A Little Ramsay Divey by Bob Green Improper Double Progression
A1 Neighbour do-si-do (8)
Right-hand star 1 X around (8)
A2 Turn single over left shoulder and set to partner (8)
Partners go back-to back (8)
B1 Poussette halfway, men backing up (8)
Poussette halfway, men backing up (8) (ricochet )
B2 1s arch - 2s dive, then 2s arch-1s dive thru backwards (8)
1s arch - 2s dive, then with NEXT neighbours,
2s arch - 1s dive, to face still another new neighbour (8)
Becket to the Future by Bob Green (proper Becket) Tune: The Buffens
A1 Face your partner, set and turn single (8)
Pass thru up & down, circle left halfway with new neighbors (8)
A2 Set to this neighbor & pass thru up & down (8)
Partner two hand turn 1X, (ending Women on top, Men on bottom (8)
B1 Couples fall back a double (4) forward turning single (4)
Circle left half & slide left (8)
B2 Back to back across the set with new neighbor (8)
Back to back with partner (8)
Teaching notes: Take hands four in proper formation, then circle on place to the left. This leaves you with a hands four with men on the top facing down and women on the bottom facing up. The important thing in A2 is that after the turn, the women are above and the men below. If you are sent out at the end of the set at the end of A1, trade places. When you are waiting to come back in at the top the woman is on the left, the man is on the right. When you come in at the bottom, the man is on the left and the woman is on the right.
Caped Crusader - by Bob Green Couple Mixer –couple facing couple
A1 Neighbor do-si-do (8)
Partner do-si-do (8)
A2 Partner balance & swing (16)
B1 Circle left, (8)
Neighbor swing (8)
B2 Promenade with new partner to find another couple & circle left (16)
Written for a dance in Cape Girardeau, MO with a large percentage of new dancers
The Castigated Neighbor- by Bob Green (2008) English Proper
A1 Ones cast below the twos, twos move up (4) All cloverleaf turn single (4)
Two's gate the ones
A2 Twos cast below the ones, ones move up (4) All cloverleaf turn single
Ones gate the twos
B1 Double figure of 8 (Ones cast, two cross to start)
B2 Ones two-hand turn once and a half (8)
Ones cast below the twos (4)
Ones two-hand turn halfway to place (4)
Author’s Note: in B1, if the dancers are not highly experienced, substitute set-and-turn single for the 2s, then for the 1s, for the double figure of eight. A1 & A2 can also be done with a 8-count cast, eliminating the cloverleaf turn single.
Gypsy Camp by Bob Green (2006) duple PROPER
A1 Ones gypsy your partner,
Swing your first corner
A2 Ones gypsy your partner
Swing your second corner
B1 Ones gypsy and swing
B2 Down the hall four in line (ones between the twos)
Ones turn as a couple, twos turn alone
Come back, twos cast the ones down to progressed place
Ionia Breakout by Bob Green (2009) - duple improper
A1 Neighbor gypsy (8)
Ladies start half a hey (8)
A2 Neighbor balance & swing (16)
B1 Pass thru & California twirl (8)
Twos do-si-do across the set (8)
B2 Long lines forward (4)
Twos back out while ones swing, end facing down (12
Note: if the lines are very long, alternate the ones swinging with
the twos (i.e., ones back out while the twos swing, end facing up)
Jack’s Sparrow by Bob Green 4-Couple Longways Sets
A1 Lines at the sides advance and retreat (8)
1st man & 4th woman change places (8)
A2 1st woman & 4th man change places (8)
Center four 2 changes of rights and lefts (8)
B1 Top four turn right hands across 1X around (8)
Bottom four right turn hands across 1X around
B2 All set and turn single (8)
1st couple (now at bottom) 2–hand turn 1 1/2 to end proper
while top six circle halfway
Part I - The original Jefferson & Liberty traditional duple PROPER
A1 Circle left 1X
Circle Right 1X
A2 Hands-across star by the right
Hands-across star by the left
B1 Ones down the middle and turn alone, twos move up
Ones back up the middle, twos gate the ones
B2 Four changes of rights and lefts
Part II - Jefferson's Remorse by Bob Green (2008) duple improper
A1 Circle left 1X
Circle Right 1X
A2 Hands-across star by the right
Hands-across star by the left
B1 Ones down the middle and turn alone, twos move up
Ones back up the middle, twos gate the ones
B2 Ones swing in the middle, end facing down
Part III - Jefferson Gone Wild by Bob Green (2008) English improper
(all the men in the ladies’ line, and all the ladies in the men’s line)
A1 Balance the ring, roll away with a half-sashay (gents roll the ladies)
Circle left 1X
A2 Hands-across star by the right
Hands-across star by the left
B1 Ones go down the middle and turn alone, twos move up
Ones come back up the middle, twos gate the ones
B2 Ones balance and swing, twos cross & face up; ones end their swing facing down
Mage Up A Creek by Bob Green (2008) Square Formation
A1 Gents to the center, back to the bar, partner balance & box the gnat
A2 Ladies to the center & back to the bar, balance and box the gnat
B1 Gents in the center circle left, neighbor swing
B2 Ladies to the ceter, partner swing at home
A1 w/partner left allemande halfway, back by the right, balance & box the gnat
A2 w/partner left allemande halfway, back by the right, balance & box the gnat
B1 Gents weave half way, ladies to the center and back
B2 Gents finish the weave, ladies to the center and back
A1 w/ partner arm by the right, balance & box the gnat
A2 w/ partner arm by the left, balance & box the gnat
B1 Gents swing your corner, swing your opposite
B2 Swing your neighbor, swing your partner
Wagon Wheel by Bob Green (1996) Becket
A1 Circle left
Star by the left
A2 Gents allemande right 1 1/2
Neighbor swing
B1 Ladies allemande by the right 1 1/2
Partner swing
B2 Star by the right
Circle left half way, slide left to new neighbor
XYZ by Bob Green (2008) Contra Improper
A1 Ladies Allemande by the Right 1 1/2
Partner Swing
A2 Ladies Chain
Long Lines, Forward and Back
B1 Partner pull by L (3), face back in (1), pull by R, same
Pull by L, same, pull by R, same
B2 (Reverse) Pull by R, face back in, pull by L, same
Pull by R, same; pull by L (to back where you started the zipper)
Note: You’re never out on the ends. You’ll be in the zipper. If there’s no one to pull by with, stay put!
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