KW 2024-02-29 Lake City w/ The Waverlies

user: Koren A Wake

Table of Contents

  1. Lark in The Afternoon by Yoyo Zhou
  2. Flirtation Reel by Tony Parkes

    alternating
  3. Rollin' & Tumblin' by Cis Hinkle
  4. Birds from Urbana by Isaac Banner
  5. Box the Cat by Lisa Greenleaf
  6. Vallimont's Silver Hammer by Luke Donforth

  7. waltz & break
  8. Spin Break by Claire Takemori
  9. Bob the Surfer by Dugan Murphy
  10. Pigeon on the Jetway by Koren Wake
  11. Zag it Back by Jacqui Grennan


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Lark in The Afternoon

by: Yoyo Zhou

introduces moves: swing, allemande, do si do, circle, balance the ring, California twirl

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners do si do once
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
partners California twirl to progress

Flirtation Reel

by: Tony Parkes

alternating

introduces moves: down the hall, up the hall, hey, gyre, long lines

formation: improper

A1 8
down the hall and turn alone
8
up the hall and end facing neighbor
A2 16
neighbors start a full hey - rights on ends, lefts in center
B1 8
neighbors gyre once
8
neighbors swing, end facing across the set
B2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ones swing, end facing down ⁋

Available at https://www.cambridgefolk.org.uk/contra/dances/tony_parkes/flirtation_reel.html

Rollin' & Tumblin'

by: Cis Hinkle

introduces moves: roll away, chain, star

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 4
long lines forward
4
gentlespoons roll away neighbors
4
long lines forward
4
ladles roll away neighbors
B1 8
ladles allemande right 1½
8
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain to neighbor
8
star left 4 places ⁋

The dual long lines with a roll away sets up a nice transition into the ladles allemande.

Birds from Urbana

by: Isaac Banner

introduces moves: zig zag, meltdown swing, mad robin

formation: Becket

A1 8
circle left 3 places
6
zig left zag right, trailing two catching hands ⁋
2
gentlespoons allemande left ½
A2 16
neighbors meltdown swing
B1 8
mad robin, gentlespoons in front
8
circle left 3 places
B2 16
partners meltdown swing

Box the Cat

by: Lisa Greenleaf

introduces moves: box the gnat, pull by dancers, 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 ⁋

Vallimont's Silver Hammer

by: Luke Donforth

introduces moves: slide along set, promenade, square through

formation: Becket

A1 2
slide left along set ⁋
6
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
neighbors promenade
8
ladles chain to partner
B1 8
square through two - neighbors balance & pull by right, then partners pull by left along
8
shadows do si do once
B2 16
partners balance & swing

waltz & break

Spin Break

by: Claire Takemori

introduces moves: balance, petronella, give & take, pass through

formation: improper

Short wave, Neighbor by RH, Ladles by LH in middle

A1 4
balance wave
12
neighbors swing
A2 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
B1 4
balance the ring
12
ladles give & take partners, Swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places, reform short wave
4
balance wave ⁋
4
pass through,walk forward to new wave

Spin off of Spring Break, Tom Lehman, for a super easy, hi-energy dance.

Bob the Surfer

by: Dugan Murphy

introduces moves: form long waves, box circulate

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing
B1 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors allemande right 1½
B2 0
form long waves - gentlespoons face in, ladles face out
8
balance & box circulate - gentlespoons cross while ladles loop right
8
balance & box circulate - ladles cross while gentlespoons loop right, look to next neighbors ⁋

Pigeon on the Jetway

by: Koren Wake

formation: Becket double progression

A1 8
long lines forward & back
8
gentlespoons allemande left once
A2 8
partners gyre 1½
8
ladles start a half hey - lefts in center, rights on ends, look to the right diagonal ⁋
B1 8
ladles start a right diagonal half hey - lefts in center, rights on ends, look straight across ⁋
8
ladles start a half hey - lefts in center, rights on ends - ladles ricochet, gentlespoons ricochet
B2 16
partners balance & swing

See notes & more readable choreography here:
https://www.korenwake.com/choreography#h.h5lwwkya238h

Zag it Back

by: Jacqui Grennan

introduces moves: slice

formation: Becket

A1 8
slice left and straight back ⁋
8
ladles allemande left 1½
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 6
circle left 3 places
6
neighbors zig left zag right
4
shadows allemande left once
B2 16
partners balance & swing

The timing is fuzzy in the B1 but it does all fit.