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user: Koren A Wake

Airpants

by: Lisa Greenleaf

introduces moves: swing, long lines, allemande, circle, do si do

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles allemande right 1½
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors do si do 1½ ⁋

Airpants, Bradley Smith pass through

by: Lisa Greenleaf

introduces moves: balance the ring, pass through

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles allemande right 1½
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
pass through to new neighbors

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.

Al's Safeway Produce

by: Robert Cromartie

introduces moves: star

formation: improper

A1 8
star left - wrist grip - 4 places
8
neighbors allemande left 1½
A2 8
ladles allemande right 1½
8
partners swing
B1 6
circle left 3 places
10
neighbors swing
B2 8
long lines forward & back
8
star right - wrist grip - 4 places ⁋

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

The Big Easy variation

by: Becky Hill

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors long swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles allemande right 1½
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
pass through ⁋

A variation on The Big Easy obtained from Dugan Murphy. Longer swing in A1 and allemande RIGHT in A2.

Chorus Jig

by: Chestnut

introduces moves: down the hall, up the hall, contra corners

formation: proper

A1 8
ones down the outsides and turn alone
8
ones up the outsides
A2 8
ones down the center and turn alone
8
ones up the center, cast around same-role neighbor ⁋
B1 16
ones contra corners
B2 16
partners balance & swing

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.

Hocus Pocus

by: Lisa Greenleaf

introduces moves: chain, hey, California twirl

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
ladles chain
8
ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends right shoulder
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
partners California twirl ⁋

Butter

by: Gene Hubert

introduces moves: slide along set

formation: Becket

A1 2
slide left along set ⁋
6
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles chain
B1 16
ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
B2 16
partners balance & swing

First Hey

by: Paul Balliet

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors allemande left 1½
8
ladles chain
A2 16
ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
pass through

Folklife Frolic

by: Lindsey Dono

introduces moves: box circulate

formation: improper

A1 8
star right 4 places
8
neighbors allemande right 1½
A2 8
balance & box circulate - gentlespoons cross while ladles loop right
8
balance & box circulate - ladles cross while gentlespoons loop right
B1 8
balance & box circulate - gentlespoons cross while ladles loop right
8
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places ⁋

Delphiniums and Daisies

by: Tanya Rotenberg

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors allemande left 1½
8
ladles chain
A2 16
ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
B1 16
partners long swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors allemande right 1½ ⁋

Written in 1985 for the 20th anniversary of her parents' wedding, these being their wedding flowers.

Pizza Shop

by: Yoyo Zhou

introduces moves: slice

formation: Becket

A1 8
slice left and straight back ⁋
8
ladles chain
A2 8
ladles allemande right once
8
neighbors swing
B1 8
down the hall and turn as a couple
8
up the hall and bend into a ring
B2 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners swing

Hocus Pocus

by: Lisa Greenleaf

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
ladles chain
8
ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends right shoulder
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
partners California twirl ⁋

Heartbeat Contra

by: Don Flaherty

introduces moves: petronella, gyre, balance

formation: improper

A1 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
A2 4
balance the ring
12
neighbors swing
B1 8
ladles gyre 1½
8
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
partners balance
4
partners California twirl ⁋

Box the Gnat Contra - Swat the Flea variation

by: Becky Hill

introduces moves: box the gnat, swat the flea, right left through

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
8
partners left hand balance & swat the flea
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
ladles allemande right 1½
8
partners swing
B2 8
right left through
8
ladles chain look for new ⁋

Old Time Elixir #2

by: Linda Leslie

formation: Becket

A1 0
slide left along set ⁋
8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
right left through (or promenade)
8
ladles chain to partner
B1 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
B2 16
partners balance & swing

A variation of the dance Old Time Elixir by Mike Boerschig. The same dance was also written by Dean Snipes, and is called "Tica Tica Timing".

Spin Break

by: Claire Takemori

introduces moves: give & take

formation: improper

Short wave, Neighbor by RH, Ladles by LH in middle

A1 4
balance wave
12
neighbors swing
A2 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
B1 4
balance the ring
12
ladles give & take partners, Swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places, reform short wave
4
balance wave ⁋
4
pass through,walk forward to new wave

Spin off of Spring Break, Tom Lehman, for a super easy, hi-energy dance.