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Table of Contents

  1. First of November by Isaac Banner
  2. Apples and Caramel by Seth Tepfer
  3. Another Safe Production by Peter Foster
  4. Travels with Rick and Kim by Shari Miller-Johnson
  5. Treasure of the Soda Bar by Maia McCormick
  6. Trip to Lambertville by Steve Zakon-Anderson

  7. BREAK
  8. Box the Cat by Lisa Greenleaf
  9. Surfing the Set by Bob Isaacs and Richard Alan Fisher
  10. Maid Marian's Fancy by David Smukler
  11. Squirrel! by Chris Page
  12. Tica Tica Timing by Dean Snipes


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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

Another Safe Production

by: Peter Foster

introduces moves: star, give & take

formation: improper

A1 8
star right 4 places
8
neighbors allemande right 1¾
A2 8
gentlespoons allemande left once
8
neighbors swing
B1 8
gentlespoons give & take partners
8
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places ⁋

Travels with Rick and Kim

by: Shari Miller-Johnson

introduces moves: balance the ring, 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

Treasure of the Soda Bar

by: Maia McCormick

introduces moves: box the gnat, hey, 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.

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: 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 ⁋

Surfing the Set

by: Bob Isaacs and Richard Alan Fisher

introduces moves: promenade, box circulate

formation: improper

Introduce new neighbor by looking past first Neighbor

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners swing
B1 8
partners promenade
8
ladles do si do 1½ to face out in long wavy line
B2 8
balance & box circulate - gentlespoons cross while ladles loop right
8
balance & box circulate - ladles cross while gentlespoons loop right to next neighbor ⁋

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

Squirrel!

by: Chris Page

introduces moves: mad robin, pass by

formation: improper

A1 6
mad robin, ladles in front
4
circle left 1 place (single file promenade)
6
mad robin, gentlespoons in front
A2 2
gentlespoons pass by left shoulders
14
neighbors swing
B1 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners swing
B2 8
right left through
8
ladles chain ⁋

(Notes by Chris Page)
[1] A mad robin is a sideways do-si-do, ladles starting in front of their neighbor.
[2] A no-hands circle left 1/4 in your groups of four. Essentially ladles cross the set while gentlespoons sidestep to their left along the side of the set.
[3] Here you look at your neighbor across the set, and gentlespoons start by going forward to their right, ladles behind to their left, gentlespoons passing in front of partner.

Tica Tica Timing

by: Dean Snipes

introduces moves: petronella, slide along set

formation: Becket

A1 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
neighbors promenade
8
ladles chain
B1 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
B2 14
partners balance & swing
2
slide left along set ⁋

Julian Bee notes that swapping the promenade for a R+L Thru is Linda Leslie's "Old Time Elixir #2", written in 1998. It's unclear when Dean wrote TTT, so both deserve a cross-reference. https://contradb.com/dances/474