user: Mattie Rynkiewicz
[battle of the balances]
Blue Haired Girl [battle of the balances]
by: Bradley Smith
introduces moves: hey, meltdown swing, long lines, roll away, mad robin, turn alone, circle, swing
formation: Becket ccw
| A1 | 16 | gentlespoons start a full hey - lefts in center, rights on ends - ladles ricochet second time to neighbors
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors meltdown swing
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| B1 | 4 | long lines forward
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| 4 | gentlespoons roll away neighbors with a half sashay on the way back (roll right to left)
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| 8 | mad robin, gentlespoons in front (CCW around current neighbors, facing partners)
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| B2 | 0 | turn alone to face Next neighbors ⁋
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| 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 10 | partners swing
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Written for the Wise family.
by: Rick Mohr
introduces moves: slide along set, star, allemande, form an ocean wave, custom
formation: Becket
| A1 | 1 | slide left along set (slightly)
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| 7 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 4 | star left - hands across - 2 places, gentlespoons drop out
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| 4 | ladles allemande left ¾
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| B1 | 4 | form an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands ⁋
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| 4 | neighbors allemande right 5/8
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| 4 | form a right diagonal ocean wave & balance - gentlespoons by left hands and neighbors by right hands
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| 4 | gentlespoons allemande left ¾, ladles shift left slightly
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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by: Roger Diggle
[battle of the balances]
introduces moves: form a long wave, pull by dancers, chain
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | ladles dance in to a long wave in the center - balance the wave
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| 8 | ladles dance out while gentlespoons dance in to a long wave in the center - balance the wave
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| A2 | 4 | gentlespoons allemande left ¾
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| 4 | form an ocean wave & balance - gentlespoons by left hands and neighbors by right hands
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| 4 | neighbors allemande right ½
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| 4 | form an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands
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| B1 | 2 | ladles pull by left
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| 14 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 4 places
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| 8 | ladles chain ⁋
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Bob Fab notes: While it does not have waves at the sides, it has them in the middle so you can use it when the hall is too short for everyone to be in the same waves.
It is an excellent dance for incorporating a large group of beginners, because you hardly ever are without someone in your hand, and the storyline is nice.
Blue Haired Girl [battle of the balances]
by: Jacqui Grennan
introduces moves: box the gnat, allemande orbit, balance the ring, give & take, pass through, do si do
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
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| 8 | mad robin, gentlespoons in front
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| A2 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½ around while the ladles orbit clockwise ½ around
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B1 | 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | ladles take partners
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | pass through ⁋
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| 8 | next neighbors do si do once
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The title is a play on words. Robin + Orbit = Orbin
introduces moves: custom, gyre
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | pass through to an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left in the center, neighbors by right on the sides
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| B1 | 4 | dance forward to next neighbor ⁋
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| 4 | neighbors gyre ½
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| 8 | three-quarters hey (gentlespoons by left in the center)
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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by: Luke Donforth
introduces moves: promenade, square through
formation: Becket
| A1 | 2 | slide left along set ⁋
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| 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | neighbors promenade
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| 8 | ladles chain to partner
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| B1 | 8 | square through two - neighbors balance & pull by right, then partners pull by left along
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| 8 | shadows do si do once
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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