KW 2026-06-27 Portland w/ Odd Sock (DRAFT)

user: Koren A Wake

Back of the Envelope

by: Dugan Murphy

introduces moves: long lines, allemande, swing, circle, do si do

formation: improper

A1 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles allemande left 1½
A2 16
partners balance & swing
B1 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors do si do once
B2 16
neighbors balance & swing

Forgotten Treasure

by: Beth Parkes

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

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
down the hall and turn as a couple
8
up the hall and bend into a ring
B1 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners swing
B2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles chain ⁋

Saturday Night Line

by: Joseph Pimentel

introduces moves: Rory O'More, give & take, form an ocean wave

formation: improper

begin in short waves (ladles in center by left, neighbor in right)

A1 8
balance & Rory O'More right
8
balance & Rory O'More left
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
gentlespoons give & take partners
8
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors do si do 1½ and dance forward to ⁋
0
form an ocean wave - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands

Mac McKeever note on balances before Rory O'More: first balance is in the direction you will be going

The Second Time Around

by: Jim Kitch

introduces moves: meltdown swing, hey, star

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors meltdown swing
A2 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners start a half hey - rights on ends, lefts in center
B1 16
partners meltdown swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places ⁋

Two Way Street - A2 down the hall & swing, B1 come back up

Mad Robin in Love

by: Greg Frock

may cut this one for time

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

Mary Cay's Reel

by: David Kaynor

introduces moves: pull by direction, form a long wave

formation: Becket

A1 6
circle left 3 places
2
pull by right
8
next neighbors allemande left once
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing (original neighbor)
B1 8
long lines forward & back
4
ladles allemande right ¾
0
ladles form a long wave in the center
4
ladles allemande left ¾ with the next while gentlespoons slide left to meet their partner ⁋
B2 16
partners balance & swing

waltz and break

Spring Break (variation)

by: Nils Fredland

introduces moves: petronella, pass through

formation: improper

Begins hands-4 in a ring.

A1 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
gentlespoons start a half hey - lefts in center, rights on ends - ladles ricochet
8
partners swing
B2 6
circle left 3 places
2
pass through ⁋
8
neighbors do si do once and form a ring

Variation by Nils.

Poultry in Motion

by: Koren Wake

introduces moves: gyre

formation: Becket

A1 8
gentlespoons give & take neighbors
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
right diagonal ladles chain to shadow 1 ⁋
8
star left 4 places (with shadow 1 & new neighbors)
B1 8
star right 4 places with partner & orig neighbors
8
partners allemande right 1½
B2 8
2nd shadows gyre once
8
partners swing

As I danced Poetry in Motion (by Lisa Greenleaf) with William Watson (caller from Portland OR), he said "someone should write a Becket version of this and call it Poultry in Motion." So here we are.

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

Yellow Rose (var)

by: unknown

introduces moves: poussette

formation: improper

A1 6
half poussette - gentlespoons pull partners back then left
10
neighbors swing
A2 8
gentlespoons start a half hey - lefts in center, rights on ends
8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
B1 8
partners start a half hey - rights on ends, lefts in center
8
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
partners California twirl ⁋

Collected from a dancer in Texas, who transcribed it from a video in which it was danced to the tune "Yellow Rose of Texas." He did not have a name for the dance. As taught to me, it began with a full do si do as couples; I changed it to a half poussette.

Once More With Feeling

by: Isaac Banner

likely no walkthrough, or cut for time

introduces moves: balance, box the gnat

formation: improper

A1 4
neighbors balance right hand
4
neighbors box the gnat
8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
A2 16
partners balance & swing
B1 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
B2 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella and turn to face new neighbors

Brooklyn Transfer

by: Maia McCormick and Michael Karcher

introduces moves: form long waves

formation: Becket

A1 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places
B1 0
form long waves - gentlespoons face in, ladles face out - right hand to shadows
8
balance & Rory O'More right past shadows
8
balance & Rory O'More left
B2 14
partners balance & swing
2
slide left along set ⁋

Alternate dances below:

Trip to Hubert - flowy alt for Poultry; A1 stars right and left, B2 llfb

Still More O'Moore

by: Jim Kitch

alt for Brooklyn Transfer closer

formation: Becket

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