Simplicity Swing
by Becky Hill.
[IMPROPER: Identify ONEs/TWOs, and direction of progression.]
Nbr bal&swing(4+12).
Circle left 3-places(8). Partner swing(8).
Long-lines(8). chain [to nbr](8).
Star-L 4-places(8). Next Nbr dosido(8).
OR: A2: Long-lines and take partner back to side(8). Partner swing(8).
Nbr bal&swing(4+12).
Circle left 3-places(8). Partner swing(8).
Long-lines(8). chain [to nbr](8).
Star-L 4-places(8). Next Nbr dosido(8).
OR: A2: Long-lines and take partner back to side(8). Partner swing(8).
Borrowdale Exchange
[Scatter mixer: 3-couple groups, on right]
Circle left(8), circle right(8).
Dance to center and back(4+4). Partner dosido(8).
Right hands-across star [3 couples](8). All lift joined-hands; lowest-hand pull [new]partner under the arch, then next lowest-hand , then last; you have three new couples.
As couples, scatter promenade to make new sets. [Cèilidh (“kay-lee”) version: Skip as couples].
Circle left(8), circle right(8).
Dance to center and back(4+4). Partner dosido(8).
Right hands-across star [3 couples](8). All lift joined-hands; lowest-hand pull [new]partner under the arch, then next lowest-hand , then last; you have three new couples.
As couples, scatter promenade to make new sets. [Cèilidh (“kay-lee”) version: Skip as couples].
Mad Frederick
by Jonathan King.
(2017Aug05)
[IMPROPER: “Texas twirl”:
has L-palm up, with 's R-hand palm down;
mirror image of California-twirl.]
[Face across] With (“New”) nbrs, mad-robin, sliding left in front of nbr-(8). [As come back to place] snag R-hands to allemand-R 1.5 (8),
Partner , [melt into a] swing(4+12) [' home side].
DTHall line4, TWOs left of ONEs(4), center-couple Texas-twirl(4) [outsides turn alone to make 2,1, 2,1]. Come back UTHall(6), bend the line(2)...
...Circle LEFT 3-places(8). Nbr swing(8).
[Face across] With (“New”) nbrs, mad-robin, sliding left in front of nbr-(8). [As come back to place] snag R-hands to allemand-R 1.5 (8),
Partner , [melt into a] swing(4+12) [' home side].
DTHall line4, TWOs left of ONEs(4), center-couple Texas-twirl(4) [outsides turn alone to make 2,1, 2,1]. Come back UTHall(6), bend the line(2)...
...Circle LEFT 3-places(8). Nbr swing(8).
Dance All Night
by Rick Mohr.
[4-FACING-4]
Short-lines, F&Back(8). Swing corner(8); end in square formation.
star-R all-way-round(8) [back to their corner ]. Allemand-L your corner, [all-way-round] till you face your partner(8).
[R-hand to partner, pull-by] Grand-Right-and-Left(10)[4 pull-bys]. Partner dosido(6).
Partner bal&swing(4+12), end facing Dir-Prog..
Gaye Fifer | Mean Lids.
Short-lines, F&Back(8). Swing corner(8); end in square formation.
star-R all-way-round(8) [back to their corner ]. Allemand-L your corner, [all-way-round] till you face your partner(8).
[R-hand to partner, pull-by] Grand-Right-and-Left(10)[4 pull-bys]. Partner dosido(6).
Partner bal&swing(4+12), end facing Dir-Prog..
Gaye Fifer | Mean Lids.
The Perfect Square
by Robert Cromartie.
[Square-Keeper: Identify corner-person]
HEADs/SIDEs Pass-the-ocean(4), balance the wave(4). Walk fwd(2) and swing the one you meet(6), to make lines at the SIDES/HEADS.
Lines fwd-and-back(8). Center four walk-fwd and swing partner(8) to face up-down/across.
[Center four] Pass-the-ocean, balance the wave(4+4). Allemand-R 1.5 (8) to face corner.
Allemand-L your corner, swing partner(8+8).
Works well with -to-Center break.
HEADs/SIDEs Pass-the-ocean(4), balance the wave(4). Walk fwd(2) and swing the one you meet(6), to make lines at the SIDES/HEADS.
Lines fwd-and-back(8). Center four walk-fwd and swing partner(8) to face up-down/across.
[Center four] Pass-the-ocean, balance the wave(4+4). Allemand-R 1.5 (8) to face corner.
Allemand-L your corner, swing partner(8+8).
Works well with -to-Center break.
Beneficial Tradition
by Dan Pearl.
[BECKET: Double progression.]
(New) L-allemand(8), and swing partner(8).
Circle left 3-places(8). Nbr swing(8).
chain(8). Long-lines(8). [All are home now.]
Zig-Zag! [Four pull-bys, double progressing. The is paralleling her partner, sort-of looking at his back.]
