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Cranbury Hey Ed Potter Improper triple minor (1st couples improper) Intermediate Reel or jig with moderate tempo |
| A1 | (16) Full mirror hey in each line. 1s face down to start; others face up, ends together, middles bulge. |
| A2 | (16) 1s down the center (improper), turn as a couple, dance to the top (proper) and cast off. |
| B1 | (16) 1s turn contra corners. |
| B2 | (16) 1s balance and swing; finish facing down, ready to start again. |
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Cranbury Reel Ed Potter Duple improper Intermediate Moderate tempo reel |
| A1 | (8) Do-si-do neighbors. (8) Do-si-do partners (all) |
| A2 | (8) Allemande left neighbors. (8) All swing partners. Finish with 1s facing down, 2s facing up. |
| B1 | (8) 1s go down the outside while
2s go up the center. All turn alone. (8) 1s up the outside while 2s go down the center. Meet neighbor and turn with 2 hands. ----- (Man 1 and lady 2 turn ccw; man 2 and lady 1 turn cw) Finish facing across ready for: |
| B2 | (16) Ladies chain over and back. |
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Crossing the
Quinnipiac Jim Gregory Improper Longways Intermediate to Experienced Staten Island or another solid tune with strong beats for the balances 4 counts into B1 and B2 |
| When Jim has gigs to his east he finds himself crossing the Quinnipiac River by one route or another. Doing this dance, you too may pass yourself going the other way. Jim first called it in 1994 for a New Haven crowd that made it clear that they like the River much more than the Route 1 Q-bridge. |
| A1 | (8) Right hand star (8) Neighbors swing |
| A2 | (8) Long lines forward &
back (8) Ladies chain across |
| B1 | (4) All pass thru across (12) Partner balance & swing |
| B2 | (4) Men allemande left just
1/2 while Ladies reach in with left hands to form star (4) All balance the star (8) Turn that left hand star |
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East Litchfield
Volunteers Jim Gregory Improper Longways Beginner even well-phrased reels |
| Jim wrote and debuted this dance for a party one night in the new fire hall in East Litchfield Ct. It impressed him that the dedicated Firefighters had done all the carpentry work--as volunteers. In the years since, this dance has often been the first contra of the night. |
| A1 | (8) Circle left (8) Circle right |
| A2 | (8) Neighbors allemande right (8) Neighbors allemande left |
| B1 | (8) Neighbors do-si-do (8) Neighbors swing (to progress) |
| B2 | (8) Long lines forward &
back (8) Active couples swing--face down to next couple |
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Exit 28 Allan Brozek Becket, progressing left Intermediate |
| A1 | (8) Circle left 3/4, end facing
neighbor (notice who it is) (4) Pass through (4) With neighbor #2, allemand left once around |
| A2 | (16) Original neighbors balance and swing, end facing across |
| B1 | (8) Ladies chain on the right
diagonal (8) Long lines forward and back |
| B2 | (8) Star left once around (partners
are in different stars) (8) Partners swing, end facing across |
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A Gig with the Wingnuts Christine Hale Improper duple minor Easy--Intermediate The band's favorite 32 bar straight tunes |
| This was written to honor Mickey, John, Kasha and Peter--who said, "We're wingin' in and we're nuts." |
| A1 | (8) With neighbor do-si-do (8) Circle left |
| A2 | (8) Star right (8) With neighbor, swing face across |
| B1 | (4) Gents allemande left 1/2 (pull across) (12) With partner swing, face across |
| B2 | (8) Right & left across (8) Ladies chain, face up or down to new neighbor |
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Gypsy Reel John Ivan Improper Intermediate |
| A1 | (16) Gypsy your neighbor and swing |
| A2 | (8) Ladies gypsy left 1 &
1/2, end facing shadows on the left diagonal ----- Note: The ladies are in center and gents outside. The shadows are to the gents' lefts. (8) Shadows gypsy right, end facing partners |
| B1 | (16) Partners gypsy and swing, end facing facing across |
| B2 | (8) With neighbors, circle left
3/4 (8) Do-si-do your neighbor |
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HANDS OFF!!! IT'S HOT IN
