user: Jack Laurel
by: John Coffman
introduces moves: chain, hey, swing, long lines, allemande
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing and slid left to new couples ⁋
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by: Linda Leslie
introduces moves: Rory O'More, circle, form an ocean wave, custom
formation: improper
Dance starts in short wavy lines: from improper formation, neighbors take right hands, ladles take left in the center.
| A1 | 8 | balance & Rory O'More right
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| 8 | balance & Rory O'More left
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places and walk forward
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| 4 | form an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands -forward and back
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| 4 | walk forward to ⁋
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| 0 | form an ocean wave - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands
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by: Chris Page
introduces moves: box circulate, give & take
formation: improper
starts in long waves, right hand to neighbor w/ gentlespoons facing out & ladles facing in
| A1 | 8 | balance & box circulate - ladles cross while gentlespoons loop right
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| 8 | balance & box circulate - gentlespoons cross while ladles loop right
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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 | gentlespoons give & take neighbors
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B2 | 8 | ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| 8 | neighbors allemande left 1½ to take hands in long waves with next neighbor, ladles facing in and gentlespoons facing out ⁋
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If anyone knows who wrote this variant of Chinese New Year, please let me know! I'd like to credit it appropriately.
by: Tanya Rotenberg
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | neighbors allemande left 1½
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| A2 | 16 | ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| B1 | 16 | partners long swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors allemande right 1½ ⁋
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Written in 1985 for the 20th anniversary of her parents' wedding, these being their wedding flowers.
by: Rich Goss
introduces moves: balance the ring, roll away, California twirl
formation: improper
| A1 | 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | gentlespoons roll away neighbors with a half sashay along
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | gentlespoons roll away partners with a half sashay across
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B1 | 4 | gentlespoons give & take partners
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| 12 | partners 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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by: Dean Snipes
introduces moves: box the gnat, star
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
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| 8 | balance & box circulate - gentlespoons cross while ladles loop right
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| A2 | 8 | balance & box circulate - ladles cross while gentlespoons loop right
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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 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | star left 4 places ⁋
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by: Nils Fredland
introduces moves: petronella, pass through, do si do
formation: improper
Begins hands-4 in a ring.
| 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 | gentlespoons start a half hey - lefts in center, rights on ends - ladles ricochet
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | pass through ⁋
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| 8 | neighbors do si do once and form a ring
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Variation by Nils.
by: Janet Levatin
formation: improper
| A1 | 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | partners California twirl and face back into the original ring
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | neighbors California twirl and face back into the original ring
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| A2 | 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | partners California twirl to face next neighbors ⁋
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| 8 | next neighbors 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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| 4 | long lines forward
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| 4 | gentlespoons roll away neighbors with a half sashay
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The California twirls can be facilitated by the gentlespoons taking the ladle's other hand at the end of the twirl to face back in, inside hands joined
by: Mike Richardson
introduces moves: pass by
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | star right - hands across - 4 places
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| 8 | ladles chain after gentlespoons drop
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| A2 | 16 | ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| B1 | 4 | ladles pass by right shoulders
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| 12 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | star right - hands across - 4 places then slide left ⁋
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by: Cary Ravitz
introduces moves: promenade
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