GP program 9/8

user: Moose Flores

Table of Contents

  1. Jo - Bringing one
  2. The Hey Vexation 0.1 by Fiona Carey and Qwill Duvall

    Moose

  3. Cut to the Jack 0.1 by Moose Flores

    Moose - Need clarity on the rollaway/twirl. WHO??

  4. Susan - It’s OK to Be Ruthless by EBA

  5. Susan - Balance Beams? Olympic Rings? by Susan
  6. The Wise People of Chicago by Bradley Smith

    Marc
  7. Druzy Green by Moose Flores

    Marc - ?LHBalance to swing? mainly: <3<3

  8. BREAK
  9. Autumn Ripple by Moose Flores

    Joel K - <3<3 Jo wants it. New name??
  10. Cheaters Swing Reel 0.1 by Elizabeth Bloom Albert

    Wren
  11. Hey Gordons 0.1 by Elizabeth Bloom Albert

    Wren
  12. InNEFFAble Idiots 0.1 by Grace Hendrickson-Jones and Qwill Duvall

    Jo

  13. Susan - Seesaw in the Pantry
  14. La Tome Pet 0.2 (La Tempete) by Moose Flores

    UP FOR GRABS - Drop the LLFB! Maybe drop the dosido?
  18. Cut to the Jack 0.2 by Moose Flores

    Moose

  19. Want guidance? Will Mentor by Aden Water

    UP FOR GRABS
  20. Dusable's Chicago by Aden Water

    UP FOR GRABS
  21. Left Hand of Darkness 0.9 by Grace Hendrickson-Jones, Qwill Duvall and Bob Velwest

    UP FOR GRABS


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Jo - Bringing one

The Hey Vexation 0.1

by: Fiona Carey and Qwill Duvall

Moose

introduces moves: hey, gyre, mad robin, balance the ring, give & take, swing, circle

formation: Becket

Double progression in A1
At start, to find shadow: face partner, look past them to your shadow looking back at you.
After diagonal half hey: your shadow is next to you.

A1 8
gentlespoons start a left diagonal half hey - lefts in center, rights on ends ⁋
8
partners gyre once, then face neighbors across
A2 8
mad robin, gentlespoons in front, around shadow
8
mad robin, gentlespoons in front around partner
B1 4
balance the ring
4
ladles give & take neighbors
8
neighbors swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners swing

dancers are encouraged to take their time and let stuff stretch to fill the space

Cut to the Jack 0.1

by: Moose Flores

Moose - Need clarity on the rollaway/twirl. WHO??

introduces moves: slice, chain, right left through, roll away, California twirl

formation: Becket

A1 8
slice left and straight back ⁋
8
ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
A2 8
right diagonal ladles chain (to shadow?)
8
right left through, courtesy turn to form a diamond, ladles in the center facing up/down
B1 4
balance the ring
4
gentlespoons roll away neighbors (shadow?) from left to right
4
balance the ring
4
neighbors California twirl, gentlespoons stay on the side and twirl (shadow?) ladle to your right side
B2 16
partners balance & swing

Susan - It’s OK to Be Ruthless by EBA

Susan - Balance Beams? Olympic Rings? by Susan

The Wise People of Chicago

by: Bradley Smith

Marc

introduces moves: meltdown swing, long lines, turn alone

formation: Becket ccw

A1 16
gentlespoons start a full hey - lefts in center, rights on ends - ladles ricochet second time to neighbors
A2 16
neighbors meltdown swing
B1 4
long lines forward
4
gentlespoons roll away neighbors with a half sashay on the way back (roll right to left)
8
mad robin, gentlespoons in front (CCW around current neighbors, facing partners)
B2 0
turn alone to face Next neighbors ⁋
6
circle left 3 places
10
partners swing

Written for the Wise family.

Druzy Green

by: Moose Flores

Marc - ?LHBalance to swing? mainly: <3<3

introduces moves: pull by dancers, poussette, petronella

formation: Becket ccw

A1 8
gentlespoons balance & pull by left
8
neighbors swing
A2 4
balance the ring
4
circle left 2 places
8
half poussette - ladles pull partners back then left
B1 4
balance the ring
4
partners California twirl ⁋
8
balance & petronella
B2 16
partners balance & swing

Ask the band for a reel.

Simpler variation: Lady Mondegreen
https://contradb.com/dances/2469

BREAK

Autumn Ripple

by: Moose Flores

Joel K - <3<3 Jo wants it. New name??

introduces moves: allemande, star

formation: Becket

A1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
right diagonal gentlespoons chain to shadow
B1 8
star right - hands across - 3 places, gentlespoons drop out
8
ladles allemande right 1½
B2 16
partners balance & swing ⁋

At ends: wait on the side for the diagonal chain, and courtesy turn. (you may also star right 3/4 with two "phantom" dancers) then wait out half-sashayed.

Named after my grandmother's afghan.