HERE!!! Steve Holland Duple improper easy intermediate |
| Steve wrote this for an evening dance when the weather was sweltering. The only touching happens in the swings and one courtesy turn. |
| A1 | (8) Neighbor do-si-do (8) Neighbor gypsy 1 & 1/2 |
| A2 | (8) Men start half hey for 4
by left shoulder (8) Neighbor swing |
| B1 | (4) Ladies cross the set (12) Partner swing |
| B2 | (8) Right and left thru (8) Promenade clockwise single file (in own group of 4) 3/4 around; pass thru to next neighbor ----- Note: You can substitute and circle left 3/4 instead of the single file promenade if desired. |
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HCD Dancefest Reel Christine Hale Improper Easy |
| A1 | (8) Balance ring; ladies trade
places (8) Balance ring; gents trade places |
| A2 | (8) Circle left (8) Neighbor swing; face across |
| B1 | (8) Circle left 3/4; partner swing |
| B2 | (8) Long lines forward and
back (8) Balance & gents trade places (Turn your back on this neighbor and see the next) |
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Hello Cambridge Allan Brozek Becket, progressing left, double progression Intermediate to Difficult |
| A1 | (8) With shadows, allemand
left (8) With partners, swing |
| A2 | (8) Long lines forward and
back (8) Circle left 3/4 |
| B1 | (4) Balance the circle (8) Weave past two neighbors along the line (passing 1st by the right and 2nd by the left) (4) Swing with third neighbor, end facing across |
| B2 | (4) Ladies give right hands
to each other and pull by (8) Partners allemand left 1 & 1/2 (4) Men join right hands to form a wavy line across ----- Balance the line, and step forward to shadows |
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Here's to the Ladies Christine Hale Becket (2s cross over), progressing left Intermediate |
| This dance has a slightly unusual start in that the 2s cross over--not the 1s before shifting into Becket. The dance actually starts with the lady on the gent's left--but it doesn't last long because the partner swing immediately following the ladies' gypsy fixes things. Many dancers wouldn't even notice, but if you have an experienced crowd, the dance will feel funny at the start. After the start, the whole thing flows and no one will notice. |
| A1 | (8) Ladies gypsy (8) Partners swing, end facing across |
| A2 | (8) Ladies chain across (8) Star left, end with ladies turning back to face neighbors ----- Note: Instruct ladies to turn out, over their right shoulders |
| B1 | (16) Neighbors gypsy and swing, end facing across |
| B2 | (8) Long lines forward and
back (6) Circle left 3/4 (2) With ladies in lead, shift left along the side to next couple |
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Here's to the Men Christine Hale Becket, progressing right Intermediate |
| A1 | (8) Long lines forward and back (8) Circle right 3/4, and pass through |
| A2 | (8) New neighbors allemande
right 1 & 1/2 (8) Gents chain to their partners |
| B1 | (16) Gents start a left-shoulder hey |
| B2 | (16) Partners balance and swing, end facing across |
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Holiday in the Wood Allan Brozek Duple improper Intermediate to advanced Needs moderate tempo due to large number of 4 count figures |
| Note: For longer partner swing, leave out
the balance at the beginning of B1. With the balance, the swing will be shorter
by about once revolution. This one borrows bits from two of my favorite dances...Slapping the Wood (Don Flaherty) (A1 & B2) and Hudson Holiday (A2 & B1)...hence the title. |
| A1 | (8) Do-si-do neighbor couple around couple (8) Swing neighbor |
| A2 | (8) Men allemande left 1 &
1/2 to a wave across (4) Balance (4) Turn partner by right 3/4 to a wave along the line |
| B1 | (4) Balance (4) Allemande left with shadow (8) Swing partner |
| B2 | (8) Circle four 3/4 (4) Balance in the circle (4) California twirl |
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Is This Reel? Christine Hale Becket Easy--Intermediate The band's favorite 32 bar straight tunes |
| This was written to honor Mickey, John, Kasha and Peter--who said, "We're wingin' in and we're nuts." |
| A1 | (8) With partner do-si-do (8) with partner swing, face across |
| A2 | (8) Circle left (8) Ladies chain across |
| B1 | (8) Long lines forward & back (8) New neighbor* swing, face across |
