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.
Giving Take a Try : Give and take coming from somewhere not a swing
I Can't Get Mad at That Face : Mad robin and heys
Improper U-Turns : Full partner poussette introductory dance
MacNugget's Reel : Celtic hey dance
Rolling and Boiling : Three different flavors of roll aways
Trading Here For There : An introductory trade the wave dance
Trip to Riverside : A becket trip with some shadow play
Trust is a Slippery Thing : Slip jig with two back into swings
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.
Circumhogulating Porkopolis : Both variations of chains into circles with a circle-circle progression
Dolphins Come Home to Roost : Box circulate into a half dolphin hey
A Dozen Eggs : Smooth english-y dance with a double figure eight
Enraging Robins : Lots of across eye contact with two mad robins
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
Night at the Barnyard : Two half heys interrupted by a star
No Shenanigans Here : Several opportunities for shadow swapping
Prop Wash : A sequence of several short waves and an orbit
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.
Chris' Second Home {α} : Simple Right Hand High/Left Hand Low introduction dance
Deprecated
These dances I wrote but have since determined are not fit for the dance floor.
Chris' Second Home {α}
Tommy Linden
Becket CW
A1
Larks on the Left Diagonal Left Allemande 1½
Neighbor Swing
A2
Lines of four down the hall, Larks Right Hand High/Left Hand Low
Lines of four up the hall
B1
Ring Balance and Petronella
Ring Balance and Petronella
B2
Partner Balance and Swing
Circumhogulating Porkopolis
Tommy Linden
Becket CCW
A1
Ring Balance and Larks Rolling Corner Swap your Neighbor
Larks Chain by the Left
A2
Circle Left 3 places
Neighbor Swing
B1
Robins Chain by the right
Circle Right 3 places, Turn alone
B2
Circle Left 3 places
Partner Swing
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
Star Left ¾ to Home
B2
Partner Meltdown Swing
Enraging Robins
Tommy Linden
Becket CW
A1
Mad Robin, Robins in Front (CCW)
Robins Chain by the Right
A2
Mad Robin, Robins in Front (CCW)
Facing Star 1x CCW
B1
Partner ½ Poussette with New Neighbors CW
Neighbor Swing
B2
Robins Right Shoulder Round 1½
Partner 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
Giving Take a Try
Tommy Linden
Improper
A1
Neighbor Balance and Swing
A2
Ring Balance and Petronella
Ring Balance and Petronella
B1
Give and Take to Larks side
Partner Swing
B2
Circle Left 3 places
Ring Balance and California Twirl
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
I Can't Get Mad at That Face
Tommy Linden
Improper
A1
Long Lines Forward and Back, Larks Roll Neighbor Away
Mad Robin, Larks in Front (CW)
A2
Larks cross Left
Partner Swing
B1
Robins Chain by the Right
½ Hey, Robins pass by the Right
B2
Neighbor Balance and Swing
Improper U-Turns
Tommy Linden
Improper
A1
Partner Full Poussette CCW Around Neighbors
Larks Left Allemande 1x
A2
Neighbor Meltdown Swing
B1
Larks Left Allemande 1½
Partner Swing
B2
Circle Left 3 places
Ring Balance and California Twirl
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, crossing up
Partner Mirror Gate, other person forward
B2
Double Figure Eight ½, crossing 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
Night at the Barnyard
Tommy Linden
Improper
A1
½ Hey, Robins pass by the Left
Neighbor Swing
A2
Larks Left Allemande 1½
Partner Swing
B1
Long Lines Forward and Back
Larks Chain by the Left
B2
½ Hey, Larks pass by the Left
Star Left 1x
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
Prop Wash
Tommy Linden
Becket CCW
A1
Robins Right Allemande 1½
Neighbor Swing
A2
Ring Balance and Pass the Ocean
Wave Balance and Pass Thru, form new Short Wavy Lines, Robins by the Left
B1
Balance and Trade the Wave
Larks Right Allemande 1x WHILE Robins Orbit ½ CCW
B2
Partner Balance and Swing
Rolling and Boiling
Tommy Linden
Becket CW
A1
Ring Balance and Robins Rolling Corner Swap your Partner
Ring Balance and Pass Thru
A2
New Ring Balance and Larks Roll Neighbor Away across
Neighbor Swing
B1
Long Lines Forward and Back, Robins Roll Neighbor Away
Mad Robin, Robins in Front (CW)
B2
Robins cross Left
Partner Swing
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
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
Trading Here For There
Tommy Linden
Short Wavy Lines, Robins by the Left
A1
Balance and Trade the Wave
Balance and Trade the Wave
A2
Neighbor Balance and Swing
B1
Circle Left 3 places
Partner Swing
B2
Circle Left 3 places, form original Short Wavy Lines
Balance and Pass Thru to new Short Wavy Lines
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
Trust is a Slippery Thing
Tommy Linden
Becket CW
Slip Jig (4x4x3)
A1
Slide Left, Circle 3 places
Partner ½ Poussette CW
A2
Neighbor Swing
B1
¾ Hey, Larks pass by the Left
B2
Robins Ricochet
Partner Swing