Klondike Spirit
By Dottie Welch, August 2012	 
Formation: Alternate Duple, begin facing up and down 
Music: "Mouth Tobique and John Howett's Reels" on Any Jig or Reel CD

A1  (8)  Corner Swing
      (8)  Put her on right with men in centre, Promenade up and down
A2  (8)  California Twirl, Return
      (8)  Ladies Chain Down the Line

B1  (8)  Forward and Back (beside original partner)
      (8)  Pass Thru, Face Partner & Balance
B2  (8)  Swing (put her on the right)
      (8)  Circle Left 1/4 and Pass Thru

Ardoise Swings
By Dottie Welch, February 2012 
Formation:  Alternate Duple, begin facing up and down
Music:  "Mouth Tobique & John Howett's Reels" from Any Jig or Reel CD

A1  (8)  New Opposites Swing
      (8)  Long Lines Forward and Back
A2  (8)  New Gentlemen Dosado
      (8)  Ladies Dosado 1 1/2   (or Ladies Crossover)

B1  (8)  Partner Swing 
      (8)  Long Lines Forward and Back
B2  (8)  Circle Left 3/4
      (8)  Veer Left and Veer Right

Foggy Road
By Dottie Welch, February 2012 after thick fog to Ardoise on January 8th. 
Formation:  Alternate Duple, begin facing up and down
Music:  "Broken Lantern, Mist Over Tennessee Jigs" from Any Jig or Reel CD

A1  (8)  New Opposites Swing
      (8)  Long Lines Forward and Back
A2  (8)  Right and Left Thru and 1/4 More
      (8)  Promenade up and down 6 steps (ladies center)

B1  (8)  Wheel Around and Come Back
      (8)  Bend the Line and Ladies Crossover
B2  (8)  Partner Swing
      (8)  Men Crossover to new Opposite  (like Wheel Thru)

February Robins
By Dottie Welch, February 2012  
Formation:  Alternate Duple, begin facing up and down
Music:  "Galope Malbaie & Picnic & Rare Reels" from Any Jig or Reel CD

A1  (8)  Corner Swing
      (8)  Long Lines Forward and Back
A2  (8)  Circle Left 3/4, Veer Left
      (8)  Promenade up and down 6 steps (ladies center)

B1  (8)  California Twirl and Come Back
      (8)  Bend the Line and Ladies Chain
B2  (8)  Chain Back
      (8)  Into a Left Hand Star to new Corner

January Thaw
By Dottie Welch, January 2010
Formation:  Alternate Duple
Music:  "Jack's Life" on Southerners Plus Two

A1  (8)  Long lines Forward and Back
      (8)  Partner Balance and Box the Gnat (4 beat forward and back Balance) 
A2  (8)  Right and Left Thru
      (8)  Ladies Dosado 1 1/2

B1  (8)  Partner Swing and put her on the right facing in
      (8)  Long lines Forward and Back
B2  (8)  Circle Left 3/4 (end facing up or down along the lines)
      (8)  Neighbor Swing and put her on the right facing in

Montreal Swirl
By Dottie Welch, May 2006 for the Canadian National in Montreal, Quebec
Formation: Alternate Duple, begin with couples facing up and down
Music: "Reel St. Sauveur & La Vielle Dame" on Lloyd Shaw E-52A

A1  (12) As Couples Dosado
      (4)  Neighbor Balance
A2  (8)  Neighbor Swing
      (8)  Long Lines Forward and Back

B1  (8)  Men Star Left 1 1/2 to Partner
      (8)  Partner Swing 
B2  (8)  Circle Left 3/4
      (8)  Balance all 4 (forward and back), California Twirl	
Note: Neutral dancers at ends do an extra California Twirl to reverse direction.

Hutson’s Box
By Dottie Welch, October 2008, 
    (Box Gnat idea from James Hutson in American Square Dance, Oct 2008)
Formation:  Alternate Duple, begin facing up and down (or Sicilian Circle)
Music:  "Green Mountain Boy" on Black Mountain Valley 22

A1  (8)  (Facing up and down) Corner Dosado
      (8)  Same one Balance and Box the Gnat *
A2  (8)  Gents Left Arm Turn 1 1/2
      (8)  With partner Balance and Box the Gnat

B1  (8)  Swing Partner ending with lady on the right side of gent
      (8)  Long lines Forward and Back
B2  (8)  Each four Circle Left 3/4
      (8)  Balance four and partners California Twirl **

* Balance and Box the Gnat: join right hands, balance forward and back, lady 
turn left under hand hold while gent turn right, each turn half around to exchange 
places and end facing each other.
** When neutral at the ends do a second California Twirl and wait for the next 
Dosado.

