Cherylyn's Repertoire List

user: Cherylyn Geers

Table of Contents

  1. Spring Break by Nils Fredland

    Called
  2. Rod's Grits by Bill Olson

    Called
  3. Hey Maker Contra by Aden Water

    Called
  4. Dance Both Rolls by Yoyo Zhou

    Aspirational
  5. The Treasure of Sierra Madre by James Hutson

    Called
  6. Cows are Watching by Bill Pope and Judy Goldsmith

    To Call
  7. A Pirate’s Life for Me (variation) by Nathaniel Jack
  8. Binary Stars by Isaac Banner

    make into non-binary stars
  9. I've Got Your Shadow Cornered by Jim Hemphill

    Aspirational
  10. Chippenham Square by Colin Hume
  11. Rod's Velvety Lawn ("Rod's Grits Lawn" variation) by Variations on a Bill Olson dance, by Unknown and Aden Water
  12. Chinese New Year by Chris Page
  13. Charismatic Megafauna by Linda Leslie
  14. Kimmswick Express by Gene Hubert
  15. Opening Break by Bob Isaacs
  16. Middle Break by Bob Isaacs
  17. Closing Break by Bob Isaacs


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Spring Break

by: Nils Fredland

Called

introduces moves: petronella, swing, pull by dancers, allemande, circle, balance the ring, pass through

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 ⁋

One of Nils’ first dance compositions.

https://www.library.unh.edu/special/forms/rpdlw/syllabus2013.pdf

Rod's Grits

by: Bill Olson

Called

introduces moves: box the gnat, star, right left through, do si do, promenade

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
8
star right - wrist grip - 4 places
A2 8
right left through
8
ladles do si do 1½
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
partners promenade
6
circle left 3 places
2
pass through ⁋

Hey Maker Contra

by: Aden Water

Called

introduces moves: slide along set, hey, balance

formation: Becket CW

A1 2
slide left along set to new neighbors ⁋
2
circle left 1 place
12
neighbors swing
A2 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½ to partner
8
partners allemande right 1¼ so Ladles are facing in
B1 16
ladles start a full hey - lefts in center, rights on ends
B2 4
partners balance (or right gyre )
12
partners swing

Written to be an undistracting first hey dance for newer dancers, it also is quite flowy.
Let your music's vibe dictate whether to balance and swing or right gyre

Video: https://youtu.be/H8Z3IdI2Wb8

Dance Both Rolls

by: Yoyo Zhou

Aspirational

introduces moves: roll away, chain

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
balance & petronella
4
balance the ring
4
gentlespoons roll away partners left to right along
B1 4
balance the ring
4
gentlespoons roll away neighbors left to right across
8
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain to neighbors
8
ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends to face next neighbors ⁋

The Treasure of Sierra Madre

by: James Hutson

Called

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½, end back to back facing partners in a line of four
A2 8
partners right hand balance & box the gnat
8
partners start a half hey - rights on ends, lefts in center
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places to next neighbors ⁋

One of my favorite dances. A pure groove dance from top to bottom.

Cows are Watching

by: Bill Pope and Judy Goldsmith

To Call

introduces moves: long lines, zig zag

formation: Becket ccw

A1 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles allemande right 1½
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 4
balance the ring
4
gentlespoons roll away partners with a half sashay Across the set
8
zig left zag right ⁋
B2 8
gentlespoons allemande left once Next Gentlespoons, once and a bit
8
partners swing

A Pirate’s Life for Me (variation)

by: Nathaniel Jack

introduces moves: form an ocean wave, Rory O'More

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
pass through to an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left in the center, neighbors by right on the sides
4
Rory O'More right, gentlespoons continue past each other, but catch left hands
8
gentlespoons allemande left once
16
partners balance & swing
8
ladles allemande right 1½
8
neighbors allemande left 1¾ to next neighbors ⁋

http://lists.sharedweight.net/pipermail/callers-sharedweight.net/2009-August/002149.html

Who doesn't like pirates? Not me. This dance was meant to be as raucous as I could make it, filled with stomping, spinning and swinging. It's fun.

