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Table of Contents

  1. Spend Some Money Together by Luke Donforth
  2. Hocus Pocus by Lisa Greenleaf
  3. Becky's Brouhaha by Rhiannon Giddens
  4. You Can't Get There From Here by Carol Ormand
  5. Wrinkled Ribbon by Melanie Axel-Lute
  6. I'll Hold You In My Arms by Maia McCormick

  7. BREAK
  8. The Young Adult Rose by David Kaynor
  9. Star of the County Alameda by Yoyo Zhou
  10. The Erik Effect by Ben Werner & Danielle Boudreau
  11. Recombobulated by Chris Page


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Spend Some Money Together

by: Luke Donforth

introduces moves: long lines, swing, down the hall, up the hall, circle, promenade, chain

formation: improper

A1 8
long lines forward & back
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
down the hall and turn alone
8
up the hall and bend into a ring
B1 6
circle left 3 places
10
partners swing
B2 8
partners promenade
8
ladles chain ⁋

Hocus Pocus

by: Lisa Greenleaf

introduces moves: hey, balance the ring, California twirl

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
ladles chain
8
ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends right shoulder
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
partners California twirl ⁋

Becky's Brouhaha

by: Rhiannon Giddens

introduces moves: box the gnat, pull by dancers, allemande, star

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
2
neighbors pull by right to prev neighbors
6
prev neighbors allemande left once - return to current neighbors
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places - reach right hand to next neighbors ⁋

You Can't Get There From Here

by: Carol Ormand

introduces moves: balance, form long waves, form an ocean wave, do si do

formation: improper

Begin in short wavy lines with ladles in the center and ones facing down the set.

A1 4
balance the wave
4
neighbors allemande right ¾ to
0
form long waves - ladles face in, gentlespoons face out the wave
4
balance
4
neighbors allemande right ¾
A2 0
form an ocean wave - gentlespoons by left hands and neighbors by right hands
4
balance the wave
12
neighbors swing
B1 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors do si do 1¾ ⁋
0
form an ocean wave - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands in short waves

Wrinkled Ribbon

by: Melanie Axel-Lute

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors allemande left 1½
8
ladles chain
A2 16
ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
partners promenade across & loop wide to new neighbors (J-hook) ⁋
8
circle right 3 places

I'll Hold You In My Arms

by: Maia McCormick

introduces moves: petronella

formation: improper

A1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles chain
B1 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
B2 16
neighbors balance & swing ⁋

BREAK

The Young Adult Rose

by: David Kaynor

introduces moves: pass through

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 7
circle left 3 places
2
pass through past partners
7
shadows allemande left once
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
ladles chain to neighbors
8
star left 4 places - look away to next neighbors ⁋

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Star of the County Alameda

by: Yoyo Zhou

introduces moves: pull by direction

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
8
star right 4 places
A2 4
pull by right across the set w/partner
12
neighbors swing
B1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing
B2 8
partners promenade
6
star left 3 places
2
pull by left w/neighbor ⁋

Composed September 11, 2012

Choreographer's notes:

Often, when we pull across by the right hand, if we hold on too long, it leads to ladles turning over their right shoulder, which is bad for e.g. a right and left thru. But in this dance, it's good flow for the ladles to keep turning right into the neighbor swing.
Teaching notes:
* B2 needs to be zippy. After the star 3 places, we've come to original place.

The Erik Effect

by: Ben Werner & Danielle Boudreau

introduces moves: slice, give & take, right left through, gyre, meltdown swing

formation: Becket

A1 4
slice left (Yearn to new Neighbor) ⁋
2
ladles take neighbors
10
neighbors swing
A2 8
right left through
8
ladles chain
B1 16
ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
B2 4
partners gyre once
12
partners meltdown swing

Recombobulated

by: Chris Page

introduces moves: slide along set

formation: Becket

A1 2
slide left along set to next neighbors ⁋
6
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
B1 8
star left - hands across - 4 places
8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
B2 16
partners meltdown swing