02/22/2021 Louisville Techno ZOOM

user: Nedra McNeil

Table of Contents

  1. Bettine (var) by Jeffrey Spero

    Waited 4 U
  2. Tica Tica Timing by Dean Snipes

    Daft Mouth
  3. Don't Have to Walk but You Can Dance by Luke Donforth

    Sleeping on my Dreams
  4. Start Your Zoom by Nedra McNeil

    Turn the Beat and Discos Around
  5. Saturday Night Line by Joseph Pimentel

    Talk Talk

  6. Waltz -- Star of the County Down


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Bettine (var)

by: Jeffrey Spero

Waited 4 U

introduces moves: down the hall, up the hall, pass through, swing, figure 8

formation: improper

Start in a line of 4 facing down the hall, ones in the middle

A1 8
down the hall and turn alone
8
up the hall and bend into a ring
A2 2
pass through across the set
14
neighbors swing
B1 16
ones full figure 8
B2 16
ones balance & swing End facing down the hall and start down picking up the next #2s ⁋

Variant of Jeff Spero's Bettine, written for a virtual Zoom contra.

Tica Tica Timing

by: Dean Snipes

Daft Mouth

introduces moves: circle, promenade, chain, petronella, slide along set

formation: Becket

A1 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
neighbors promenade
8
ladles chain
B1 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
B2 14
partners balance & swing
2
slide left along set ⁋

Julian Bee notes that swapping the promenade for a R+L Thru is Linda Leslie's "Old Time Elixir #2", written in 1998. It's unclear when Dean wrote TTT, so both deserve a cross-reference. https://contradb.com/dances/474

Don't Have to Walk but You Can Dance

by: Luke Donforth

Sleeping on my Dreams

introduces moves: do si do, allemande, balance the ring, California twirl

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors do si do once
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
neighbors promenade
8
ladles allemande right 1½
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
partners California twirl ⁋

Start Your Zoom

by: Nedra McNeil

Turn the Beat and Discos Around

introduces moves: star

formation: improper

Please do not dance this in person before testing it -- it's only confirmed working in a Zoom

A1 8
circle left 3 places
2
pass through; pass your partner by the right to find your shadow
6
shadows do si do once; turn away to find your partner
A2 16
partners balance & swing
B1 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places
B2 16
neighbors balance & swing

This is a zoom-ready variation of Beadle's "Start Your Engines" that I wrote for a techno zoom -- I wanted a dance with a long swing in B2 to match the song.

Saturday Night Line

by: Joseph Pimentel

Talk Talk

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
8
balance & Rory O'More left
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
gentlespoons give & take partners
8
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors do si do 1½ and dance forward to ⁋
0
form an ocean wave - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands

Mac McKeever note on balances before Rory O'More: first balance is in the direction you will be going

Waltz -- Star of the County Down