Alternate Duples - Easy
Dryas Flats of Sunwapta River
By Dottie Welch, July 2016 (Twisted seed pod, star burst seed head, blown away)
Formation: Alternate Duple (1, 3, 5, etc. couples active and crossed over)
Music: Reel such as "Hudie Gallagher's and McDonald's" on Picassiette with Betsy Branch
A1 (16) Neighbor Balance and Swing; - ;
A2 (8) Forward and Back;
(8) Star Right;
B1 (8) Circle Right to Line (Lady #1 on right end);
(8) Line of four go down and Turn Alone;
B2 (8) Come Back and Bend the Line;
(8) Couple #1 Swing down between couple #2;
Scout House Forgiving
By Dottie Welch November 2015 using idea from Ted Sannella (see below)
Formation: Alternate Duple Contra Lines (1, 3, 5, etc. active and crossed over)
Music: "Indian Reel & Dublin Hornpipe" on Southerners Plus Two
Intro: Actives into the center ready to go down in 4;
A1 (8) Down the Center 4 in line;
(8) Turn alone and Come Back, Face Neighbor;
A2 (16) Balance and Long Swing;
B1 (8) Circle Left;
(8) Circle Right;
B2 (8) Forward and Back;
(8) Actives Partner Swing;
Scout House Reel
By Ted Sanella
Formation: Alternate Duple
Music: "Laura Susan Reel"
Intro: Actives into the center ready to go down in 4;
A1 (8) Down the Center 4 in line;
(8) Turn alone and Come Back, Face Neighbor;
A2 (8) Circle Left;
(8) Two Ladies Chain;
B1 (8) Ladies Dosado once and half;
(8) Swing the opposite gent;
B2 (8) Long Lines Forward and Back;
(8) Actives Swing (finish by facing down);
Buffalo River
By Dottie Welch, June 2014, Arkansas
Formation: Alternate Duple, begin facing up or down
Music: Reel such as "Reilly's" or "Pigeon on the Gate / Derry Reel" on A Portland Selection 2
A1 (16) Neighbor Balance and Swing; - ;
A2 (8) Lady on right, Gent inside Promenade up and down;
(8) Wheel Around and return;
B1 (8) Ladies right pass by to partner and Balance;
(8) Partner Swing;
B2 (8) Long Lines Forward and Back;
(8) Circle Left three-quarters and Pass Thru;
Oklahoma Memory
By Dottie Welch, October 2013
Formation: Alternate Duple, begin facing up and down, easy
Recorded music: "Cowboys's Jig & Rock Valley" on Golden Griffon CD
A1 (8) Opposites Dosado;
(8) Opposites Swing (put her on the right facing down);
A2 (8) Lines of four go down the hall;
(8) Turn alone and come back, Bend the Line;
B1 (8) Long lines go Forward and Gent Pull original Partner back;
(8) Partner Swing;
B2 (8) Long lines go forward and back;
(8) Circle Left 3/4 and Pass Thru;
Aspen and Spruce
By Dottie Welch, August 23, 2012, Prince Albert National Park
Formation: Alternate Duple, begin facing up and down
Music: "New Waterloo Reel" on Caledonian Ball
A1 (8) (new 4) Star Right;
(8) Star Left;
A2 (8) Each Four Circle Left;
(8) Circle Right;
B1 (8) Gent #2 pull out to line, Lines of 4 down the hall;
(8) Turn Alone and Come back;
B2 (8) Slow Cast Off 3/4;
(8) Long Lines Forward and individually turn to face new group;
Waskesiu River Walleye
By Dottie Welch, August 21, 2012, Prince Albert National Park
Formation: Alternate Duple, begin facing up and down
Music: "Enid's Delight" on Lloyd Shaw 346
A1 (8) (new) Ladies Dosado;
(8) Gents Dosado;
A2 (8) Circle Left;
(8) Circle Right;
B1 (8) Lady 1 pull to Line, - Four Go Down;
(8) Turn Alone, Come Back (partners together but lady on gent's left);
B2 (8) Bend and Circle Left 3/4;
(8) Balance Four and U-Turn Back;
Barred Owl Hoot
By Dottie Welch, August 22, 2012, Prince Albert National Park
Formation: Alternate Duple, begin facing up and down
Music: "Ellwyn's Fairy Glen" on Caledonian Ball, (Reels)
A1 (8) Allemande Left 1 1/2;
(8) Ladies Dosado;
A2 (8) Circle Left (full around);
(8) Gents Dosado;
B1 (8) Forward and Back;
(8) Forward and Right Turn Single (in 4 steps solo turn to right);
B2 (8) Star Left;
(8) Star Right;
Pelicans on the Assiniboine River
By Dottie Welch, August 26, 2012
Formation: Alternate Duple, begin facing up and down
Music: "Frisky Solomon Medley" on Caledonian Ball, (Jigs)
A1 (8) Opposite Dosado;
(8) Each Four Circle Left Half and Veer Left;
A2 (8) Weathervane across;
(8) Slow Cast Off 3/4;
B1 (8) Ladies Dosado;
(8) Gents Dosado;
B2 (8) Long Lines Forward and Back;
(8) Circle Right 1/4 and Pass Thru;
Bold Highlander Simple Hybrid
Dottie Welch, November 2012
Formation: Alternate Duple, begin facing up and down
Music: "Cock O North & Hundred Pipers"
A1 (8) Actives Right-Hand Star below;
(8) Same Four Left-Hand Star;
A2 (8) Actives Down the Outside 8;
(8) Actives Come Back up and in to the middle between those below;
B1 (8) Lines of Four down;
(8) Turn Alone and Come Back;
B2 (8) Slow Cast Off;
(8) Forward and Back and face new;
Wedding Rings
By Dottie Welch, for Groves' Wedding September 2010
Formation: Alternate Duple, Begin facing up and down
Music:
A1 (8) Circle Left;
(8) Circle Right;
A2 (8) Ladies Dosado;
(8) Gents Dosado;
B1 (8) Facing Up Split 2, Separate around one to Line facing down;
(8) Line of Four go down 8 steps;
B2 (8) Lines Back Up 4 steps and Centers Arch;
(8) Ends Dive Thru and bow to next (ends crossover);
McNabb's Hornpipe Contra
By Dottie Welch, August 2006 (Idea from Canyon Contra and Fiddle Hill Jig)
Formation: Alternate Duple
Music: "McNabb’s Hornpipe" or "Forrester Hornpipe Medley"
A1 (8) Long Lines Go Up and Back;
(8) New Ladies Dosado;
A2 (8) Gents Dosado;
(8) Actives Swing ending with lady on the gent's right and facing down;
B1 (8) Lines of four go down the hall 8 steps;
(8) Turn Alone, Come back;
B2 (8) Gent on end pull it in, Circle Left;
(8) With the music Left Hand Star;
Simple Arch Contra
By Dottie Welch, September 2003
Formation: Alternate Duple: 1, 3, 5 active and crossed over, Double Progression
Music: any well phrased jig or reel such as "Turkey in the Straw"
A1 (8) Long Lines Go Up and Back;
(8) Actives Dosado;
A2 (8) Others Dosado;
(8) Actives In, Lines of four go down the hall 8 steps;
B1 (8) Back up 4 steps and the Centres Arch;
(8) Ends Duck Thru and those meeting Circle Four to the Left once around;
B2 (8) Opposites Dosado (Ends crossover);
(8) Same dancers Pass Thru, Face In;