user: Sam Whited
by: Dillon Bustin
introduces moves: figure 8, swing, circle, down the hall, up the hall
formation: Duple improper
Written in 1976.
Source: https://www.library.unh.edu/special/forms/rpdlw/syllabus2008.pdf
| A1 | 8 | twos half figure 8 above
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| 8 | twos swing, end facing up
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| A2 | 8 | circle left 4 places
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| 8 | circle right 4 places
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| B1 | 8 | ones half figure 8 below
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| 8 | ones swing, end facing down
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| B2 | 8 | down the hall
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| 8 | up the hall backward, ones arch two's duck under ⁋
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by: Rick Mohr
introduces moves: do si do, allemande, allemande orbit, promenade
formation: scatter mixer
Scattered circles of two or more couples
| A1 | 8 | circle left 4 places
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| 8 | neighbors do si do once
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| A2 | 8 | partners allemande right 1½
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| 8 | ladles allemande left 1½ around while the gentlespoons orbit clockwise ½ around. Ladles star if more than two.
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing New partner
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| B2 | 16 | partners promenade to find new group to circle with ⁋
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In this mixer dancers form scattered groups with any number of couples. That makes for fun chaos, less transition panic (compared with 2-couple scatter mixers), and more flavors to enjoy as circle sizes vary.
The A2 allemande ends with ladles in the center facing counterclockwise and gentlespoons on the outside facing clockwise. If there are two ladles they allemande left for 8 beats; if there are more than two they star left for 8 beats. Either way, the gentlespoons orbit clockwise around the ladles. Then all balance and swing a new partner and promenade to a new group.
I tell the dancers it's a zero-stress dance. "If a couple wants to join your circle, let them in!" And no problem if you happen to keep the same partner now and then.
Waltz Break
by: Orace Johnson
introduces moves: slide along set
formation: Becket
| A1 | 2 | slide left along set ⁋
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| 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors do si do once
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| 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | partners do si do once
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| 16 | partners balance & swing
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by: Cary Ravitz
introduces moves: chain, petronella
formation: Becket ccw
| A1 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | neighbors promenade
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| B1 | 8 | balance & petronella and turn to face the next ⁋
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| 8 | balance & petronella
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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"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
Waltz Break
by: Will Mentor
introduces moves: star, custom, pass by, long lines, roll away, pass through
formation: improper
a demo of A2 (with star left intro) may prove useful
| A1 | 8 | star right 4 places
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| 8 | star left 4 places
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| A2 | 6 | Ladles cast, loop to face across. Gentlespoons
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| 2 | ladles pass by right shoulders
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B1 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 4 | long lines forward
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| 4 | gentlespoons roll away partners with a half sashay
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| 2 | pass through and walk single file to new star ⁋
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All pass through 1/4 R and walk single file along the line to a new neighbor.
For Dale Wilson, who has a knack for strategic figure redeployment into contra settings.
Original and video at: http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-modern/502-trip-to-wilson-by-will-mentor-duple-improper
by: Linda Leslie
introduces moves: form a long wave, star promenade, butterfly whirl
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | ladles dance in to a long wave in the center - balance the wave
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| 8 | ladles dance out while gentlespoons dance in to a long wave in the center - balance the wave
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| A2 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left ¾
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| 4 | star promenade left ½
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| 4 | butterfly whirl
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| B1 | 8 | ladles do si do once
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing ⁋
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by: Dean Snipes
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | neighbors promenade
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| B1 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 8 | balance & petronella
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| B2 | 14 | partners balance & swing
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| 2 | slide left along set ⁋
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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
Closing Waltz