user: Nedra McNeil
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by: Devin J. Pohly
introduces moves: allemande, swing, chain, promenade, circle, pass through, do si do
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | ladles allemande right 1½
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| 8 | partners swing
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| A2 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B1 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | partners promenade
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | pass through ⁋
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| 6 | neighbors do si do once
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Written to fulfill some criteria I had for a teaching dance:
I picture the B1 promenade in courtesy turn position, as it was the local custom where I danced at the time, it allows transfer of knowledge from the ladles chain, and it makes for a lovely partner moment as you are reunited for a cozy, leisurely walk across the set. However, don't feel you have to make a special request if your community's customary promenade differs.
The original B2 of this dance was "circle left, balance the ring, pass through" to emphasize the progression and leave some recovery time. In practice, I found that the extra time wasn't needed even for new dancers, and that it consistently caused the ladles to hesitate before starting the A1. The new ending tightens the timing and gives the ladles a nice flow into their allemande. (New dancers running behind can just skip the do-si-do.)
The ladles' allemande was changed from left-hand to right-hand based on a comment made by Lisa Greenleaf. Both work equally well out of the do-si-do, but the ladles benefit from having a left hand free to start the partner swing.
Number: DJP-000
Composed: State College, PA, fall 2012.
Debuted: Harrisburg, PA, 2012-10-12.
Updated: Warrenville, IL, fall 2018; again in summer 2019.
by: Charlie Steiner
introduces moves: down the hall, up the hall, see saw
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | next neighbors do si do once (progress here)
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| 8 | neighbors swing (end facing down)
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| A2 | 8 | down the hall and turn as a couple
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| 8 | up the hall and bend into a ring
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| B1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | neighbors see saw once ⁋
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Ending see saw can be replaced with a mad robin for more experienced crowds. Named after the Platte river in Michigan.
introduces moves: long lines, right left through
formation: improper
Note the hand in which the next neighbor's hand will be held in the long lines
| A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | right left through
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| 8 | ladles allemande right 1½
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | neighbors swing and take hands with next neighbors in long lines ⁋
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I was taking a course on gender and sexuality at the time I wrote this. The title is a double pun; "Contra is essential" is one meaning, "against cultural/biological essentialism" is another.
by: Bill Olson
introduces moves: balance, custom, hey
formation: Becket
Nice to start with a couple out at the top because the progression is in A2
Last time thru likewise should start with a couple out at top
| A1 | 8 | circle left 3 places to wavy line across, L in cntr
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| 4 | balance wave
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| 4 | move forward to new wavy line (progression) ⁋
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| A2 | 8 | balance the wave
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B1 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | partners start a half hey - rights on ends, lefts in center
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing (start again with same neighbors)
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by: Yoyo Zhou
introduces moves: balance the ring, California twirl, square through
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | partners California twirl ⁋
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| A2 | 8 | neighbors do si do once
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| 8 | square through two - neighbors balance & pull by right, then partners pull by left
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| B1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | partners swing
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a request was made on the Contra Callers facebook group for any easy dances with balances halfway through both A1 and A2. Yoyo wrote this and commented it on the Facebook thread on October 23, 2019.
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by: Tom Hinds
introduces moves: star
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | pass through
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| 6 | shadows do si do once
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | star left 4 places ⁋
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by: Cary Ravitz
introduces moves: petronella
formation: Becket ccw
| A1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| B1 | 8 | balance & petronella and turn to face the next ⁋
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| 8 | balance & petronella
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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by: Tom Calwell
introduces moves: roll away
formation: improper
| A1 | 4 | long lines forward ⁋
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| 4 | gentlespoons roll away neighbors with a half sashay as lines back up *
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| A2 | 16 | ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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* This is how the dance was originally written, but some find that ladles rolling away gentlespoons flows better into the ladles chain. I think that variation also goes by the name "Rollin' to the Grey Eagle", written by Hank Morris.
by: Joseph Pimentel
introduces moves: Rory O'More, give & take, form an ocean wave
formation: improper
begin in short waves (ladles in center by left, neighbor in right)
| A1 | 8 | balance & Rory O'More right
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| 8 | balance & Rory O'More left
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B1 | 8 | gentlespoons give & take partners
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors do si do 1½ and dance forward to ⁋
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| 0 | form an ocean wave - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands
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Mac McKeever note on balances before Rory O'More: first balance is in the direction you will be going
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