user: Moose Flores
by: Moose Flores
introduces moves: hey, swing, meltdown swing, chain, long lines
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | ladles start a half hey - lefts in center, rights on ends
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 16 | gentlespoons start a full hey - lefts in center, rights on ends - ladles ricochet second time
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| B1 | 16 | partners meltdown swing
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| B2 | 8 | gentlespoons chain
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| 8 | long lines forward & back ⁋
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introduces moves: pull by dancers, box the gnat, circle, 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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by: Dugan Murphy
introduces moves: petronella, allemande, balance the ring, pass through
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 8 | balance & petronella
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & 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 | pass through ⁋
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introduces moves: California twirl, custom
formation: Becket ccw
Couples wait out with gentlespoons on the right and ladles on the left
| A1 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | partners California twirl, take hands with next neighbors ⁋
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| 8 | balance & petronella
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| B1 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | neighbors California twirl, keep hands and reach back to partners to form a cloverleaf
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| B2 | 6 | cloverleaf left 3 places
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| 10 | partners swing
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Notice that the two twirls to swap are done with different hands. This is intentional. The California twirl and reach back to a cloverleaf is inspired, primarily, by several Rick Mohr dances which do the same thing.
The name is a result of a remarkable confluence of events. A friend of mine from Wisconsin, Ceara Herndon, was visiting her sister in Vermont. She sent me a picture of a firepit captioned with the title, which seemed like a good name for a dance. As it turns out, the state flower of Vermont is the Red Clover, which I only learned AFTER writing the dance. On top of all this, there's an old, hitherto unpublished dance of mine called "Fire Flower," which also contains a California twirl and reach back to a cloverleaf.
by: Rick Mohr
introduces moves: form a long wave, Rory O'More, balance, custom
formation: Becket
Form full hands fours to avoid end effects.
| A1 | 8 | ladles dance in to a long wave in the center - balance the wave
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| 4 | ladles Rory O'More right and one quarter more to form a diamond +
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| 4 | balance the diamond
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| A2 | 4 | petronella gentlespoons turn one quarter more to form
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| 0 | gentlespoons form a long wave in the center
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| 8 | balance & gentlespoons Rory O'More right and a quarter more to form a diamond ++
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| 4 | balance the diamond
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| B1 | 4 | gentlespoons allemande left ¾
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| 12 | Three quarters hey, neighbors passing right
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| B2 | 16 | partners meltdown swing
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/+ Form a diamond, not with partner; ladles in center and gentlespoons at the sides)
/++ Form a diamond, with partner; gentlespoons in center and ladles at the sides)
B1: gentlespoons allemande left 3/4 (4)
3/4 Hey (neighbors pass right shoulders to start) (12)
Rick Mohr notes: Micah Smukler invented the cool "waves to diamonds" sequence for his dance Goody Two Shoes; I hope this somewhat simpler dance gives it wider circulation. With a couple relaxed walkthroughs most dancers get it well.