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,
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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: custom
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | circle left 3 places and step into a wave
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| 4 | balance short waves
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| 2 | pass through ⁋
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| 2 | neighbors allemande right ½
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| A2 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left once
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B1 | 8 | revolving door
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| 8 | partners start a half hey - rights on ends, lefts in center
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| B2 | 16 | partners meltdown swing
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Ladles pass straight past their partner out of the revolving door, rather than weaving around them. Otherwise the gentlespoons feel like they're getting jerked back over their shoulder and it's pretty inelegant.
Written on the way to the CFOOTMAD dance in Boulder, CO.
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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