Table of Contents
Difficulty Level: Not Specified
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butterfly Reel |  | Eric Black 2002 |  | Duple Minor |
| There is no Way to Peace; Peace is the Way | | Erik Hoffman 1992 | | Becket |
| Whirl and Chase | | Vic Ceder 2019 | | Becket |
Easy
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| There You Go | | Sue Rosen (date unknown) | | Duple Minor |
Intermediate
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galax | | Cary Ravitz 2008 | | Becket |
| Number of dances | Number of versions | Number with music |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 |
Warning: The figures for each dance is generated programmatically by regular expression matching and may be in error. Also, for old dances, they reflect the figures used by the interpreter which may not match those of the deviser.
Butterfly Whirl
Bars: 4.
At the end of a star promenade, the dancers drop hands in the center and then couples twirl around their common center to progressed places.
History
The term "Butterfly Whirl" was used in Lloyd Shaw's Cowboy Dances, 1939, page 194, both as the name of a dance and a figure in that dance. The figure consisted of the dancers twirling on the spot with their hands above their heads to look like butterfly wings. Needless to say, this is completely different from the modern meaning.
The earliest example I know of comes from Erik Hoffman's There Is No Way To Peace; Peace Is the Way from 1992. But I don't know that that's the earliest.
See Also
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