NEFFA Medleys

2025, Friday Evening

Start Becket.

Heart of Glass (Cary Ravitz)

A1

(7) Circle L 3/4
(2) Pass through [skipped first time through]
(7) Swing N2

A2

(8) Larks allemande L 1.5, scoop up partner
(4) Star promenade
(4) Butterfly whirl

B1

(16) Hey (RR, N2L, LR, PL)

B2

(16) Partner balance and swing

Fruit Punch (Diane Silver)

A1

(8) Slice L
(8) Robins allemande R 1.5

A2

(16) Neighbor balance and swing; end in a ring

B1

(4) Balance ring
(4) Pass through to an ocean wave
(4) Balance wave right and left
(2) Neighbor allemande R 1/2
(2) Larks pull by L

B2

(16) Partner swing

The Boys from Urbana (John Coffman)

A1

(7) Circle L 3/4
(5) With partner, weave left past one couple
(2) New larks allemande L 1.5

A2

(16) Neighbor balance and swing

B1

(8) Long lines
(8) Robins allemande R 1.5

B2

(16) Partner Balance and Swing

Read Between the Lines (Bob Isaacs)

A1

(8) Left diagonal circle L 3/4
(8) Neighbor swing

A2

(8) Larks allemande L 1.5
(8) Partner allemande R 1.25 to long waves

B1

(4) Balance
(4) Robins cross, larks loop R, to long waves
(4) Balancer
(4) Larks cross, robins loop R

B2

(16) Partner balance and swing

Trip Through the Stones (Don Vieno)

A1

(8) Slice L
(8) Robins chain to neighbor

A2

(8) Star L to new neighbors
(8) Star R with these new neighbors, return to old neighbors

B1

(16) Neighbor balance and swing

B2

(7) Circle L 3/4
(9) Partner swing

Tika Tika Timing (Dean Snipes)

A1

(8) Left diagonal circle L 3/4
(8) Neighbor swing

A2

(8) Neighbor promenade across
(8) Robins chain to partner, form ring

B1

(4) Balance
(4) Petronela
(4) Balance
(4) Petronella

B2

(16) Ring balance, partner swing

2024, Friday Evening

(Duple improper, long waves start, robins facing in)

Celebrating 60 (Linda Leslie)

A1

(16) Rory O'More right and left in long wave lines

A2

(16) Neighbor balance and swing

B1

(6) Circle Left 3/4
(10) Partner Swing

B2

(8) Robins allemande R 1.5
(8) Neighbor allemande L 1.5

Stars of Bethlehem (Bob Isaacs)

A1

(8) Neighbor balance and box the gnat
(8) Star right

A2

(6) Neighbor two allemande L
(10) Neighbor one swing

B1

(6) Circle L 3/4
(10) Partner Swing

B2

(8) Robins chain
(8) Star left

Missing You (Susan Petrick)

A1

(16) Neighbor balance and swing

A2

(8) Larks allemande left 1.5x
(8) Partner swing

B1

(8) Long lines forward and back
(8) Robins chain (form ring)

B2

(8) Balance, larks roll partner across
(8) Balance, larks roll neighbor along

Centrifugal Hey (Gene Hubert)

A1

(8) Neighbor allemande right 1.5
(8) Larks allemande left 1.5

A2

(16) Hey (partner right, robins left, ...)

B1

(16) Partner balance and swing

B2

(8) Right and left through
(8) Circle left 3/4, pass through

Balance and Cross (Rick Mohr)

A1

(8) Balance, larks pass right
(8) Partner swing, face down

A2

(16) Down the hall, turn as a couple, back up, form ring

B1

(8) Ring balance, robins pass right
(8) Neighbor swing

B2

(8) Long lines forward and back
(8) Half hey (robins right, partner left, ...)

Tika Tika Timing (Dean Snipes)

[First time through: A1 is neighbor dosido and swing]

A1

(8) Left diagonal circle left 3/4
(8) Neighbor swing

A2

(8) Neighbor promenade
(8) Robins chain

B1

(8) Balance, petronella
(8) Balance, petronella

B2

(16) Partner balance and swing

2018, Saturday Afternoon

Medley by Bob Isaacs

(Duple improper, wave of four to start)

Rock the Cradle, Joe (Ridge Kennedy)

A1

(4) Balance right and left
(4) Slide or spin right
(4) Balance left and right
(4) Slide or spin left

A2

(16) Neighbor balance and swing

B1

(16) Give and take to Lark's side, swing

B2

(8) Circle left 3/4
(4) Balance ring
(4) Pass through to new wave

Backscatter (Bob Isaacs)

