user: Bradley Smith
by: Lisa Greenleaf
introduces moves: swing, long lines, allemande, circle, balance the ring, pass through
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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4 | balance the ring
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4 | pass through to new neighbors ⁋
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Bradley Smith Notes: Originally, the last figure of this dance was a neighbor do-si-do 1 1/2, but I usually swap it for the ring balance and pass through to make the progression as simple as possible for inexperienced dancers.
by: John Coffman
introduces moves: chain, petronella
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 | long lines forward & back
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8 | ladles chain
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B2 | 8 | balance & petronella
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8 | balance & petronella + (look for new neighbors) ⁋
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by: Tanya Rotenberg
introduces moves: hey
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: pull by dancers, box the gnat, do si do
formation: improper
A1 | 4 | 1st neighbors balance & pull by right
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4 | 2nd neighbors pull by left
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8 | 3rd neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
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A2 | 4 | 3rd neighbors pull by right
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4 | 2nd neighbors pull by left
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8 | 1st neighbors swing
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B1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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8 | partners swing
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B2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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8 | ladles do si do 1½ ⁋
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