23 July 2016 program

Location:
HATDS
Band:
Laughing Lizards

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

Virginia Reel (Traditional)

Longways proper, 5-6 cpls

( 8) Long lines fwd & bk
( 8) P almd rt, ret to place
( 8) P almd lf, ret to place
( 8) P dsd
(16) 1s sashay down & bk
( 8) 1s almd rt 1 1/2
(??) reel the set to bottom
( 8) 1s sashay back to top
(??) 1s separate, cast to bottom, others follow
1s arch, others meet P, duck, ret

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

First Hey (Paul Balliet)

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) Bal ring, pass thru along

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)

Simplicity Swing (Becky Hill)

Improper

A1. (16) N bal & sw
A2. ( 6) Cir lf 3/4
(10) P sw
B1. ( 8) long lines fwd & bk
( 8) W ch
B2. ( 8) star lf
( 8) new N dsd

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

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.