[Callers] Super easy dances - do they exist?

[Linda S. Mrosko via Callers]

I lead an annual dance for 200+ 18-year olds in a hall with terrible
acoustics.  Been doing it for 15+ years.  If they all whispered at the same
time, it would sound like a roar in that room.  I can only do the most
basic stuff most of the time...simple circles, longways with lots of
sashaying, an easy folk dance.  But I experiment every now and then, which
lead me to come up with the following dances which, for the most part,
worked.  Am I stealing them from somebody?  (I like to give credit where
credit is due.)

They call their dance "Swat the Flea".  I searched for a long time for a
very easy dance that had a Swat the Flea and finally wrote this one --

BOX'NSWAT (Circle)
A1  Women into the middle and back; Gents into the middle & back
A2  All make a quarter turn to the right and walk single file to the right
B1  Women turn back to face partner -- all shake R hands with Partner & Box
the Gnat; change hands, Balance & Swat the Flea
B2  DSD Partner; Allemande R w/partner 1-1/2 to progress (women end facing
into the center ready to go F&B)


Since contra dances are almost impossible to teach to a loud, boisterous,
energetic bunch of 18-year olds who have never heard of or seen a contra
dance, I decided to give this a whirl -- and it worked -- mostly!  It would
probably be better with a smaller more sedate crowd.

GREASE & GLUE (Contra formation -- Gender free -- all you need is a partner)
A1  Couple 1 split Couple 2, return to places; Couple 1 DSD
A2  Couple 2 split Couple 1, return to places; Couple 2 DSD
B1  Star R; Star L (w/hands)
B2  Couples face each other -- Couples DSD 1-1/2 ending back-to-back,
facing next couple


As an aside -- how do you quiet a room with terrible acoustics full of loud
people?  Thanks!

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