Binary Stars

by: Isaac Banner

make into non-binary stars

formation: improper

Starts in short waves, right hands to neighbors

A1 8
balance & Rory O'More right, gentlespoons keep sliding past each other to catch left hands
8
star left - hands across - 4 places, ladles falling in behind partners
A2 4
balance the star
4
ladles Rory O'More left, gentlespoons turn over right shoulders
8
star right - hands across - 4 places ⁋
B1 6
gentlespoons allemande left ¾ with next gentlespoon
10
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors do si do 1¼ to short waves

Inspired by Catch a Falling Star, by Melanie Axel-Lute

I've Got Your Shadow Cornered

by: Jim Hemphill

Aspirational

introduces moves: slice, give & take

formation: Becket

Identify 1st shadows standing next to you and 2nd shadows standing past your partners.

A1 4
slice left ⁋
4
ladles take neighbors
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
B1 2
partners allemande right ½
6
1st shadows allemande left once
2
partners allemande right ½
6
2nd shadows allemande left once
B2 16
partners balance & swing

Chippenham Square

by: Colin Hume

formation: square dance

A1 8
along the set right left through (HEADS)
8
neighbors swing (SIDES with OPPOSITE) face the nearest HEAD couple in ring of four
A2 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
B1 4
balance
2
pass through
10
partners swing
B2 8
neighbors allemande left once (corners)
8
partners promenade to home (half-way)

https://colinhume.com/insts.htm#ChippenhamSquare

Non-progressive, so I would do Break, Figure for Heads, Figure for Sides, all that again, final Break.

Based on “Petronella Square” by Becky Hill and first called at Chippenham Folk Festival.

Rod's Velvety Lawn ("Rod's Grits Lawn" variation)

by: Variations on a Bill Olson dance, by Unknown and Aden Water

introduces moves: California twirl

formation: Improper

A1 8
neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
8
star right - wrist grip - 4 places, face across
A2 8
right left through, pull past partner
8
ladles allemande right 1½
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
partners promenade
6
circle right 3 places
2
partners California twirl ⁋

/+ star back where you came from

Variation of https://contradb.com/dances/542 eliminates do-si-do for use outdoors.
Variation by Anet gives good flow after the promenade.
Rod's Grits Lawn variation collected from Liz Burkhart at MMiSL 2018.

Chinese New Year

by: Chris Page

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
8
balance & box circulate - gentlespoons cross while ladles loop right
A2 8
balance & box circulate - ladles cross while gentlespoons loop right
8
partners swing
B1 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
B2 8
long lines forward & back
8
square through two - partners balance & pull by right, then neighbors pull by left to ⁋
0
form long waves - ladles face in, gentlespoons face out

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.

Charismatic Megafauna

by: Linda Leslie

formation: Becket

Identify next neighbors on left diagonal.

A1 4
gentlespoons give & take neighbors
12
neighbors swing
A2 8
ladles chain
6
partners promenade
2
slide right along set (j-hook) ⁋
B1 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
B2 16
partners balance & swing

Linda's notes:

"Written for our friends Lucia Watson and Jeff Weiler so they could twirl like crazy in the chain. In 2017, I actually switched the sequences: the dance used to start at the B1. I like this much better!"

Kimmswick Express

by: Gene Hubert

introduces moves: custom

formation: square dance

A1 8
Heads forward & back
8
right left through Heads
A2 6
circle left 3 places Heads
2
pass through to face Sides
8
neighbors do si do 1¼ to a wave of 4 (2 ladles in the middle by the left, neighbor right)
B1 4
balance right & left
2
neighbors allemande right ½
2
gentlespoons allemande left ½
8
partners swing
B2 16
partners promenade along the set on the right to home

Opening Break

by: Bob Isaacs

introduces moves: custom

formation: Square Break

A1 8
Identify partners, neighbors, opposites
8
partners swing
A2 8
circle left 4 places
8
circle right 4 places
B1 6
neighbors allemande left once
10
grand right and left
B2 8
partners do si do once
8
partners promenade home

Middle Break

by: Bob Isaacs

introduces moves: custom

formation: Square Break

A1 6
neighbors allemande left once
10
grand right and left
A2 8
partners do si do once
8
partners swing
B1 6
neighbors allemande left once
10
grand right and left
B2 8
partners do si do once
8
partners swing

Closing Break

by: Bob Isaacs

introduces moves: custom

formation: Square Break

A1 6
neighbors allemande left once
10
grand right and left
A2 8
partners do si do once
8
partners swing
B1 6
neighbors allemande left once
10
weave the ring
B2 16
partners long swing