Here are a few dances in my Halloween program here in Toronto that haven't been mentioned yet. (I have included the Witches Way by Cis Hinkle as well, which I echo is a great version of the Wizard Walk dances.)

Afraid of My Shadow - Drew Delaware
Great opportunity for a dark or mysterious tune - and I prompt the playful energy of the shadow interactions by calling them "evil shadow." I do caution dancers to be mindful on the shadow ricochet, especially if they are really getting into it.

Becket CCW
A1 - Shift RIGHT; Larks Allemande Left 1.5x; Neighbour Swing
A2 - Circle Left 3 places; Partner Dosido 1.5x
B1 - (Evil) Shadow Right Shoulder Round 1x back to your partner (U-Turn); Partner Right Hand Balance; SQ3: Pull By Partner Right; Pull By Neighbour Left
B2 - Pull By Partner Right; Shadow Ricochet; Back to Your Partner, Swing
** Remind dancers that, as a CCW Becket, you come in on the other side than you're used to from CW Becket dances.

Variation of Black Cat Mixer - Martha Wild
A1 - Promenade CCW around the ring; Join hands in a ring; Into the ring and back
A2 - Circle left; Single file promenade counterclockwise; Robins tap shoulder of Lark in front; Larks turn alone
B1 - Pass new Partner by the Right; With the next, Left Shoulder Round 1x (U-Turn); Partner Right Shoulder Round 1x
B2 - Partner Swing

Hocus Pocus - Lisa Greenleaf
A1 - Neighbour Right Shoulder Round; Neighbour Swing
A2 - Robins Chain; 1/2 Hey, Robins passing Right shoulders (RR;NL;LR)
B1 - Partner Balance and Swing
B2 - Circle Left 3 places; Balance the Ring; California Twirl

Any of the Elixir dances (I'm debuting a dance called Elixir of Life, which I'll publish if it goes well.)

From the afternoon Advanced dance set:

Walpole Hallows Eve - Drew Delaware
This is a mashup of the dances Walpole Condo (contra by Ric Goldman) and Bishop's Halloween (ECD by Fried de Metz Herman). Bishop's Halloween was written for the two tune set of The Witch Under the Stairs (1995) and Black Cat Jig (1996) by Jonanthan Jenson, which can be found by searching for Bishop's Halloween.

Three Facing Three Longways OR Sicilian
A1 - Lines of 3 go Forward & Back; Opposites Right Hand Balance; Box the Gnat
A2 - Middles turn Contra Corners
B1 - Middles Pass Right and Chevron Pousette on the Left Diagonal, while Right Diagonal corners cast to the middle place; Ends Wheelbarrow while Middles Right Shoulder Round
B2 - Single File Promenade CW 4 places; Balance the Set; Pass Through to New Neighbours

The Enchantress - John Coffman
A1 - Mad robin clockwise around neighbor; Star right 3/4; Larks turn around
A2 - Partner Right shoulder round; Partner Swing
B1 - Robins Allemande Left 1.5x; Neighbour Swing
B2 - Right and left through; Mad robin counterclockwise around neighbor

Lots of fun options out there - have a wonderful Halloween, Cheryl!

Drew
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