Chain the Hey
by Becky Hill.
[IMPROPER: Memorize Dir-of-prog]
Nbr dosido, then swing(8+8).
allemand-L 1.5, partner swing(8+8). [short swing]
With partner, promenade across(8). Rights-and-lefts across(8).
start half-hey(8), to chain(8). [Turn to face new nbrs]
Seth: Good 4th dance.
Nbr dosido, then swing(8+8).
allemand-L 1.5, partner swing(8+8). [short swing]
With partner, promenade across(8). Rights-and-lefts across(8).
start half-hey(8), to chain(8). [Turn to face new nbrs]
David Keller | Playing with FireSeth: Good 4th dance.
Dive for the oyster, dig for the clam.
[2-couples in hands-4, anywhere on the floor.]
[Hands-4] “Dive for the oyster ”(8). A couple makes an arch, others dive/peek under; all hands stay joined. “Dig for the clam”;(8); the other couple makes an arch, and the others peek through.
[All hands stay joined] “Shoot through the hole in the old tin can”(16). First couple arches, 2nd pops through, rolls-over-outside shoulder, brings the other couple through, and they roll over.
Circle-L, circle-R(8+8).
Promenade about the hall(16), to find a new couple.
[Hands-4] “Dive for the oyster ”(8). A couple makes an arch, others dive/peek under; all hands stay joined. “Dig for the clam”;(8); the other couple makes an arch, and the others peek through.
[All hands stay joined] “Shoot through the hole in the old tin can”(16). First couple arches, 2nd pops through, rolls-over-outside shoulder, brings the other couple through, and they roll over.
Circle-L, circle-R(8+8).
Promenade about the hall(16), to find a new couple.
Mad Scatter
by Rick Mohr.
[Scatter mixer: Couples in 4-somes or 6-somes or 8-somes]
Circle left(8). Dosido nbr(8).
Allemand-R partner 1.5 [sending in](8). star-L, while orbit CW(8).
Bal&swing new partner(4+12).
Promenade anywhere with new partner(16) [Find another group to circle with].
Any number of couples can be in the circle left, ditto the star-L.
Circle left(8). Dosido nbr(8).
Allemand-R partner 1.5 [sending in](8). star-L, while orbit CW(8).
Bal&swing new partner(4+12).
Promenade anywhere with new partner(16) [Find another group to circle with].
Any number of couples can be in the circle left, ditto the star-L.
Wingnut Whirl
by Allan Brozek.
[BECKET:]
Line4 DTHall, ONEs on the left, turn as a couple(6+2). Line4-UTHall, bend the line(6+2).
Circle left 3-places, pass-thru(6+2) [ONEs pass down, TWOs up], and swing the next(8).
allemand-L 1.5 (8), scoop up partner in star-promenade to other side of set(4), and butterfly whirl(4).
dosido(8), swing partner(8); end facing DTHall.
Line4 DTHall, ONEs on the left, turn as a couple(6+2). Line4-UTHall, bend the line(6+2).
Circle left 3-places, pass-thru(6+2) [ONEs pass down, TWOs up], and swing the next(8).
allemand-L 1.5 (8), scoop up partner in star-promenade to other side of set(4), and butterfly whirl(4).
dosido(8), swing partner(8); end facing DTHall.
Holy Cow Moly
by Brian DeMarcus.
Coconut Cream Pie
by Lynn Ackerson.
[4-FACING-4:
(Any number of folk may join a star, even in a different line.)]
Lines-of-four, foward and back(8). Center 4 folk, star-R one time around, back to place(8).
Partner allemand-L 1.5 (8). Now: Other 4 folk, star-R back to place(8).
Partner bal&swing(4+12)
[Hands-8] Circle left halfway(8). Balance-the-ring, California twirl (4+4)
Lines-of-four, foward and back(8). Center 4 folk, star-R one time around, back to place(8).
Partner allemand-L 1.5 (8). Now: Other 4 folk, star-R back to place(8).