| B2 | (8) With neighbor promenade across (8) Gents allemande left 1 & 1/2 --face partner |
| * | The progression is here in B1--Gents, new neighbor is on your left--or the one you haven't swung yet. |
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Jim & Cindi's
Wedding Christine Hale Longways improper Intermediate The band's favorite 32 bar straight tunes |
| Christine wrote this contra to celebrate Jim Gregory and Cindi Coia's wedding. |
| A1 | (8) Neighbors dosido (8) Circle left 1 & 1/4 (circle goes across the phrase into A2) |
| A2 | (8) Neighbors roll away across
the set, meet partners on other side (8) Partners swing, end facing across |
| B1 | (8) Gents allemande left 1 &
1/2 (8) Neighbors swing, end facing across |
| B2 | (8) Long lines forward and
back (8) Star left, end progressed |
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Joanie's Basket Swing Steve Holland Longways improper |
| A1 | (8) Down the hall four in line,
actives in the middle, turn alone (8) Come back in a cozy line, arms around waists |
| A2 | (16) Bend the cozy line to a basket, and basket swing |
| B1 | (8) Circle left till you get
straight (where you started before basket swing) (8) Long lines forward and back |
| B2 | (16) Actives balance and swing, end the swing facing down |
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Laura Mae's Jig Harold Newton McMichael Improper Longways Experienced Bouncy jigs |
| Harold named this dance for his mother, and entrusted it to Jim Gregory. In A1 when the men approach their familiar shadows, Jim's call is "Reach for Laura Mae!" |
| A1 | (8) Neighbor balance and allemande right
3/4 (men join left in the center for a wavy line) (4) Balance the wave (4) Men allemande left 5/8--give right hand to shadow on |
| A2 | (4) Balance wavy diagonal line (4) Shadow allemande right 7/8 (8) Partner swing (on lady's side) |
| B1 | (8) Ladies chain across (to
original neighbor) (8) 1/2 hey across the set (all return to original side) |
| B2 | (16) Neighbor balance & swing (to progress) |
Though the action here is strong, with balances and turns on three axes, it is a single progression dance. To identify their shadows, in A1 the men should turn just a bit past their partner and reach for the next lady (standing in line behind partner). The same shadow should be there each time. In B2, to end progressed in line, stop swinging in time to disengage: you'll need your right hand for the new neighbor.
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Manchester Rollaway Christine Hale Improper duple minor Intermediate The band's favorite 32 bar straight tunes |
| This is one of my current favorites--several conntra dancers helped me work this and several other dances out at Zel Dolinski's place in Manchester. |
| A1 | (8) Circle left (4) With neighbor up and down, rollaway & 1/2 sashay (4) Balance circle |
| A2 | (8) circle right (4) With partner across, rollaway & 1/2 sashay (4) Balance circle |
| B1 | (4) Gents allemande right 1/2 (pull across) (12) With partner swing, face across |
| B2 | (8) Ladies chain to neighbor (8) star left |
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Marmaduke Mixer Allan Brozek Circle mixer; start circle of couples facing in Easy Hornpipe played around 118 bpm or band's choice |
| Comments: Variation for B1: Gypsy and swing partner, then take the corner and promenade. |
| A1 | (8) All go forward and back (8) Repeat forward and back |
| A2 | (8) Ladies promenade single
file to the left (CW) inside the circle while men promenade single file to
the right (CCW) outside (8) Reverse and promenade single file back to partner |
| B1 | (8) All gypsy with partner (8) Step ahead to corner and swing |
| B2 | (16) All promenade the one you swung |
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Nonexistent Nap 2 Christine Hale Improper duple minor Easy Intermediate The band's favorite 32 bar straight tunes |
| A1 | (16) With neighbor balance & swing face across |
| A2 | (8) Circle left (8) Ladies chain |
| B1 | (8) Long lines forward & back (8) With partner swing, face across |
| B2 | (8) Right & left across (8) Gents do-si-do 1 & 1/2 progress |
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Paul's Fishing Reel Jim Gregory Improper longways contra Easy Straight forward reels, with a strong beginning for the first balance |
