Timing by Dean Snipes
  8. Three Klicks North by Isaac Banner

    Tom Kruskals kind of tune
  9. Folklife Frolic by Lindsey Dono

    Groovy and grinding

  10. Ridgefield Stomp
  11. Spring Break (variation) by Nils Fredland

  12. Waltz


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Airpants, Bradley Smith pass through

by: Lisa Greenleaf

introduces moves: swing, long lines, allemande, circle, balance the ring, pass through

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles allemande right 1½
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
pass through to new neighbors ⁋

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.

Poetry in Motion

by: Lisa Greenleaf

Something simple and flowy

introduces moves: star, gyre, give & take, chain

formation: improper

A1 8
star right 4 places
8
neighbors allemande right 1¼
A2 8
next neighbors gyre left shoulders once
8
neighbors swing original neighbor
B1 8
gentlespoons give & take partners
8
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain to neighbor
8
star left 4 places ⁋

Bob Isaacs notes: The give and take figure originated from Larry Jennings, the great caller and writer from Boston. End the neighbor swing in shoulder/waist position, take two steps forward, and the gentlespoons take their partner’s hand and lead her to his side for a swing. Some “hard-to-get” playfulness usually goes along with this. In this dance the figure is a good alternative to circle L ¾, and in other dances can go to either side of the set.

This smooth-flowing dance was written by one top caller for the marriage of two other outstanding callers, Linda Leslie and Bob Golder, all of whom are from eastern Massachusetts.

Love and Twirls

by: James Hutson

introduces moves: Rory O'More, pull by dancers, form long waves

formation: improper

Starts in long waves, gentlespoons face out

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
long lines forward & back
4
ladles pull by right across
4
neighbors allemande left ¾ ⁋
0
form long waves - ladles face in, gentlespoons face out

Butter

by: Gene Hubert

Ladies allemande instead of the circle

introduces moves: slide along set, hey

formation: Becket

A1 2
slide left along set ⁋
6
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles chain
B1 16
ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
B2 16
partners balance & swing

http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-modern/437-butter-by-gene-hubert-becket

The Sturgeon General

by: Isaac Banner

introduces moves: form an ocean wave, custom, do si do

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 4
balance the ring
4
pass through to an ocean wave - ladles by left in the center, neighbors by right on the sides
8
balance & Rory O'More right and gentlespoons keep sliding past each other
B1 0
gentlespoons catch left hands
8
gentlespoons allemande left once
8
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places and pass through ⁋
8
next neighbors do si do once

Waltz

Tica Tica Timing

by: Dean Snipes

introduces moves: promenade, petronella

formation: Becket

A1 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
neighbors promenade
8
ladles chain
B1 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
B2 14
partners balance & swing
2
slide left along set ⁋

Julian Bee notes that swapping the promenade for a R+L Thru is Linda Leslie's "Old Time Elixir #2", written in 1998. It's unclear when Dean wrote TTT, so both deserve a cross-reference. https://contradb.com/dances/474

Three Klicks North

by: Isaac Banner

Tom Kruskals kind of tune

introduces moves: right left through, California twirl, mad robin, pass by, meltdown swing

formation: Becket

Written for a dancer who lived too far away.

A1 8
right left through
6
circle left 3 places
2
partners California twirl ⁋
A2 8
circle left 2 places
8
neighbors swing
B1 8
long lines forward & back
8
mad robin, gentlespoons in front
B2 2
gentlespoons pass by left shoulders
14
partners meltdown swing

Folklife Frolic

by: Lindsey Dono

Groovy and grinding

introduces moves: box circulate

formation: improper

A1 8
star right 4 places
8
neighbors allemande right 1½
A2 8
balance & box circulate - gentlespoons cross while ladles loop right
8
balance & box circulate - ladles cross while gentlespoons loop right
B1 8
balance & box circulate - gentlespoons cross while ladles loop right
8
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places ⁋

Ridgefield Stomp

Spring Break (variation)

by: Nils Fredland

formation: improper

Begins hands-4 in a ring.

A1 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
gentlespoons start a half hey - lefts in center, rights on ends - ladles ricochet
8
partners swing
B2 6
circle left 3 places
2
pass through ⁋
8
neighbors do si do once and form a ring

Variation by Nils.

Waltz