Partner bal&swing(4+12)
[Hands-8] Circle left halfway(8). Balance-the-ring, California twirl (4+4)
Oval-teen
by Jonathan King.
(July 2013)
[BECKET: At A2: “You will be leaving
your partner, eventually coming back for a glorious swing”.
[ allemand-L, oval-right;
allemand-R, oval-left.]
When you leave the oval to allemand, return
to the same spot in the oval.
[Slide-left to New Nbrs to...] Circle left 3-places(8). Nbr swing(8).
allemand-L(8) [back to place]. Oval-right(8).
[You are across from your Partner, and same-gender Nbr; they are couple #1. Oval-R to pass couple #2, #3, and as you get to couple #4... (opposite gender in #4 is your “Shadow”) stop, get ready to...]
R-allemand with #4 (8). Oval-left(8) [back to your original four-some, facing your Partner].
Circle left 3-places(8). Partner swing, and Slide-Left to face new Nbrs(8).
Written for my
[Slide-left to New Nbrs to...] Circle left 3-places(8). Nbr swing(8).
allemand-L(8) [back to place]. Oval-right(8).
[You are across from your Partner, and same-gender Nbr; they are couple #1. Oval-R to pass couple #2, #3, and as you get to couple #4... (opposite gender in #4 is your “Shadow”) stop, get ready to...]
R-allemand with #4 (8). Oval-left(8) [back to your original four-some, facing your Partner].
Circle left 3-places(8). Partner swing, and Slide-Left to face new Nbrs(8).
Written for my
teen, Ruth, when she was 12, while driving to pick her up from Adventure Camp.
Friday Night Fever
by Tony Parkes.
[IMPROPER:]
Nbr Bal&Swing(4+12).
Allemand-left 1.5 (8). Partner swing(8).
With partner, promenade across(8). chain(8).
[Face partner] Square-Through [Across the set: Prtnr R-hand bal and pull-by(4+2); w.nbr L-hand pull-by(2); w.prtnr bal and pull-by(4+2); w.nbr pull-by(2)], to face new NBR. always turn right, turn left.
Nbr Bal&Swing(4+12).
Allemand-left 1.5 (8). Partner swing(8).
With partner, promenade across(8). chain(8).
[Face partner] Square-Through [Across the set: Prtnr R-hand bal and pull-by(4+2); w.nbr L-hand pull-by(2); w.prtnr bal and pull-by(4+2); w.nbr pull-by(2)], to face new NBR. always turn right, turn left.
Waltz and Break.
Not all Earthquakes are Andreas' Fault
by Jonathan King.
(July 2013)
[BECKET: The
[Before becketizing: Id DIR-PROG. Pass through up-down, takes hands4 with the next; these are your current nbrs. Your Previous nbrs are behind you. Now BECKETIZE.]
Star-R 3-places(8). With new couple “your previous nbrs”, star-L all-the-way(8).
[Face orig. Nbr; ONEs down, TWOs up] Square-Through [Nbr R-hand bal and pull-by(4+2); w.prtnr L-hand pull-by across(2); w.nbr R-hand bal and pull-by(4+2); w.prtnr pull-by across(2)], to face current nbr. In this Square-Through: always turn right, turn left.
Swing curr.nbr(8). “Earthquake! You swing the next!” Face away from the-one-you-swung, and swing the next(8) [in your Dir-Prog.].
Circle-left 3-places(8). Partner swing(8).
Written for my Cocoa Beach friend, Andreas. First called at his dance.
Earthquake!shakes you from the-one-you're-swinging to swinging-the-next. (Triple-Swing version, single-progression.)]
[Before becketizing: Id DIR-PROG. Pass through up-down, takes hands4 with the next; these are your current nbrs. Your Previous nbrs are behind you. Now BECKETIZE.]
Star-R 3-places(8). With new couple “your previous nbrs”, star-L all-the-way(8).
