hook: Major set circle
by: Sam Whited
formation: Becket
I have not tried calling this at a public dance, please let me know (sam@samwhited.com) how it works if you do (even if it was terrible and no one liked it). Licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.
| A1 | 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | circle left 2 places
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| 8 | Oval left
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| A2 | 8 | Oval right, end across from new neighbors ⁋
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| 8 | star left - hands across - 4 places
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| B1 | 8 | ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends - gentlespoons ricochet (ladles pull by and gentlespoons cast off to start)
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B2 | 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | ladles give & take partners
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| 8 | partners swing
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For beginners, have the gentlespoons just cast off and stay put in B1 without the ricochet and the ladles pull by into a swing. Oval left/right is a major set (ie. long lines with wrap around) circle left and right. Identify next neighbor (left diagonal) before starting the circle left. This dance still works if you rotate the A1 to be the B2 instead and start the dance with the oval right to new neighbors in A2. This may make it easier to teach since the transition isn't in the middle of the dance, but also means you have to start with the lines out of position, which doesn't feel great so I left it starting with the balance. Depending on the crowd and how teaching has gone, it may be easier to start with the oval right though.