Bread

improper  

A1. Ring balance; Ladies Neighbor roll away (with a half sashay) along 

       Ring balance; Gents Partner rollaway across

A2. Neighbor balance and swing

B1. Circle L 3 places; Partner swing

B2. Ring balance; Gents Neighbor rollaway across

       Ring balance and (either pass R or arch/duck) to meet new neighbors

(1/2017) Roll away with a half sashay is perhaps the purest distillation of weight-sharing, yet compared to the more complex chain, conspicuously absent from much of the choreography used with beginning dancers. In the interest of teaching only one new move per dance, i sought here to use the rollaway as a means of drilling weight sharing, building muscle memory, and reinforcing key hall awareness concepts "along/across" in an early-evening sequence. A2 can be articulated as either a ring balance or a two-hand neighbor balance. For dancers already familiar with the petronella spin, "Sourdough" variation: B2. Ring balance; Ladies Partner rollaway along; Ring balance; all spin R 1.5 to meet new neighbors. 

Water

improper: waves across, right hand to Neighbor, Ladies take left   

A1. Waves balance, walk forward to new neighbors

       Right hand (wrist) star 3 places; Neighbor pull by R across

A2. Partner L hand alleman 1.5 

       Partner promenade across

B1. Ladies R hand alleman 1

       Partner swing

B2. Gents L hand alleman 1.5

      Neighbor R hand alleman 1+ to waves

(1/2017) I've sought here to deconstruct both chain and R&L through, focusing dancers on the A2 promenade and two exaggerated, hands-connected "pass R" elements in A1. From A1 to A2, ladies may need a reminder to turn left toward their partner for the alleman - better taught here than during a square-through. “Heavy Water” variation: If dancers are already familiar with the courtesy turn, make A2 a Partner power turn and promenade across. "Super-heavy Water:" That substitution, and gypsy (/whatever you prefer to call it) in place of the B1 and B2 right-hand allemans, transform this into a dance more suited to seasoned dancers and crowded spaces.