SCT 06.06.26 Circle Left

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

Fun Dance for Marjorie

by: Bob Golder

introduces moves: star

formation: Becket

A1 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 4
gentlespoons pass by left shoulders
4
ladles pass by right shoulders and take RH as they pass
8
star right - hands across - 4 places and walk along the set to find the next couple (ladles behind partner) ⁋

Written by Bob Golder for a friend with some mobility issues, and so contains only moves that she could do comfortably.

Triassic Poetry

by: Lindsey Dono

introduces moves: gyre, hey

formation: improper

A1 2
neighbors pass by right shoulders
6
next neighbors gyre left shoulders once
8
neighbors swing original neighbor
A2 8
long lines forward & back ⁋
8
gentlespoons allemande left ½
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends

Trip to Lambertville

by: Steve Zakon-Anderson

introduces moves: form a long wave, form an ocean wave

formation: improper

A1 8
ladles dance in to a long wave in the center - balance the wave
8
ladles dance out while gentlespoons dance in to a long wave in the center - balance the wave
A2 4
gentlespoons allemande left ½
4
form an ocean wave & balance - gentlespoons by left hands and neighbors by right hands
8
neighbors swing
B1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing
B2 8
right left through
8
ladles chain ⁋

BREAK

Box the Cat

by: Lisa Greenleaf

introduces moves: box the gnat, pull by dancers, custom

formation: improper

Have dancers introduce themselves to their previous neighbor during walkthrough.

A1 8
neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
2
neighbors pull by right
6
previous neighbors allemande left once
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 6
circle left 3 places
10
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places ⁋

Around the Block

by: Bob Isaacs

introduces moves: square through

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors balance & pull by right 2 along the set
8
square through two - neighbors balance & pull by right, then partners pull by left
A2 8
neighbors balance & pull by right 2 along the set (opposite direction as original pull by 2)
8
neighbors swing (original neighbor)
B1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½ to partner
8
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places ⁋

this dance is like one big square through along the set, with a little square through across in the middle. Dancers go one direction, across, back to where they started.

Maid Marian's Fancy

by: David Smukler

formation: becket

A1 6
circle left 4 places
10
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
4
ladles allemande right ¾ to new neighbor ladle
4
ladles allemande left once, gentlespoons shift left
B1 16
partners start a full hey - rights on ends, lefts in center
B2 16
partners balance & swing

Boxing Day Special

by: Sarah Kaiser

introduces moves: slide along set, box circulate

formation: Becket

A1 2
slide left along set
6
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
2
gentlespoons allemande left ½
6
partners allemande right ¾ to long wave, gentlespoons face in
B1 8
balance & box circulate - gentlespoons cross while ladles loop right
8
balance & box circulate - ladles cross while gentlespoons loop right ⁋
B2 16
partners balance & swing

Weeks on the Road

by: Bill Olson

formation: indecent becket

A1 4
balance the ring
12
partners swing
A2 8
left diagonal ladles chain to next neighbors
8
ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
B1 16
next neighbors balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places with next neighbors, shadow
4
balance the ring
4
next neighbors California twirl ⁋

Kettle Drum

by: Jesse Partridge

introduces moves: petronella, balance, custom

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 4
gentlespoons allemande left ½
12
partners swing
B1 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
B2 4
balance
4
ladles trade by the left shoulder, catch left hands
8
star left - hands across - 4 places ⁋