SCT 04.24.26 Santa Cruz

user: Sarah Trop

First of November

by: Isaac Banner

introduces moves: long lines, swing, allemande, do si do, chain, right left through

formation: improper

A1 8
long lines forward & back
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners do si do 1¼
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
ladles chain to neighbors
8
right left through ⁋

Dosido as much as you want, until it’s time to balance - it’s still a free country, for now.

Apples and Caramel

by: Seth Tepfer

introduces moves: Rory O'More, circle, pass through

formation: improper

Starts in short waves, right hand to neighbors

A1 8
balance & Rory O'More right
8
balance & Rory O'More left
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
ladles allemande right 1½
8
partners swing
B2 6
circle left 3 places
2
pass through ⁋
8
next neighbors do si do 1¼ to short waves

Based on Apples and Chocolate by Sue Rosen

Mad Robin in Love

by: Greg Frock

introduces moves: mad robin, pass by, balance the ring, California twirl

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors do si do once
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
mad robin, gentlespoons in front
B1 4
gentlespoons pass by left shoulders
12
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
partners California twirl ⁋

Dancers will try to rush the mad robin to include the gentlespoons cross in A2. Remind them there is plenty of time to complete the figure. Written for Robin Wilson in 2011

Stars 2 Stars

by: Dean Snipes

introduces moves: star, down the hall, up the hall

formation: improper

A1 8
star right 4 places ladles turn around
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
down the hall and turn as a couple
8
up the hall and bend into a ring
B1 6
circle left 3 places
10
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places ⁋

50/50

by: Bob Isaacs

introduces moves: hey, box the gnat, meltdown swing, slide along set

formation: Becket

A1 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
ladles chain
8
ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
B1 8
partners right hand balance & box the gnat
8
gentlespoons start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
B2 14
partners meltdown swing
2
slide left along set ⁋

Maliza's Magical Mystery Motion

by: Cary Ravitz

introduces moves: promenade, petronella

formation: Becket ccw

A1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
neighbors promenade
8
ladles chain
B1 8
balance & petronella and turn to face the next ⁋
8
balance & petronella
B2 16
partners balance & swing

"The motion in B1 does seem magical – while the ladles Petronella over and back across the set, the gentlespoons do consecutive Petronellas along the side, in effect progressing behind his partner’s back."
- Rich Goss

BREAK

Craggy Gardens

by: Becky Hill

introduces moves: turn alone

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing
B1 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles chain
B2 2
pass through across the set
4
turn alone
8
star right 4 places ⁋
2
pass through

Southern Summer

by: Cary Ravitz

introduces moves: allemande orbit

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
gentlespoons start a half hey - lefts in center, rights on ends
8
mad robin, gentlespoons in front
B1 6
gentlespoons allemande left once around while the ladles orbit clockwise ½ around
10
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
partners California twirl ⁋

Treasure of the Soda Bar

by: Maia McCormick

introduces moves: square through

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
A2 8
partners start a half hey - rights on ends, lefts in center (pass P by R)
8
partners swing
B1 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
B2 16
square through four - partners balance & pull by right, then neighbors pull by left, then repeat (and look along side for new neighbor) ⁋

A1 is from James Hutson’s “Treasure of the Sierra Madre”. This dance was tested at Soda Bar in Brooklyn, hence the title, and first called at Glen Echo FND in August 2016.

Travels with Rick and Kim

by: Shari Miller-Johnson

introduces moves: custom

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 4
balance the ring
4
pass through across the set
8
promenade single file around the circle 3 places
B1 16
partners balance & swing (on the leads' home side)
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places ⁋

From Michael Fuerst's compilation of easy dances: http://aptsg.org/Dance/easy_dances.rtf

Hot Buttered Rolls

by: Perry Shafran

introduces moves: slice, roll away

formation: Becket

A1 4
slice left, on the way back ⁋
4
gentlespoons roll away partners with a half sashay
4
long lines forward, on the way back
4
ladles roll away partners with a half sashay
A2 8
ladles allemande right 1½
8
neighbors swing
B1 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners do si do once
B2 16
partners balance & swing