hook: Contra corners. Box circ. to gentlespoons chain.
by: Moose Flores
formation: improper
Identify ones and twos. This dance alternates who does contra corners & swing.
start by giving right hand to neighbor and facing in/out, but do not form long waves.
| A1 | 8 | balance & box circulate - ladles cross while gentlespoons loop right
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| 8 | gentlespoons chain
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| A2 | 8 | square through two - partners balance & pull by right, then neighbors pull by left
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| 8 | long lines forward & back
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| B1 | 16 | ones contra corners (alternate with twos)
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| B2 | 16 | ones balance & swing, end with giving right hand to next neighbors ⁋
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"We don't do enough contra corners in the Midwest." - Michael Bean
Created for Michael Bean, for the auction at Camp Cavell 2025. The name
Paprika Ad Astra is inspired by Michael's band Pimento Mori and the phrase "per aspera ad astra" (through the rough, to the stars).