Retired
These dances have been successfully called, work fine, but no longer strike joy in me. If they do in you, please take and share.
MacNugget's Reel : Celtic hey dance
Swingapalooza : Swing everyone!
Trip to Riverside : A becket trip with some shadow play
Revisit
These dances were either called unsuccessfully, or it was determined something about them just made them unsatisfying and so I intend to revisit the ideas in them and either revise the dance or deprecate it.
Dolphins Come Home to Roost : Box circulate into a half dolphin hey
A Dozen Eggs : Smooth english-y dance with a double figure eight
Fly Into My Wings : Sequence of allemandes followed by box circulate and rorys
Grownup Goose on a Moose : More complicated dolphin progression dance
A Hobbit's Tale : Rorys and chain heys
Kid's Gate to the Well : Smooth dance with a lot of english-y mirror moves
No Shenanigans Here : Several opportunities for shadow swapping
Sleep With Half Your Brain : Pair of half dolphin heys
Slipping in the New Mown Hey : Simple balance-y slip jig
Thread the Needle : Smooth dance with lots of partner eye contact
Trip to Gether : Trip to figure with everyone in the center
Prior Versions
These are prior called versions of dances that have been revised, marked by a greek letter suffix, α, then β, &c. Only versions that hit the dance floor are included and the latest version will appear elsewhere on the site with no suffix.
Deprecated
These dances I wrote but have since determined are not fit for the dance floor.
Dolphins Come Home to Roost
Tommy Linden
Becket CW
A1
Larks on the Left Diagonal Left Allemande 1½
Neighbor Swing
A2
Larks Open Chain by the Left, form Long Wavy Lines
Balance and Box Circulate
B1
Wave Balance, Robins pass Right WHILE Lark 1 step out WHILE Lark 2 turn over Left shoulder
1s Dolphin Hey, 3 passes to home, starting 2s pass by the Left
B2
Partner Meltdown Swing
A Dozen Eggs
Tommy Linden
Becket CCW
A1
Circle Left 3 places
Neighbor Swing
A2
Lines of four down the hall, Form and Break
Lines of four up the hall, 1s (on the outside) cast down, 2s (in the middle) progress up
B1
Double Figure Eight ¾ until 2s are above the 1s
Double Figure Eight ¾ until 2s are above the 1s
B2
Partner Meltdown Swing
Fly Into My Wings
Tommy Linden
Becket CW
A1
Robins Right Allemande 1½
Neighbor Swing
A2
Larks Left Allemande ½
Partner Right Allemande ¾
Shadow Left Allemande 1¼
Previous Larks Right Allemande ½
Original Neighbor Left Allemande ¼, form Long Wavy Lines
B1
Wave Balance and Box Circulate
Wave Balance and Rory Right
B2
Wave Balance and Rory Left
Partner Swing
Grownup Goose on a Moose
Tommy Linden
Becket CW
A1
Full hey, Larks pass by the Left, Robins Ricochet first pass
A2
Neighbor Balance and Swing
B1
Robins Revolving Door by the Right
Partner Swing
B2
½ Hey, Robins pass by the Right
Dolphin Progression Left
A Hobbit's Tale
Tommy Linden
Short Wavy Lines, Robins by the Left
A1
Balance and Rory Right
Balance and Rory Left
A2
Robins catch Right, Chain by the Right
½ Hey, Robins pass by the Right
B1
Partner Balance and Swing
B2
Robins Chain by the Right
½ Hey, Robins pass by the Right, form new Short Wavy Lines, Robins by the Left
Kid's Gate to the Well
Tommy Linden
Improper
A1
Promenade, J-hook to New Neighbors
½ Hey, Robins pass by the Right
A2
Lines of four down the hall, Form and Break
Lines of four up the hall, 1s (on the outside) cast down, 2s (in the middle) progress up
B1
Partner Mirror Gate, centers forward
Double Figure Eight ½, starting up
Partner Mirror Gate, other person forward
B2
Double Figure Eight ½, starting up
Partner Swing
MacNugget's Reel
Tommy Linden
Becket CW
A1
Slide Left, Circle 3 places
Neighbor Swing
A2
Larks Pull By Left
Partner Right Allemande ¾
Shadow Balance and Swat the Flea
B1
Shadow Pull By Left, Partner Right Shoulder Round ¼
½ Celtic Hey, Robins pass by the Left WHILE Larks orbit CW
B2
Partner Balance and Swing
No Shenanigans Here
Tommy Linden
Improper
A1
Neighbor Balance and Swing
A2
Lines of four down the hall, Turn Alone
Lines of four up the hall
B1
Circle Left 3 places
Partner Swing
B2
Larks Left Allemande ½
Neighbor Right Allemande ½, form Short Wavy Lines, Robins by the Left
Wave Balance and Pull By
Sleep With Half Your Brain
Tommy Linden
Becket CCW
A1
Robins Chain by the Right
Balance and Clover Leaf Turn Single
A2
1s Dolphin Hey, 3 passes to lines of four 1s in the center, starting Lark 1 pass Robin 2 by the Right
Lines of four down the hall, Form and Break
B1
Lines of four up the hall, 1s (on the outside) cast down, 2s (in the middle) progress up
2s Dolphin Hey, 4 passes to home, starting Lark 2 pass New Neighbor Lark 1 by the Left
B2
Partner Meltdown Swing
Slipping in the New Mown Hey
Tommy Linden
Becket CW
Slip Jig (4x4x3)
A1
3-Count Balance and Petronella
3-Count Balance and Pass Thru
A2
New Neighbor 3-Count Balance and Swing
B1
¾ Hey, Larks pass by the Left
B2
Robins Ricochet
Partner Swing
Swingapalooza
Tommy Linden
Neutral, Alternating
A1
Neighbor Balance and Swing
A2
Long Lines Forward and Back
1[2]s Figure Eight ½, starting up[down]
B1
1[2]s Allemande by either hand 1x
Opposite (same role Neighbor) Swing
B2
1[2]s Balance and Swing
Thread the Needle
Tommy Linden
Becket CW
A1
Robins Right Allemande 1½
Neighbor Swing
A2
Mad Robin, Robins in Front (CCW)
Mad Robin with New Neighbors, Robins in Front (CW)
B1
Partner ¾ Poussette CW
½ Facing Hey, Larks backing up passing by the Left, Robins passing forward by the Right
B2
Partner Meltdown Swing
Trip to Gether
Tommy Linden
Improper, Double Progression
A1
All into the center, form interwoven Long Wavy Lines of Larks and Robins, Balance towards New Neighbors
Facing Star ½ CCW with New Neighbors, form new interwoven Long Wavy Lines of Larks and Robins, Balance towards New New Neighbors
A2
Facing Star ¾ CW with New New Neighbors
Partner Swing
B1
½ Mad Robin, Larks in Front (CW)
¾ Hey, Robins pass Left
B2
Neighbor Balance and Swing
Trip to Riverside
Tommy Linden
Becket CCW
A1
Robins into the center, form Long Wavy Line of Robins and Balance
Robins back out, Larks into the center, form Long Wavy Line of Larks and Balance
A2
Larks Right Allemande ½
New Larks Left Allemande ½
New Neighbor Swing
B1
Larks Pull By Left
Partner Right Allemande ¾
Shadow Balance and Swat the Flea
B2
Shadow Pull By Left
Partner Swing