Small Potatoes
by
Jim Kitch.
[IMPROPER:]
With nbr, Bal&Swing(4+12).
R-hands-across--Star 1x (8).
Ladies chain [to partner](8).
Ladies dosido(8). Partner swing(8).
Circle-left 3-places and pass thru(6+2), next nbr dosido(8).
Ted's Triplet #7
by
Ted Sannella.
[Triplet, PROPER: Couples #1
(also called Active couple)
#2#3]
abc
123
Top two couples turn partner
by-the-R 1.5(8)
12c
ab3.
Top two couples rights-and-lefts across(8)
bac
213.
Active-couple
[in middle place] turn contra-corners(4+4+4+4).
Active-couple bal&swing(4+12), end facing up, in
middle bac
213.
Original active-couple lead up to the top and
cast [around the outside] to the bottom(8).
[Other couples scootch up a bit]
All dosido partner(8) bca
231.
Dave Bateman.
Oval-teen
by
Jonathan King.
(July 2013)
[BECKET: At A2, explain the pattern:
Gents allemand-L, oval-right; Ladies allemand-R, oval-left.
In counting couples, count your own couple, when appropriate.
]
[Slide-left to New Nbrs to...]
Circle left 3-places(8). Nbr swing(8).
Gents 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 past couple #2, #3, #4, and as you get to couple #5...
(opposite gender in #5 is your
“Distant Shadow”)
Gents stop, Ladies
get ready to...]
Ladies R-allemand with Lady #5 (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).
and Break.
Not all Earthquakes are Andreas' Fault
by
Jonathan King.
(July 2013)
[BECKET: The 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
,
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.
Swing curr.nbr(8).
Face away from the-one-you-swung, and swing the next(8)
[in your Dir-Prog.].
Circle-left 3-places(8). Partner swing(8).