user: Dane Wallinga
by: Lisa Greenleaf
introduces moves: swing, long lines, allemande, circle, do si do
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles allemande right 1½
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors do si do 1½ ⁋
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by: Linda Leslie
introduces moves: Rory O'More, form an ocean wave, custom
formation: improper
Dance starts in short wavy lines: from improper formation, neighbors take right hands, ladles take left in the center.
| A1 | 8 | balance & Rory O'More right
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| 8 | balance & Rory O'More left
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places and walk forward
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| 4 | form an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands -forward and back
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| 4 | walk forward to ⁋
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| 0 | form an ocean wave - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands
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by: Tanya Rotenberg
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | neighbors allemande left 1½
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| A2 | 16 | ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| B1 | 16 | partners long swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors allemande right 1½ ⁋
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Written in 1985 for the 20th anniversary of her parents' wedding, these being their wedding flowers.
introduces moves: petronella, star, custom
formation: Becket ccw
At the beginning of the walkthrough, your shadow is on the far side of your partner.
| A1 | 8 | circle left 3 places +
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 8 | balance & petronella
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| B1 | 6 | star left - hands across - 3 places
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| 2 | ladles allemande left ¼
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| 0 | MEANWHILE gentlespoons dance forward to next star ++ ⁋
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| 8 | star left - hands across - 4 places
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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/+ This is when you notice you're facing new neighbors.
/++Gentlespoons let go, leave their star, and walk forward to the next star while ladles keep turning to complete a full turn of the star. Gentlespoons will join the star directly behind their shadow.
(Gentlespoons stay on their side of the set for the walk forward, and do not cross the set.)
End effects: gentlespoons go to where their shadow is.
Chris Page notes:
A nice teaching tip I picked up from Will Mentor -- freeze the action after the first star. At this point, gentlespoons can see their shadow in front of them in the next star. Gentlespoons want to walk forward, ending up where their shadow is currently standing. Meanwhile ladles turn by the left 1/4.
The star-to-star transition is like "Susie's Reel" by David Kaynor, but unlike "Susie's Reel," you don't go into the multi-set interlocking action directly out of a swing. This makes it much more forgiving.
by: Jim Hemphill
introduces moves: mad robin, gyre, right left through
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | mad robin, ladles in front clockwise
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| 8 | ladles start a half hey - lefts in center, rights on ends - gentlespoons ricochet
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| A2 | 8 | partners gyre once
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B1 | 8 | gentlespoons start a half hey - lefts in center, rights on ends - ladles ricochet
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B2 | 8 | right left through
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| 8 | mad robin, ladles in front counterclockwise ⁋
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BEFORE CALLING test mad robin direction. In A1, clockwise; in B2, counterclockwise
by: Bill Olson
introduces moves: balance the ring, California twirl
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | circle left 4 places
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| 8 | neighbors do si do once as couples
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| A2 | 8 | neighbors do si do once
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B1 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | partners 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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B2 Circle L 3/4 (8), Balance the ring (4), Calif Twir
Bill Olson notes: The A part of this dance came from Vermont fiddler, Amy Cann. The rest kind of came together before a Concord (MA) Scouthouse gig on Feb 23, 2004. I used this easy dance to start off the evening that night. It is dedicated to my good friends from the venerable Boston area band, Yankee Ingenuity: Peter Barnes (who always enjoys a good pun), Mary Lea, Jack O'Conner and Cal Howard.
by: Linda Leslie
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | mad robin, gentlespoons in front
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| A2 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 10 | neighbors swing
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| B1 | 8 | right diagonal ladles chain
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| 8 | star left 4 places
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing ⁋
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by: Chris Page
introduces moves: promenade
formation: indecent
In indecent formation, the gentlespoon starts on the right, ladle on the left.
| A1 | 8 | neighbors gyre once
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | neighbors promenade
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| 0 | form an ocean wave - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands +
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| 4 | neighbors allemande right ½
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| 4 | gentlespoons allemande left ½
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| B1 | 8 | partners gyre once
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | partners promenade
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| 0 | form an ocean wave - ladles by left hands and partners by right hands
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| 4 | partners allemande right ½
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| 4 | gentlespoons allemande left ½ and walk forward to next neighbor ⁋
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Chris Page Notes:
More experimenting with "Hay in the Barn" alternates.
by: Bill Olson
introduces moves: box the gnat
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles allemande left 1½
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| A2 | 8 | partners right hand balance & 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 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | neighbors swing ⁋
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