28 March 2009 program

Elegant Whimsy (G2, 8 May 1998)

Improper

A1. ( 8) 1s take near hands, promenade down center past 2 cpls
( 8) 1s separate, ret outside to place, step between 2s, face N
A2. ( 4) N sashay down
( 4) N bal
( 4) N sashay back
( 4) N bal
B1. (16) N bal & sw
B2. ( 8) Long lines fwd & bk
( 8) 1s sw, end facing dn

The Nice Combination (Gene Hubert)

Improper

A1. (16) N bal & sw
A2. (16) 4-in-line down hall, turn as cpls, ret, bend
B1. ( 6) Cir lf 3/4
(10) P sw
B2. ( 8) W ch
( 8) Star lf

Trip to Lambertville (Steve Zakon-Anderson, Mar. 1986)

Improper, start in long lines

A1. ( 8) W in to wavy line, bal wave
( 8) W out while M in to wavy line, bal wave
A2. ( 8) M almd lf 3/4, give rt hd to N, bal wave
( 8) N sw
B1. ( 8) M almd lf 1 1/2
( 8) P sw
B2. ( 8) Rt & lf thru
( 8) W ch

Grant's Give & Take (G2, 1999)

Becket

A1. ( 8) Cir lf
( 8) W ch
A2. (16) Hey
B1. (16) N sw
B2. (16) Give & take, P sw

Notes:

Kitchen Stomp (Becky Hill)

Improper

A1. (16) N bal & sw
A2. ( 8) M almd lf 1 1/2
( 8) P sw
B1. ( 8) W ch, end in ring of 4
( 8) Bal ring, Petronella twirl to rt
B2. ( 8) Bal ring, Petronella twirl
( 8) Star lf

Druid Reel (Becky Hill)

Improper

A1. ( 8) Rt hand star
( 8) W turn back, N gypsy
A2. (16) W pass rt sh, P sw
B1. ( 8) Cir lf 3/4, step to wave across
( 8) Bal, slide rt, almd lf 1/4 (W face in)
B2. (16) Hey (W pass rt sh)

There are many versions of Becky Hill's Druid Reel (as far as I can tell). This one is the version that I learned from Lisa Greenleaf. What makes the dance special is the flow in A1 and A2. What makes it tricky is the one-step almd lf at the bottom of B1, which really should come before the end of the phrase, not at the beginning of B2. (Left to their own devices, the dancers will tend to allemande at the beginning of B2 instead, which works, but makes the timing of the hey rather tighter than it needs to be.)

(break)

The second time around (Jim Kitch)

Improper

A1. (16) N gypsy & sw
A2. ( 8) M almd lf 1 1/2
( 8) 1/2 hey
B1. (16) P gyspy & sw
B2. ( 8) Long lines
( 8) Cir lf 3/4, pass thru

Done as a no-walk-through dance, with the band playing us in.

Rockin' Robin (Rick Mohr)

Improper

A1. ( 8) Cir rt
( 8) N almd lf 1×, M pull by rt
A2. (16) hey, P st pass lf sh
B1. (16) P bal & sw
B2. (10) Cir lf 1 1/4 (to orig pos)
( 6) Cpls zig lf, then zag rt, to pass N cpl by W rt sh

Handsome Young Maids (Sue Rosen, 1996)

Improper, 1s bet 2s facing dn in line of 4

A1. (16) Dublin Bay, end in ring
A2. ( 8) Cir lf
( 8) Bal ring, "cloverleaf"(*) turn single
B1. (16) N bal & sw
B2. ( 8) Long lines
( 8) 1s sw

Becket Reel (Herbie Gaudreaux, 1971)

Becket (the one that started it all)

A1. ( 4) Shadow almd lf
(12) P sw
A2. (16) W ch over and bk
B1. ( 8) Lf diag rt & lf thru
( 8) Straight across rt & lf thru
B2. ( 8) Star lf
( 8) Star rt

This dance usually teeters on the edge of breaking down until it finally does actually break down. This time, however, it went very well, with the dancers seeming to have no trouble at all.

Delphiniums & Daisies (Tanya Rotenberg)

Improper

A1. ( 8) N almd lf 1 1/2
( 8) W ch
A2. (16) Hey
B1. (16) P bal & sw
B2. ( 8) Cir lf 3/4
( 8) N almd rt 1 1/2

Done as a no-walk-through dance to close out the evening.