A1

(16) Neighbor balance and swing

A2

(6) Circle left 3/4
(10) Partner swing

B1

(8) Long lines
(8) Larks allemande left 1.5, give right to neighbor

(8) Neighbor balance and box the gnat
(8) Pull by, half hey (larks pass left)

Roll Twelve (Chris Page)

A1

(8) Neighbor dosido
(8) Neigbor swing

A2

(8) Long lines
(8) Robins chain, form a ring

B1

(8) Balance ring, larks roll neighbor across
(8) Partner swing

B2

(8) Promenade across
(8) Circle left 3/4, pass through

Centrifugal Hey (Gene Hubert)

A1

(8) Neighbor allemande right 1.5
(8) Larks allemande left 1.5

A2

(16) Hey (partner right, robins left, ...)

B1

(16) Partner balance and swing

B2

(8) Right and left through
(8) Circle left 3/4, pass through

Alternating Corners (Jim Kitch)

(This alternates between 1s active and 2s active)

A1

(16) Neighbor balance and swing

A2

(8) Long lines forward and back
(8) Active couples half figure 8 (up if 1s, down if 2s)

B1

(16) Actives contra corners

B2

(16) Actives balance and swing (end facing down if 1s, up if 2s)

Revolution Reel (Tom Hinds)

A1

(16) Neighbor right shoulder round and swing

A2

(6) Circle left 3/4
(10) Partner swing

B1

(8) Promenade across
(8) Robins chain

B2

(8) Balance, petronella
(8) Balance, petronella 1.5 to new neighbor

2016, Sunday Afternoon

Medley by Lynn Ackerson

(Duple improper)

True Grit (Chris Page)

A1

(8) Robins allemande right 1.5
(8) Partner swing

A2

(8) Larks allemande left 1.5
(8) Neighbor swing

B1

(8) Long lines
(8) Star right

B2

(8) Right and left thru
(8) Star left

All Swings Considered (Jim Kitch)

A1

(8) Right shoulder round neigbor 1.5
(8) Swing next neighbor, face across

A2

(8) Cross trail through
(8) Swing original neighbor

B1

(8) Circle left 3/4
(8) Partner swing

B2

(8) Robins chain
(8) Half hey (robins pass right)

Sun Dance / Moon Dance (Robert Cromartie)

A1

(8) Neighbor dosido
(8) Allemande right 1.5

A2

(16) Larks balance and swing

B1

(16) Partner balance and swing

B2

(8) Long lines
(8) Circle right 3/4, pass through

C1

(8) Neighbor seesaw
(8) Allemande left 1.5

C2

(16) Robins balance and swing

D1

(16) Partner balance and swing

D2

(8) Long lines
(8) Circle left 3/4, pass through

Rocks and Dirt (Erik Weberg, Lisa Greenleaf variation)

A1

(16) Right shoulder round neighbor and swing

A2

(8) Robins chain
(8) Robins allemande right 1.5 while larks step right and orbit 1/2

B1

(16) Partner balance and swing

B2

(8) Circle left 3/4
(8) Pass neighbor right, pass partner left, pass neighbor right (three changes of a circular hey)

Roll Around (Cary Ravitz, var)

A1

(8) Balance ring, larks roll partner across
(8) Balance ring, larks roll neighbor along

A2

(16) Same neighbor balance and swing

B1

(16) Give and take to lark's side, and swing

B2

(4) Balance ring
(6) Circle left 3/4
(2) California twirl

The Little Green Heron (Joseph Pimentel)

A1

(8) Left hand star 1x
(8) Previous neighbors right hand star 1x

A2

(16) Current neighbor balance and swing

B1

(8) Larks allemande left 1.5
(8) Partner swing

B2

(8) Circle left 1.25
(8) With partner zig left, zag right

2015, Advanced

Medley by Lisa Greenleaf

Early Evening Rollaway (Bob Isaacs)

A1

(16) Neighbor balance and swing

A2

(8) Right and left through
(8) Robins chain to partner, form a ring

B1

(8) Balance, larks roll neigbor across, catch partner
(8) Partner swing

B2

(8) Circle left 3/4, pass through
(8) Dosido new neighbor

Kitchen Stomp (Becky Hill)

A1

(8) Neighbor balance and swing

A2

(8) Larks allemande left 1.5
(8) Partner swing

B1

(8) Robins chain, form ring
(8) Balance, petronella

B2

(8) Balance, petronella
(8) Star left

Three thirty-three thirty-three (Steve Zakon-Anderson)

