Louisville 12-30-19

user: Callie Allison

Table of Contents

  1. The Baby Rose by David Kaynor
  2. Catch a Falling Star by Melanie Axel-Lute
  3. The Carousel by Tom Hinds
  4. Dancing Spell by Cary Ravitz
  5. Heartbeat Contra by Don Flaherty

  6. Waltz and Halftime
  7. Becky's Brouhaha by Rhiannon Giddens
  8. Comfort Deluxe by Rick Mohr
  9. A Thing of Trust by Chris Page
  10. The Nice Combination by Gene Hubert

  11. Final Waltz


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The Baby Rose

by: David Kaynor

introduces moves: swing, circle, do si do, chain, star

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners do si do once
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places to new neighbors ⁋

Catch a Falling Star

by: Melanie Axel-Lute

introduces moves: long lines, balance, pull by dancers, turn alone

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners swing
B1 8
long lines forward & back
8
star right - hands across - 4 places
B2 4
balance the star
4
ladles pull by right "rolling face-to-face like a half gyre"
0
gentlespoons turn alone over their left shoulder
8
star left - hands across - 4 places ⁋

While the ladles swap in the star can be either in the style of a Rory slide (as in "Our House" by Dean Snipes) or the pull by above, Melanie asserts that the pull by was her original intention.

The Carousel

by: Tom Hinds

introduces moves: allemande, hey

formation: improper

A1 8
long lines forward & back ⁋
8
ladles allemande left 1½
A2 16
partners start a full hey - rights on ends, lefts in center
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing

Dancing Spell

by: Cary Ravitz

introduces moves: right left through

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
circle left 4 places
8
star left - hands across - 4 places and ladles let go
B1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing
B2 8
right left through
8
ladles chain and look for next neighbors ⁋

Heartbeat Contra

by: Don Flaherty

introduces moves: petronella, balance the ring, gyre, California twirl

formation: improper

A1 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
A2 4
balance the ring
12
neighbors swing
B1 8
ladles gyre 1½
8
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
partners balance
4
partners California twirl ⁋

Waltz and Halftime

Becky's Brouhaha

by: Rhiannon Giddens

introduces moves: box the gnat

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
2
neighbors pull by right to prev neighbors
6
prev neighbors allemande left once - return to current neighbors
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places - reach right hand to next neighbors ⁋

Comfort Deluxe

by: Rick Mohr

formation: improper

A1 8
ladles allemande left 1½
8
partners swing
A2 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
neighbors start a half hey - rights on ends, lefts in center
B1 16
neighbors balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 4 places
8
circle right 4 places (With the next couple)

Progression happens in B2 with a split circle. After circle left, turn alone towards your partner to face new neighbors and circle right.

A Thing of Trust

by: Chris Page

introduces moves: poussette

formation: improper

A1 6
half poussette - gentlespoons pull partners back then left clockwise ⁋
10
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
circle left 3 places
B1 6
half poussette - gentlespoons pull neighbors back then left clockwise
10
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain to neighbor
8
circle right 4 places

Notes from Bob Isaacs: Written on August 7, 2012 as a smushing together of the B2/A1 of "A Sure Thing" and A2/B1 of "Trust," to put both transitions in the same dance. Chris learned to dance and call at Glenside before moving to San Diego a decade ago. This dance has it all; a new transition, good flow into both swings, and the beautiful/circle R/pousette progression.

The Nice Combination

by: Gene Hubert

introduces moves: down the hall, up the hall

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors long swing, end in a line
A2 8
down the hall and turn as a couple
8
up the hall and bend into a ring
B1 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places ⁋

video at: http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-modern/108-a-nice-combination

Final Waltz