Gyre

Usage

jargon

related figures: facing star
formal parameters: who, shoulder, circling, beats

examples

Dance Figure
Heartthrob ( for Donna & Chris)
neighbors gyre 1½ ( gypsy)
40 Mohr Years
ladles gyre once in the center
A Pirate’s Life for Me
neighbors gyre 1¼ to next neighbors ⁋
A.O.'s No-No
next neighbors gyre left shoulders once and return to original...
Accretion Reel
partners gyre once [3] [4]
All Hands On Deck (inverted)
neighbors gyre left shoulders once ⁋
All You Can Eat
next neighbors gyre once
neighbors gyre left shoulders once ⁋
Angel's Flight
neighbors gyre 1½
next neighbors gyre left shoulders once
Angels' Rib 0.1 ALTERATION
neighbors gyre 1½
neighbors gyre left shoulders 1½ ⁋
Angels' Rib 0.1 TESTING
neighbors gyre 1½, take inside hands with neighbor
neighbors gyre left shoulders 1½ ⁋
Another Flirty Attempt
neighbors gyre once
At Long Last Swing
partners gyre 1¼
shadows gyre left shoulders once
Bailey's Dream
gentlespoons gyre left shoulders 1½
Bailey's Dream variation
gentlespoons gyre left shoulders 1½
Bee Buzz
ladles gyre 1½ while men cross clockwise to meet partner on the...
Bicoastal Contra
ladles gyre once
Blue River
next neighbors gyre left shoulders once
prev neighbors gyre left shoulders once
Buffet Contra
ladles gyre once gentlespoons go straight across set to neighbor
Chickadee
gentlespoons gyre ½
Chris' Poetic Orangutan
gentlespoons gyre left shoulders once
Chris's Poetic Orangutan
gentlespoons gyre left shoulders once
Counter Flow
neighbors gyre left shoulders once
Counter Flow (re-timed)
neighbors gyre left shoulders once
Cretaceous Companions
next neighbors gyre left shoulders once
Dead Cat Bounce
ladles gyre 1½ ⁋
Dead Cat Bounce variation
ladles gyre 1½ ⁋
Diana's Delight
ladles gyre left shoulders 1½
Dipping Dots
partners gyre once
Dipping Dots alternate B1
gentlespoons gyre 1½
Dolphiniums & Daisies
partners gyre once
E.J.M.J.F. in Cincinnati
neighbors gyre ½ and step along set to a new neighbor ⁋
Fairport Harbor Hey B2
next neighbors gyre once
Fairport Harbor pass through B2
next neighbors gyre once
Fat Bear's Reel
partners gyre 1½
Feet in Flight (KW var)
ladles gyre once
gentlespoons gyre ½ (hole in the wall cross)
ladles gyre ½ (hole in the wall cross)
First Cause 1.1
gentlespoons gyre 1½
First of May
partners gyre once
Flaherty Will Get You Everywhere
partners gyre once
Flapjack Express
neighbors gyre once to next neighbors ⁋
Flicker Of Fun
ladles gyre 1½
Flirtation Reel
neighbors gyre once
Flow and Glide
prev neighbors gyre left shoulders once back to original neighbors
Folklife Flash
next neighbors gyre 1½ ⁋
Frannie's Fabulous Folklife
gentlespoons gyre once in the center
Full Moon
partners gyre once
Gateway to Julian #1
ladles gyre left shoulders 1½
Give Me A Moment
gentlespoons gyre 1½
ladles gyre left shoulders 1½
Going Our Opposite Waves
partners gyre once
Goodnight Kiss (alt)
neighbors gyre 1½ *Mirror gyre*
Halloween's Twisted Heart
neighbors gyre once
Heart of Joy
neighbors gyre ½
partners gyre ½
Heartbeat Contra
ladles gyre 1½
Help Wanted
ladles gyre once
Hey Gordons 0.1
ones gyre left shoulders once
Highway Hypnosis
next neighbors gyre left shoulders once
Howl at the Moon
ladles gyre 1½
I Wish They All Could be California Twirls
ladles gyre once
Infinity Continued
partners gyre once
Jabberwocky
3rd neighbors gyre left shoulders once
neighbors gyre left shoulders once
Jaded
partners gyre left shoulders once
Joseph
partners gyre once end gypsy so gentlespoons are facing in ladles ...
Joyride
neighbors gyre once
Kowalski's Back Room II
partners gyre ½
Lads of Ohio
neighbors gyre ½ ⁋
Laura's 3/4 Century
partners gyre once
Leave Them Hanging
neighbors gyre once
partners gyre once
Liam Left Me for London
ladles gyre once and walk on to next neighbors ⁋
Linda's Surprise (for Linda Leslie)
ladles gyre 1¼
gentlespoons gyre left shoulders once, face partner
Living in Zen
partners gyre 1½
Lunt Birthday Waltz
neighbors gyre ½ to trade places **right-2-3-4-5-6**
gentlespoons gyre left shoulders ½ to face your partner...
partners gyre once and end in waltz position
Macadamia Nut
partners gyre once
Mad About You
partners gyre once
Meander
partners gyre once
Melted Butter
ladles gyre 1½; gentlespoons orbit CCW
neighbors gyre left shoulders once
Mutual Enjoyment
partners gyre once around (gypsy) into partner eye's
Natural Fllow
ladles gyre 1½ in center and go to partner
New Dance Dance Friends
ladles gyre once (New) while gentlespoons cross set clockwise
New Dance Dance Muse
ladles gyre once (Gypsy once around)
New Dance Gem
ladles gyre 1½ gypsy
New Dance Ice cream La Mode
partners gyre once walk around partner staring into partners eyes...
New Dance Locking Hearts
partners gyre once looking into partners eyes , both genders put...
New Dance Swing in' Tern
ladles gyre once in center while gentlespoons cross to partner cw
New Dance Just pass thru
neighbors gyre once neighbors can use there join right hands to...
New Dance Reunited
ladles gyre once in center Gentlespoons cross cw left to partner
New Dance Don's Reel
ladles gyre once gypsy and come back to partner
New Dance Oozing Fun
ladles gyre once in center while move counter clock wise to meet...
Night dancer
neighbors gyre once into a ring
Oh Hi, Turtle!
neighbors gyre ¾
One Good Tern Deserves Another Tern
partners gyre once Look into partners eyes
Passing Through
neighbors gyre once
partners gyre once
Pat" s Pick
twos gyre 1½ gaze into partners eyes
Penicillin
partners gyre once meltdown to
Pensacola Rollaway
3rd neighbors gyre once
Pigeon on the Jetway
partners gyre 1½
Pivot the Line
twos gyre once
Pixie Star
ladles gyre ¾ gentlespoons enter in front of partner
gentlespoons gyre ¾ back to home side ⁋
Poetry in Motion
next neighbors gyre left shoulders once
Porpoiseful Play
ones gyre 1½ shifting down between twos; face gentlespoon two
Presto Petronella
partners gyre 1½
Red & Green Chilly
next neighbors gyre left shoulders once
prev neighbors gyre left shoulders once
Reflection
ladles gyre once (ladles gypsy once around gentlespoons go straight...
Request and Receive A
gentlespoons gyre left shoulders 1½ ⁋
Request and Receive B
gentlespoons gyre left shoulders 1½ ⁋
Rosin the Beau
partners gyre once to face new neighbors and form circle
Safe and Sound
neighbors gyre ½
partners gyre ½
Scooter
ladles gyre once
Seaworld
twos gyre ½ and face first ladle, second gentlespoon in the lead
Seaworld (alternating version)
twos gyre ½ and face first ladle, second gentlespoon in the lead
ones gyre ½ and face second ladle, first gentlespoon in the lead
Shift Happens
partners gyre once
Single File Mixer
partners gyre once
Sleeping With The Hounds
partners gyre once
Springtime in Philly
gentlespoons gyre once
Star Step
ladles gyre ½
Stars in Our Eyes
ladles gyre once
Sugarbritches 2.0
ladles gyre 1½
Summer in Summerland
partners gyre left shoulders ¼
Susan's Slide
partners gyre once
Taнцуем We Are Dancing
neighbors gyre once
The Diagonal Dilemma
ones gyre 1½ - end facing down with the first ladle on the LEFT ⁋
The Erik Effect
partners gyre once
The Fabulous Couple
next neighbors gyre once (new neighbor may be a bit to the left)
The Hey Vexation 0.1
partners gyre once, then face neighbors across
The Hole in the Wall Gang
partners gyre ½ to trade ("Hole-in-the-Wall")
The Joy of Six
neighbors gyre once
The Joy of Six
neighbors gyre once
The Menagerie
partners gyre once
The Pizza Democracy
ladles gyre left shoulders 1½
The Pizza Democracy variation
ladles gyre left shoulders 1½
The S & S Connection
ladles gyre once
The Traffic on Chestnut is Terrible
neighbors gyre left shoulders 1½
The Tropical Gentleman
gentlespoons gyre ¾
ladles gyre left shoulders ¾
The Turning Point
ladles gyre ½ to trade places
gentlespoons gyre ½ to trade places
Tilt-A-Whirl
____ gyre 1¼ for all four +
To Live Is To Dance (improper version)
partners gyre once
Too Hot to Trot var.
ladles gyre once in the center
Triassic Poetry
next neighbors gyre left shoulders once
Trip to Falmouth
ladles gyre 1½
Waves Tossed in Dublin Bay
partners gyre 1¼ [once around is until the ladle face out and...
Waxmyrtle
neighbors gyre once
Winter in Summerland
neighbors gyre ½
Winter is Coming
ladles gyre once
With Thanks to the Gene
ladles gyre once
Wizard's Walk Ted Steele A2
neighbors gyre 1½
Zest
neighbors gyre once
Zoom Contra #5
partners gyre left shoulders once

