Durham 12/12/25

Howl at the Moon

introduces moves: long lines, do si do, swing, promenade, gyre

formation: improper

A1	8	long lines forward & back ⁋
	8	gentlespoons do si do 1½
A2	16	partners balance & swing
B1	8	partners promenade
	8	ladles gyre 1½
B2	16	neighbors balance & swing

Appetizer

by: Scott Higgs

Chain intro

introduces moves: chain, allemande, circle

formation: improper

A1	16	neighbors balance & swing
A2	8	long lines forward & back
	8	ladles chain
B1	6	ladles allemande right once
	10	partners swing
B2	8	circle left 3 places
	8	neighbors do si do 1½ ⁋

Flea Swats Back

by: Brian Rinehart

Ocean wave

introduces moves: Rory O'More, balance, star, swat the flea, pull by dancers

formation: Duple Improper

Begins in ocean waves, ladles in the middle

A1	8	balance & Rory O'More right
	4	balance ocean wave
	4	gentlespoons allemande right ½
A2	16	partners balance & swing
B1	8	ladles chain
	8	star left 4 places
B2	8	neighbors left hand balance & swat the flea
	2	neighbors pull by left to progress
	6	circle left 2 places to ocean wave

Tested at the Christmas Country Dance School, Berea KY, 2018.

Momentum of the circle halfway lends itself to balancing the wave forward and back

The gentlespoons allemande is leisurely

You Can Get There From Here

by: Linda Leslie

Alt above

introduces moves: form an ocean wave, custom

formation: improper

Dance starts in short wavy lines: from improper formation, neighbors take right hands, ladles take left in the center.

A1	8	balance & Rory O'More right
	8	balance & Rory O'More left
A2	16	neighbors balance & swing
B1	8	circle left 3 places
	8	partners swing
B2	8	circle left 3 places and walk forward
	4	form an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands -forward and back
	4	walk forward to ⁋
	0	form an ocean wave - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands

Streetsboro Daisies

by: Cary Ravitz

Hey intro

introduces moves: hey

formation: improper

A1	8	neighbors allemande left 1½
	8	ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
A2	16	neighbors balance & swing
B1	8	gentlespoons allemande left 1½
	8	partners swing
B2	8	circle left 3 places
	8	neighbors allemande right 1½ ⁋

Dance All Night

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
	8	corners swing
A2	8	ladles star right once
	8	corners allemande left 1.25
B1	10	partners pull by right for grand right and left until they meet their partner
	6	partners do si do once
B2	16	partners balance & swing and end facing new lines of 4 ⁋

In the grand right and left dancers end up traveling half way around the circle.

Rip and Snort

by: Ben Werner

Petro, DTH

introduces moves: balance the ring, down the hall, up the hall, petronella, California twirl

formation: improper

A1	8	balance the ring then Rip and Snort (1s Arch, 2s Dive Through, 2s drop hands with partner, go around 1s, 1s turn under joined hands and end in short lines facing down the hall)
	8	down the hall and turn as a couple
A2	8	up the hall
	8	gentlespoons allemande right 1½
B1	16	partners balance & swing
B2	8	balance & petronella
	4	balance the ring
	4	partners California twirl ⁋

Demo the Rip and Snort. 1's need to mind their shoulders when they turn under their joined hand.

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Three Thirty-Three

by: Steve Zakon-Anderson

Lots of neighbors

introduces moves: custom, box the gnat

formation: improper

A1	4	1st neighbors balance by the right hand
	0	grand right and left :
	2	1st neighbors pull by right
	2	2nd neighbors pull by left
	8	3rd neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
A2	0	grand right and left the other way :
	2	3rd neighbors pull by right
	2	2nd neighbors pull by left
	12	1st neighbors swing
B1	8	circle left 3 places
	8	partners swing
B2	8	long lines forward & back
	8	ladles do si do 1½ and face new 1st neighbors ⁋

Bass Ackwards

by: Tom Calwell

Short and long waves, backward progression

introduces moves: form long waves

formation: improper

Start in wave across, ladles in middle, R hand to neighbor.