[Face orig. Nbr; ONEs down, TWOs up] Square-Through [Nbr R-hand bal and pull-by(4+2); w.prtnr L-hand pull-by across(2); w.nbr R-hand bal and pull-by(4+2); w.prtnr pull-by across(2)], to face current nbr. In this Square-Through: always turn right, turn left.
Swing curr.nbr(8). “Earthquake! You swing the next!” Face away from the-one-you-swung, and swing the next(8) [in your Dir-Prog.].
Circle-left 3-places(8). Partner swing(8).
Written for my Cocoa Beach friend, Andreas. First called at his dance.
Fiddleheads
by Ted Sannella.
[IMPROPER into a DIAMOND]
TEACHING NOTES: Hand-4,
then #1- and #2- swing.
END EFFECT: The progression is Nbr-swing, in B2. TWOs, who progressed off the top, you are still Twos; when the Ones cross, a #1- will join you to make a diamond, but with no #1-.
Next time through the music, you have become ONES. This newly-minted #1- needs to cross the set and arc left. He will be facing-up in a full diamond.
ONEs pass-across the set [R-shoulders], then arc-left around one person [G-around-G, L-around-L] into the middle of the set, #1- facing down, #1- facing up, and takes hands-4 (8). [As the ONEs arc, the TWOs can come together and then push back.]
You form a diamond, #1- with his original twos, but #1- with the previous TWOs [who were above in the set]. Balance-the-ring, petronella (4+4).
Balance, petronella (4+4), with the ONEs doing an extra half-turn to face partner; swing!(8)
DTHall Line4, ONEs in the center, between the TWOs you started with. ONEs turn as a couple, TWOs turn alone (4+4).. UTHall Line4, ONEs hand-cast to below their TWOs (4+4).
[Hands-4]Circle left halfway [to original places], Nbr-swing on side (4+12). [Give yourself plenty of time to open out.]
I'm going to put you in the diamond formation. Hands-4, to the left, take one step; You've turned your ring 1/8-th. ONEs in the middle, G-facing-up L-facing-down, TWOs facing across. #1-, look behind you, up the hall, to the #1- in the previous diamond. That's where you need to be; #1-, drop hands to walk to her position, and take hands with that diamond.
END EFFECT: The progression is Nbr-swing, in B2. TWOs, who progressed off the top, you are still Twos; when the Ones cross, a #1- will join you to make a diamond, but with no #1-.
Next time through the music, you have become ONES. This newly-minted #1- needs to cross the set and arc left. He will be facing-up in a full diamond.
ONEs pass-across the set [R-shoulders], then arc-left around one person [G-around-G, L-around-L] into the middle of the set, #1- facing down, #1- facing up, and takes hands-4 (8). [As the ONEs arc, the TWOs can come together and then push back.]
You form a diamond, #1- with his original twos, but #1- with the previous TWOs [who were above in the set]. Balance-the-ring, petronella (4+4).
Balance, petronella (4+4), with the ONEs doing an extra half-turn to face partner; swing!(8)
DTHall Line4, ONEs in the center, between the TWOs you started with. ONEs turn as a couple, TWOs turn alone (4+4).. UTHall Line4, ONEs hand-cast to below their TWOs (4+4).
[Hands-4]Circle left halfway [to original places], Nbr-swing on side (4+12). [Give yourself plenty of time to open out.]
Fast Living
by David Kirchner.
[4-FACING-4:
In short-lines, your “buddy”
is your same-sex partner-in-crime. Id DIR-PROG.]
Short-lines, Fwd&Back(8). “All four , chain halfway.” The four do a righthand-star, halfway round, courtesy turned by nbr(8). End facing across, facing the couple containing your buddy.
start a full-hey(16), across.
Nbr bal&swing(4+12), the person from the courtesy-turn.
star-L halfway, to partner(4); swing partner(12); end facing Dir-Prog.
Short-lines, Fwd&Back(8). “All four , chain halfway.” The four do a righthand-star, halfway round, courtesy turned by nbr(8). End facing across, facing the couple containing your buddy.
start a full-hey(16), across.
