hook: Ladle rollaways into cross contra and back again.
by: Jasmine Davis
formation: improper
Start in short lines with 1s splitting 2s, ready to go down the hall.
| A1 | 8 | down the hall, 1s turn as a couple, 2s turn alone.
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| 8 | up the hall and bend into a ring
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| A2 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | ladle 2 roll away ladle 1 across the set, trading places
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| 8 | neighbors do si do once on the side of the set
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| B1 | 8 | 1s open chain to same role
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| 6 | star left - wrist grip - 4 places
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| 2 | ladle 1 turn back and give right hand so ladle 2 can roll away ladle 1 along, trading places
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing in the center of the set, open facing down the hall for 2s to pick up new 1s.
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The 1st ladle has a lot of action in this dance, but there's a simple rule: They're always the one being rolled away.
At the end of A1, the set is in proper formation, with all ladles on one side and all gentlespoons on the other.
In the middle of A2, the set is in cross contra formation, with all partners on the diagonal from one another.
At the end of B1, the set is in proper formation, with all ladles on one side and all gentlespoons on the other.
At the end of B2, the set is in improper formation.
If your hall does not have room for all to swing in the center, 1s swing while 2s swap places. If all are swinging, note that all couples need to open facing down, ready for the 2s to pick up new 1st on their way down the hall.
Open chain: Instead of a courtesy turn, do a left allemande.
At the end of the star left in B1, the 1st ladle turns back and gives the 2nd ladle their right hand to be rolled away. The 2nd ladle continues their momentum: They will have technically advanced 5 places. Both ladles should end this facing their partner across the set.