KW 2026-06-27 Portland w/ Odd Sock

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

Hume Fogg Reel variation

by: Susan Kevra

introduces moves: slide along set, balance

formation: Becket

A1 2
slide left along set ⁋
6
circle left 3 places
8
next neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles chain
B1 6
ladles allemande right once
6
partners allemande left 1½
4
gentlespoons allemande right once
B2 4
partners balance
12
partners swing

Original has Circle L and pass through in A1 instead of Slide and Circle

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.

Trip to Hubert - flowy A1 stars right and left

Once More With Feeling

by: Isaac Banner

no walkthrough

introduces moves: 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

Yellow Rose (var)

by: unknown

introduces moves: poussette, balance the ring, California twirl

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.

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 ⁋