user: Dane Wallinga
by: David Kaynor
introduces moves: swing, circle, do si do, chain, star
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | partners do si do once
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | star left 4 places to new neighbors ⁋
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by: Orace Johnson
introduces moves: meltdown swing, allemande, down the hall, up the hall, balance the ring, California twirl
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors meltdown swing
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| A2 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | partners 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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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | partners California twirl ⁋
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by: Tom Calwell
introduces moves: long lines, roll away, hey
formation: improper
| A1 | 4 | long lines forward ⁋
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| 4 | gentlespoons roll away neighbors with a half sashay as lines back up *
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| A2 | 16 | ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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* This is how the dance was originally written, but some find that ladles rolling away gentlespoons flows better into the ladles chain. I think that variation also goes by the name "Rollin' to the Grey Eagle", written by Hank Morris.
by: Carol Ormand
introduces moves: gate
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back ⁋
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| 8 | twos gate ones to face down the set
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| A2 | 8 | down the hall and turn alone
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| 8 | up the hall and bend into a ring
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| B1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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JoLaine Jones Pokorney notes that this is a good dance for enabling dancers of limited mobility to keep up. Here are some more: http://jolainejonespokorney.blogspot.com/2018/03/if-you-stumble-make-it-part-of-dance.html?m=1
by: Susan Petrick
introduces moves: poussette
formation: improper
| A1 | 6 | half poussette - gentlespoons pull partners back then left
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| 10 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 6 | half poussette - ladles pull partners back then left
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| 10 | ladles start a hey - lefts in center, rights on ends - until partners meet the second time
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| B1 | 16 | partners meltdown swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | partners California twirl ⁋
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by: Don Flaherty
introduces moves: petronella, gyre, balance
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 8 | balance & petronella
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| A2 | 4 | balance the ring
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| 12 | neighbors swing
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| B1 | 8 | ladles gyre 1½
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 4 | partners balance
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| 4 | partners California twirl ⁋
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by: Linda Leslie
introduces moves: form an ocean wave
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors do si do 1¼ to
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| A2 | 4 | form an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands and walk forward to ⁋
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| 12 | next neighbors swing
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| B1 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½ to face partner
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| 8 | partners start a half hey - rights on ends, lefts in center
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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Couples wait out improper to come in for neighbor swing after wave balance.
by: Lisa Greenleaf
introduces moves: give & take
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | star right 4 places
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| 8 | neighbors allemande right 1¼
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| A2 | 8 | next neighbors gyre left shoulders once
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| 8 | neighbors swing original neighbor
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| B1 | 8 | gentlespoons give & take partners
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | ladles chain to neighbor
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| 8 | star left 4 places ⁋
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Bob Isaacs notes: The give and take figure originated from Larry Jennings, the great caller and writer from Boston. End the neighbor swing in shoulder/waist position, take two steps forward, and the gentlespoons take their partner’s hand and lead her to his side for a swing. Some “hard-to-get” playfulness usually goes along with this. In this dance the figure is a good alternative to circle L ¾, and in other dances can go to either side of the set.
This smooth-flowing dance was written by one top caller for the marriage of two other outstanding callers, Linda Leslie and Bob Golder, all of whom are from eastern Massachusetts.
by: Linda Leslie
introduces moves: form a long wave, pass by
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | ladles dance in to a long wave in the center - balance the wave
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| 8 | ladles dance out while gentlespoons dance in to a long wave in the center - balance the wave
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| A2 | 4 | gentlespoons allemande left ¾
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| 2 | neighbors pass by right shoulders
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| 2 | ladles pass by left shoulders
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors do si do once
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| B2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing ⁋
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