2019-01-08: Indianapolis, IN (PLANNING)

user: Chet Gray

Table of Contents

  1. La String Bean by Julian Blechner
  2. Simplicity Swing by Becky Hill
  3. Maliza's Magical Mystery Motion v. by Cary Ravitz
  4. Frock's Rockin' Frolic by Will Mentor
  5. Boys From Urbana by John Coffman
  6. Heartbeat Contra by Don Flaherty
    • ALTERNATIVE (easier)
  7. Mad Robin in Love by Greg Frock
  8. The Wise People of Chicago by Bradley Smith
  9. Salmonella Evening by Steve Zakon-Anderson
    • medley 1
  10. Spring Break by Nils Fredland
    • medley 2
  11. Spring Break (variation) by Nils Fredland
    • ALTERNATIVE (if hey's work well)
  12. The Cure for the Claps by Bob Isaacs
    • medley 3


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La String Bean

by: Julian Blechner

introduces moves: custom, turn alone, allemande, do si do, swing, promenade

formation: circle mixer

A1 8
ladles to the center and back
2
gentlespoons to the center
4
gentlespoons turn alone
2
gentlespoons go back
A2 8
partners allemande left 1½ (gentlespoons progress CCW, ladles progress CW) ⁋
8
next neighbors do si do once (now your partner)
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 16
partners promenade along the set on the right

Simplicity Swing

by: Becky Hill

introduces moves: circle, long lines, chain, star

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners swing
B1 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles chain to neighbor
B2 8
star left 4 places ⁋
8
next neighbors do si do once

Maliza's Magical Mystery Motion v.

by: Cary Ravitz

introduces moves: petronella

formation: Becket ccw

A1 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles chain
B1 8
balance & petronella and turn to face the next ⁋
8
balance & petronella
B2 16
partners balance & swing

Frock's Rockin' Frolic

by: Will Mentor

introduces moves: see saw, give & take, zig zag

formation: improper

A1 8
circle right 4 places
8
neighbors see saw once
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
ladles give & take partners
8
partners swing
B2 10
circle left 5 places to original position
6
zig left zag right into a ring ⁋

Boys From Urbana

by: John Coffman

formation: Becket

A1 8
circle left 3 places
6
zig left zag right, trailing two catching hands ⁋
2
gentlespoons allemande left ½
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles allemande right 1½
B2 16
partners balance & swing

Heartbeat Contra

by: Don Flaherty

  • ALTERNATIVE (easier)

introduces moves: balance the ring, gyre, balance, California twirl

formation: improper

A1 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
A2 4
balance the ring
12
neighbors swing
B1 8
ladles gyre 1½
8
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
partners balance
4
partners California twirl ⁋

Mad Robin in Love

by: Greg Frock

introduces moves: mad robin, pass by

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors do si do once
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
mad robin, gentlespoons in front
B1 4
gentlespoons pass by left shoulders
12
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
partners California twirl ⁋

Dancers will try to rush the mad robin to include the gentlespoons cross in A2. Remind them there is plenty of time to complete the figure. Written for Robin Wilson in 2011

The Wise People of Chicago

by: Bradley Smith

introduces moves: hey, meltdown swing, roll away

formation: Becket ccw

A1 16
gentlespoons start a full hey - lefts in center, rights on ends - ladles ricochet second time to neighbors
A2 16
neighbors meltdown swing
B1 4
long lines forward
4
gentlespoons roll away neighbors with a half sashay on the way back (roll right to left)
8
mad robin, gentlespoons in front (CCW around current neighbors, facing partners)
B2 0
turn alone to face Next neighbors ⁋
6
circle left 3 places
10
partners swing

Written for the Wise family.

Salmonella Evening

by: Steve Zakon-Anderson

  • medley 1

introduces moves: pass through

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors allemande right 1¾
8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
A2 16
partners balance & swing
B1 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
B2 8
balance & petronella
4
balance the ring
2
pass through ⁋

Spring Break

by: Nils Fredland

  • medley 2

introduces moves: pull by dancers

formation: improper

Begins hands-4 in a ring.

A1 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 2
gentlespoons pull by left
2
partners pull by right
4
ladles allemande left once
8
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
pass through and form a ring ⁋

One of Nils’ first dance compositions.

https://www.library.unh.edu/special/forms/rpdlw/syllabus2013.pdf

Spring Break (variation)

by: Nils Fredland

  • ALTERNATIVE (if hey's work well)

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.

The Cure for the Claps

by: Bob Isaacs

  • medley 3

This dance is not published.

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