(across)Pull-by-LEFT with current Nbr (Hey!).
(R-diag)Pull-by-R with next Same-gender (Hey!).
Pull-by-Left with next Opp-gender (Hey!)
Pull-by-R with next Same-gender (Hey!).
[Now: New- L-allemand, NOT the one she just pulled-by with.] .
[End: If no-one offers you a hand, stay put. , when your partner is free for L-pull-by, then pull-by-L with partner.] [If extra couple at bottom, they line up becket, ready for the pull-by-R.]
(New) L-allemand(8), and swing partner(8).
Circle left 3-places(8). Nbr swing(8).
chain(8). Long-lines(8). [All are home now.]
Zig-Zag! [Four pull-bys, double progressing. The is paralleling her partner, sort-of looking at his back.]
(across)Pull-by-LEFT with current Nbr (Hey!).
(R-diag)Pull-by-R with next Same-gender (Hey!).
Pull-by-Left with next Opp-gender (Hey!)
Pull-by-R with next Same-gender (Hey!).
[Now: New- L-allemand, NOT the one she just pulled-by with.] .
[End: If no-one offers you a hand, stay put. , when your partner is free for L-pull-by, then pull-by-L with partner.] [If extra couple at bottom, they line up becket, ready for the pull-by-R.]
Folklife Frolic
by Lindsey Dono.
[IMPROPER: ]
Star-R all-way(8). [With curr.nbr] Allemand-R 1.5 (8) to long waves ( face in).
Balance then circulate(4+4) [ cross]. Balance, circulate(4+4) [ cross].
Balance, circulate(4+4) [ cross] to swing partner(8).
chain(8). Star-L all-way(8) to find a new NBR..
Star-R all-way(8). [With curr.nbr] Allemand-R 1.5 (8) to long waves ( face in).
Balance then circulate(4+4) [ cross]. Balance, circulate(4+4) [ cross].
Balance, circulate(4+4) [ cross] to swing partner(8).
chain(8). Star-L all-way(8) to find a new NBR..
Hey the line
by Tom Calwell.
[4-FACING-4: Step forward to the left for a wavy line of 8]
Balance the wave(2+2), allemand-L halfway(4), pass partner by right to start Hey-for-eight(8).
Continue hey until you meet your partner(8), Partner swing(8); end with center couples facing sides and outside couples facing center. [becket]
[Hands-4] Circle left three-places, nbr swing(8+8).
Balance the ring(4), partner roll away(4), Balance the ring(4), walk forward [i.e, pass through, passing R-shoulders](4) to form wavy line with new nbrs.
Balance the wave(2+2), allemand-L halfway(4), pass partner by right to start Hey-for-eight(8).
Continue hey until you meet your partner(8), Partner swing(8); end with center couples facing sides and outside couples facing center. [becket]
[Hands-4] Circle left three-places, nbr swing(8+8).
Balance the ring(4), partner roll away(4), Balance the ring(4), walk forward [i.e, pass through, passing R-shoulders](4) to form wavy line with new nbrs.
Double Dolphin Hey
by Jonathan King.
(Aug. 2013)
[IMPROPER:]
[A dolphin-hey is a hey-for-3, with the two ONEs acting as a single person.
To turn-around, each pivots in place; now #1 is in front of
#1. When they pivot again, #1 will be in front of
#1. At all times, the #1 is dolphin-side of the #1.
(After 16 beats, all four folk are back where they started;
the ONEs in the center, facing dolphin-side,
-before-.)]
Dolphin: Cross-1-2 Pass-3-4 Pivot-5-6 Return-7-8
[This dance also works to waltz music.]
Circle left all-the-way(8). Nbr swing(8). Puts the TWOs above, progressing.
4-places(8). [ shake R-hands, shake L-hands, hands on top. back up, fwd.] Now TWOs Bal&Push-off back to place, while ONEs swing in the center(8). [ONEs end in the center, behind , facing across, facing the Dolphin-side].
Dolphin-hey, ONEs (as a unit) split the above-TWOs(16).
Dolphin-hey, ONEs split the below-TWOs(16), ending in a hand-4 with them.
If anyone asks: “Dolphin hey —what is it?”, answer “It's what Nebraska dolphins eat.”
[This dance also works to waltz music.]
Circle left all-the-way(8). Nbr swing(8). Puts the TWOs above, progressing.
4-places(8). [ shake R-hands, shake L-hands, hands on top. back up, fwd.] Now TWOs Bal&Push-off back to place, while ONEs swing in the center(8). [ONEs end in the center, behind , facing across, facing the Dolphin-side].
Dolphin-hey, ONEs (as a unit) split the above-TWOs(16).
Dolphin-hey, ONEs split the below-TWOs(16), ending in a hand-4 with them.
If anyone asks: “Dolphin hey —what is it?”, answer “It's what Nebraska dolphins eat.”
