user: Koren A Wake
waltz & break
by: Larry Jennings
introduces moves: swing, down the hall, up the hall, circle, chain, long lines
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing, end facing down the hall
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| A2 | 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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| B1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | long lines forward & back - ID next 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: John Coffman
introduces moves: hey, allemande
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing and slid left to new couples ⁋
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by: Maia McCormick
introduces moves: roll away, star
formation: improper
| 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 | 4 | long lines forward
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| 4 | gentlespoons roll away partners with a half sashay as long lines go back
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| 8 | gentlespoons right-hand chain
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| B2 | 8 | star left 4 places
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| 8 | neighbors allemande left 1½ (CURRENT neighbor) ⁋
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Written January 2017, called shortly thereafter at Brooklyn Contra. I wanted a dance with a gentlespoons' right-hand chain to a neighbor that was otherwise dead easy, and this is what I came up with. (There are lots of great dances with a gentlespoons' right-hand chain to their partner, but chaining to a neighbor lets dancers practice the move with lots of different folks.) Note that the allemande in B2 is with your CURRENT neighbor, i.e. the one you starred with (this is the biggest point of confusion for experienced dancers used to looking for new neighbors out of a left-hand star).
by: Yoyo Zhou
introduces moves: form a long wave, give & take
formation: improper
Starts with gentlespoons in a long wave down the center
| A1 | 4 | gentlespoons form a long wave in the center - balance the wave
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| 8 | gentlespoons dance out while ladles dance in to a long wave in the center - balance the wave
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| 4 | ladles allemande right ¾
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B1 | 8 | ladles give & take partners to the ladle's side
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| 8 | partners 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, gentlespoons catch right and allemande 3/4 to a long wave ⁋
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To start the walkthru, have gents walk forward into a long wave.
by: Linda Leslie
introduces moves: slide along set, right left through, petronella
formation: Becket
| A1 | 0 | slide left along set ⁋
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| 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | right left through (or promenade)
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| 8 | ladles chain to partner
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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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A variation of the dance Old Time Elixir by Mike Boerschig. The same dance was also written by Dean Snipes, and is called "Tica Tica Timing".
waltz & break
by: Michael Karcher
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | star left 4 places to long waves (gentlespoons face out, partner left, shadow right)
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| B1 | 8 | balance & Rory O'More right (past shadow)
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| 8 | balance & Rory O'More left
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing... slide left ⁋
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by: Koren Wake
introduces moves: box the gnat
formation: Becket
Have dancers note direction of progression before circling left 1 place into Becket formation. This progresses to the left but is not intuitive.
| A1 | 8 | ladles chain (to neighbor)
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| 8 | partners right hand balance & box the gnat across the set
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| A2 | 8 | right left through (ladles courtesy turn this same neighbor gentlespoon)
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| 8 | gentlespoons start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends - exactly half, then turn away to progress ⁋
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| B1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing (this is a new neighbor)
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| B2 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | partners swing
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Wait out with gentlespoons on the right, ladles on the left. Progression is not entirely intuitive but the dance works well if taught carefully. Dancers who swap roles may find it more challenging.
Inspired by "The Magic Box" by Jim Hemphill.
by: Cary Ravitz
introduces moves: pass through
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | circle right 3 places
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| 8 | ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends - gentlespoons ricochet
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B1 | 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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| B2 | 8 | right left through
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| 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | pass through to next neighbors ⁋
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by: Luke Donforth
introduces moves: promenade, square through, do si do
formation: Becket
| A1 | 2 | slide left along set ⁋
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| 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | neighbors promenade
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| 8 | ladles chain to partner
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| B1 | 8 | square through two - neighbors balance & pull by right, then partners pull by left along
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| 8 | shadows do si do once
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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