9 Sept. 2017 program

Location: HATDS
Band: Subject to Change

Elegant Whimsy (Grant Goodyear, 8 May 1998)

Improper

A1. ( 8) 1s take near hands, promenade down center past 2 cpls
( 8) 1s turn alone, ret, turn to face N
A2. ( 4) N sashay down
( 4) N balance
( 4) N sashay back up
( 4) N balance
B1. (16) N sw
B2. ( 8) Long lines fwd & bk
( 8) 1s sw, end facing dn

Becket Brigade (Carol Ormand)

Becket

A1. ( 8) Cir lf
( 8) P sw
A2. ( 8) Long lines fwd & bk
( 8) M almd lf 1½
B1. (16) N gypsy & sw
B2. ( 8) W ch
( 8) Cir lf ½; slide lf to new cpl

The Nice Combination (Gene Hubert)

Improper

A1. (16) N bal & sw, end facing dn
A2. (16) Down hall, turn as cpls, ret, bend
B1. ( 6) Cir lf 3/4
(10) P sw
B2. ( 8) W ch
( 8) Star lf

Grant's Give & Take (G2, 1999)

Becket, CW

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

Notes:

Barbarella (Tom Thoreau)

Becket

A1. (16) Bal ring / Petronella twirl (2×)
A2. (16) Bal ring / Petronella twirl (2×)
B1. (16) P bal & sw
B2. ( 8) Pass thru (across), CA twirl
( 8) Cir lf ½, slide lf one cpl

Sackett's Harbor (Traditional)

Triple proper

A1. ( 8) Long lines fwd & bk
( 8) All 6 cir lf 3/4 (M face up, W face dn)
A2. (16) 1s dn the center, turn alone, ret, cast off
B1. (16) 1s turn contra corners, end back in place
B2. ( 8) Lines of 3 fwd & bk
( 8) Cir rt 3/4 (finish proper)

Notes:

Rockin' Robin (Rick Mohr)

Improper

A1. ( 8) Cir rt
( 8) N almd lf 1x, 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

(break)

The second time around (Jim Kitch)

Improper, no walkthrough

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

Wizard's Walk (Ruth Ungar)

Improper

A1. ( 8) Cir lf ½, bal ring
( 8) Cir lf ½, bal ring
A2. (12) Square through 5,(†) starting w/ N
( 8) P lf sh gypsy 1×
B1. (16) P bal & sw
B2. (16) Wizard walk(*)

This dance has its own special music (also called "Wizard's Walk", by the author's father).

(†) A right-and-left grand around the ring of 4 people, 5 places. M move CW, W move CCW.

(*) Everybody dances forward two cpls, then backs up two cpls (back to place), an extended mirror do-si-do. 1s outside, inside, outside, inside; 2s inside, outside, inside, outside.

Sarah Said Yes (Grant Goodyear, 14 Dec. 2001)

Becket, progresses CW

A1. ( 8) Cir lf
( 8) lf diag W ch
A2. ( 8) Straight across W ch
( 8) Straight across rt & lf thru, end in a ring of 4
B1. (16) Bal ring, Petronella twirl (2x)
B2. (16) Look for P, P bal & sw

Ends come in on other side of set to circle left. Joseph Pimental has noted that this dance can be danced faster than one might think, and thus really rocking tunes can be used.

Fair Jenny's Jig (Becky Hill)

Improper

A1. ( 4) N almd rt 3/4 to wavy line (M in middle)
( 4) Bal wave
( 4) M almd lf 1/2
( 4) Bal wave(*)
A2. (16) Gypsy P rt, Shadow lf
B1. (16) P bal & sw
B2. ( 8) Rt & lf thru
( 8) Cir lf 3/4, pass thru

(*) Note that shadow is in next wave, slightly to rt

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

(*) Original lacks the balance in B1.

Dance called without a walkthrough.