user: Sarah Trop
BREAK
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
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | down the hall and turn alone
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| 8 | up the hall and bend into a ring
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| B1 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 10 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | partners promenade
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| 8 | ladles chain ⁋
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by: Susan Kevra
introduces moves: pass through, allemande, balance
formation: Becket
| A1 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | pass through
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| 8 | next neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| B1 | 6 | ladles allemande right once
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| 6 | partners allemande left 1½
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| 4 | gentlespoons allemande right once
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| B2 | 4 | partners balance
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| 12 | partners swing
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The allemands aren't exactly as indicated above - the idea is to make sure all three happen in time for the Balance at the top of the B2
by: Robert Cromartie
formation: improper
Starts in ocean waves, ladles in the middle taking left hands, neighbors taking right hands, 1s facing down
| A1 | 4 | balance wave right, then left
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| 4 | neighbors allemande right ½ (and reform wave with gentlespoons in the middle)
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| 4 | balance wave left, then right
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| 4 | gentlespoons allemande left once
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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 step into original ocean wave ⁋
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| 4 | balance wave forward and back, and walk forward to new waves
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The A1 balance LEFT then right is editorial; I think it flows better but as far as I can tell it wasn't specified in the original dance. (Also, experienced dancers often balance to the right here out of instinct, so either really emphasize the balance left or don't bother.)
by: Jacqui Grennan
introduces moves: slice, zig zag
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | slice left and straight back ⁋
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| 8 | ladles allemande left 1½
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B1 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 6 | neighbors zig left zag right
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| 4 | shadows allemande left once
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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The timing is fuzzy in the B1 but it does all fit.
by: Isaac Banner
introduces moves: petronella, balance the ring, California twirl
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | neighbors promenade
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| 8 | balance & petronella
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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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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Variation on Back to Front by Luke Donforth - swaps the ladles allemande for a more symmetrical petronella to follow up on the truncated double petronella in the A1 - on Luke's website he mentions - "I often think of Rory O’More and Petronella in happening in pairs, but the following two dances use them in singletons to transition into something else." It seemed appropriate to double up on single petronellas.
Rotated to de-becketize, which also brings it pretty close to Brain Dead Balance also by Luke Donforth, who based Back to Front on A-1 Reel by Chris Weiler and clearly had a similar idea because he also wrote Double Balanced Brain which is a more symmetrical version of either dance than this one (but without a petronella left, the coward).......dances aren't really "written" or "original" - the dances don't need us to write them, they've always existed.
BREAK
by: Robert Cromartie
introduces moves: star
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | star left - wrist grip - 4 places
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| 8 | neighbors allemande left 1½
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| A2 | 8 | ladles allemande right 1½
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B1 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 10 | neighbors swing
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| B2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | star right - wrist grip - 4 places ⁋
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Author's Notes:
The transition from left hand star to allemande left is especially nice if a New England style (hand on wrist) star is used. This is the only dance I can think of for which I specifically request that type of star in those parts of the country where the default is hands-across.
Unfortunately, the origin of the name is lost in the mists of time. All I can say is that "Al" is not Al Olson, although had I known who he is when I wrote this, it might have been. Composed sometime around 1989.
This dance is from William Watson's mirror of American Country Dances On Line
All rights reserved by the author; used by permission.
Added to database 9/14/1997; last revised 3/5/1999; edited by Russell Owen
introduces moves: hey
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | neighbors allemande left 1½
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| A2 | 16 | ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | partners promenade across & loop wide to new neighbors (J-hook) ⁋
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| 8 | circle right 3 places
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introduces moves: custom
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | pass through across the set
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| 8 | promenade single file around the circle 3 places
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing (on the
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| B2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | star left 4 places ⁋
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From Michael Fuerst's compilation of easy dances: http://aptsg.org/Dance/easy_dances.rtf
by: Chris Page
introduces moves: slide along set, meltdown swing
formation: Becket
| A1 | 2 | slide left along set to next neighbors ⁋
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| 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 8 | balance & petronella
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| B1 | 8 | star left - hands across - 4 places
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| 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| B2 | 16 | partners meltdown swing
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