Elisabeth Monica Port Angeles 2023.12.09

user: Elisabeth Monica

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.

Midwest Folklore

by: Orace Johnson

introduces moves: slide along set, do si do

formation: Becket

A1 2
slide left along set ⁋
8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors do si do once
16
neighbors balance & swing
8
circle left 3 places
8
partners do si do once
16
partners balance & swing

Cal and Irene

by: Dan Pearl

introduces moves: California twirl, promenade

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 2
slide left along set (with neighbor)
6
circle left 3 places (notice shadow)
4
balance the ring
4
neighbors California twirl
B1 4
balance the ring (back with partner)
12
partners swing
B2 8
partners promenade
6
circle left 3 places
2
pass through ⁋

Butter

by: Gene Hubert

introduces moves: chain, hey

formation: Becket

A1 2
slide left along set ⁋
6
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles chain
B1 16
ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
B2 16
partners balance & swing

Birthday

by: Robin Banerji

introduces moves: right left through, petronella

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
right left through
8
circle left 3 places
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
balance & petronella
4
balance the ring
4
partners California twirl ⁋

Waltz

Break

Centrifugal Hey

by: Gene Hubert

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors allemande right 1½
8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
A2 16
partners start a full hey - rights on ends, lefts in center +
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
right left through
6
circle left 3 places
2
pass through ⁋

Bob Isaacs notes: One of Gene Hubert’s best, which is really saying something. As good a full hey dance as any ever written.

+partners right, ladles left, neighbor right, gentlespoons left

Reel Easy

by: Cary Ravitz

introduces moves: pull by dancers

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors do si do once
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles allemande right 1½
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
6
neighbors allemande right once
2
neighbors pull by right to next neighbors

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To change from a Becket dance to Reel Easy in a medley, change Reel Easy's first figure to circle left 3/4. From a counter-clockwise Becket dance, change it to men allemande left 1+1/2.

The second half of B2 can be danced as neighbors allemande right 1+1/4, walk straight forward to (A1) do-si-do the next. But I think it is more fun to allemande right 1, lean back a bit, and pull by.

YouTube, 2, MRD

Heartbeat Contra

by: Don Flaherty

introduces moves: gyre, balance

formation: improper

A1 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
A2 4
balance the ring
12
neighbors swing
B1 8
ladles gyre 1½
8
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
partners balance
4
partners California twirl ⁋

Call Me

by: Cary Ravitz

introduces moves: star

formation: Becket ccw

A1 8
right left through
8
ladles chain
A2 8
star left 4 places look for new neighbor ⁋
8
neighbors swing
B1 8
circle left 3 places
8
ladles start a half hey - lefts in center, rights on ends
B2 16
partners balance & swing

Waltz