user: Cherylyn Geers
by: Larry Jennings
introduces moves: swing, circle, promenade, chain, star
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 10 | partners swing
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| B1 | 8 | partners promenade
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| B2 | 8 | neighbors promenade
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| 8 | star left 4 places to next neighbors
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One of the great glossary dances. Simple figures and gentle timing, but not so comprehensive that it leaves you with no options to make the second dance feel distinctive. Definitely a favorite of mine.
by: Yoyo Zhou
introduces moves: long lines, allemande, right left through
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | gentlespoons allemande right 1½
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| A2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B1 | 8 | right left through
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| 8 | ladles allemande right 1½
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| B2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing ⁋
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by: Chart Guthrie
introduces moves: hey
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends and face next neighbors ⁋
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From Michael Fuerst's compilation of easy dances: http://aptsg.org/Dance/easy_dances.rtf
The Long Island dances are or were once held in a barn (in Syosset)
by: Maia McCormick
introduces moves: meltdown swing, pass through
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors meltdown swing
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| A2 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | partners start a half hey - rights on ends, lefts in center
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| B1 | 16 | partners meltdown swing
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| B2 | 8 | partners promenade
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| 6 | circle right 3 places
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| 2 | pass through by the left ⁋
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Written for Brooklyn Contra on 8/4/17, which is Obama's birthday, hence the title. Smooth dance with a hey-like figure up/down the set and a satisfying promenade > circle right transition.