Glen Echo Friday 2026-06-19

user: Luke Schoppert

Thursday Night Special #1

by: Larry Jennings

introduces moves: swing, down the hall, up the hall, circle, chain, long lines

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing, end facing down the hall
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
ladles chain
8
long lines forward & back - ID next neighbors

I'll Hold You In My Arms

by: Maia McCormick

introduces moves: allemande, petronella

formation: improper

A1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles chain
B1 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
B2 16
neighbors balance & swing ⁋

Jubilation Permutation

by: Cary Ravitz

introduces moves: hey, pass through, do si do

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing
B1 8
gentlespoons start a half hey - lefts in center, rights on ends
8
partners swing
B2 6
circle left 3 places
2
pass through ⁋
8
next neighbors do si do once

I don't know why Cary insists on publishing the other Jubilation var. as his authoritative take on the original Gene Hubert dance -- who on earth wants to chain with their current neighbors and then immediately whip around to balance their next neighbors?

Cary, if you're reading this, put this version back on your website. It rocks and I call it all the time.

Further and More

by: Lisa Greenleaf

introduces moves: Rory O'More, promenade

formation: improper

starts in long wavy lines, ladles facing in, neighbors in R hand

A1 8
balance & Rory O'More right
8
balance & Rory O'More left
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing
B2 8
partners promenade
8
ladles chain (open chain: ladles pull by R, N allemande L 3/4) ⁋

Halliehurst variation

by: Gene Hubert

formation: Becket

A1 8
ladles chain
8
ladles chain
A2 16
ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
B1 2
ladles allemande right ½
4
neighbors allemande left ¾ ⁋
10
next neighbors swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners swing

phase-shifted from the original to end on the partner swing

Boardwalk Stomp

by: Luke Schoppert

new dance

introduces moves: form a long wave

formation: improper

A1 8
ladles do si do 1¼, catch right hands
0
ladles form a long wave in the center
8
balance & ladles Rory O'More right, gentlespoons step up to a diamond
A2 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
B1 8
balance & petronella - ladles spin, gentlespoons step back to catch partner
8
partners swing
B2 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
neighbors swing ⁋

Grab Bag

by: Isaac Banner

introduces moves: pass by, meltdown swing

formation: improper

A1 8
long lines forward & back
8
neighbors swing
A2 16
gentlespoons start a full hey - lefts in center, rights on ends
B1 2
gentlespoons pass by left shoulders
14
partners meltdown swing
B2 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
neighbors swing ⁋

The A1 neighbor swing is a new neighbor each time after the first through the dance.

Maliza's Magical Mystery Motion

by: Cary Ravitz

formation: Becket ccw

A1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
neighbors promenade
8
ladles chain
B1 8
balance & petronella and turn to face the next ⁋
8
balance & petronella
B2 16
partners balance & swing

"The motion in B1 does seem magical – while the ladles Petronella over and back across the set, the gentlespoons do consecutive Petronellas along the side, in effect progressing behind his partner’s back."
- Rich Goss

Apogee

by: Chris Page

introduces moves: allemande orbit

formation: Becket

A1 8
partners promenade ⁋
8
ladles chain to next neighbor
A2 8
ladles allemande right 1½ around while the gentlespoons orbit counter clockwise ½ around
8
neighbors swing
B1 8
gentlespoons chain
8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½ around while the ladles orbit clockwise ½ around
B2 16
partners meltdown swing

Chris Page notes:
[2] To flow into the orbit figure, consider an open ladles chain, where ladles pull by right, and then neighbor N2 allemande left 1. The transition also works well with a twirl substituted for the courtesy turn.
[3] In tight quarters, it helps if gentlespoons from other sets intersect by passing each other by left shoulders.
[4] I strongly recommend an open gentlespoons chain, where gentlespoons pull by left, and then partner allemande right 1. Not only will this be less confusing than a regular gentlespoon's chain, but the ladles will have proper momentum into the orbit.

available http://chrispagecontra.awardspace.us/dances/index.htm#apogee

Rocket City Romp

by: Cis Hinkle

introduces moves: square through

formation: improper

A1 8
square through two - neighbors balance & pull by right, then partners pull by left
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles allemande right 1½
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
square through two - partners balance & pull by right, then neighbors pull by left to new neighbors

Zag it Back

by: Jacqui Grennan

introduces moves: slice, zig zag

formation: Becket

A1 8
slice left and straight back ⁋
8
ladles allemande left 1½
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 6
circle left 3 places
6
neighbors zig left zag right
4
shadows allemande left once
B2 16
partners balance & swing

The timing is fuzzy in the B1 but it does all fit.

Mary Cay's Reel

by: David Kaynor

introduces moves: pull by direction

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