KW 2026-09-25 Santa Cruz w/ The Nettles (DRAFT)

user: Koren A Wake

Table of Contents

  1. Everybody Dance by Jim Hemphill
  2. Forgotten Treasure by Beth Parkes
  3. Power Promenade by Richard Allen Fischer
  4. 16 for Gregg by Luke Donforth
  5. Across the Pond by Ben Sachs-Hamilton
  6. Trip to Margaree (var) by Sue Rosen
  7. Boxing Day Special by Sarah Kaiser

  8. waltz, break, waltz
  9. Not a Fever Dream by Maia McCormick
  10. Another Hey Weaver (var) by Martha Wild
  11. Spring Fling (KW var) by Don Veino
  12. Trip to Hubert by Will Mentor
  13. Jubilation Permutation by Cary Ravitz

    likely to skip
  14. Tenth Year in Tommerup by Linda Leslie

  15. ALTERNATES BELOW
  16. Power Surge by Bob Isaacs and Beth Brill

    alternate for Tommerup


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Everybody Dance

by: Jim Hemphill

introduces moves: swing, long lines, star, meltdown swing, circle, balance the ring, arch & dive

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
star right 3 places
B1 16
partners meltdown swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
twos arch ones dive ⁋

Can be called without role terms (but still requires that the neighbor swing ends in the progressed position).

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 ⁋

Power Promenade

by: Richard Allen Fischer

introduces moves: promenade, petronella, give & take

formation: Becket

A1 8
partners promenade & loop wide to new neighbors (J-hook promenade) ⁋
8
ladles chain (to new neighbor)
A2 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
B1 16
neighbors balance & swing
B2 8
gentlespoons give & take partners
8
partners swing

16 for Gregg

by: Luke Donforth

introduces moves: hey, slide along set

formation: Becket

A1 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
ladles chain
8
star left - hands across - 4 places
B1 16
gentlespoons start a full hey - lefts in center, rights on ends
B2 14
partners meltdown swing
2
slide left along set ⁋

Across the Pond

by: Ben Sachs-Hamilton

introduces moves: Rory O'More, allemande, balance, pass through

formation: improper

Start in standard short waves

A1 8
balance & Rory O'More right
8
balance & Rory O'More left Ladles spin a bit more to catch Right hands with each other
A2 4
ladles allemande right once
12
neighbors swing
B1 8
gentlespoons give & take partners
8
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places to original wave
4
balance
4
pass through

A2 allemande right works well if spinning in the Rory O'More, left works better if sliding

Trip to Margaree (var)

by: Sue Rosen

introduces moves: pull by dancers, square through

formation: improper

A1 2
neighbors pull by right
6
next neighbors allemande left once, come back
8
neighbors swing (current neighbor)
A2 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners swing
B1 8
partners promenade
8
ladles chain
B2 8
long lines forward & back
8
square through two - partners balance & pull by right, then neighbors pull by left ⁋

I got this variation from Isaac Banner. The original had B2 a partner do si do across the set, instead of these long lines.

Boxing Day Special

by: Sarah Kaiser

introduces moves: box circulate

formation: Becket

A1 2
slide left along set
6
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
2
gentlespoons allemande left ½
6
partners allemande right ¾ to long wave, gentlespoons face in
B1 8
balance & box circulate - gentlespoons cross while ladles loop right
8
balance & box circulate - ladles cross while gentlespoons loop right ⁋
B2 16
partners balance & swing

waltz, break, waltz

Not a Fever Dream

by: Maia McCormick

introduces moves: stand still

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors allemande left 1¾
8
ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
ladles allemande right 1½
8
partners swing
B2 8
gentlespoons chain (to N)
8
star right - wrist grip - 4 places
8
stand still ⁋

Written while half-napping in the car en route to Queer Contra Dance Camp 2023 and tested under the redwoods, and miraculously, it worked out of the box!

Video reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPbmQXYqM08

Another Hey Weaver (var)

by: Martha Wild

formation: Becket

A1 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½, face partner (gentlespoons stand back to back)
B1 16
partners start a full hey - rights on ends, lefts in center - gentlespoons ricochet first time, ladles ricochet second time (see note)
B2 16
partners meltdown swing... then slide left ⁋

B1: partners pass right on the sides; ladles pass left for 1/2 hey, gentlespoons ricochet, then ladles ricochet while gentlespoons 1/2 hey.

Original dance progresses in A1 with circle 3 places & pass through to swing next neighbor. I prefer this slide & circle variation.

Spring Fling (KW var)

by: Don Veino

introduces moves: mad robin

formation: Becket

A1 8
gentlespoons give & take next neighbors (slice & take) ⁋
8
neighbors swing
A2 6
mad robin, ladles in front
2
ladles pull by right
8
partners allemande left once & give RH to shadow in long wavy lines (ladles facing out)
B1 8
balance & Rory O'More right (past shadow)
8
balance & Rory O'More left (past shadow)
B2 16
partners balance & swing

Trip to Hubert

by: Will Mentor

introduces moves: custom, pass by, roll away

formation: Becket

A1 8
star right 4 places
8
star left 4 places
A2 4
partner courtesy turn
2
ladles pass by right shoulders
10
neighbors swing
B1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing
B2 4
long lines forward
4
gentlespoons roll away partners with a half sashay on the way back
8
pass through across; turn right & (gentlespoons leading partner) single file promenade along set ⁋

When I've danced this to Will's calling, he tells the dancers if they're early progressing to new neighbors, just let it flow directly into the star and it'll work itself out.

Jubilation Permutation

by: Cary Ravitz

likely to skip

introduces moves: 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.

Tenth Year in Tommerup

by: Linda Leslie

formation: Becket

A1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
left diagonal ladles chain to shadow
B1 8
balance & petronella across
8
balance & petronella turning extra to face partner
B2 16
partners balance & swing ⁋

ALTERNATES BELOW

Power Surge

by: Bob Isaacs and Beth Brill

alternate for Tommerup

introduces moves: slice

formation: Becket

A1 8
slice left and straight back ⁋
8
ladles chain
A2 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
B1 16
neighbors balance & swing
B2 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing