KW 2023-12-16 Portland OR w/ George, Heather, Jesse

user: Koren A Wake

Table of Contents

  1. Back of the Envelope by Dugan Murphy
  2. The Baby Rose by David Kaynor
  3. Becky's Becket by David Zinkin
  4. Woven Waves by Cary Ravitz
  5. Poetry in Motion by Lisa Greenleaf
  6. Weeks on the Road (var) by Bill Olson
  7. New Sweetheart by Linda Leslie
  8. Four Have Sprung by Yoyo Zhou

    sub Good Friday for Rory practice
  9. Box the Cat by Lisa Greenleaf
  10. Susan's Slide by Cary Ravitz

    sub Good Friday or 3-33-33 depending on earlier
  11. A Thing of Trust by Chris Page
  12. Hume Fogg Reel by Susan Kevra


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Back of the Envelope

by: Dugan Murphy

introduces moves: long lines, allemande, swing, circle, do si do

formation: improper

A1 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles allemande left 1½
A2 16
partners balance & swing
B1 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors do si do once
B2 16
neighbors balance & swing

The Baby Rose

by: David Kaynor

introduces moves: chain, star

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners do si do once
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places to new neighbors ⁋

Becky's Becket

by: David Zinkin

This dance is not published.

Woven Waves

by: Cary Ravitz

introduces moves: form a long wave, custom, facing star, pass through

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

original at http://www.dance.ravitz.us/#ww2
5-1999

Poetry in Motion

by: Lisa Greenleaf

introduces moves: gyre, give & take

formation: improper

A1 8
star right 4 places
8
neighbors allemande right 1¼
A2 8
next neighbors gyre left shoulders once
8
neighbors swing original neighbor
B1 8
gentlespoons give & take partners
8
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain to neighbor
8
star left 4 places ⁋

Bob Isaacs notes: The give and take figure originated from Larry Jennings, the great caller and writer from Boston. End the neighbor swing in shoulder/waist position, take two steps forward, and the gentlespoons take their partner’s hand and lead her to his side for a swing. Some “hard-to-get” playfulness usually goes along with this. In this dance the figure is a good alternative to circle L ¾, and in other dances can go to either side of the set.

This smooth-flowing dance was written by one top caller for the marriage of two other outstanding callers, Linda Leslie and Bob Golder, all of whom are from eastern Massachusetts.

Weeks on the Road (var)

by: Bill Olson

introduces moves: hey, petronella, balance the ring, California twirl

formation: Becket

My own personal-choreography-discovered-accidental-variation of Weeks on the Road by Bill Olson, this one keeps the energy driving in the B1 leading up to the partner swing much better than the original choreography, which replaces the balance/spin right with a circle left 3/4.

A1 8
left diagonal ladles chain
8
ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
balance & petronella
4
balance the ring
4
neighbors California twirl
B2 16
partners balance & swing

The person you chain / chain to in A1 is the neighbor you swing in A2.

New Sweetheart

by: Linda Leslie

introduces moves: mad robin

formation: Becket

A1 8
long lines forward & back
8
mad robin, gentlespoons in front
A2 6
circle left 3 places
10
neighbors swing
B1 8
right diagonal ladles chain
8
star left 4 places
B2 16
partners balance & swing ⁋

Four Have Sprung

by: Yoyo Zhou

sub Good Friday for Rory practice

introduces moves: form long waves, Rory O'More, pull by dancers

formation: Becket

Line up improper to have couples identify their 1st neighbors, 2nd neighbors, and 3rd neighbors, then turn one place to the left for Becket.

A1 8
circle left 3 places
2
1st neighbors allemande right ½
2
2nd neighbors allemande left ½
2
3rd neighbors allemande right ½
2
form long waves - gentlespoons face in, ladles face out ¹
A2 8
balance & Rory O'More right
8
2nd neighbors swing ² ⁋
B1 8
long lines forward & back
2
ladles pull by right
2
partners pull by left
4
gentlespoons allemande right once
B2 16
partners balance & swing

¹ 3rd neighbors in right hand, gentlespoons face in at partner's back
² this is your new minor set

http://epicyclic.org/dance/compositions.html#four

For the organizers of Fall Has Sprung, the 12-hour dance in Grass Valley: Dan Skeahan, Eric Engels, Joyce Miller, and Lisa Frankel. You also get to see four of your neighbors each time through.

Some have suggested, in the B1, changing the pull by left to an allemande left 1/2. I prefer the timing with a pull by, but the allemande left 1/2 may be better in a crowded hall.

Box the Cat

by: Lisa Greenleaf

introduces moves: box the gnat, custom

formation: improper

Have dancers introduce themselves to their previous neighbor during walkthrough.

A1 8
neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
2
neighbors pull by right
6
previous neighbors allemande left once
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 6
circle left 3 places
10
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places ⁋

Susan's Slide

by: Cary Ravitz

sub Good Friday or 3-33-33 depending on earlier

introduces moves: slice

formation: Becket

A1 8
slice left and straight back ⁋
2
pass through across the set
6
partners allemande right ¾ to short wave, gentlespoons join lefts in the middle
A2 8
balance & Rory O'More right, gentlespoons slide 1 place ladles slide 2 places
8
neighbors swing
B1 2
pass through across the set
6
neighbors allemande right ¾ to short wave, gentlespoons join lefts in the middle
8
balance & Rory O'More right, gentlespoons slide 1 place ladles slide 2
B2 8
partners gyre once
8
partners swing

A Thing of Trust

by: Chris Page

introduces moves: poussette

formation: improper

A1 6
half poussette - gentlespoons pull partners back then left clockwise ⁋
10
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
circle left 3 places
B1 6
half poussette - gentlespoons pull neighbors back then left clockwise
10
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain to neighbor
8
circle right 4 places

Notes from Bob Isaacs: Written on August 7, 2012 as a smushing together of the B2/A1 of "A Sure Thing" and A2/B1 of "Trust," to put both transitions in the same dance. Chris learned to dance and call at Glenside before moving to San Diego a decade ago. This dance has it all; a new transition, good flow into both swings, and the beautiful/circle R/pousette progression.

Hume Fogg Reel

by: Susan Kevra

introduces moves: balance

formation: Becket

A1 6
circle left 3 places
2
pass through
8
next neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles chain
B1 6
ladles allemande right once
6
partners allemande left 1½
4
gentlespoons allemande right once
B2 4
partners balance
12
partners swing

The allemands aren't exactly as indicated above - the idea is to make sure all three happen in time for the Balance at the top of the B2