user: Ezra Smith
Break and Waltz
by: Susan Kevra
introduces moves: slide along set, circle, swing, long lines, chain, allemande, balance
formation: Becket
| A1 | 2 | slide left along set ⁋
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| 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | next neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| B1 | 6 | ladles allemande right once
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| 6 | partners allemande left 1½
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| 4 | gentlespoons allemande right once
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| B2 | 4 | partners balance
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| 12 | partners swing
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Original has Circle L and pass through in A1 instead of Slide and Circle
by: Becky Hill
introduces moves: petronella, star
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B1 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | balance & petronella
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| B2 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 8 | star left 4 places ⁋
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by: Lisa Greenleaf
introduces moves: hey, balance the ring, California twirl
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends right shoulder
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | partners California twirl ⁋
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by: Brian DeMarcus
introduces moves: do si do, promenade, pull by dancers, cross trails
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | neighbors do si do once
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | neighbors promenade along the set on the left Move in a clockwise oval
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| 8 | neighbors promenade along the set on the right Turn as couple and move in CCW oval
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| B1 | 4 | gentlespoons pull by left
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| 12 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | cross trails - partners across the set right shoulders, neighbors along the set left shoulders ⁋
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Ladles should be on the inside for the promenade CW and on the outside for promenade CCW.
by: Julian Blechner
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| B1 | 8 | star left 4 places
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| 8 | ladles allemande left 1½
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| B2 | 6 | gentlespoons do si do once
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| 10 | partners swing ⁋
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Slide left to new couple at end of B2
Break and Waltz
by: Greg Byrne
introduces moves: custom, down the hall, up the hall
formation: improper
Memorize direction of progression in walkthrough
| A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ones swing in the center
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| A2 | 8 | neighbors handy hand allemande 1.5
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| 8 | twos swing in the center
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| B1 | 8 | down the hall and turn as a couple
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| 8 | up the hall and bend into a ring
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 4 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing and turn to face direction of progression ⁋
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Handy hand allemande is hen the ones take their free hand after swing (Gents left and Ladies right) and allemande with their neighbor with that hand. Gent #1 and Lady #2 take left hands, Gent #2 and Lady #1 take right hands.
by: Luke Donforth
introduces moves: gyre, stand still
formation: improper
| A1 | 4 | neighbors gyre once
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| 12 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| B1 | 4 | partners gyre once
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| 12 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | stand still Gentlespoon one cast left
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In the second half of B2 the circle follows Gentlespoon number one as he/she drops left hand; cast counterclockwise to invert circle and stop when all dancers are facing their original direction of progression.
by: Linda Leslie
introduces moves: form an ocean wave, pass through
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B1 | 4 | pass through to an ocean wave - ladles by left in the center, neighbors by right on the sides
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| 4 | balance
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| 4 | pass through ⁋
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| 4 | form an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands
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| B2 | 4 | ladles allemande left ½
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| 12 | partners swing
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by: Don Flaherty
formation: improper
Please walk this dance thru before taking to the dance floor, any feed back would be appreciate you can E-mail do14flah@aol.com
thanks Don Flaherty
| A1 | 8 | neighbors do si do once (do si do as a couple with partner around neighbors )
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | partners California twirl ⁋
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New and experienced dancers seem to like this dance for its wonderful flow
couple do si do this was the first dance to have this figure in it 35 years ago this was probably the first dance with a couple do si do