A1

(8) Neighbor balance, pull by right, next neighbor pull by left
(8) Third neighbor balance, box the gnat

A2

(4) Pull by right, pull by left
(12) Original neighbor swing

B1

(6) Circle left 3/4
(10) Partner swing

B2

(8) Long lines
(8) Robins dosido 1.5

Digital Divide (Jeremy Korr)

A1

(16) Neighbor balance and swing

A2

(16) Give and take to robin's side, swing

B1

(8) Long lines
(8) Robins chain, give right to partner

B2

(8) Balance, square through
(8) Balance, square through

C1

(16) Neighbor balance and swing

C2

(8) Give and take to lark's side, swing

D1

(16) Neighbor balance and swing

D2

(8) Balance, square through
(8) Balance, square through

Summer of 94 (Mike Richardson)

A1

(8) Long lines First time: dosido new neighbor 1x
(8) Robins allemande left 1.5 to a wave, take partner right

A2

(8) Balance, walk forward to new wave
(8) Balance, allemande shadow right 3/4 to partner

B1

(16) Partner balance and swing

B2

(6) Circle left 3/4
(10) Neighbor swing

4th time

A1

(8) Long lines
(8) Robins allemande left 1.5 to a wave, take partner right

A2

(8) Balance, walk forward to new wave with shadow
(8) Balance, walk forward again to new wave

B1

(8) Balance, allemande right 3/4
(8) Pull by shadow left, swing partner

B2

(6) Circle left 3/4
(10) Neighbor swing

5th time

A1

(8) Long lines
(8) Robins allemande left 1.5 to a wave, take partner right

A2

(8) Balance, walk forward to new wave with shadow
(8) Balance, walk forward again to new wave

B1

(8) Balance, walk forward again to new wave, no balance!
(8) Allemande right 3/4, pull by left, shadow pull by right, partner swing (very short!)

B2

(6) Circle left 3/4
(10) Neighbor swing

6th time, original dance

A1

(8) Long lines First time: dosido new neighbor 1x
(8) Robins allemande left 1.5 to a wave, take partner right

A2

(8) Balance, walk forward to new wave
(8) Balance, allemande shadow right 3/4 to partner

B1

(16) Partner balance and swing

B2

(6) Circle left 3/4
(10) Neighbor swing

Twirling at the Altar (Steve Zakon-Anderson)

A1

(6) Circle left 3/4 First time: balance and swing new neigbor
(10) Neighbor swing

A2

(8) Larks allemande left 1.5, scoop up partner
(8) Star promenade, butterfly whirl, face left diagonal

B1

(7) Left diagonal half hey (robins right, ...)
(2) Partner allemande left 1/2
(7) Across half hey (larks right, ...)

B2

(16) Partner balance and swing

2014, Friday

Medley by Lynn Ackerson

Mundane Chain (Gene Hubert, var)

start: facing neighbors, give right hands

A1

(3) Neighbor box the gnat
(3) Larks pull by left
(10) Partner swing

A2

(8) Right and left through
(8) Robins chain

B1

(8) Robins dosido 1x
(8) Neighbor swing

B2

(8) Long lines
(8) Left hand star

Rock the Cradle, Joe (Ridge Kennedy)

First time: step to a wave across with next neighbors

A1

(4) Balance right and left
(4) Slide or spin right
(4) Balance left and right
(4) Slide or spin left

A2

(16) Neighbor balance and swing

B1

(16) Give and take to Lark's side, swing

B2

(8) Circle left 3/4
(4) Balance ring
(4) Pass through to new wave

Made up for this medley (Lynn Ackerson)

A1

(16) Neighbor dosido and swing

A2

(8) Robins allemande right 1.5
(8) Partner swing

B1

(8) Larks allemande left 1.5, scoop up neighbor
(8) Star promenade, butterfly whirl

B2

(8) Robins dosido 1x
(8) Neighbor allemande 1.75 to new neighbor

Blue-Haired Girl (Chuck Roth)

A1

(8) Balance ring, petronella
(8) Balance ring, petronella

A2

(16) Balance ring, neighbor swing

B1

(6) Circle left 3/4
(10) Partner swing

B2

(8) Robins chain
(8) Half hey (robins pass right, ...)

