user: Koren A Wake
waltz, break, maybe hambo or schottis
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: Joseph Pimentel
introduces moves: Rory O'More, give & take, form an ocean wave
formation: improper
begin in short waves (ladles in center by left, neighbor in right)
| 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 | gentlespoons give & take partners
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors do si do 1½ and dance forward to ⁋
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| 0 | form an ocean wave - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands
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Mac McKeever note on balances before Rory O'More: first balance is in the direction you will be going
by: Tony Parkes
introduces moves: down the hall, up the hall, hey, gyre, long lines
formation: improper
Stretch down the hall leaving space at the top. Ones step between the twos to form line of 4 facing down.
| A1 | 8 | down the hall and turn alone (ones in the middle)
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| 8 | up the hall and end facing neighbor
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors start a full hey - rights on ends, lefts in center
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| B1 | 8 | neighbors gyre once
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| 8 | neighbors swing, end facing across the set
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| B2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | twos swing, end facing UP & step between the next ones ⁋
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| 8 | up the hall and turn alone (twos in the middle)
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| 8 | down the hall and end facing neighbor
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| 16 | neighbors start a full hey - rights on ends, lefts in center
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| 8 | neighbors gyre once
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ones swing, end facing DOWN & step between the next twos ⁋
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Original (non-alternating) available at https://www.cambridgefolk.org.uk/contra/dances/tony_parkes/flirtation_reel.html
by: Donna Calhoun
introduces moves: star
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | neighbors allemande left 1¼
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| 8 | ladles allemande right 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 swing
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| B2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | star right 4 places ⁋
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introduces moves: slice, chain, petronella
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | slice left and straight back ⁋
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| A2 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 8 | balance & petronella
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| B1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | partners swing
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waltz, break, maybe hambo or schottis
by: Chris Page
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | gentlespoons start a half hey - lefts in center, rights on ends - ladles ricochet
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B1 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends - gentlespoons ricochet
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| B2 | 8 | circle right 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors allemande left 1½ ⁋
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by: Tom Lehmann
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
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| 8 | balance & petronella, turn to face partner
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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by: Gene Hubert
introduces moves: box the gnat, pull by dancers, right left through
formation: improper
| A1 | 4 | neighbors box the gnat
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| 4 | gentlespoons pull by left
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| 8 | partners swing
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| A2 | 8 | circle left 4 places
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| 8 | partners do si do once
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| B1 | 4 | partners box the gnat
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| 4 | ladles pull by left
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B2 | 8 | right left through
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| 8 | star left 4 places ⁋
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by: William Watson
introduces moves: meltdown swing, roll away, allemande orbit
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors meltdown swing
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| A2 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | gentlespoons roll away partners with a half sashay
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| 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½ around while the ladles orbit clockwise ½ around
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| B1 | 16 | partners meltdown swing
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| B2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends, then look for next neighbor ⁋
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Original A1 is neighbor do si do and swing.
Teach the A2 circle + roll away as one fluid motion.