KW 2023-05-12 Phinney w/ DVR

user: Koren A Wake

Dancing Spell

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
A2 8
circle left 4 places
8
star left - hands across - 4 places and ladles let go
B1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing
B2 8
right left through
8
ladles chain and look for next neighbors

Spin Break

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
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.

Parmesan

by: Bradley Smith

driving forward

introduces moves: hey

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors allemande right 1½
8
gentlespoons start a half hey - lefts in center, rights on ends
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places ⁋

Woven Waves

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
A2 8
ladles dance in to a long wave in the center - balance the wave
8
gentlespoons dance in to a long wave in the center - balance the wave (there are interlinked wavy lines)
B1 0
gentlespoons drop left hands, ladles drop right hands, to form
8
facing star counter-clockwise 3 places with ladles putting their right hands in and backing up
8
partners swing
B2 6
circle left 3 places
2
pass through up and down ⁋
8
next neighbors do si do once

Amy's Harmonium

by: Cary Ravitz

play something hot!

introduces moves: long lines, roll away, allemande orbit

formation: Becket ccw

A1 4
long lines forward
4
gentlespoons roll away partners with a half sashay
8
gentlespoons allemande right 1½
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
ladles chain
8
circle left 3 places and pass through up and down to a new couple
B2 8
ladles allemande left once around while the gentlespoons orbit clockwise ½ around
8
partners swing

waltz & break

Naked in California

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
8
neighbors swing (new neighbor)
A2 2
ladles allemande right ½
6
partners allemande left ¾
8
shadows allemande right 1½ - hold on
B1 0
form long waves - gentlespoons face in, ladles face out, shadows right
8
balance & Rory O'More right past shadows
8
partners swing
B2 6
circle left 3 places
10
neighbors swing (same neighbor) ⁋

Written in 2008, after calling the “Dance Awakening” weekend in Harbin Hot Springs, CA.

Mad About You

by: Jim Hemphill

ultra smooth and flowy

introduces moves: mad robin, gyre

formation: improper

A1 8
mad robin, ladles in front clockwise
8
ladles start a half hey - lefts in center, rights on ends - gentlespoons ricochet
A2 8
partners gyre once
8
partners swing
B1 8
gentlespoons start a half hey - lefts in center, rights on ends - ladles ricochet
8
neighbors swing
B2 8
right left through
8
mad robin, ladles in front counterclockwise ⁋

BEFORE CALLING test mad robin direction. In A1, clockwise; in B2, counterclockwise

Rocket City Romp planned; cut out for time

Dreamland Races

by: Koren Wake

Balances everywhere! And it WORKED!

introduces moves: form an ocean wave, box circulate

formation: Becket ccw

A1 4
balance the ring
4
pass through to an ocean wave - ladles by left in the center, partners by right on the sides
4
balance the wave
4
partners allemande right ¾
A2 8
balance & box circulate - ladles cross while gentlespoons loop right
8
balance & box circulate - gentlespoons cross while ladles loop right
B1 16
partners balance & swing (on home side)
B2 4
circle left 2 places
4
gentlespoons roll away neighbors with a half sashay across the set
4
balance the ring
4
gentlespoons roll away partners on the side of the set - no half sashay! and face new neighbors

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.

Pizza Shop

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 ⁋
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