user: Nicholas Rockstroh
by: Larry Jennings
introduces moves: swing, circle, promenade, chain, star
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 10 | partners swing
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| B1 | 8 | partners promenade
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| B2 | 8 | neighbors promenade
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| 8 | star left 4 places to next neighbors
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One of the great glossary dances. Simple figures and gentle timing, but not so comprehensive that it leaves you with no options to make the second dance feel distinctive. Definitely a favorite of mine.
introduces moves: long lines, allemande, right left through, do si do, pull by dancers
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles allemande left 1½
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| A2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B1 | 8 | right left through
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| 6 | ladles do si do once
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| 2 | partners pull by left
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| B2 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande right 1½
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| 8 | neighbors swing ⁋
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by: Rick Mohr
introduces moves: balance the ring, pass by, down the hall, up the hall, hey
formation: improper
| A1 | 4 | balance the ring
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| 2 | gentlespoons pass by right shoulders
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| 10 | partners swing, end facing down in lines of four
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| A2 | 8 | down the hall and turn as a couple
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| 8 | up the hall and bend into a ring
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| B1 | 4 | balance the ring
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| 2 | ladles pass by right shoulders
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| 10 | neighbors swing
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| B2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends - and look for next neighbors ⁋
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Rick notes, "A straightforward dance with good symmetry and timing."
Sometimes, that's all you have to say.
by: Cary Ravitz
introduces moves: mad robin
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | right left through
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| 8 | star left - hands across - 3 places and a bit more until gentlespoons are aligned in the center
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| A2 | 4 | gentlespoons allemande left ½
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| 12 | neighbors swing
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| B1 | 8 | mad robin, gentlespoons in front
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| 8 | star right 3 places and a bit more so new ladles can take left hands ⁋
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| B2 | 4 | ladles allemande left ½ while gentlespoons walk forward to meet partners
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| 12 | partners swing
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Make sure to remind the dancers, particularly the ladles, to keep their eyes looking up for the next people rather than looking down at their feet.
In practice, both stars function as full stars, but noting the different alignment helps to keep the set oriented, especially on the star right before the progression
by: Sue Rosen
introduces moves: petronella, cross trails
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| A2 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 8 | balance & petronella
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| B1 | 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | cross trails - partners across the set right shoulders, neighbors along the set left shoulders ⁋
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| 8 | next neighbors swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | partners swing
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waltz
by: Gene Hubert
introduces moves: slide along set
formation: Becket
| A1 | 2 | slide left along set ⁋
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| 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| B1 | 16 | ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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by: Becky Hill
introduces moves: custom, roll away, square through, box the gnat
formation: four face four
| A1 | 4 | lines of four forward
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| 4 | gentlespoons roll away partners with a half sashay (roll right to left) on the way back
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| 8 | neighbors do si do once (facing neighbor)
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| A2 | 0 | INSIDE FOURSOME:
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| 0 | square through four - neighbors balance & pull by right, then shadows pull by left, then repeat to face partner
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| 0 | WHILE OUTSIDE TWOSOMES:
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| 16 | neighbors balance & swing end facing partner
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| B1 | 8 | partners right hand balance & box the gnat
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| 8 | grand right and left 1/2 to meet partner on opposite side
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing ⁋
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by: Cary Ravitz
introduces moves: gyre
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 4 | gentlespoons allemande left ½
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| 4 | star left 2 places
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| 8 | partners gyre left shoulders once
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 16 | gentlespoons start a full hey - lefts in center, rights on ends - ladles ricochet first time, ladles ricochet second time, second ricochet is rotational clockwise (as if passing right) into progressed position ⁋
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by: Gene Hubert
formation: Becket
start the walkthrough with partners swing, and then form a line of four facing down
| A1 | 8 | down the hall and turn as a couple
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| 8 | up the hall and bend into a ring
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| A2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B1 | 8 | right diagonal ladles chain
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| 8 | star left 4 places ⁋
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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One of my favorite dances from Gene. A rare example of a Becket dance with lines of four down and up the hall, and a clever little progression via the right diagonal chain. It's a fantastic dance to inject variety into an event with a mixed crowd, since there's enough unexpected to scintillate experienced folks without overwhelming beginners.