Elisabeth Monica Emerald City 2025.07.11

user: Elisabeth Monica

The Big Easy

by: Becky Hill

7:30-7:44

introduces moves: balance the ring, swing, long lines, allemande, circle, pass through

formation: improper

A1 4
balance the ring
12
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles allemande left 1½
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
pass through

I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!

by: Maia McCormick

introduces moves: chain, hey

formation: improper

A1 8
long lines forward & back
8
gentlespoons right-hand chain
A2 16
gentlespoons start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
neighbors swing ⁋

Maia's site: https://contra.maiamccormick.com/dances.html#icantbelieveitsnotbutter

Maia's notes:

"It's basically "Butter" by Gene Hubert, only... not!"

Dance Both Rolls

by: Yoyo Zhou

introduces moves: petronella, roll away

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
balance & petronella
4
balance the ring
4
gentlespoons roll away partners left to right along
B1 4
balance the ring
4
gentlespoons roll away neighbors left to right across
8
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain to neighbors
8
ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends to face next neighbors

8:40-8:45 Waltz

8:45-9 Break

A Crafty Wave

by: Nicholas Rockstroh

introduces moves: box circulate, star, form long waves

formation: improper

Start in a long wave taking right hands with current neighbors

A1 8
balance & box circulate - ladles cross while gentlespoons loop right
8
balance & box circulate - gentlespoons cross while ladles loop right
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left - wrist grip - 4 places
0
form long waves - ladles face in, gentlespoons face out

Written for Andrea Craft from Chicago when they needed a straightforward dance with box circulates in it. Very similar to “Minimum Fuss, Maximum Fun” by Dean Snipes, which differs slightly in the A1 and A2.

Frannie's Alarm Clock

by: Luke Donforth

9:26-9:39

introduces moves: promenade, meltdown swing

formation: Becket

A1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back, gentlespoons roll new N away
8
ladles chain to partner
B1 8
ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
8
partners promenade single file ccw 1x, ladles turn around
B2 16
partners meltdown swing ⁋

No Rest for the Weary

by: Andrea Nettleton and Jeffrey Spero

9:39-9:52

introduces moves: right left through

formation: Becket

A1 8
ladles allemande right 1½
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
right left through
8
ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends to new neighbors, take hands in a ring ⁋
B1 8
balance & petronella
4
balance the ring
4
gentlespoons roll away neighbors with a half sashay across the set
B2 4
balance the ring
12
partners swing

Shared in a facebook thread.

9:52-10 Waltz