KW 2023-07-15 Friday Harbor w/ The Leg Lifters

user: Koren A Wake

Airpants, Bradley Smith pass through

by: Lisa Greenleaf

introduces moves: swing, long lines, allemande, circle, 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.

Pizza Shop

by: Yoyo Zhou

introduces moves: slice, chain, 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

waltz (dealing with caller mic issues)

Spring Break

by: Nils Fredland

introduces moves: petronella, pull by dancers

formation: improper

Begins hands-4 in a ring.

A1 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 2
gentlespoons pull by left
2
partners pull by right
4
ladles allemande left once
8
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
pass through and form a ring ⁋

Easy Street

by: Bob Isaacs

This dance is not published.

Folklife Frolic

by: Lindsey Dono

box circulate was difficult for this crowd, almost cut short but they held it together

introduces moves: star, 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 ⁋

Old Time Elixir #2

by: Linda Leslie

introduces moves: slide along set, right left through

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".

waltz