user: Mattie Rynkiewicz
by: Gene Hubert
introduces moves: swing, down the hall, up the hall, circle, chain, star
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing end facing down the hall
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| A2 | 8 | down the hall and turn as a couple
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| 8 | up the hall and bend into a ring
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| B1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | star left 4 places ⁋
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by: Lisa Greenleaf
introduces moves: long lines, allemande, balance the ring, pass through
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles allemande right 1½
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | pass through to new neighbors ⁋
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Bradley Smith Notes: Originally, the last figure of this dance was a neighbor do-si-do 1 1/2, but I usually swap it for the ring balance and pass through to make the progression as simple as possible for inexperienced dancers.
by: Rick Mohr
introduces moves: custom, do si do
formation: four face four
| A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back (lines of four)
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| 8 | first corners swing, square sets
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| A2 | 8 | star right 4 places ladles
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| 8 | first corners allemande left 1¼
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| B1 | 8 | partner pull by right, grand right left halfway
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| 8 | partners do si do once
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing, face the next ⁋
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by: Ted Hodapp
introduces moves: hey
formation: Becket
| A1 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | pass through ⁋
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| B1 | 16 | ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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by: Beau Farmer
introduces moves: petronella, promenade
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 8 | balance & petronella
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B1 | 8 | neighbors promenade
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| 8 | long lines forward & back
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| B2 | 16 | ones balance & swing
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Written for the wedding of two contra dancers
by: Cary Ravitz
introduces moves: right left through
formation: Becket
arr. Mattie Rynkiewicz
| A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| A2 | 4 | balance the ring
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| 2 | pass through across the set
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| 10 | neighbors swing
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| B1 | 8 | right left through
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| 8 | ladles allemande right 1½ (new ladles, on the right diagonal), gentlespoons shift left ⁋
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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by: Ted Hodapp
introduces moves: meltdown swing
formation: Becket ccw
| A1 | 8 | balance & petronella, overspin to new neighbors ⁋
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| 8 | balance & petronella LEFT
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| A2 | 16 | ladles start a full hey - lefts in center, rights on ends
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| B1 | 16 | partners meltdown swing
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| B2 | 8 | right left through
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| 8 | circle left 4 places
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Reverse progression: 2s progress away from the music, 1s progress towards the music
Wait out INDECENT.
by: Seth Tepfer
introduces moves: custom, box the gnat
formation: triad (triple minor dutribecket)
1s improper, 2s & 3s becket
| A1 | 8 | hands six, into the middle and back
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| 8 | first corners swing
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| A2 | 16 | second corners balance & swing
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| B1 | 8 | partners right hand balance & box the gnat
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| 8 | three changes of rights and lefts, starting partner right
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| B2 | 8 | three more changes of rights and lefts
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| 8 | partners swing ⁋
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by: Rick Mohr
formation: Becket
arr. Mattie Rynkiewicz
| A1 | 8 | down the hall and right hand high, left hand low, gentlespoon #1 turn alone
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| 8 | up the hall and bend into a ring
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| A2 | 4 | balance the ring
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| 12 | neighbors swing
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| B1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | right diagonal ladles chain (to trail buddy) ⁋
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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introduces moves: form an ocean wave, custom, box circulate
formation: improper
| A1 | 4 | form an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands
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| 4 | neighbors allemande right 3/8
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| 4 | form diagonal waves & balance - next gentlespoons by left hands and neighbors by right hands
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| 4 | neighbors allemande right 3/8
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| A2 | 8 | balance & box circulate - ladles cross while gentlespoons loop right
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B1 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | next neighbors do si do once and a little bit more ⁋
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Designed to be done at ~128bpm, will feel awkward at less than 120
by: Chris Page
introduces moves: poussette, mad robin
formation: improper
| A1 | 4 | half poussette - gentlespoons pull partners back then left (current neighbors)
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| 4 | mad robin ½ around, gentlespoons in front
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| 4 | half poussette - gentlespoons pull partners back then right (previous neighbors)
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| 4 | mad robin ½ around, gentlespoons in front
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors meltdown swing
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| B1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | ladles chain ⁋
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| 8 | circle right 4 places
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(gentlespoons can go backwards to keep momentum on the circle right)