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Alternate Duples - Easy
Dryas Flats of Sunwapta River
By Dottie Welch, July 2016 (Twisted seed pod, star burst seed head, blown away)
Formation:  Alternate Duple (1, 3, 5, etc. couples active and crossed over)
Music:  Reel such as "Hudie Gallagher's and McDonald's" on Picassiette with Betsy Branch

A1  (16)  Neighbor Balance and Swing; - ; 
A2  (8)  Forward and Back;
      (8)  Star Right;

B1  (8)  Circle Right to Line (Lady #1 on right end);
      (8)  Line of four go down and Turn Alone;
B2  (8)  Come Back and Bend the Line;
      (8)  Couple #1 Swing down between couple #2;

Scout House Forgiving
By Dottie Welch November 2015 using idea from Ted Sannella (see below)
Formation:  Alternate Duple Contra Lines (1, 3, 5, etc. active and crossed over)
Music:  "Indian Reel & Dublin Hornpipe" on Southerners Plus Two

Intro:  Actives into the center ready to go down in 4;
A1  (8)  Down the Center 4 in line;
      (8) Turn alone and Come Back, Face Neighbor;
A2  (16)  Balance and Long Swing;

B1  (8)  Circle Left;
      (8) Circle Right;
B2  (8)  Forward and Back;
      (8) Actives Partner Swing;

Scout House Reel
By Ted Sanella
Formation: Alternate Duple
Music: "Laura Susan Reel"

Intro:  Actives into the center ready to go down in 4;
A1  (8)  Down the Center 4 in line;
      (8) Turn alone and Come Back, Face Neighbor;
A2  (8)  Circle Left;
      (8)  Two Ladies Chain;

B1  (8)  Ladies Dosado once and half;
      (8)  Swing the opposite gent;
B2  (8)  Long Lines Forward and Back;
      (8)  Actives Swing (finish by facing down);

Buffalo River
By Dottie Welch, June 2014, Arkansas
Formation:  Alternate Duple, begin facing up or down
Music:  Reel such as "Reilly's" or "Pigeon on the Gate / Derry Reel" on A Portland Selection 2 

A1  (16)  Neighbor Balance and Swing; - ; 
A2  (8)  Lady on right, Gent inside Promenade up and down;
      (8)  Wheel Around and return;

B1  (8)  Ladies right pass by to partner and Balance;
      (8)  Partner Swing;
B2  (8)  Long Lines Forward and Back;
      (8)  Circle Left three-quarters and Pass Thru;

Oklahoma Memory 
By Dottie Welch, October 2013	
Formation: Alternate Duple, begin facing up and down, easy
Recorded music:  "Cowboys's Jig & Rock Valley" on Golden Griffon CD

A1  (8) Opposites Dosado;
      (8) Opposites Swing (put her on the right facing down);
A2  (8) Lines of four go down the hall;
      (8) Turn alone and come back, Bend the Line;

B1  (8) Long lines go Forward and Gent Pull original Partner back;
      (8) Partner Swing;
B2  (8) Long lines go forward and back;
      (8) Circle Left 3/4 and Pass Thru;

Aspen and Spruce
By Dottie Welch, August 23, 2012, Prince Albert National Park
Formation: Alternate Duple, begin facing up and down
Music:  "New Waterloo Reel" on Caledonian Ball

A1  (8)  (new 4) Star Right;
      (8)  Star Left;
A2  (8)  Each Four Circle Left;
      (8)  Circle Right;

B1  (8)  Gent #2 pull out to line, Lines of 4 down the hall;
      (8)  Turn Alone and Come back;
B2  (8)  Slow Cast Off 3/4;
      (8)  Long Lines Forward and individually turn to face new group;

Waskesiu River Walleye
By Dottie Welch, August 21, 2012, Prince Albert National Park
Formation: Alternate Duple, begin facing up and down
Music: "Enid's Delight" on Lloyd Shaw 346 

