Tag: BDP

Island in the Sun – Seniors

This is a variation of Island in the Sun designed for senior dancers. Partners maintain handholds for Promenade, Ladies Pull Out, Gents Pull In, Side Touches, and Clockwise Turn.

March 31, 2014 February 16, 2021 By Dottie Welch In Circle Dances, Circle Mixers, Partners Stay Together, With Some Footwork No Comment

Island in the Sun

Island in the Sun is a 32-count circle mixer with Walk Forward, Back Away, Side Touch, and Star Right. Because of the required opposite footwork it is a bit tricky.

March 31, 2014 February 16, 2021 By Dottie Welch In Circle Dances, Circle Mixers, Partners Stay Together, With Some Footwork No Comment

Hernando’s Hideaway Tango

Hernando’s Hideaway is a simple 32-count mixer with a tango feel. It is danced by a circle of couples. The calls include, walk, run, and side draw.

March 31, 2014 February 16, 2021 By Dottie Welch In Circle Dances, Circle Mixers, Partners Stay Together, With Some Footwork No Comment

Cielito Lindo Mixer

Cielito Lindo is a simple 32-count circle mixer using Forward and Back, Partner Dosado, Circle Left, and Corner Swing.

March 31, 2014 March 21, 2019 By Dottie Welch In Circle Mixers, Using Square Dance Calls No Comment

No Name Contra

No Name Contra is a 64-count proper contra for 6 couples or less.
It features a couple arching over the ladies and over the gents.

March 31, 2014 February 16, 2021 By Dottie Welch In Contras, Proper Line No Comment

Children’s Polka

Children’s Polka is a variation on a traditional German folkdance. Calls are Slide In and Slide Out, Claps, and Dosado.

March 31, 2014 February 16, 2021 By Dottie Welch In Circle Dances, Circle Mixers, Partners Stay Together, With Some Footwork No Comment

All Spice Mixer

All Spice Mixer is a simple 32-count dance for couples facing into a circle. Circle Left and Right with some Side Close footwork; Ladies forward and Curtse; Gents forward and Bow and back out to right.

March 31, 2014 February 16, 2021 By Dottie Welch In Circle Mixers, With Some Footwork No Comment

Ten O’Clock Mixer

Ten O’Clock is a delightful 64-count circle mixer using Heel and Toe footwork and two concentric circles moving in opposite directions. The other calls are Forward and Back, Left Arm Turn, and Swing.

March 31, 2014 February 16, 2021 By Dottie Welch In Circle Mixers, With Some Footwork No Comment

Pumpkin Mixer

Pumpkin Mixer is a 32-count double circle (gents outside, ladies inside) mixer using claps, arm touch, hip bumps, stamps and a sideways progression.

March 31, 2014 March 20, 2019 By Dottie Welch In Circle Mixers, With Some Footwork No Comment

Molly Mixer

Molly Mixer is a 64-count circle mixer using Circle Left and Right, Forward and Back, Dosado, Swing and Promenade

March 31, 2014 February 16, 2021 By Dottie Welch In Circle Mixers, Using Square Dance Calls No Comment