Dances without Gyre

Moves Sharing a Dance with Gyre

allemande

allemande orbit

balance

balance the ring

box circulate

box the gnat

butterfly whirl

California twirl

chain

circle

contra corners

custom

do si do

dolphin hey

down the hall

figure 8

form an ocean wave

form long waves

gate

give & take

hey

long lines

mad robin

meltdown swing

pass by

pass through

petronella

poussette

promenade

pull by dancers

pull by direction

revolving door

right left through

roll away

Rory O'More

see saw

slice

slide along set

square through

stand still

star

star promenade

swing

turn alone

up the hall

zig zag

Moves Preceding Gyre

allemande

balance

box circulate

box the gnat

butterfly whirl

California twirl

chain

circle

contra corners

custom

do si do

dolphin hey

figure 8

form an ocean wave

gate

gyre

hey

long lines

meltdown swing

pass by

pass through

petronella

poussette

promenade

pull by dancers

right left through

roll away

Rory O'More

slice

slide along set

square through

stand still

star

swing

turn alone

up the hall

zig zag

Moves Following Gyre

allemande

balance

balance the ring

chain

circle

custom

dolphin hey

down the hall

form an ocean wave

gyre

hey

long lines

mad robin

meltdown swing

pass by

petronella

promenade

see saw

slide along set

square through

star

swing