user: Dane Wallinga
by: Orace Johnson
introduces moves: meltdown swing, allemande, swing, down the hall, up the hall, circle, balance the ring, California twirl
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors meltdown swing
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| A2 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | partners swing
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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 3 places
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | partners California twirl ⁋
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by: David Kaynor
introduces moves: do si do, chain, star
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | partners do si do once
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | star left 4 places to new neighbors ⁋
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by: Cary Ravitz
introduces moves: pass through, star promenade, butterfly whirl, hey
formation: Becket
| A1 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | pass through ⁋
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| 8 | next neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½, keeping hands, pick up partner
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| 4 | star promenade left ½
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| 4 | butterfly whirl to face in
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| B1 | 16 | ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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Cary Ravitz notes: This dance is an easier version of Through the Looking Glass, or you
might see it as Amy Kahn's Sweet Music with a different progression,
or Steve Zakon-Anderson's Twirling at the Alter with the progression
moved from the hey to the circle, or David Zinkin's Becky's Becket
with a different A2.
introduces moves: Rory O'More
formation: Becket
| A1 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | pass through ⁋
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| 8 | next neighbors allemande right 1½ to long waves, ladles facing out
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| A2 | 8 | balance & Rory O'More right
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| 8 | balance & Rory O'More left
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| B1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B2 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 10 | partners swing
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by: Lisa Greenleaf
introduces moves: gyre, give & take
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | star right 4 places
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| 8 | neighbors allemande right 1¼
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| A2 | 8 | next neighbors gyre left shoulders once
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| 8 | neighbors swing original neighbor
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| B1 | 8 | gentlespoons give & take partners
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | ladles chain to neighbor
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| 8 | star left 4 places ⁋
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Bob Isaacs notes: The give and take figure originated from Larry Jennings, the great caller and writer from Boston. End the neighbor swing in shoulder/waist position, take two steps forward, and the gentlespoons take their partner’s hand and lead her to his side for a swing. Some “hard-to-get” playfulness usually goes along with this. In this dance the figure is a good alternative to circle L ¾, and in other dances can go to either side of the set.
This smooth-flowing dance was written by one top caller for the marriage of two other outstanding callers, Linda Leslie and Bob Golder, all of whom are from eastern Massachusetts.
by: Jacqui Grennan
introduces moves: box the gnat, mad robin, allemande orbit
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
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| 8 | mad robin, gentlespoons in front
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| A2 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½ around while the ladles orbit clockwise ½ around
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B1 | 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | ladles take partners
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | pass through ⁋
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| 8 | next neighbors do si do once
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The title is a play on words. Robin + Orbit = Orbin
by: Cary Ravitz
introduces moves: form a long wave, right left through
formation: improper
| A1 | 4 | ladles allemande right ¾
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| 4 | ladles form a long wave in the center - balance the wave
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| 8 | ladles dance out while gentlespoons dance in to a long wave in the center - balance the wave
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| A2 | 4 | gentlespoons allemande left ¾
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| 4 | partners box the gnat
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| 8 | partners start a half hey - rights on ends, lefts in center
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | right left through
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| 8 | ladles chain ⁋
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by: Cary Ravitz
introduces moves: long lines, roll away, zig zag
formation: Becket ccw
| A1 | 4 | long lines forward
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| 4 | gentlespoons roll away partners with a half sashay on lines back
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| 8 | circle right 3 places
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| A2 | 4 | zig right zag left ⁋
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| 12 | next neighbors swing
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| B1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 3 | partners allemande right ¾
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| 5 | gentlespoons allemande left once
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| B2 | 16 | partners meltdown swing
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Progresses indecent
by: Dean Snipes
introduces moves: promenade, petronella, slide along set
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | neighbors promenade
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| B1 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 8 | balance & petronella
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| B2 | 14 | partners balance & swing
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| 2 | slide left along set ⁋
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Julian Bee notes that swapping the promenade for a R+L Thru is Linda Leslie's "Old Time Elixir #2", written in 1998. It's unclear when Dean wrote TTT, so both deserve a cross-reference. https://contradb.com/dances/474