Catch them on the Fly (Al Olson, var)

A1

(8) Robins swing, spin out to partner
(8) Partner swing, face across

A2

(8) Half hey (robins pass right, ...)
(8) Partner allemande left 1x until larks are in the middle

B1

(8) Larks swing, spin out to neighbor
(8) Neigbor swing

B2

(8) Long lines
(8) Left hand star

Airpants (Lisa Greenleaf)

A1

(16) Neighbor balance and swing

A2

(8) Long lines
(8) Robins allemande right 1.5

B1

(16) Partner balance and swing

B2

(8) Circle left 3/4, pass through
(8) New neighbor dosido 1x

Last time B2L: long lines, partner swing

2014, Sunday: Shadow Medley

Medley by Lynn Ackerson

identify shadow on left diagonal

Naked in California (Nils Fredland, var)

A1

(8) Long lines
(8) Neighbor swing

A2

(3) Robins allemande right 1/2
(5) Partner allemande left 3/4
(8) Shadow allemande right 1.5 to long waves

B1

(8) Balancre wave, slide right
(8) Partner swing

B2

(8) Balance ring, petronella
(8) Balance ring, rollaway with a half sashay last time: balance ring, pass through to new neighbor

Another Nice Combination (Tom Hinds, var)

A1

(16) Neighbor right shoulder round and swing

A2

(8) Circle left 3/4, pass through up and down
(8) Shadow dosido

B1

(16) Partner balance and swing

B2

(8) Robins chain
(8) Left hand star 1x

The Ritz (Gene Hubert, var)

A1

(8) Right hand star 1.25
(8) Shadow allemande left 1x

A2

(16) Partner dosido and swing

B1

(8) Long lines
(8) Robins chain

B2

(16) Full hey (robins pass right...)

Fair Jenny's Jig (Becky Hill)

A1

(8) Neighbor allemande right 3/4 to waves across, balance wave
(8) Larks allemande left 1/2, balance wave

A2

(8) Partner allemande right 1.25
(8) Shadow left shoulder round

B1

(16) Partner right shoulder round and swing

B2

(8) Pass through across, california twirl
(8) Circle left 3/4, pass through last time: robins chain

Farewell to Princeton (Scott Higgs, var)

A1

(8) Long lines
(8) Neighbor swing

A2

(8) Forward on left diagonal, back to be opposite shadow
(8) Circle left 3/4

B1

(8) Balance ring, neighbor California twirl
(8) Partner swing

B2

(8) Robins allemande right 1.5
(8) Scoop up neighbor, star promenade last time: pass neighbor left for half a hey

Ten Strings Attached (Jim Saxe and Charlie Fenton, var)

A1

(16) Neighbor right shoulder round and swing

A2

(8) Larks allemande 1.5, give right to partner for waves across
(8) Balance wave, walk forward to shadow

B1

(8) Shadow swing, roll back to partner
(8) Partner swing

B2

(8) Robins chain
(8) Half hey (robins pass right...)

1992, Saturday: "Connecticut" Contra Medley

Thanks to Jim Gregory for the archived version.

Cedar Street Shuffle (Penn Fixx)

A1

(16) Balance and Swing

A2

(8) Robins Chain
(8) Circle Left

B1

(8) Pass Through (across)
(8) Partner swing

B2

(8) Robins Chain
(8) Right and Left Through

Roll in the Hey (Roger Diggle)

A1

(8) Circle Left
(8) Neighbor Swing

A2

(6) Circle Left 3/4
(10) Partner Swing

B1

(8) Long Lines
(8) Robins Chain

B2

(16) Hey (Robins pass right)

The Nice Combination (Gene Hubert)

A1

(16) Balance and Swing

A2

(16) Down the Hall and Back

B1

(6) Circle Left 3/4
(10) Partner Swing

B2

(8) Robins Chain
(8) Star Left

Pull the Chain (Jim Gregory)

A1

(8) Neighbor Dosido
(8) Ones Dosido

A2

(16) Neighbor Balance and Swing

B1

(8) Robins Chain
(8) Robins Allemande Right

B2

(8) Partner Swing [JK: ends mid-phrase!]
(6) Circle Left 3/4
(2) Pass Through

Wedding Contra (?)

A1

(8) Balance and Swing

A2

(8) Long Lines
(8) Larks Allemande Left 1.5x

B1

(16) Partner Balance and Swing

B2

(8) Half Promenade
(8) Right and Left Through

The Carousel (Tom Hinds)

A1

(8) Long Lines
(8) Robins Allemande Right 1.5x

A2

(16) Hey (pass partner left)

B1

(16) Partner Balance and Swing

B2

(6) Circle Left 3/4
(10) Neighbor Swing

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