Cheaters Swing Reel 0.1

by: Elizabeth Bloom Albert

Wren

introduces moves: down the hall, up the hall, custom

formation: Becket

Start in a line of 4, facing down the hall

A1 8
down the hall and turn alone, ends fall in behind partners
8
up the hall, two by two
A2 0
front couple: down the outsides and turn alone, return up the outsides
16
MEANWHILE: other two dancers swing, end facing down
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
slice left and diagonal back (double progression) ⁋
8
circle left 4 places

Two things to try:
• Instead of Double Slice Left in B2, standard-issue Single Slice Left ??
• After the Double Slice Left (instead of circling left) the up-hall dancers enjoy a
short swing in center of the set while their partners hang back and watch ??

Hey Gordons 0.1

by: Elizabeth Bloom Albert

Wren

formation: improper

beginning formation: with ones in-between the twos, as a couple with your neighbor face CCW around the oval. The A1 moves are "Gay Gordons promenade" around the oval.

A1 8
down the hall forward then backward
8
up the hall forward then backward
A2 16
ones start a full hey - lefts in center, rights on ends
B1 8
ones gyre left shoulders once
8
neighbors swing
B2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ones swing, end facing next neighbors (twos: be ready to start ccw, GG promenade) ⁋

InNEFFAble Idiots 0.1

by: Grace Hendrickson-Jones and Qwill Duvall

Jo

introduces moves: form an ocean wave, form long waves, Rory O'More

formation: Becket

A1 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 6
ladles allemande right 1½ ++
2
ladles pull by right
4
form an ocean wave & balance - ladles by right hands and shadows by left hands
4
shadows allemande left ¾
B1 0
form long waves - ladles face in, gentlespoons face out
8
balance & Rory O'More right
8
balance & Rory O'More left
B2 16
partners balance & swing

++ A2 has to move quickly

End Effects: wait out w/Ladle on the left, Ladle are out until they walk fwd to join a short wave with shadow.
If no one is waiting out, Ladles loop to join the short wave w/ their shadow (and partner)

Susan - Seesaw in the Pantry

La Tome Pet 0.2 (La Tempete)

by: Moose Flores

UP FOR GRABS - Drop the LLFB! Maybe drop the dosido?

introduces moves: custom, do si do

formation: four face four

A1 16
as couples, mad ladle clockwise (think: 8 count sliding door, twice)
A2 0
Center four dancers: star right, star left
16
meanwhile, at ends: neighbors allemande left once, allemande right once.
B1 6
partners do si do once
10
Grand right and left
B2 16
partners meltdown swing ⁋

Inspired by La Tempete
https://youtu.be/vmiq0m7JTzM

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Cut to the Jack 0.2

by: Moose Flores

Moose

introduces moves: allemande orbit, form a long wave, pass by

formation: Becket

A1 8
slice left and straight back ⁋
8
gentlespoons allemande left 1¼ around while the ladles orbit clockwise ½ around
A2 4
gentlespoons form a long wave in the center - balance the wave
4
partners pass by left shoulders
8
ladles allemande right 1½
B1 16
neighbors balance & swing
B2 2
circle left 1 place
14
partners swing

Want guidance? Will Mentor

by: Aden Water

UP FOR GRABS

formation: Becket

Involves 2-person diagonal Rorys with satisfying catches, will work best if the dancers have done Rorys already that night. Perhaps you want dancers to practice the catch.

A1 8
star right - hands across - 4 places -Ladles drop out, Gentlespoons stay connected
8
gentlespoons do si do once then finish with right hands linked, diagonally across set
A2 8
balance & gentlespoons Rory O'More right -Ladles catch
8
neighbors swing
B1 8
balance & ladles Rory O'More right diagonally across the set, ladles have to spin extra, Gentlespoons catch.
8
partners swing
B2 8
right left through
8
slice left and straight back -Yearn is preferred (long lines together doing the movement) ⁋

Moose, I most want to know how smooth this is, the catches should feel great. So please let it go at least 4-5 repeats of music. When the ladles rory spin to partner, does it feel like a big adjustment to be facing the partner?

Dusable's Chicago

by: Aden Water

UP FOR GRABS

introduces moves: promenade

formation: Becket

A1 8
ladles allemande left 1½
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
right left through -you pull past your partner
8
circle right 3 places
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
gentlespoons allemande left once
8
partners promenade then loop large to the left to progress. (Single prog.)

Walked in dirt at Pinewoods, I don't know how it feels to dance it.

Left Hand of Darkness 0.9

by: Grace Hendrickson-Jones, Qwill Duvall and Bob Velwest

UP FOR GRABS

introduces moves: custom

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
circle left 3 places
8
ladles left-hand chain to neighbor
B1 8
ladles allemande left once around while the gentlespoons orbit clockwise ½ around
8
partners swing
B2 8
partners promenade
6
circle right 3 places
2
partners Nevada twirl (ladle twirl the gentlespoon to swap & face next neighbors) ⁋