user: Koren A Wake
waltz & break
by: Yoyo Zhou
introduces moves: swing, allemande, do si do, circle, balance the ring, California twirl
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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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 | circle left 3 places
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | partners California twirl to progress
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by: Sue Rosen
introduces moves: box the gnat, long lines, chain, petronella
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
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| 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| A2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles chain to neighbor
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| B2 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 8 | balance & petronella; turn to face next neighbor ⁋
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by: Rick Mohr
introduces moves: pull by dancers, custom, zig zag
formation: improper
fast reels
| A1 | 8 | circle right 4 places
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| 6 | neighbors allemande left once
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| 2 | gentlespoons pull by right
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| A2 | 16 | hey, partners passing left shoulders to start
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 10 | circle left 5 places to original place
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| 6 | zig left zag right ⁋
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Rick Mohr notes: This is a very fun dance, especially with fast reels.
It helps to alert the gentlespoons to pull by at the end of the phrase in A1. Otherwise some will delay until the beginning of A2, making them late for the balance in B1. This can be reinforced during the dance by calling "gentlespoons right hand pull by" early by a beat or two.
The "Zig-Zag" in B2 is most satisfying if dancers emphasize the sideways left/right motion rather than the forward motion which gets them past their neighbors. There's plenty of time, so encourage them to go a good distance out of the set in the Zig. The idea is to let the momentum from the circle left propel into the Zig left, and then let the momentum from the Zag right lead directly into the circle right with the next couple.
For Robin Kynoch, a fine tinwhistle player from Framingham, Massachusetts. You might not think it possible to "rock" on the whistle, but Robin does.
Originally posted to: http://rickmohr.net/contra/dances.asp#RockinRobin
by: Isaac Banner
introduces moves: star, hey, meltdown swing, slide along set
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | ladles allemande right 1½
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | star left - hands across - 4 places
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| B1 | 2 | gentlespoons pull by left (ladles drop out)
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| 14 | neighbors start a hey - rights on ends, lefts in center - until partners meet the second time
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| B2 | 14 | partners meltdown swing
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| 2 | slide left along set ⁋
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by: Linda Leslie
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | left diagonal ladles chain to shadow
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| B1 | 8 | balance & petronella across
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| 8 | balance & petronella turning extra to face partner
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing ⁋
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waltz & break
by: Becky Hill
introduces moves: square through
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| A2 | 16 | square through four - partners balance & pull by right, then neighbors pull by left, then repeat ⁋
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| B1 | 16 | next neighbors balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | partners swing on original side
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Original published in RosenHill Collection 2005. Available at https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&ved=2ahUKEwjh-ZCcz6reAhUKXa0KHb-qA_sQFjACegQICBAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Faptsg.org%2FDance%2Feasy_dances.rtf&usg=AOvVaw1iKx8xkRMJlMTgwuoBnYep
by: Bob Isaacs & Chuck Abell, var from Cis Hinkle
introduces moves: mad robin, gyre, revolving door
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | mad robin, ladles in front
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| 8 | ladles start a half hey - lefts in center, rights on ends
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| A2 | 8 | neighbors gyre once
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B1 | 8 | revolving door - ladles take right hands and drop off neighbors on other side; return to partner
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | ladles chain (to neighbor)
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| 8 | mad robin, ladles in front (take your time) ⁋
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Works better in an uncrowded hall where the dancers can make the mad ladles big and swoopy to take up the full time.
by: Seth Tepfer
introduces moves: custom, balance
formation: improper
Notice direction of progression.
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | right and left by (see notes) to wave of 4 (ladles left, neighbor right) facing direction of progression
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| B2 | 4 | balance the wave fwd & back
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| 4 | dance fwd to new wave ⁋
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| 4 | balance the wave fwd & back/right
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| 8 | ladles allemande left once
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Right & Left By: right & left through plus an extra 1/4 courtesy turn; ladles slide past each other to take left hands in the middle of short wavy lines; right hand to neighbor. All are facing original direction of progression.
by: Mike Richardson
introduces moves: pass by
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | star right - hands across - 4 places
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| 8 | ladles chain after gentlespoons drop
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| A2 | 16 | ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| B1 | 4 | ladles pass by right shoulders
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| 12 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | star right - hands across - 4 places then slide left ⁋
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by: David Kaynor
introduces moves: pull by direction, form a long wave
formation: Becket
| A1 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | pull by right
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| 8 | next neighbors allemande left once
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing (original neighbor)
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| B1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 4 | ladles allemande right ¾
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| 0 | ladles form a long wave in the center
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| 4 | ladles allemande left ¾ with the next while gentlespoons slide left to meet their partner ⁋
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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