| Jim wrote this for his fiddler friend Paul Woodiel, an early member of ContraBand. When on tour, Paul always kept an eye out for good fishing holes, and even brought his reel to Nova Scotia. Note that "down the center" comes before the Ladies chain. Make the men's do-si-do and on tho the new neighbor a powerful one. |
| A1 | (16) Neighbors balance & swing |
| A2 | (8) Actives go down the center,
turn alone (8) Actives come up the center, cast off with neighbor |
| B1 | (16) Ladies chain across and back |
| B2 | (8) Long lines go forward & back (8) Men do-si-do (as a last salute to these neighbors) |
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Polymorphous' Reel #1 Christine Hale Improper duple minor Intermediate The band's favorite 32 bar straight tunes |
| This dance was written to honor Jon Weinberg's
band that hosts the Northboro, Mass dances. They hire me pretty regularly
and we developed this running joke every time I arrive, "What do you want
us to play?" "Just your favorite 32 bar straight tunes." " Are you sure that's
what you want??--Gee, you're so demanding!" As for the instructions to the band--I've adopted Ralph Sweet's admonition-- "Just tell 'em to play their favorite tunes. They'll sound better that way, and they'll like to play with you, too." |
| A1 | (8) With neighbor balance & star thru* (8) Circle left |
| A2 | (2) With neighbor shift left along the side
to new couple (6) With shadows star right 3/4 meet partner (8) With partner do-si-do |
| B1 | (16) With partner balance and swing face across |
| B2 | (6) Circle left 3/4 (10) with neighbor swing
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| * | For star thru--make sure gents use right and ladies use left hands--that way dancers don't get "bolloxed up" switching hands to form the circle. |
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Polymorphous' Reel #2 Christine Hale Improper duple minor Intermediate The band's favorite 32 bar straight tunes |
| The #2 version is identical except for B2 which is just a little simpler for a less experienced crowd which is probably confused enough having to leave its minor set--you have to forego the neighbor swing, but it gives less experienced dancers more time to get re-oriented and use a more common progression. |
| A1 | (8) With neighbor balance & star
thru* (8) Circle left |
| A2 | (2) With neighbor shift left along the side
to new couple (6) With shadows star right 3/4--meet partner (on gent's side) (8) with partner do-si-do |
| B1 | (16) With partner balance and swing face across |
| B2 | (8) Long lines forward & back (8) Ladies chain across |
| * | For star thru--make sure gents use right and ladies use left hands--that way dancers don't get "bolloxed up" switching hands to form the circle. |
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Rachel's Reel Ralph Sweet Proper Intermediate The band's favorite 32 bar straight tunes |
| Comments: This dance is difficult due to the unusual end to the partner swing in B2. |
| A1 | (8) 1s do-si-do 1 & 1/4 with partner
to neighbor (8) Allemande left with neighbor 1 & 3/4 1s face in center |
| A2 | (16) Hey for 4, 1s start right shoulder |
| B1 | (4) 1s allemande right (12) Swing with neighbor |
| B2 | (12) 1s balance and swing (end
early!!) face up! (4) Cast off with neighbor |
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Rachel's Reel Redux Ralph Sweet Proper Intermediate The band's favorite 32 bar straight tunes |
| Comments: Essentially the same dance except
the problem of stopping the swing part way through the phrase to do the cast
off at the end of the B Part is solved. But, STARTING the whole sequence
with a cast off, progressing right at the start, is weird! (Ralph) In addition, the timing on the allemande left in A1 is tricky-number 1 lady and number 2 gent only have to allemande 3/4, but the number 1 gent and the number 2 lady must go 1 & 1/4 in the same time-possibly coming late to start the hey. (Christine) |
| A1 | (4) Cast off with neighbor (8) 1s do-si-do 1 & 1/4 with partner to new neighbor below (4) Aallemande left with neighbor 1s face in center |
| A2 | (16) Hey for 4, 1s start right shoulder |
| B1 | (4) 1s allemande right (12) Swing with neighbor |
