This one I use fairly frequently at ONS and those small town dances where you get the big slug of family dancers who need to be sensed out/eased into an evening of conventional contras.

Clap Happy – Gender Free Longways or Circle – Don Veino

A1
(8 @ 1 beat/move) Clap two hands over (own! 🙂 ) left leg, under left, over right leg, under right, in front at waist, behind back at waist, in front again and then two handed “high five” with Partner
(8) Repeat pattern
[Encourage adjustments for mobility issues as required – can clap high/low instead of over/under leg, etc.]

A2
Partner Right Elbow turn 1x, Left Elbow turn 1x

B1
Facing Circles or Big Oval to your own personal RIGHT (opposite direction from Partner) and back left
[as a keeper, left is return to Partner – as mixer, go one person past Partner to next]

B2
(keep or new) Partner Balance & Swing (two-hand, whatever – end in place, facing P)

Alternative set-ups detail: http://veino.com/blog/?p=2037

On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 4:55 PM, Rick Mohr via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
I call a small monthly dance for teenagers, a blast and interesting in many ways.

We always do a few barn dances -- great fun, and a nice break from worrying about progressing the wrong way and ending swings on the wrong side. But the kids are smart and game, so most of the family dances in my box are too easy.

Here are some favorites. Have other good ones to add?

Firehose Reel
Intersection Reel
Roll the Arches
Sashay the Donut
Waves of Tory

Dances that can include everybody are best (longways, circles) rather than fixed-size sets (squares, triplets) where some people have to sit out. 

Thanks!

Rick


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