user: Isaac Banner
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ISN'T IT GREAT THAT BOB ISAACS TOOK ALL HIS DANCES AWAY
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by: Lisa Greenleaf
introduces moves: swing, long lines, allemande, circle, balance the ring, pass through
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles allemande right 1½
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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 | pass through to new neighbors ⁋
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Bradley Smith Notes: Originally, the last figure of this dance was a neighbor do-si-do 1 1/2, but I usually swap it for the ring balance and pass through to make the progression as simple as possible for inexperienced dancers.
by: Gene Hubert
introduces moves: down the hall, up the hall, chain, star
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors long swing, end in a line
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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 | star left 4 places ⁋
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by: Bill Olson
introduces moves: balance, custom, hey
formation: Becket
Nice to start with a couple out at the top because the progression is in A2
Last time thru likewise should start with a couple out at top
| A1 | 8 | circle left 3 places to wavy line across, L in cntr
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| 4 | balance wave
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| 4 | move forward to new wavy line (progression) ⁋
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| A2 | 8 | balance the wave
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B1 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | partners start a half hey - rights on ends, lefts in center
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing (start again with same neighbors)
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by: Cary Ravitz
introduces moves: right left through
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B1 | 8 | gentlespoons start a half hey - lefts in center, rights on ends
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | right left through
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| 8 | ladles chain ⁋
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Author's Notes:
This dance started out as a variation of Jubilation by Gene Hubert in which the partner allemande is replaced by a swing and the gentlespoons start the hey. This gives the same swing / 1/2 hey / swing sequence as in Diagonal Discovery, also by Gene Hubert. The dance is further modified by replacing the gentlespoons allemande left 1+1/2 and long lines with circle left 3/4 and right and left through, which moves the middle of the dance to the opposite side of the set.
by: Erik Weberg
introduces moves: meltdown swing, give & take, pass by, petronella, California twirl
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors meltdown swing
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| A2 | 8 | gentlespoons give & take partners
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B1 | 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | ladles pass by right shoulders
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | gentlespoons pass by right shoulders
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| B2 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | partners California twirl ⁋
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While the A section is pretty variable and the B section, with its iconic swaps across the ring, is what identifies any "Lanny's" dance, I believe this is the original version of the dance. At the very least, it's the version I last heard Erik call.
by: Gene Hubert
introduces moves: slide along set
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 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| B1 | 16 | ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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Waltz
ISN'T IT GREAT THAT BOB ISAACS TOOK ALL HIS DANCES AWAY
by: Isaac Banner
introduces moves: box circulate, Rory O'More
formation: improper
A dance re-imagining of A Midsummer Night's Dream, written for Rosalie Banner on her 20th birthday. "Give me your hands [four], may we be friends, and Robin shall restore amends."
| A1 | 8 | balance & petronella to long waves, gentlespoons face out
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| 8 | balance & box circulate - ladles cross while gentlespoons loop right
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| A2 | 8 | balance & box circulate - gentlespoons cross while ladles loop right
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| 8 | balance & Rory O'More right
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| B1 | 16 | partners long swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | pass through ⁋
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When teaching this one I make a point of identifying who is chasing whom in the box circulate, otherwise dancers will often find themselves a bit lost when they circulate away from their partner.
by: Isaac Banner
introduces moves: slice, do si do
formation: Becket
| A1 | 4 | slice left ⁋
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| 4 | gentlespoons take neighbors
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | partners do si do 1¼ into short waves
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| B1 | 8 | balance & Rory O'More right
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| 8 | balance & Rory O'More left
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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Inspired by Cheat Lake Twirl by Perry Shafran
by: Andrea Nettleton
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | ladles allemande right 1½
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½ to trade places
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| B1 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 8 | balance & petronella
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| B2 | 14 | partners balance & swing
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| 2 | slide left along set ⁋
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