user: Koren A Wake
music: high energy, but not too fast, get people moving
music: balances throughout the As; more forward motion in the Bs
music: driving forward throughout
music: stompy balances in the As
music: could be more dreamy, floaty - jigs?
music: bring it back up; balances in the Bs
waltz & break
music: smooth march? forward motion
music: percussive A, smoother B - march or stompier reel
music: medium-energy groove, lots of movement in the B, only balance is A2
music: pick a closer! high energy march or reel? Balances at the top of the A2 and B2.
by: Cis Hinkle
music: high energy, but not too fast, get people moving
introduces moves: swing, long lines, roll away, allemande, chain, star
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 4 | long lines forward
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| 4 | gentlespoons roll away neighbors
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| 4 | long lines forward
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| 4 | ladles roll away neighbors
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| B1 | 8 | ladles allemande right 1½
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | ladles chain to neighbor
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| 8 | star left 4 places ⁋
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The dual long lines with a roll away sets up a nice transition into the ladles allemande.
by: Becky Hill
music: balances throughout the As; more forward motion in the Bs
introduces moves: box the gnat, swat the flea, right left through
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
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| 8 | partners left hand balance & swat the flea
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B1 | 8 | ladles allemande right 1½
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | right left through
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| 8 | ladles chain look for new ⁋
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by: Paul Balliet
music: driving forward throughout
introduces moves: do si do, balance, hey, circle, slice
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | gentlespoons do si do once
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| 4 | same roles balance right hand
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| 4 | same roles allemande right ¾
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| A2 | 16 | partners start a full hey - lefts on ends, rights in center until partners meet a 2nd time
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 4 places
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| 8 | slice left and straight back ⁋
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Paul wrote this with Gentlespoons and Ladles alternating doing the A1 figures. Could also do "you and your partner decide which one of you to send to the center" -- it doesn't matter who goes, because the next thing is coming back to your partner on the same side of the set.
by: Chris Page
music: stompy balances in the As
introduces moves: box circulate, square through, form long waves
formation: improper
begin in long waves---right hand to neighbor, gentlespoons face out, ladles face in.
| A1 | 8 | balance & box circulate - ladles cross while gentlespoons loop right
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| 8 | balance & box circulate - gentlespoons cross while ladles loop right
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| A2 | 8 | balance & box circulate - ladles cross while gentlespoons loop right
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | square through two - partners balance & pull by right, then neighbors pull by left to ⁋
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| 0 | form long waves - ladles face in, gentlespoons face out
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In the pull-by left, keep left hands and take right hands with a new neighbor to reform long waves.
For better entry, consider an allemande left 1/2 rather than a pull-by left, so that all hands are at the correct height for long waves.
Written for Joyce Fortune of the Bay Area, won at the auction of the 2010 Spring Fever dance camp at Monte Toyon, CA. She requested a dance with long lines, some balances, and a swing/circle/swing transition. (A surprisingly tough set of requirements to fulfill.) This sequence was the option she liked best.
by: Lindsey Dono
music: could be more dreamy, floaty - jigs?
introduces moves: pass by, gyre
formation: improper
| A1 | 2 | neighbors pass by right shoulders
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| 6 | next neighbors gyre left shoulders once
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| 8 | neighbors swing original neighbor
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| A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back ⁋
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| 8 | gentlespoons allemande left ½
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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by: Rick Mohr
music: bring it back up; balances in the Bs
introduces moves: petronella
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | right left through
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| 8 | star left 4 places, note shadow next to you
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| A2 | 8 | right diagonal ladles chain
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| 8 | ladles chain across to shadow
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| B1 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 8 | balance & petronella turning to face partners ⁋
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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Rick's Notes:
"Ted Sannella was the first to use "Petronella turn" into "balance and swing" with someone from another ring, in his dance "Fiddleheads". This dance was written (before the craze for such dances!) to provide that experience for everyone rather than just the actives.
When starting the left-hand star in A1 it helps if the ladies take a look at the lady on the right diagonal so they know who to aim for when coming back around into the ladies chain.
When waiting out at the ends dancers should stand as a couple on the ladies' side of the set; in A2 they should participate in the ladies chain.
For Ellen Cohn of New Haven, Connecticut; raconteuse, natural dyer, gifted musician and singer, longtime Fiddlehead, and valued friend."
waltz & break
by: Linda Leslie
music: smooth march? forward motion
introduces moves: mad robin
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: Lindsey Dono
music: percussive A, smoother B - march or stompier reel
introduces moves: form an ocean wave, balance the ring, give & take, custom
formation: improper
Begins in short wave, ladles by the left in middle.
| A1 | 4 | form an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands
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| 4 | petronella to end in a diamond shape +
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| 4 | balance the ring (diamond)
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| 4 | petronella
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| A2 | 4 | balance the ring (diamond)
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| 4 | gentlespoons take neighbors
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B1 | 8 | gentlespoons start a half hey - lefts in center, rights on ends
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| 0 | ladles ricochet to a
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | star left 4 places ⁋
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/+ ladles facing across, gentlespoons facing up/down- gentlespoons are facing the same direction that they do in the short wave.
Inspired by Jerome Grisanti’s Kimmswick Diamonds, http://contradb.com/dances/263
by: Cary Ravitz
music: medium-energy groove, lots of movement in the B, only balance is A2
introduces moves: allemande orbit
formation: Becket ccw
| A1 | 4 | long lines forward
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| 4 | gentlespoons roll away partners with a half sashay
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| 8 | gentlespoons allemande right 1½
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B1 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | circle left 3 places and pass through up and down to a new couple
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| B2 | 8 | ladles allemande left once around while the gentlespoons orbit clockwise ½ around
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| 8 | partners swing
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by: Jacqui Grennan
music: pick a closer! high energy march or reel? Balances at the top of the A2 and B2.
introduces moves: zig zag
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | slice left and straight back ⁋
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| 8 | ladles allemande left 1½
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B1 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 6 | neighbors zig left zag right
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| 4 | shadows allemande left once
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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The timing is fuzzy in the B1 but it does all fit.