user: Moose Flores
LH star to next N. Give clear instruction, but the right amount for the room.
For the last move: point out next N (goal/target), break it down to small pieces! Find the right name for it.
Complexity Swing https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=14429 (Links to Appearances and a youtube video)
by: James Hutson
LH star to next N. Give clear instruction, but the right amount for the room.
introduces moves: box the gnat, allemande, hey, swing, chain, star
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
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| 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½, end back to back facing partners in a line of four
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| A2 | 8 | partners right hand balance & box the gnat
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| 8 | partners start a half hey - rights on ends, lefts in center
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | star left 4 places to next neighbors ⁋
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One of my favorite dances. A pure groove dance from top to bottom.
by: Luke Donforth
For the last move: point out next N (goal/target), break it down to small pieces! Find the right name for it.
introduces moves: gyre, circle, stand still
formation: improper
| A1 | 4 | neighbors gyre once
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| 12 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| B1 | 4 | partners gyre once
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| 12 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | stand still Gentlespoon one cast left
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In the second half of B2 the circle follows Gentlespoon number one as he/she drops left hand; cast counterclockwise to invert circle and stop when all dancers are facing their original direction of progression.
Complexity Swing https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=14429 (Links to Appearances and a youtube video)