user: Koren A Wake
march down the hall in B1
bouncy A, smoother B - jigs?
chunky balances in A2 & B1
forward motion in the As, balances in B2
smooooooth eye contact dance
subbed on the fly - no walk through (except teaching the slice) to save time
waltz & break
driving march, speeding up
lots of forward motion; long lines in B2 so maybe a march?
chunky A, smoother B
play a closer! it'll fit. Balances at A2 and B2, long lines at B1.
by: Linda Leslie
march down the hall in B1
introduces moves: circle, pass through, do si do, swing, down the hall, up the hall, balance the ring, give & take
formation: Becket
| A1 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | pass through ⁋
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| 8 | next neighbors do si do once
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B1 | 8 | down the hall and turn as a couple
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| 8 | up the hall and bend into a ring
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| B2 | 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | gentlespoons take partners
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| 8 | partners swing
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No long lines
by: Becky Hill
bouncy A, smoother B - jigs?
introduces moves: box the gnat, swat the flea, allemande, right left through, chain
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: Lindsey Dono
chunky balances in A2 & B1
introduces moves: star, box circulate
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | star right 4 places
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| 8 | neighbors allemande right 1½
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| A2 | 8 | balance & box circulate - gentlespoons cross while ladles loop right
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| 8 | balance & box circulate - ladles cross while gentlespoons loop right
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| B1 | 8 | balance & box circulate - gentlespoons cross while ladles loop right
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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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by: Carol Kopp
forward motion in the As, balances in B2
introduces moves: hey, pass by, petronella, California twirl
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 16 | gentlespoons start a full hey - lefts in center, rights on ends
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| B1 | 2 | gentlespoons pass by left shoulders
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| 14 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | partners California twirl ⁋
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by: Chris Page
smooooooth eye contact dance
introduces moves: gyre, custom, long lines
formation: improper
the 'single file promenade clockwise' can be drawing your neighbor/partner across the set with eye contact gravity
| A1 | 4 | neighbors gyre ½
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| 4 | single file promenade clockwise 1/2 (facing neighbor) [1]
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles allemande right 1½ [2]
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| B1 | 4 | partners gyre ½
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| 4 | single file promenade clockwise 1/2 (facing partner) [3]
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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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Chris Page notes:
[1] While looking at your neighbor. Gentlespoons backing up across the set (carefully), ladles follow them to the other side.
[2] A little different from the normal ladle's allemande, as here dancers don't adjust. Gentlespoons should stay put, and stay on the slight diagonal, rather than adjusting to be across from each other. Ladles allemande right 1 & 1/2, then ease out to the sidelines, having traded places, and now facing their partner on the side of the set.
[3] While looking at your partner. Ladles backing up across the set (carefully), gentlespoons follow them to the other side.
An auction dance written for Heather Visscher. She really liked the A2 move from "A Rare Bird" by Bob Isaacs.
Original at http://chrispagecontra.awardspace.us/dances/#heart-of-joy
Called by Andy Shore on tour with Polaris in 2018.
by: Yoyo Zhou
subbed on the fly - no walk through (except teaching the slice) to save time
introduces moves: slice
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | slice left and straight back ⁋
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| A2 | 8 | ladles allemande right once
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B1 | 8 | down the hall and turn as a couple
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| 8 | up the hall and bend into a ring
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | partners swing
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waltz & break
by: trad Finnish
driving march, speeding up
introduces moves: custom, balance, roll away
formation: Circle mixer
Form a circle of couples, all facing counterclockwise line of dance, gentlespoons on the left (inside) and ladles on the right (outside).
| A1 | 4 | walk forward (CCW, starting with outside foot) turn alone
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| 4 | walk backwards (continuing CCW)
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| 4 | walk forward (CW) turn alone
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| 4 | walk backwards (continuing CW)
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| A2 | 4 | partners balance sideways - inside hands
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| 4 | gentlespoons roll away partners with a half sashay
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| 4 | partners balance sideways - inside hands
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| 4 | twirl ladles under and back to the right; gentlespoons continue forward to pick up next ladle ⁋
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Easy Finnish circle mixer, fits a 16-bar tune (8-bar A, 8-bar B) but can also be done twice through to a normal 32-bar contra tune. Works best with a driving march beat, and should start slow-ish (105bpm) and speed up 5-10bpm per iteration.
Gentlespoons progress CCW (forward); ladles progress CW (backwards). The progression twirl feels a bit like a wrong-hands-CA twirl for the ladle, but for the gentlespoons it's different: gentlespoons lead the ladle to twirl under and back to the right, but gentlespoons remain facing forward. As soon as they let go of the ladle, they continue CCW and shift slightly left to pick up the next ladle for the forward march.
lots of forward motion; long lines in B2 so maybe a march?
introduces moves: pull by dancers
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: Lindsey Dono
chunky A, smoother B
introduces moves: form an ocean wave, 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: David Kaynor
play a closer! it'll fit. Balances at A2 and B2, long lines at B1.
introduces moves: pull by direction, form a long wave
formation: Becket
| A1 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | pull by right
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| 8 | next neighbors allemande left once
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing (original neighbor)
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| B1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 4 | ladles allemande right ¾
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| 0 | ladles form a long wave in the center
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| 4 | ladles allemande left ¾ with the next while gentlespoons slide left to meet their partner ⁋
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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