Oatmeal Creams
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(To start join left hands with neighbor, and reach back to join right
hands in a long wave; gents face in, ladies face out) |
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| A1: |
Balance the long wave (4) Allemande left with neighbor 1/2 (3) Ladies chain (9) (Keep left hands with partner, ladies join right hands in center
to form wave of four) |
| A2: |
Balance the wave (4) Walk forward (to meet shadow from next wave) (2) Allemande left with shadow twice around (10) |
| B1: |
Balance and swing partner (16) |
| B2: |
Long lines forward and back (8) Ladies cross to neighbor (pass right shoulders) (2) Allemande right with neighbor (6) (Join left hands with next neighbor to form new long waves) |
The ladies chain in A1 has an extra 1/4 courtesy turn, which opens just in time as the ladies join right hands to form the wave. Encourage the dancers to do a "tight courtesy turn" in order to be on time for the balance. (Suggesting that they avoid twirls just gets their dander up.)
In A2 I call "Walk to your shadow" rather than "Walk forward"; the latter is confusing if people are out of place, while the former suggests the solution of heading for a familiar face.
Keebler used to make a fantastic oatmeal cream cookie but they deep-sixed it, probably due to financial tyranny of chocolate lovers.