user: Koren A Wake
easy, fairly smooth, solidly phrased
lots of balances, high energy
driving forward
chunky A balances, smooth & moving B
play something hot!
waltz & break
A1 LLFB; B1 needs a solid balance to anchor it. Ideally, start a smidge slow and then speed up once the dancers get the A2 solid
ultra smooth and flowy
Rocket City Romp planned; cut out for time
Balances everywhere! And it WORKED!
no walk through sub for time
by: Cary Ravitz
easy, fairly smooth, solidly phrased
introduces moves: swing, circle, star, allemande, right left through, chain
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | circle left 4 places
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| 8 | star left - hands across - 4 places and ladles let go
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| B1 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | right left through
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| 8 | ladles chain and look for next neighbors ⁋
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by: Claire Takemori
lots of balances, high energy
introduces moves: balance, petronella, balance the ring, give & take, pass through
formation: improper
Short wave, Neighbor by RH, Ladles by LH in middle
| A1 | 4 | balance wave
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| 12 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 8 | balance & petronella
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| B1 | 4 | balance the ring
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| 12 | ladles give & take partners, Swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places, reform short wave
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| 4 | balance wave ⁋
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| 4 | pass through,walk forward to new wave
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Spin off of Spring Break, Tom Lehman, for a super easy, hi-energy dance.
by: Bradley Smith
driving forward
introduces moves: hey
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | neighbors allemande right 1½
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| 8 | gentlespoons start a half hey - lefts in center, rights on ends
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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 | ladles chain
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| 8 | star left 4 places ⁋
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by: Cary Ravitz
chunky A balances, smooth & moving B
introduces moves: form a long wave, custom, facing star, do si do
formation: Improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | ladles dance in to a long wave in the center - balance the wave
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| 8 | gentlespoons dance in to a long wave in the center - balance the wave (there are interlinked wavy lines)
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| B1 | 0 | gentlespoons drop left hands, ladles drop right hands, to form
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| 8 | facing star counter-clockwise 3 places with ladles putting their right hands in and backing up
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | pass through up and down ⁋
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| 8 | next neighbors do si do once
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original at http://www.dance.ravitz.us/#ww2
5-1999
by: Cary Ravitz
play something hot!
introduces moves: long lines, roll away, 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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waltz & break
by: Nils Fredland
A1 LLFB; B1 needs a solid balance to anchor it. Ideally, start a smidge slow and then speed up once the dancers get the A2 solid
introduces moves: form long waves, Rory O'More
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | neighbors swing (new neighbor)
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| A2 | 2 | ladles allemande right ½
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| 6 | partners allemande left ¾
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| 8 | shadows allemande right 1½ - hold on
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| B1 | 0 | form long waves - gentlespoons face in, ladles face out, shadows right
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| 8 | balance & Rory O'More right past shadows
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 10 | neighbors swing (same neighbor) ⁋
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Written in 2008, after calling the “Dance Awakening” weekend in Harbin Hot Springs, CA.
by: Jim Hemphill
ultra smooth and flowy
introduces moves: mad robin, gyre
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | mad robin, ladles in front clockwise
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| 8 | ladles start a half hey - lefts in center, rights on ends - gentlespoons ricochet
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| A2 | 8 | partners gyre once
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B1 | 8 | gentlespoons start a half hey - lefts in center, rights on ends - ladles ricochet
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B2 | 8 | right left through
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| 8 | mad robin, ladles in front counterclockwise ⁋
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BEFORE CALLING test mad robin direction. In A1, clockwise; in B2, counterclockwise
Rocket City Romp planned; cut out for time
by: Koren Wake
Balances everywhere! And it WORKED!
introduces moves: form an ocean wave, box circulate
formation: Becket ccw
| A1 | 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | pass through to an ocean wave - ladles by left in the center, partners by right on the sides
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| 4 | balance the wave
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| 4 | partners allemande right ¾
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| A2 | 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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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing (on home side)
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| B2 | 4 | circle left 2 places
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| 4 | gentlespoons roll away neighbors with a half sashay across the set
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | gentlespoons roll away partners on the side of the set - no half sashay! and face new neighbors ⁋
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A spin-off from Du Quoin Races by Orace Johnson.
Key progression/teaching point: in that final rollaway, the gentlespoons need to stand their ground in order to progress the partnership along the side of the set - they may take a small step back to make space, but avoid the temptation to move left. If anything, you may need to shift a smidge further to the right to join the ring with new neighbors. Keep the roll aways tight to avoid collisions.
B1 partner swing may be a balance and swing or right gyre and swing, depending on the music and the dancers' energy for that many balances in a row.
by: Yoyo Zhou
no walk through sub for time
introduces moves: slice, down the hall, up the hall
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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