user: Moose Flores
waltz & break
waltz & goodnight
by: unknown
introduces moves: circle, allemande, do si do, swing, right left through, chain, long lines, star
formation: circle
Lesson: Circle, give weight, stay connected, AR, AL, DSD, Swing, courtesy turn & chain, better never than late.
| A1 | 8 | circle left 4 places
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| 8 | neighbors allemande left once
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| A2 | 8 | neighbors do si do once
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B1 | 8 | right left through
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| B2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | star left 4 places
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Lesson: Circle L/R, F&B, give weight, stay connected, DSD, AL, AR, Swing, courtesy turn & chain, star. Better never than late, keep moving, "Keep smiling and all is forgiven", Everyone makes mistakes!
Anyone can dance either role, or both. Anyone can ask anyone to dance. You can always say “no thank you” for any or no reason.
by: Diane Silver
introduces moves: balance the ring, California twirl
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 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 | partners California twirl ⁋
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by: Tom Hinds
introduces moves: down the hall, up the hall
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back ⁋
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| 8 | ladles allemande left 1½
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| A2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B1 | 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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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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Bradley Smith Notes: The first time through the dance, the ladles allemande Left in A1 is with the couple that you start the dance with. Every time after that, the ladles have to look to the right to find the next ladle to allemande. It's a very simple progression that just requires reminding the ladles to look for the next ladle in line after the forward and back
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: Will Mentor
introduces moves: hey, meltdown swing, pass through
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 16 | gentlespoons start a full hey - lefts in center, rights on ends - ladles ricochet second time
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| B1 | 16 | partners meltdown swing
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| B2 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | pass through ⁋
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| 8 | neighbors do si do once
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From Will: “’Butter’ by Gene Hubert has been called thousands of times by many callers to introduce a full hey. I was hashing a dance one night and made up this dance on the fly to compliment ‘Butter.’ Afterward I named it ‘Melted Butter.’”
by: Moose Flores
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | right diagonal gentlespoons chain to shadow
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| B1 | 8 | star right - hands across - 3 places, gentlespoons drop out
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| 8 | ladles allemande right 1½
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing ⁋
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At ends: wait on the side for the diagonal chain, and courtesy turn. (you may also star right 3/4 with two "phantom" dancers) then wait out half-sashayed.
Named after my grandmother's afghan.
by: Moose Flores
formation: Becket
Triple progression (sometimes there will be a couple out at the ends)
If you are out, wait on the side, ready for the left diagonal.
If there is no one at all on your left diagonal, WAIT 8 beats & resume dancing.
(If you get completely wonky and you have no neighbors at A1, EJECT and rejoin the bottom of the line.)
| A1 | 2 | circle left 1 place
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| 14 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | left diagonal ladles chain (to Shadow) ⁋
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| 8 | right left through across set
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| B1 | 8 | ladles start a left diagonal half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends by right shoulder ⁋
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| 8 | ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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Triple progression (the diagonal half hey is two of them).
Variation of 40 Years of Penguin Pam:
http://contradb.com/dances/74
waltz & break
by: Rich Mohr
introduces moves: custom
formation: four face four
Have dancers note their "trail buddies" and who their corners are. The two dancers in the middle of the line of 4 are corners and the dancers at the ends have their corners in front of them.
| A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | corners swing
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| A2 | 8 | ladles star right once
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| 8 | corners allemande left 1.25
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| B1 | 10 | partners pull by right for grand right and left until they meet their partner
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| 6 | partners do si do once
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing and end facing new lines of 4 ⁋
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In the grand right and left dancers end up traveling half way around the circle.
introduces moves: pull by dancers, box the gnat
formation: improper
| A1 | 4 | 1st neighbors balance & pull by right
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| 4 | 2nd neighbors pull by left
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| 8 | 3rd neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
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| A2 | 4 | 3rd neighbors pull by right
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| 4 | 2nd neighbors pull by left
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| 8 | 1st neighbors swing
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| B1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles do si do 1½ ⁋
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waltz & goodnight