user: Moose Flores
Moose: LH star to next N. Give clear instruction, but the right amount for the room.
Moose: For the last move: point out next N (goal/target), break it down to small pieces! Find the right name for it.
Dylan: Crash Landing https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=9600 we did talk about the timing being funky in the A. Will's suggestion is to add a "wait for it" when everyone gets to the wave early.
Lisa: Notes: Coming out the the Circle Left, emphasize the orientation to your partner “with your Partner, Zig L Zag R”. Partners are reversed through the ZigZag and Twirl, and acknowledging that can help dancers not worry. When out on ends, partners should stay reversed.
Lisa: Notes: The pull-by to Allemande in B2 feels like it has too much time, but it is just enough time to settle into the long waves.
Complexity Swing https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=14429 (Links to Appearances and a youtube video)
by: James Hutson
Moose: 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
Moose: 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.
Dylan: Crash Landing https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=9600 we did talk about the timing being funky in the A. Will's suggestion is to add a "wait for it" when everyone gets to the wave early.
by: Jim Hemphill
Lisa: Notes: Coming out the the Circle Left, emphasize the orientation to your partner “with your Partner, Zig L Zag R”. Partners are reversed through the ZigZag and Twirl, and acknowledging that can help dancers not worry. When out on ends, partners should stay reversed.
introduces moves: zig zag, California twirl, long lines, petronella
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 4 | circle left 2 places
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| 6 | zig left zag right to next neighbors ⁋
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| 6 | circle right 3 places
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| B1 | 4 | partners California twirl
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| 12 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | balance & petronella
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by: James Hutson
Lisa: Notes: The pull-by to Allemande in B2 feels like it has too much time, but it is just enough time to settle into the long waves.
introduces moves: Rory O'More, pull by dancers, form long waves
formation: improper
Starts in long waves, gentlespoons face out
| A1 | 8 | balance & Rory O'More right
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| 8 | balance & Rory O'More left
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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 | long lines forward & back
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| 4 | ladles pull by right across
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| 4 | neighbors allemande left ¾ ⁋
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| 0 | form long waves - ladles face in, gentlespoons face out
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Complexity Swing https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=14429 (Links to Appearances and a youtube video)