user: Isaac Banner
Waltz/Break
by: Dugan Murphy
introduces moves: long lines, allemande, swing, circle, do si do
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles allemande left 1½
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| A2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors do si do once
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| B2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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by: Robert Cromartie
introduces moves: star
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | star left - wrist grip - 4 places
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| 8 | neighbors allemande left 1½
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| A2 | 8 | ladles allemande right 1½
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B1 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 10 | neighbors swing
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| B2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | star right - wrist grip - 4 places ⁋
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Author's Notes:
The transition from left hand star to allemande left is especially nice if a New England style (hand on wrist) star is used. This is the only dance I can think of for which I specifically request that type of star in those parts of the country where the default is hands-across.
Unfortunately, the origin of the name is lost in the mists of time. All I can say is that "Al" is not Al Olson, although had I known who he is when I wrote this, it might have been. Composed sometime around 1989.
This dance is from William Watson's mirror of American Country Dances On Line
All rights reserved by the author; used by permission.
Added to database 9/14/1997; last revised 3/5/1999; edited by Russell Owen
by: Chris Weiler
introduces moves: petronella, hey
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 8 | neighbors allemande left 1½
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| A2 | 16 | ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| B1 | 16 | next neighbors balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | partners swing
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by: Isaac Banner
introduces moves: chain, pass through
formation: Becket
Identify neighbors number 2 and 3 before the walk-through.
| A1 | 8 | left diagonal ladles chain to 2nd neighbors ⁋
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| 8 | star left 4 places ⁋
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| A2 | 16 | 3rd neighbors balance & swing
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| B1 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | pass through
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| 8 | partners do si do once
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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In addition to marking out neighbors 2 and 3 ahead of time, it helps to identify the dancer's shadow in the star/circle post-chain.
Waltz/Break
by: Dean Snipes
introduces moves: form a long wave, Rory O'More
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | star left - hands across - 4 places and a little bit more
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| B1 | 0 | ladles form a long wave in the center
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| 8 | balance & ladles Rory O'More right while gentlespoons Rory across
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| 8 | star right - hands across - 4 places and a little bit more
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing ⁋
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by: Susan Petrick
introduces moves: poussette, meltdown swing, balance the ring, California twirl
formation: improper
| A1 | 6 | half poussette - gentlespoons pull partners back then left
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| 10 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 6 | half poussette - ladles pull partners back then left
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| 10 | ladles start a hey - lefts in center, rights on ends - until partners meet the second time
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| B1 | 16 | partners meltdown swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | partners California twirl ⁋
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introduces moves: box the gnat, pull by dancers
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
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| 2 | neighbors pull by right
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| 6 | prev neighbors allemande left once
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| A2 | 8 | ladles allemande right 1½
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B1 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | pass through
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | star left 4 places ⁋
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by: Cary Ravitz
formation: Becket ccw
| A1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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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 | 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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