Swing Into Spring
By Dottie Welch, April 2008
Formation:  Alternate Duple, (Couples 1, 3, and 5 etc crossed over)
   Begin the dance with everyone facing their corner and thus looking up or down the hall.
Music:  "Come and See Me" on Lloyd Shaw 336 slowed to 120 b/m or "Love in the 
Country" on Red Boot Star 1301

A1  (8)  Corner Swing (end facing in with the lady on the right)
      (8)  Long Lines Forward and Back
A2  (8)  Ladies Dosado 1 1/2
      (8)  Partner Swing (again end facing in with the lady on the right)

B1  (8)  Long Lines Forward and Back
      (8)  Each 4 Circle Left 3/4
B2  (8)  (Moving along the line) Right hand Balance, Right Pull By
      (8)  Left hand Balance, Left Pull By

Notes:  After the Circle Left 3/4 Couples should be facing up or down the lines.  
With the dancer they are facing Balance forward and touch, back and touch, Pull 
By in four steps. Repeat with Left hand.  Dancers at the ends of the contra lines 
turn to face partner for the Left hand Balance and Pull By.

Halifax Hornpipe
By Dottie Welch, January 2007 
(Idea from "The Nova Scotian" by Maurice Hennigar)
Formation: Alternate Duple (Couples 1, 3, 5 etc. active and crossed over)
Music: "Fancy Hornpipe-Quindaro-Scotch Hornpipe" on Any Jig or Reel CD

A1  (8)  Actives below Allemande Left
      (8)  Actives Swing partner in center
A2  (8)  Down the hall four in line (6 steps) 
      (8)  Right Lady High, Left Lady Under, other man U-Turn, Come Back
          The active gent and the two ladies reverse their facing direction  
          without letting go by using a double arch with Gents right hand high.)

B1  (8)  Circle Left  (Gent on the end move in to make the Circle)
      (8)  Ladies Chain
B2  (8)  Star Left    (Maintain the left handhold and reach in to make the star.)
      (8)  Star Right  (Cross at the ends)

Note:  The original Nova Scotian has only three dancers go down the hall.  
Part B is Ladies Chain, Circle Left, Right and Left Thru and Right and Left Back

Harvest Time Contra
By Dottie Welch, October 31, 2008 for the Contra Time Dancers
Formation:  Alternate Duple
Music: "Bringing in the Sheaves" on Double M 129

A1  (8)  Men across Pick up Lady, Bring her back
      (8)  Push her back and Men back up to home
A2  (8)  Each 4 Circle Left once around
      (8)  Girls Push, Half Poussette *

B1  (8)  Ladies Chain
      (8)  Ladies Dosado once and a half
B2  (8)  Swing Neighbor (put her on the right)
      (8)  Long Lines Forward and Back

*Half Poussette: Facing Dancers (Partners in this case) join both hands and the 
ladies push forward and slightly to their right until the ladies are back-to-back.  
Ladies slide back-to-back then pull their partner back into line the two long lines.

Maritime Victory
By Dottie Welch, September 2008, Alternate Duple variation of Hull's Victory
Set up:  Contra lines with 1, 3, 5 etc. active and crossed over
Music:  "Hull's Victory" on Folkraft 1156

A1  (8)  Actives right hand to partner, left to opposite, balance four in a wave
      (8)  Turn Opposite (same gender) Left once around
A2  (8)  Actives Swing in the Center
      (8)  Lines of four go down the hall 

B1  (8)  Turn Alone and Come Back  
      (8)  Slow Cast Off
B2  (8)  Right and Left Thru
      (8)  Right and Left Back 

Dottie's Double #1
By Dottie Welch, February 2005
Formation:  Alternate Duple, Double Progression 
Music:  

A1  (8)  Long lines Forward and Back
      (8)  With your Partner Dosado
A2  (8)  With your Corner Dosado 
      (8)  Corner Swing and put her on the right

B1  (8)  Forward and Back
      (8)  Circle Left
B2  (8)  Star Left
      (8)  New Corner Swing (Neutral Ends Swing too and crossover)

Dottie's Double #2
By Dottie Welch, February 2005
Formation:  Alternate Duple with automatic double progression:  
Music:  any well phrased jig or reel

A1  (8)  Long Lines Forward and Back
      (8)  Allemande Left 1 1/2 
A2  (8)  Ladies Dosado  (return to progressed spot)
      (8)  Gents Dosado

B1  (8)  Circle Left
      (8)  Circle Right
B2  (8)  Pass Thru and Turn Alone
      (8)  Normal Couples Half Promenade  (only gents with lady on their right)

Dottie's Double #3
By Dottie Welch, February 2005
Formation:  Alternate Duple, Double Progression
Music:  any well phrased jig or reel

A1  (8)  Long Lines Forward and Back
      (8)  Allemande Left 1 1/2 
A2  (8)  Ladies Dosado  (return to progressed spot)
      (8)  Star Right

B1  (8)  Star Left
      (8)  New Corner Dosado, Cross at the Ends
B2  (8)  Still facing corner, Same Four Circle Left 3/4
      (8)  Gents Right Arm turn 1 1/2 to Switch places

Dottie's Double #4
By Dottie Welch, February 2005
Alternate Duple, Double Progression
Music:  any well phrased jig or reel
 
A1  (8)  Long Lines Forward and Back
      (8)  Corner Swing and put her on the right facing down
A2  (8)  Lines of four down the hall 6 steps then Bend the Line
      (8)  Lines Pass Thru and then turn as a couple to face up

B1  (8)  Lines of four come up the hall 
      (8)  Arch in the middle and Ends duck thru
B2  (8)  New Corner Swing  (Neutral ends Swing too and crossover)
      (8)  Circle Left once around