user: Dan Kappus
With sou'west bridge/the spey from Susan Kevra "Full Swing"
to "My Cool" by Adam Tensta
to "Dance all Night" by Corn Potato String Band
to "Caoinnaughtman's Rambles" with Greenfield Dance Band
Three face three traditional; to "Redwood" by Nova
"Late Night" by Odessza; cue to :20
singing Traveling couple square, three times through, patter in "Square Dance Calling" by Tony Parkes
Only if there were enough proficient dancers. Honor tradition at the holidays
dip and dive variant
by: Robert Cromartie
With sou'west bridge/the spey from Susan Kevra "Full Swing"
introduces moves: star, allemande, swing, circle, long lines
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | star left - wrist grip - 4 places
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| 8 | neighbors allemande left 1½
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| A2 | 8 | ladles allemande right 1½
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B1 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 10 | neighbors swing
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| B2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | star right - wrist grip - 4 places ⁋
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Author's Notes:
The transition from left hand star to allemande left is especially nice if a New England style (hand on wrist) star is used. This is the only dance I can think of for which I specifically request that type of star in those parts of the country where the default is hands-across.
Unfortunately, the origin of the name is lost in the mists of time. All I can say is that "Al" is not Al Olson, although had I known who he is when I wrote this, it might have been. Composed sometime around 1989.
This dance is from William Watson's mirror of American Country Dances On Line
All rights reserved by the author; used by permission.
Added to database 9/14/1997; last revised 3/5/1999; edited by Russell Owen
to "My Cool" by Adam Tensta
by: Rich Mohr
to "Dance all Night" by Corn Potato String Band
introduces moves: custom, do si do
formation: four face four
Have dancers note their "trail buddies" and who their corners are. The two dancers in the middle of the line of 4 are corners and the dancers at the ends have their corners in front of them.
| A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | corners swing
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| A2 | 8 | ladles star right once
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| 8 | corners allemande left 1.25
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| B1 | 10 | partners pull by right for grand right and left until they meet their partner
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| 6 | partners do si do once
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing and end facing new lines of 4 ⁋
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In the grand right and left dancers end up traveling half way around the circle.
by: Bill Olson
to "Caoinnaughtman's Rambles" with Greenfield Dance Band
introduces moves: balance, custom, hey
formation: Becket
Nice to start with a couple out at the top because the progression is in A2
Last time thru likewise should start with a couple out at top
| A1 | 8 | circle left 3 places to wavy line across, L in cntr
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| 4 | balance wave
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| 4 | move forward to new wavy line (progression) ⁋
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| A2 | 8 | balance the wave
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B1 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | partners start a half hey - rights on ends, lefts in center
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing (start again with same neighbors)
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Three face three traditional; to "Redwood" by Nova
by: Cary Ravitz
"Late Night" by Odessza; cue to :20
introduces moves: pass through, star promenade, butterfly whirl
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.
singing Traveling couple square, three times through, patter in "Square Dance Calling" by Tony Parkes
by: Chestnut
Only if there were enough proficient dancers. Honor tradition at the holidays
introduces moves: down the hall, up the hall, contra corners
formation: proper
| A1 | 8 | ones down the outsides and turn alone
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| 8 | ones up the outsides
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| A2 | 8 | ones down the center and turn alone
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| 8 | ones up the center, cast around same-role neighbor ⁋
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| B1 | 16 | ones contra corners
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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Danner Claflin notes: Chorus jig is still an amazing dance. Being an 'inactive' is the best. Here's the calls for the inactives:
A1: Swing Partner, separate
A2: Allemande person behind you (in another set), come back and cast off actives
B1: Contra corners: Left to your first corner, right to the person behind you, left to your second corner, end facing person behind you
B2: Balance and swing person in other set.
by: Rick Mohr
introduces moves: custom
formation: Triplet
| A1 | 16 | P's B&S, 1's end facing down, 2's & 3's up
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| A2 | 16 | Dip and dive, 1's starting under arch formed by 2's, until everyone back home
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| B1 | 8 | 1's &2's balance in circle; ne=N;s roll away aong the set, putting 1's in center
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| 8 | Bal cirle of 6; everyone roll away (original 1's with original 2's; orginal 2's, now at top with each other)
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| B2 | 16 | Balance circle of 6 (4); Circle left (12)
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Video of this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3uCM_G3RCw
dip and dive variant