Nbr bal&swing(4+12), the person from the courtesy-turn.
star-L halfway, to partner(4); swing partner(12); end facing Dir-Prog.
Hey on the fritz
by Jonathan King.
[BECKET:
[First, memorize DIR-PROG, to find new NBRs, for RH_star.
Now Becketize, hands in long lines, join at
ends to make a huge Oval. Partner in one hand, Shadow in the other.]
[new] Star-R all-the-way-around (8). look left to find Shadow. Shadow L-allemand(8).
Partner (bal or long) swing(4+12).
chain(8). start half-hey(8). [As finish crossing the set, melt into a...]
...Nbr swing(8). “Left-shoulder Hey” [a half-hey](8). pass L-shoulder, then R-shoulder with partner, then looks right, and sticks out R-arm, ready for the star-R with new nbrs. Each passes R-shoulder w.partner, then does a with the other , till she sees her partner's back; hook on to him and make a R-hand star with New Nbrs.
[new] Star-R all-the-way-around (8). look left to find Shadow. Shadow L-allemand(8).
Partner (bal or long) swing(4+12).
chain(8). start half-hey(8). [As finish crossing the set, melt into a...]
...Nbr swing(8). “Left-shoulder Hey” [a half-hey](8). pass L-shoulder, then R-shoulder with partner, then looks right, and sticks out R-arm, ready for the star-R with new nbrs. Each passes R-shoulder w.partner, then does a with the other , till she sees her partner's back; hook on to him and make a R-hand star with New Nbrs.
Sleepless at Pinewoods
by Bob Isaacs.
[IMPROPER: Identify 's home side]
[R-L-Grand] Nbr1 pull-by R, nbr2 pull-by L, nbr3 pull-by R (2+2+2). Nbr4 allemande-L, nbr3 pull-by R, nbr2 pull-by L(6+2+2).
[When you go out on the star, immediately face your partner (don't change places), give R-hand to partner, and pull-by in the R-L-Grand. When you return, the nbr1-swing (i.e partner swing) will put the on the right].
Nbr1 bal&swing(4+12).
Circle-L 3-places(6). Partner swing(10) [on 's home side].
chain to Nbr1 (8). Star-L [all the way round](8).
[R-L-Grand] Nbr1 pull-by R, nbr2 pull-by L, nbr3 pull-by R (2+2+2). Nbr4 allemande-L, nbr3 pull-by R, nbr2 pull-by L(6+2+2).
[When you go out on the star, immediately face your partner (don't change places), give R-hand to partner, and pull-by in the R-L-Grand. When you return, the nbr1-swing (i.e partner swing) will put the on the right].
Nbr1 bal&swing(4+12).
Circle-L 3-places(6). Partner swing(10) [on 's home side].
chain to Nbr1 (8). Star-L [all the way round](8).
Square Deal
by Chris Page.
[BECKET: Look past partner to see your shadow.
“One Two Square Through”]
Circle left 3-places(8). Nbr swing(8) [ home].
Right-diagonal chain(8), to Shadow. Star-L all-the-way-round(8); “look for your partner ”.
[Face partner; ONEs down, TWOs up] Square-Through [Partner R-hand bal and pull-by(4+2); New-Nbr L-hand pull-by across(2); partner R-hand bal and pull-by(4+2); same-nbr pull-by across(2)]. In this Square-Through: always turn right, turn left.
Partner bal&swing(4+12).
Circle left 3-places(8). Nbr swing(8) [ home].
Right-diagonal chain(8), to Shadow. Star-L all-the-way-round(8); “look for your partner ”.
[Face partner; ONEs down, TWOs up] Square-Through [Partner R-hand bal and pull-by(4+2); New-Nbr L-hand pull-by across(2); partner R-hand bal and pull-by(4+2); same-nbr pull-by across(2)]. In this Square-Through: always turn right, turn left.
Partner bal&swing(4+12).