| B2 | (16) 1s balance and swing face up |
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Ragged Teacher's Reel Christine Hale Longways improper Intermediate The band's favorite 32 bar straight tunes |
| For many years, Christine was a teacher at Watkinson School in Hartford. |
| A1 | (8) Star right (hands-across) (4) Gents drop out, ladies allemande right 1/2 (4) Neighbors courtesy turn |
| A2 | (4) Circle left 3/4 (4) Neighbors roll away across the set (8) Partners swing, end facing across |
| B1 | (8) Gents allemande left 1/2
(pull across) (12) Neighbors swing, end facing across |
| B2 | (16) Ladies start a (normal right-shoulder) hey, partners end progressed |
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Root Beer Reel Christine Hale Improper duple minor Beginner The band's favorite 32 bar straight tunes |
| This is titled for friends John & Nancy Kalinowski who like to drink root beer. |
| A1 | (8) Long lines forward & back (8) Circle right |
| A2 | (8) Star left (same direction) (8) Circle left |
| B1 | (8) Neighbor do-si-do (8) Neighbor swing, face across |
| B2 | (8) Ladies chain across (8) Ladies chain back |
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Shadow Play Jim Gregory Improper Longways Intermediate-Experienced |
| Actives can use A1 & A2
to note their neighbors. They should be swinging just below these neighbors
in B2. In A2 "local style" is ok for the rights & lefts, though taking
hands makes B1 start more easily. End effects can be optimized if neutral
couples promenade down in B1 to be in position for the swinging. Jim wrote this in December 1991. |
| A1 | (16) Neighbors balance & swing |
| A2 | (16) Right & left over and back |
| B1 | (6) Active couples promenade
down the center (2) Ladies peel back (8) Actives swing their shadows |
| B2 | (6) The pairs that swing promenade
down the center (2) Active Ladies peel back (8) Actives swing partners in center, face down |
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Skinny Dippin' Jim Gregory Circle mixer Intermediate Red Haired Boy or reels with energy |
| An early unnamed version was called January 1985 in Cambridge, MA. eliciting some correspondence with Ted Sannella. Jim finalized the dance, and named it in tribute to "the old swimming hole." The last time through B2 becomes do-si-do and swing the next. |
| A1 | (4) Men to the center (4) Return facing out--giving left hand to partner and right to corner (4) Balance ocean wave & (4) Zestily allemande partner left to send... |
| A2 | (4) Ladies to the center (4) Return facing out (8) Partner swing end in promenade position |
| B1 | (16) Ladies "peel back" |
| B2 | (8) Ladies do-si-do the next
man (8) Two hand turn this new partner to repeat |
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Sound Czar Reel Christine Hale Duple Improper Easy intermediate The band's favorite 32 bar straight tunes |
| Written for John Kalinowski, who handles sound so very well at the Hartford dances.. |
| A1 | (6) circle left 3/4 (10) with partner swing & face across |
| A2 | (8) right & left (8) Ladies chain to neighbor |
| B1 | Ladies do-si-do (8) with neighbor swing & face across |
| B2 | (8) long lines & forward & back (8) star left |
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Sugar House Reel Jim Gregory Improper Longways Intermediate St. Anne's Reel (in a medley St. Anne's can well be first & last tune) |
| A1 | (8) Neighbor balance and box the gnat--keep
right hands joined, give left to next neighbor along line to form long wavy
lines (--men facing in and ladies facing out) (4) Balance long wavy lines (4) Allemande left (with that next neighbor) return to original neighbor |
| A2 | (16) Balance & swing --end facing down |
| B1 | (6) Down the hall, four in line
(1s on the outside) (2) Bend the line (#2 couples pull the 1s into the center and step aside) (8) 1s swing --end facing up (men together, ladies together-- dancers are proper) |
| B2 | (6) All come up the hall four
in line (2) 1s cast off with same gender (8) 1s do 1/2 figure 8 up--through old neighbors and on to next |
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Sweet Sensations Christine Hale Duple Improper Intermediate The band's favorite 32 bar straight tunes |
