user: Moose Flores
by: unknown
introduces moves: circle, allemande, do si do, swing, right left through, chain
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
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8 | neighbors allemande left once
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A2 | 8 | neighbors do si do once
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8 | partners swing
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B1 | 8 | right left through
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8 | ladles chain
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B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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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!
by: Lynn Ackerson
introduces moves: long lines, custom, balance the ring, California twirl
formation: four face four
Have dancers note their "trail buddies" and who their corners are. The two dancers in the middle of the line of 4 are corners and the dancers at the ends have their corners in front of them.
A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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8 | middle 4 star right 4 places
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A2 | 8 | partners allemande left 1½
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8 | other 4 star right 4 places
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B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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B2 | 8 | circle left 4 places
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4 | balance the ring
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4 | partners California twirl ⁋
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In this case there are 8 places in the circle, so going 4 places is equivalent to half way.
by: Tom Hinds
introduces moves: down the hall, up the hall
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 | 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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B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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8 | neighbors swing
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Bradley Smith Notes: The first time through the dance, the ladles allemande Left in A1 is with the couple that you start the dance with. Every time after that, the ladles have to look to the right to find the next ladle to allemande. It's a very simple progression that just requires reminding the ladles to look for the next ladle in line after the forward and back
introduces moves: petronella, balance, pass through
formation: improper
A1 | 8 | neighbors allemande right 1¾
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8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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A2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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B1 | 8 | balance & petronella
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8 | balance & petronella
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B2 | 8 | balance & petronella
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4 | balance the ring
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2 | pass through ⁋
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by: Dugan Murphy
formation: improper
A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing, then pull by hey:
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A2 | 16 | ladles start a hey - rights in center, lefts on ends - until gentlespoons meet the second time, gentlespoons allemande right once
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B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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B2 | 10 | gentlespoons do si do 1½
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6 | neighbors gyre left shoulders once ⁋
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"Inverted" version of the original:
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