user: Doe Taryn
basic- b&S at start of each section
bright, walky
full hay- flowy
R/L long wave in the center - bouncy
up and down the hall
rory oh more- stompy
Zig Zag
break / waltz
star right to star left (flowy/churning)
RsR, complicated short waves
solid achievable dance ( spooky tune)
easy, full hay
petronellas/ stompy
short waves rotation
no neighbor swing
R&L through
closing waltz
by: Lisa Greenleaf
basic- b&S at start of each section
introduces moves: swing, long lines, allemande, circle, do si do
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles allemande right 1½
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors do si do 1½ ⁋
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by: unknown
bright, walky
introduces moves: chain, balance the ring, pass through
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| B1 | 8 | ladles do si do once
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | pass through ⁋
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by: Tanya Rotenberg
full hay- flowy
introduces moves: hey
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | neighbors allemande left 1½
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| A2 | 16 | ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| B1 | 16 | partners long swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors allemande right 1½ ⁋
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Written in 1985 for the 20th anniversary of her parents' wedding, these being their wedding flowers.
by: Yoyo Zhou
R/L long wave in the center - bouncy
introduces moves: form a long wave, give & take
formation: improper
Starts with gentlespoons in a long wave down the center
| A1 | 4 | gentlespoons form a long wave in the center - balance the wave
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| 8 | gentlespoons dance out while ladles dance in to a long wave in the center - balance the wave
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| 4 | ladles allemande right ¾
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B1 | 8 | ladles give & take partners to the ladle's side
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends, gentlespoons catch right and allemande 3/4 to a long wave ⁋
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To start the walkthru, have gents walk forward into a long wave.
by: Yoyo Zhou
up and down the hall
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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by: James Hutson
rory oh more- stompy
introduces moves: Rory O'More, pull by dancers, form long waves
formation: improper
Starts in long waves, gentlespoons face out
| A1 | 8 | balance & Rory O'More right
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| 8 | balance & Rory O'More left
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & 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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| 4 | ladles pull by right across
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| 4 | neighbors allemande left ¾ ⁋
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| 0 | form long waves - ladles face in, gentlespoons face out
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by: John Coffman
Zig Zag
introduces moves: zig zag
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 6 | zig left zag right, trailing two catching hands ⁋
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| 2 | gentlespoons allemande left ½
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles allemande right 1½
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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break / waltz
by: Robert Cromartie
star right to star left (flowy/churning)
introduces moves: star
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | star left - wrist grip - 4 places
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| 8 | neighbors allemande left 1½
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| A2 | 8 | ladles allemande right 1½
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B1 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 10 | neighbors swing
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| B2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | star right - wrist grip - 4 places ⁋
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Author's Notes:
The transition from left hand star to allemande left is especially nice if a New England style (hand on wrist) star is used. This is the only dance I can think of for which I specifically request that type of star in those parts of the country where the default is hands-across.
Unfortunately, the origin of the name is lost in the mists of time. All I can say is that "Al" is not Al Olson, although had I known who he is when I wrote this, it might have been. Composed sometime around 1989.
This dance is from William Watson's mirror of American Country Dances On Line
All rights reserved by the author; used by permission.
Added to database 9/14/1997; last revised 3/5/1999; edited by Russell Owen
by: Nathaniel Jack
RsR, complicated short waves
introduces moves: form an ocean wave, gyre
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | pass through to an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left in the center, neighbors by right on the sides
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| 4 | Rory O'More right, gentlespoons continue past each other, but catch left hands
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| 8 | gentlespoons allemande left once
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| 16 | partners balance & swing
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| 8 | ladles do si do 1½
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| 8 | neighbors gyre 1¼ to next neighbors ⁋
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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.
by: Lisa Greenleaf
solid achievable dance ( spooky tune)
introduces moves: California twirl
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends right shoulder
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | partners California twirl ⁋
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by: Gene Hubert
easy, full hay
introduces moves: slide along set
formation: Becket
| A1 | 2 | slide left along set ⁋
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| 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| B1 | 16 | ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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by: Dean Snipes
petronellas/ stompy
introduces moves: promenade, petronella
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | neighbors promenade
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| B1 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 8 | balance & petronella
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| B2 | 14 | partners balance & swing
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| 2 | slide left along set ⁋
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Julian Bee notes that swapping the promenade for a R+L Thru is Linda Leslie's "Old Time Elixir #2", written in 1998. It's unclear when Dean wrote TTT, so both deserve a cross-reference. https://contradb.com/dances/474
by: Diane Silver
short waves rotation
introduces moves: custom
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | slice left and straight back ⁋
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| 8 | ladles allemande right 1½
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B1 | 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | pass through to an ocean wave - ladles by right in the center, neighbors by left on the sides
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| 4 | balance wave right then left
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| 2 | neighbors allemande right ½
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| 2 | gentlespoons allemande left ½ ⁋
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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by: Grant Yost
no neighbor swing
introduces moves: balance, box the gnat
formation: improper
| A1 | 4 | neighbors balance by the right hand
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| 4 | neighbors box the gnat
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| 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| A2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| B2 | 8 | ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| 8 | star left 4 places ⁋
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R&L through
introduces moves: right left through
formation: improper
Note the hand in which the next neighbor's hand will be held in the long lines
| A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | right left through
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| 8 | ladles allemande right 1½
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | neighbors swing and take hands with next neighbors in long lines ⁋
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I was taking a course on gender and sexuality at the time I wrote this. The title is a double pun; "Contra is essential" is one meaning, "against cultural/biological essentialism" is another.
closing waltz