A1  (8)  (new) Ladies Dosado;
      (8)  Gents Dosado;
A2  (8)  Circle Left;
      (8)  Circle Right;

B1  (8)  Lady 1 pull to Line, - Four Go Down;
      (8)  Turn Alone, Come Back (partners together but lady on gent's left);
B2  (8)  Bend and Circle Left 3/4;
      (8)  Balance Four and U-Turn Back;

Barred Owl Hoot
By Dottie Welch, August 22, 2012, Prince Albert National Park
Formation: Alternate Duple, begin facing up and down
Music:  "Ellwyn's Fairy Glen" on Caledonian Ball, (Reels) 

A1  (8)  Allemande Left 1 1/2;
      (8)  Ladies Dosado;
A2  (8)  Circle Left (full around);
      (8)  Gents Dosado;

B1  (8)  Forward and Back;
      (8)  Forward and Right Turn Single (in 4 steps solo turn to right);
B2  (8)  Star Left;
      (8)  Star Right;

Pelicans on the Assiniboine River
By Dottie Welch, August 26, 2012
Formation: Alternate Duple, begin facing up and down 
Music: "Frisky Solomon Medley" on Caledonian Ball, (Jigs)

A1  (8)  Opposite Dosado;
      (8)  Each Four Circle Left Half and Veer Left;
A2  (8)  Weathervane across;
      (8)  Slow Cast Off 3/4;

B1  (8)  Ladies Dosado;
      (8)  Gents Dosado;
B2  (8)  Long Lines Forward and Back;
      (8)  Circle Right 1/4 and Pass Thru;

Bold Highlander Simple Hybrid
Dottie Welch, November 2012
Formation: Alternate Duple, begin facing up and down
Music: "Cock O North & Hundred Pipers"

A1  (8)  Actives Right-Hand Star below;
      (8)  Same Four Left-Hand Star;
A2  (8)  Actives Down the Outside 8;
      (8)  Actives Come Back up and in to the middle between those below;

B1  (8)  Lines of Four down;
      (8)  Turn Alone and Come Back;
B2  (8)  Slow Cast Off;
      (8)  Forward and Back and face new;

Wedding Rings
By Dottie Welch, for Groves' Wedding September 2010
Formation: Alternate Duple, Begin facing up and down
Music: 

A1  (8)  Circle Left;
      (8)  Circle Right;
A2  (8)  Ladies Dosado;
      (8)  Gents Dosado;

B1  (8)  Facing Up Split 2, Separate around one to Line facing down;
      (8)  Line of Four go down 8 steps;
B2  (8)  Lines Back Up 4 steps and Centers Arch;
      (8)  Ends Dive Thru and bow to next (ends crossover);

McNabb's Hornpipe Contra
By Dottie Welch, August 2006 (Idea from Canyon Contra and Fiddle Hill Jig)	
Formation:  Alternate Duple
Music: "McNabb’s Hornpipe" or "Forrester Hornpipe Medley"

A1  (8)  Long Lines Go Up and Back;
      (8)  New Ladies Dosado;
A2  (8)  Gents Dosado;
      (8)  Actives Swing ending with lady on the gent's right and facing down;

B1  (8)  Lines of four go down the hall 8 steps;
      (8)  Turn Alone, Come back;
B2  (8)  Gent on end pull it in, Circle Left;
      (8)  With the music Left Hand Star;


Simple Arch Contra
By Dottie Welch, September 2003
Formation:  Alternate Duple:  1, 3, 5 active and crossed over, Double Progression
Music:  any well phrased jig or reel such as "Turkey in the Straw"

A1  (8)  Long Lines Go Up and Back;
      (8)  Actives Dosado;
A2  (8)  Others Dosado;
      (8)  Actives In, Lines of four go down the hall 8 steps;

B1  (8)  Back up 4 steps and the Centres Arch;
      (8)  Ends Duck Thru and those meeting Circle Four to the Left once around;
B2  (8)  Opposites Dosado  (Ends crossover);
      (8)  Same dancers Pass Thru, Face In;

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