user: Nicholas Rockstroh
waltz
by: Lisa Greenleaf
introduces moves: swing, long lines, do si do, chain, star
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles do si do 1½
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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 and on to the next ⁋
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by: Nicholas Rockstroh (Heiner Fischle)
introduces moves: form an ocean wave, allemande, down the hall, up the hall, circle, balance the ring, California twirl
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | neighbors do si do 1¼
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| 4 | form an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands
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| 4 | neighbors allemande right ½
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| A2 | 4 | form an ocean wave & balance - gentlespoons by left hands and neighbors by right hands
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| 4 | gentlespoons allemande left ½
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| 8 | partners swing, face down the hall
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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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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | partners California twirl to face next neighbors ⁋
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introduces moves: custom, turn alone, form long waves, balance, promenade
formation: circle mixer
| A1 | 8 | ladles to the center and back
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| 2 | gentlespoons to the center
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| 4 | gentlespoons turn alone
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| 2 | gentlespoons go back
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| A2 | 0 | form long waves - ladles face in, gentlespoons face out
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| 4 | balance
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| 4 | neighbors allemande right once
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| 4 | balance
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| 4 | partners allemande left once
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| B1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing (this neighbor is your new partner)
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| B2 | 16 | partners promenade along the set on the right
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Riffing on La String Bean by Julian Blechner. Changes the direction of progression around the ring and gives an easier target for the transition to a new partner (since it's the person with whom you did an allemande right). See also La Southern Green Bean for a version with Rory O'More slides.
by: Jeremy Steinberg
introduces moves: slide along set, custom, meltdown swing, right left through
formation: Becket
| A1 | 2 | slide left along set ⁋
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| 6 | ladles chain
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| 8 | star left 4 places
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| A2 | 2 | ladles turn back over right shoulders
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| 14 | neighbors meltdown swing
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| B1 | 8 | right left through
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| 8 | star left 3 places
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| B2 | 2 | gentlespoons turn back over right shoulders
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| 14 | partners meltdown swing
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by: Chart Guthrie
introduces moves: hey
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | ladles start a half hey - ____ in center, ____ on ends ⁋
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by: Cary Ravitz
introduces moves: mad robin
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | right left through
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| 8 | star left - hands across - 3 places and a bit more until gentlespoons are aligned in the center
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| A2 | 4 | gentlespoons allemande left ½
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| 12 | neighbors swing
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| B1 | 8 | mad robin, gentlespoons in front
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| 8 | star right 3 places and a bit more so new ladles can take left hands ⁋
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| B2 | 4 | ladles allemande left ½ while gentlespoons walk forward to meet partners
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| 12 | partners swing
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Make sure to remind the dancers, particularly the ladles, to keep their eyes looking up for the next people rather than looking down at their feet.
In practice, both stars function as full stars, but noting the different alignment helps to keep the set oriented, especially on the star right before the progression
waltz
by: Dugan Murphy
introduces moves: give & take
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | neighbors allemande left 1½
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| 8 | ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B1 | 8 | ladles give & take partners
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | partners promenade, shifting right along the side to face new neighbors ⁋
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| 8 | circle right 3 places
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by: Chris Page
introduces moves: box circulate, square through
formation: improper
begin in long waves---right hand to neighbor, gentlespoons face out, ladles face in.
| A1 | 8 | balance & box circulate - ladles cross while gentlespoons loop right
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| 8 | balance & box circulate - gentlespoons cross while ladles loop right
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| A2 | 8 | balance & box circulate - ladles cross while gentlespoons loop right
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | square through two - partners balance & pull by right, then neighbors pull by left to ⁋
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| 0 | form long waves - ladles face in, gentlespoons face out
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In the pull-by left, keep left hands and take right hands with a new neighbor to reform long waves.
For better entry, consider an allemande left 1/2 rather than a pull-by left, so that all hands are at the correct height for long waves.
Written for Joyce Fortune of the Bay Area, won at the auction of the 2010 Spring Fever dance camp at Monte Toyon, CA. She requested a dance with long lines, some balances, and a swing/circle/swing transition. (A surprisingly tough set of requirements to fulfill.) This sequence was the option she liked best.
by: Adam Carlson
introduces moves: custom, contra corners
formation: triplet
triplet with couples proper
| A1 | 8 | ones and twos circle left
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| 8 | ones down the center at the bottom, ones cast around the threes and the twos move up so the ones end up between the twos and threes
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| A2 | 16 | ones contra corners
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | ones up the center cast round the outside and down to the bottom, threes move up
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| 8 | long lines forward & back
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In the first half of B2, the twos and threes can adjust to be proper if they ended the swing on the wrong side.
Traditionally only the ones would balance and swing in B1, but it's more fun if everyone gets a chance.
Based on Ted's Triplet #7, but easier for beginners.
Written pretty much on the fly at a Port Orchard, WA dance when only 3 couples remained at the end of the evening.
by: Kenny Greer
introduces moves: petronella, pass by
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | partners California twirl ⁋
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| A2 | 8 | balance & petronella (New Ring)
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| 8 | partners allemande left 1½
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| B1 | 2 | gentlespoons pass by right shoulders
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| 14 | neighbors swing
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| B2 | 8 | ladles give & take partners
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| 8 | partners swing
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The first of three dances that I wrote on August 6, 2025 at Holiday World. I was planning to marathon The Voyage for the day, and I ended up taking a couple of hours just to get to three rides (ended the day with 25). The name of this dance comes from the last three words of the poem that you hear as you wait for The Legend.
"Scream your head off, but don't ask why, or the headless horseman might pass you by. And as you race around the twisted track, whatever you do, don't look back!"
by: Gene Hubert
formation: Becket
start the walkthrough with partners swing, and then form a line of four facing down
| A1 | 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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| A2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B1 | 8 | right diagonal ladles chain
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| 8 | star left 4 places ⁋
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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One of my favorite dances from Gene. A rare example of a Becket dance with lines of four down and up the hall, and a clever little progression via the right diagonal chain. It's a fantastic dance to inject variety into an event with a mixed crowd, since there's enough unexpected to scintillate experienced folks without overwhelming beginners.