2024-12-31 NYE EAST LANSING (20+3)

user: Moose Flores

Salmonella Evening

by: Steve Zakon-Anderson

introduces moves: allemande, swing, petronella, balance, pass through

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors allemande right 1¾
8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
A2 16
partners balance & swing
B1 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
B2 8
balance & petronella
4
balance the ring
2
pass through ⁋

42 minutes of Puffin Pablo

by: Moose Flores

introduces moves: circle, chain, right left through, hey

formation: Becket

Triple progression (sometimes there will be a couple out at the ends)
If you are out, wait on the side, ready for the left diagonal.
If there is no one at all on your left diagonal, WAIT 8 beats & resume dancing.
(If you get completely wonky and you have no neighbors at A1, EJECT and rejoin the bottom of the line.)

A1 2
circle left 1 place
14
neighbors swing
A2 8
left diagonal ladles chain (to Shadow) ⁋
8
right left through across set
B1 8
ladles start a left diagonal half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends by right shoulder ⁋
8
ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
B2 16
partners balance & swing

Triple progression (the diagonal half hey is two of them).

Variation of 40 Years of Penguin Pam:
http://contradb.com/dances/74

40 Years of Penguin Pam

by: Seth Tepfer

introduces moves: custom

formation: Becket

A1 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners two hand turn 1½
B1 8
left diagonal right left through ⁋
8
right left through
B2 8
left diagonal ladles chain
8
ladles chain across set (this is shadow)
8
ladles start a left diagonal half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends by right shoulder
8
ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
16
partners balance & swing

After the Solstice

by: Lisa Greenleaf

introduces moves: long lines

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
right left through
6
circle left 3 places
2
pass through ⁋

Tenth Year in Tommerup

by: Linda Leslie

formation: Becket

A1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
left diagonal ladles chain to shadow
B1 8
balance & petronella across
8
balance & petronella turning extra to face partner
B2 16
partners balance & swing ⁋

New Year, Same Old Charlie

by: Isaac Banner

introduces moves: down the hall, up the hall, balance the ring, California twirl

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing, end facing down the hall
A2 8
down the hall and turn alone
8
up the hall and ones cast down one couple to new rings ⁋
B1 8
balance & petronella
8
partners swing
B2 8
balance & petronella
4
balance the ring
4
partners California twirl ⁋

A2 cast down is mirrored with the active couple turning over their outside shoulders to drop down into a new ring of foot while the inactive couples finish moving up the hall.

Trip to Chicago

by: Aden Water

introduces moves: form a long wave, custom, box the gnat, pull by dancers

formation: Becket

Try to have lines and hands four a little spacious for the box the gnat across.
In waves, Gentlespoons hold hands high, Ladles go lower and hold by fingertips so there's a little more personal space.

A1 8
ladles allemande right 1½ to neighbor
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
gentlespoons dance in to a long wave in the center - balance the wave and STAY
8
ladles dance in to a long wave in the center Balance, then keep left hand with neighbor ladle and with right hand take partner's hand. Stay.
B1 8
facing star, ladles back up 3 places
8
partners swing
B2 8
neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
4
neighbors pull by right across the set
4
partners turn to their right and single-file promenade to next neighbors

Wait out in Becket formation, partners on the same side--left side--ready to single file in then ladles allemande.

Take Some of the Credit

by: Chris Page

introduces moves: form an ocean wave

formation: improper

A1 8
long lines forward & back
8
circle left 3 places
A2 4
form an ocean wave & balance - gentlespoons by left hands and partners by right hands
8
partners start a half hey - rights on ends, lefts in center
4
form an ocean wave & balance - gentlespoons by left hands and partners by right hands
B1 8
partners start a half hey - rights on ends, lefts in center
8
partners swing
B2 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
neighbors swing ⁋

Shambolic

by: Moose Flores

introduces moves: cross trails

formation: Becket

A1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
neighbors swing end facing left diagonal
A2 8
left diagonal ladles chain to shadow
8
right left through
B1 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
B2 4
cross trails - neighbors across the set right shoulders, shadows along the set left shoulders
12
partners swing ⁋

End effects: while waiting out, when a diagonal chain comes to you, do so.
You will spend part of your time waiting out with your shadow and some with your partner. You will still do every partner swing.

Chicago Shuffle

by: Moose Flores

introduces moves: do si do

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors do si do once as couples
8
neighbors do si do once
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing
B2 8
balance & petronella
4
balance the ring
4
partners California twirl ⁋

Optional: last time
B1) Long lines forward & back, Gentlespoons allemande left 1 1/2
B2) Partners balance & swing

Variation on Cherokee Shuffle
https://contradb.com/dances/509

13) waltz & goodnight

Trip to Chicago

by: Aden Water

introduces moves: custom

formation: Becket

Try to have lines and hands four a little spacious for the box the gnat across.
In waves, Gentlespoons hold hands high, Ladles go lower and hold by fingertips so there's a little more personal space.

A1 8
ladles allemande right 1½ to neighbor
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
gentlespoons dance in to a long wave in the center - balance the wave and STAY
8
ladles dance in to a long wave in the center Balance, then keep left hand with neighbor ladle and with right hand take partner's hand. Stay.
B1 8
facing star, ladles back up 3 places
8
partners swing
B2 8
neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
4
neighbors pull by right across the set
4
partners turn to their right and single-file promenade to next neighbors

Wait out in Becket formation, partners on the same side--left side--ready to single file in then ladles allemande.

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