| One of the first dances written by Christine, it was named for Ralph Sweet. |
| A1 | (4) Neighbor balance (4) Box the gnat (8) Circle left 3/4 |
| A2 | (16) Partner gypsy & swing, face across |
| B1 | (4) Gents allemande left 1/2
to wavy line (4) Balance face neighbor pull by right hand in to set (8) Ladies pass left start 1/2 hey |
| B2 | (16) Meet neighbor balance & swing, face next |
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Tribute to Bob
Chapman Steve Holland Longways improper Very lively reels |
| Steve wrote this dance to celebrate the 40th birthday of Bob Chapman, a great dancer from Providence RI who always makes it a point to ask newcomers to dance. It was first danced in a roller skating rink they rented for the party. Bob's favorite move is the hey, and so Steve included one. The RI dancers like to chant "MEN MEN MEN" and "WOMEN WOMEN WOMEN" during same sex allemandes, and so Steve included those as well. |
| A1 | (8) Circle left 3/4 (8) Partners swing, end facing across |
| A2 | (8) Ladies allemande right 1
& 1/2 (to trade places) (8) Men allemande right 1 & 1/2 |
| B1 | (8) Partners allemande left
twice around (8) Ladies chain |
| B2 | (16) Ladies start a (normal right-shoulder) hey, at end of hey flow into next circle |
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Trinity Sunday Christine Hale Becket Intermediate to Advanced The band's favorite 32 bar straight tunes |
| Christine wrote this dance for the (unfortunately long defunct) third Sunday contra at Trinity Church, Hartford, CT. |
| A1 | (16) Partners balance and swing, end facing across |
| A2 | (8) Circle left 3/4, end facing
up or down (4) Pass through to new neighbors (4) Ladies join left hands to form a wavy line, and balance |
| B1 | (4) Neighbors allemande right
1/2 (4) Gents join left hands to form wavy line, and balance (8) Simultaneously: ----- Gents allemande left once around ----- Ladies loop across the set to meet partners |
| B2 | (16) Partners pull by right hands, and Ladies start a left-shoulder hey, end with partners facing across |
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Trip from New Windsor Christine Hale Duple Improper Easy-Intermediate The band's favorite 32 bar straight tunes |
| Named for the now defunct dance in New Windsor, NY. |
| A1 | (8) Long lines forward &
back (8) Neighbor swing face across |
| A2 | (8) Circle left (8) Circle right |
| B1 | (8) Gents do-si-do 1 & 1/2
to partner (8) Partner swing face across |
| B2 | (8) Right & left across (8) Ladies chain across |
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W.A.L.K. in the Rain and
Hale Wendy Keilin, Abby Turner, Larry Deitrick, & Keith Sagers Improper Intermediate |
| Composed 10/8/05 in workshop at Folk Project Fall Festival by Wendy Keilin, Abby Turner, Larry Deitrick, and Keith Sagers. Their initials make the acronym WALK, and during the entire weekend it absolutely poured. The full name was suggested by Marnen Labow-Koser, who played flute for the workshop. |
| A1 | (16) with neighbor, balance & swing, face across |
| A2 | (8) circle left 1/2 (8) left* to partner, pull across, right to neighbor, with neighbor balance, square thru** |
| B1 | (8) circle left 3/4 (8) with partner swing, face across |
| B2 | (8) ladies, chain across (8) star left |
| * | Ladies make this work by placing partner’s left hand into her left. |
| ** | Neighbor balance Pull by up or down Partner left hand, pull across |
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Washington Hey Ralph Sweet Duple improper Intermediate The band's favorite 32 bar straight tunes |
| A1 | (8) Right hand star (8) 1s swing face down |
| A2 | (8) 1s down center, turn alone (8) Return, cast off |
| B1 | (8) Ladies chain across (8) Ladies chain back |
| B2 | (16) Hey for 4, ladies start right shoulder |
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Wingnut Whirl Allan Brozek Becket Medium |
| A1 | (8) Down the hall four in line
with partner (8) Turn as a couple, come back up |
| A2 | (6) Circle four 3/4 (2) Pass thru (up or down) (8) Swing next N |
| B1 | (8) Gents allemande left 1 &
1/2 (8) Pick up P, take her across, and do a "Butterfly whirl," gents backing around |
| B2 | (8) Women dosido each other (8) Swing partner, end swing facing down the set |
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