user: Thomas Begley
Welcome and short lesson
Circle mixer
Waltz and break
Strip the willow
Waltz and break
Add three more moves: duck for the oyster, sow the wheat, RH bal and box the gnat
Welcome and short lesson
Waltz and break
Strip the willow
by: Jacob Bloom
introduces moves: custom, long lines, do si do
formation: Longways set, no H4
| A1 | 8 | Oval left
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| 8 | Oval right
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| A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | partners do si do once
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| B1 | 16 | Top couple sashay down and back
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| B2 | 16 | Top couple cast off to bottom, all move up
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by: Chestnut
introduces moves: circle, star, custom, swing, pass through
formation: Sicilian circle
| A1 | 8 | circle left 4 places
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| 8 | circle right 4 places
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| A2 | 8 | star right 4 places
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| 8 | star left 4 places
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| B1 | 8 | partners do si do once
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| 2 | Clap, clap
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| 6 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | neighbors do si do once
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| 2 | Clap, clap
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| 6 | pass through ⁋
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From https://www.jefftk.com/contras/dances/httwedding
Alan Prince Winston notes: [Sicilian formation helps them get the idea of progression without having to deal with standing out and changing roles. The clap-clap part in the B really reenforces things having to happen at the same time, and the figure is unconfusing. Also clarified partner and neighbor.]
by: Sherry Nevins
introduces moves: balance the ring
formation: improper
| A1 | 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 8 | circle left 4 places
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| A2 | 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 8 | circle right 4 places
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| B1 | 8 | partners do si do once
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| 8 | neighbors do si do once
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| B2 | 16 | neighbors do si do 1½ as couples ⁋
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Waltz and break
by: [unknown]
introduces moves: custom, pull by dancers, promenade
formation: circle mixer
All couples in a big circle facing the center. Roles/sides don't particularly matter, but go ahead and put gentlespoons on the left and ladles on the right if you care.
| A1 | 8 | everyone into the middle and back
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| 8 | into the middle and back
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| A2 | 3 | partners pull by right - that's number 1
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| 2 | next neighbors pull by left - 2
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| 3 | next neighbors pull by right -3
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| 2 | next neighbors pull by left -4
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| 3 | next neighbors pull by right -5
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| 3 | next neighbors pull by left -6
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| B1 | 16 | next neighbors long swing - number 7! that's your new partner ⁋
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| B2 | 16 | partners promenade around the ring
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by: Eileen Thorsos
Add three more moves: duck for the oyster, sow the wheat, RH bal and box the gnat
by: Traditional
formation: Circle
| A1 | 16 | circle left 8 places
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| A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | long lines forward & back
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| B1 | 16 | next neighbors balance & swing ⁋
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| B2 | 16 | partners promenade along the set on the right
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Variation for ONS, with longer circle left to lead into a spiral in/out.