Palo Alto 2024/03

user: Dane Wallinga

Culver City Contra

by: James Hutson

This dance is not published.

Heartbeat Contra

by: Don Flaherty

introduces moves: petronella, balance the ring, swing, gyre, circle, balance, California twirl

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 ⁋

Butter

by: Gene Hubert

introduces moves: slide along set, long lines, 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

The Love Blender

by: Devin Nordson

This dance is not published.

Trip to Belfast

by: Luke Donforth

introduces moves: form a long wave, allemande, do si do

formation: improper

A1 8
gentlespoons dance in to a long wave in the center - balance the wave
8
gentlespoons dance out while ladles dance in to a long wave in the center - balance the wave
A2 8
ladles allemande right 1¼
8
partners swing
B1 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles do si do 1½
B2 16
neighbors balance & swing ⁋

Amy Asked for a [Right Shoulder Round]

by: Charley Harvey

This dance is not published.

Green Lake Twirl

by: Isaac Banner

introduces moves: slice, give & take, Rory O'More

formation: Becket

A1 4
slice left ⁋
4
gentlespoons take neighbors
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners do si do 1¼ into short waves
B1 8
balance & Rory O'More right
8
balance & Rory O'More left
B2 16
partners balance & swing

Inspired by Cheat Lake Twirl by Perry Shafran

Footloose

by: Dean Snipes

This dance is not published.

Jenny Goes to Camp

by: Steve Zakon-Anderson

This dance is not published.

Another Orbit for Liz

by: Bob Green

introduces moves: mad robin, allemande orbit

formation: Improper

A1 8
mad robin, ladles in front
8
ladles allemande left 1½ around while the gentlespoons orbit clockwise ½ around
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
ladles give & take partners
8
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
mad robin, ladles in front ⁋

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

Train Delay

by: Maia McCormick

introduces moves: star, box the gnat

formation: Becket

Shadow is next to you.

A1 2
slide left along set ⁋
6
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places
B1 8
shadows right hand balance & box the gnat
8
shadows do si do 1½
B2 16
partners balance & swing

In the second half of B1, pull by R at the start of the do-si-do for some extra momentum.

Written on a stuck train to Princeton, NJ, late 2014, and first called March 2015 in Silver Spring, MD.