2024-06-24 CBDC Monday Night

user: Moose Flores

Intro Lesson NOT A DANCE

by: unknown

introduces moves: circle, allemande, do si do, swing, chain, right left through

formation: circle

Lesson: Circle, give weight, stay connected, AR, AL, DSD, Swing, courtesy turn & chain, better never than late.

A1 8
circle left 4 places
8
neighbors allemande left once
A2 8
neighbors do si do once
8
partners swing
B1 8
ladles chain
8
right left through
B2 16
partners balance & swing

Lesson: Circle, give weight, stay connected, AR, AL, DSD, Swing, courtesy turn & chain, better never than late, keep moving, "keep smiling and all is forgiven", Everyone makes mistakes!

La Bastringue

by: Traditional

This dance is not published.

Welcome to the Dance

by: Elizabeth Bloom Albert

This dance is not published.

Appetizer

by: Scott Higgs

introduces moves: long lines

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles chain
B1 6
ladles allemande right once
10
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors do si do 1½ ⁋

Becket in the Kitchen

by: Becky Hill

introduces moves: petronella, star

formation: Becket ccw

A1 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles chain
A2 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
B1 8
star left 4 places ⁋
8
neighbors swing
B2 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing

The Slinky Walk

by: Moose Flores, Chris Page

introduces moves: slide along set, custom

formation: Becket

  • Designate ones and twos, then have each set turn 1 quarter to the left for Becket. Then verify that all the ones are on the same side. Ones progress leftward & down the hall.
  • It may help to walk through a colonnade once without arches, to demonstrate the paths, then add the ones' arch (left to left!)
  • Give the twos a chance to practice arching the colonnade during the walkthrough.
A1 2
slide left along set ⁋
6
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places
B1 16
left colonnade - "ones arch, colonnade!" +
B2 16
partners balance & swing
  • Left Colonnade: ones join left hands to make an arch and hold that arch for the entire figure. Ladles trade positions by left-shoulder pass through with ladle two going under the arch (and the arch moves!). Gentlespoons trade by left shoulders with gentlespoon two going under the arch. Ladles trade back by left shoulders; gentlespoons trade back by left shoulders. Each trade has 4 beats of music, so there's no need to rush.

More of a Becket

by: Becky Hill

This dance is not published.

8) waltz & break

88888

by: Isaac Banner

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

formation: four face four

Identify neighbors 1-3 to start

A1 6
1st neighbors balance & pull by right ⁋
2
2nd neighbors pull by left ⁋
8
3rd neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat right hands
A2 8
star right 4 places with partners
8
partners do si do once
B1 8
partners right hand balance & box the gnat
8
right and left grand - partners pull by right to start, 4 changes of hands
B2 16
partners balance & swing

Mama Loo's Reel

by: Gene Hubert

introduces moves: stand still

formation: improper

A1 8
circle left 4 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles allemande right 1½
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
ladles chain
6
circle right 4 places
2
stand still let go hands and turn ⁋

Happy as a Cold Pig in Warm Mud

by: Mike Boerschig

introduces moves: custom, balance the ring, California twirl

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners allemande right 1½
B1 8
The first gentlespoon and second ladle star left above, and the second gentlespoon and first ladle star left below
8
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
partners California twirl ⁋

Tica Tica Timing

by: Dean Snipes

introduces moves: promenade

formation: Becket

A1 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
neighbors promenade
8
ladles chain
B1 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
B2 14
partners balance & swing
2
slide left along set ⁋

Julian Bee notes that swapping the promenade for a R+L Thru is Linda Leslie's "Old Time Elixir #2", written in 1998. It's unclear when Dean wrote TTT, so both deserve a cross-reference. https://contradb.com/dances/474

13) waltz & goodnight