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user: Abigail Golden

Easy Peasy

by: Diane Silver

introduces moves: swing, long lines, allemande, circle, balance the ring, California twirl

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
partners California twirl ⁋

Pizza Shop

by: Yoyo Zhou

introduces moves: slice, chain, down the hall, up the hall

formation: Becket

A1 8
slice left and straight back ⁋
8
ladles chain
A2 8
ladles allemande right once
8
neighbors swing
B1 8
down the hall and turn as a couple
8
up the hall and bend into a ring
B2 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners swing

50/50 by Bob Isaacs

Heartbeat Contra

by: Don Flaherty

introduces moves: petronella, 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 ⁋

You're Among Produce

by: Bob Isaacs, Robert Cromartie, Isaac Banner

introduces moves: star, revolving door

formation: improper

A1 8
star right 4 places
8
neighbors allemande right 1½
A2 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing
B1 8
revolving door - ladles take right hands and drop off partners on other side
8
neighbors swing
B2 8
long lines forward & back
8
star left 4 places ⁋

20 Below

by: Bill Olson

introduces moves: custom, hey

formation: Becket

Nice to start with a couple out at the top because the progression is in A2
Last time thru likewise should start with a couple out at top

A1 8
circle left 3 places to wavy line across, L in cntr
4
balance wave
4
move forward to new wavy line (progression) ⁋
A2 8
balance the wave
8
neighbors swing
B1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners start a half hey - rights on ends, lefts in center
B2 16
partners balance & swing (start again with same neighbors)

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Simplicity Swing

by: Becky Hill

introduces moves: do si do

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners swing
B1 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles chain to neighbor
B2 8
star left 4 places ⁋
8
next neighbors do si do once

Mad, Mad World

by: Martha Wild

introduces moves: mad robin, pass by, meltdown swing, pass through

formation: improper

A1 8
long lines forward & back
8
mad robin, ladles in front
A2 2
ladles pass by left shoulders
14
partners meltdown swing
B1 4
pass through across the set
4
partners California twirl
8
mad robin, gentlespoons in front
B2 2
gentlespoons pass by left shoulders
14
neighbors meltdown swing ⁋

Further and More

by: Lisa Greenleaf

introduces moves: form long waves, Rory O'More, promenade

formation: improper

starts in long wavy lines, ladles facing in, neighbors in R hand

A1 0
form long waves - ladles face in, gentlespoons face out
8
balance & Rory O'More right
8
balance & Rory O'More left
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
gentlespoons allemande left once
8
partners swing
B2 8
partners promenade
8
ladles chain (open chain: ladles pull by R, N allemande L 3/4) ⁋

Neighbor, Neighbor On the Wall

by: Maia McCormick

formation: improper

A1 8
long lines forward & back ⁋
8
neighbors swing (this is a new neighbor)
A2 8
ladles chain
8
ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
neighbors swing (the one you already swung)

Written for a workshop at YDW '17 to practice communication with neighbors.

Boys From Urbana

by: John Coffman

introduces moves: zig zag

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 balance & swing
B1 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles allemande right 1½
B2 16
partners balance & swing

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