A1	4	balance the wave
	4	neighbors allemande right ¾ to
	0	form long waves - ladles face in, gentlespoons face out
	4	balance
	4	neighbors allemande left ¾ ⁋
A2	8	gentlespoons allemande right 1½
	8	partners swing
B1	8	circle left 3 places
	8	neighbors swing
B2	8	ladles chain
	8	circle right 3 places, smush to
	0	form an ocean wave - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands

Couple waiting out needs to put gentlespoon on Right. One's progress up; twos progress down (hence the name).
Written 2005

Mad Orbin

by: Jacqui Grennan

introduces moves: mad robin, allemande orbit, give & take, pass through

formation: improper

A1	8	neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
	8	mad robin, gentlespoons in front
A2	8	gentlespoons allemande left 1½ around while the ladles orbit clockwise ½ around
	8	neighbors swing
B1	4	balance the ring
	4	ladles take partners
	8	partners swing
B2	6	circle left 3 places
	2	pass through ⁋
	8	next neighbors do si do once

The title is a play on words. Robin + Orbit = Orbin

Cupid's Clout

by: Susan Petrick

introduces moves: poussette, meltdown swing

formation: improper

A1	6	half poussette - gentlespoons pull partners back then left
	10	neighbors swing
A2	6	half poussette - ladles pull partners back then left
	10	ladles start a hey - lefts in center, rights on ends - until partners meet the second time
B1	16	partners meltdown swing
B2	8	circle left 3 places
	4	balance the ring
	4	partners California twirl ⁋

Kitchen Stomp

by: Becky Hill

Medley w above

formation: improper

A1	16	neighbors balance & swing
A2	8	gentlespoons allemande left 1½
	8	partners swing
B1	8	ladles chain
	8	balance & petronella
B2	8	balance & petronella
	8	star left 4 places ⁋

Rockin' Robin

by: Rick Mohr

Hey

introduces moves: custom, zig zag

formation: improper

fast reels

A1	8	circle right 4 places
	6	neighbors allemande left once
	2	gentlespoons pull by right
A2	16	hey, partners passing left shoulders to start
B1	16	partners balance & swing
B2	10	circle left 5 places to original place
	6	zig left zag right ⁋

Rick Mohr notes: This is a very fun dance, especially with fast reels.

It helps to alert the gentlespoons to pull by at the end of the phrase in A1. Otherwise some will delay until the beginning of A2, making them late for the balance in B1. This can be reinforced during the dance by calling "gentlespoons right hand pull by" early by a beat or two.

The "Zig-Zag" in B2 is most satisfying if dancers emphasize the sideways left/right motion rather than the forward motion which gets them past their neighbors. There's plenty of time, so encourage them to go a good distance out of the set in the Zig. The idea is to let the momentum from the circle left propel into the Zig left, and then let the momentum from the Zag right ~~lead~~ directly into the circle right with the next couple.

For Robin Kynoch, a fine tinwhistle player from Framingham, Massachusetts. You might not think it possible to "rock" on the whistle, but Robin does.

Originally posted to: http://rickmohr.net/contra/dances.asp#RockinRobin

Valerie's Trip to Portland

by: Erik Weberg

Alt for above

formation: improper

double progression

A1	16	neighbors meltdown swing
A2	8	long lines forward & back
	3	pass through across the set
	3	neighbors allemande right ¾
	2	gentlespoons allemande left ½
B1	16	partners balance & swing
B2	6	circle left 3 places
	5	zig left zag right ⁋
	5	zig right zag left ⁋

zig zag x2 is a weave the line -- zig left, zag all the way right to the other side of the set past N2, zig left to N3

Everybody Dance

by: Jim Hemphill

No walkthru

introduces moves: arch & dive

formation: improper

A1	16	neighbors balance & swing
A2	8	long lines forward & back
	8	star right 3 places
B1	16	partners meltdown swing
B2	8	circle left 3 places
	4	balance the ring
	4	twos arch ones dive ⁋

Can be called without role terms (but still requires that the neighbor swing ends in the progressed position).

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