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: Linda Leslie
introduces moves: Rory O'More, form an ocean wave, custom
formation: improper
Dance starts in short wavy lines: from improper formation, neighbors take right hands, ladles take left in the center.
| A1 | 8 | balance & Rory O'More right
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| 8 | balance & Rory O'More left
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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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 and walk forward
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| 4 | form an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands -forward and back
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| 4 | walk forward to ⁋
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| 0 | form an ocean wave - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands
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by: Tanya Rotenberg
introduces moves: allemande, hey
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | neighbors allemande left 1½
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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 long swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors allemande right 1½ ⁋
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Written in 1985 for the 20th anniversary of her parents' wedding, these being their wedding flowers.
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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by: Linda Leslie
introduces moves: give & take, promenade, slide along set, petronella
formation: Becket
Identify next neighbors on left diagonal.
| A1 | 4 | gentlespoons give & take neighbors
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| 12 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 6 | partners promenade
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| 2 | slide right along set (j-hook) ⁋
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| B1 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 8 | balance & petronella
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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Linda's notes:
"Written for our friends Lucia Watson and Jeff Weiler so they could twirl like crazy in the chain. In 2017, I actually switched the sequences: the dance used to start at the B1. I like this much better!"
by: Dugan Murphy
introduces moves: long lines
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 | 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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by: John Coffman
introduces moves: mad robin, square through
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 | ladles chain
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| 8 | mad robin, ladles in front
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| B2 | 16 | square through four - partners balance & pull by right, then neighbors pull by left, then repeat ⁋
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by: Gene Hubert
introduces moves: down the hall, up the hall
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.
by: Adam Carlson
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | gentlespoons allemande right 1½
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| A2 | 16 | partners start a full hey - lefts on ends, rights in center - gentlespoons ricochet first time, ladles ricochet second time
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | ladles allemande right 1½
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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The name means "topsy turvy" in Scottish, and I got it from the band of the same name. Thanks to Clare Woolgrove who came up with the band name.
I wrote this dance because my wife pointed out that although it's called "The Queen Bee", another dance I wrote only had the gentlespoons doing the ricochet, and the ladles should have some fun too.