user: Nicholas Rockstroh
by: David Kaynor
introduces moves: swing, circle, do si do, chain, star
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | partners 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 to new neighbors ⁋
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by: Gene Hubert
introduces moves: allemande, hey, right left through, pass through
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | neighbors allemande right 1½
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| 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| A2 | 16 | partners start a full hey - rights on ends, lefts in center +
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | right left through
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| 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | pass through ⁋
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Bob Isaacs notes: One of Gene Hubert’s best, which is really saying something. As good a full hey dance as any ever written.
+partners right, ladles left, neighbor right, gentlespoons left
introduces moves: long lines
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: Dean Snipes
introduces moves: promenade, petronella, slide along set
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | neighbors promenade
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| B1 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 8 | balance & petronella
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| B2 | 14 | partners balance & swing
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| 2 | slide left along set ⁋
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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
by: Cary Ravitz
introduces moves: mad robin
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | right left through
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| 8 | star left - hands across - 3 places and a bit more until gentlespoons are aligned in the center
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| A2 | 4 | gentlespoons allemande left ½
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| 12 | neighbors swing
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| B1 | 8 | mad robin, gentlespoons in front
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| 8 | star right 3 places and a bit more so new ladles can take left hands ⁋
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| B2 | 4 | ladles allemande left ½ while gentlespoons walk forward to meet partners
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| 12 | partners swing
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Make sure to remind the dancers, particularly the ladles, to keep their eyes looking up for the next people rather than looking down at their feet.
In practice, both stars function as full stars, but noting the different alignment helps to keep the set oriented, especially on the star right before the progression
Waltz
introduces moves: slice, give & take, roll away
formation: Becket cw
| A1 | 4 | slice left ⁋
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| 4 | ladles take neighbors
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | circle right 4 places
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| B1 | 4 | gentlespoons roll away partners with a half sashay
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| 8 | balance & petronella
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| 8 | balance & petronella
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| 12 | partners swing
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I wrote a dance called “Bridge to Yesterday” which was very similar to this one, but turned out to be excessively clockwise. This is the result of my rewrite of that dance. Note the petronella turns where the spinning figures come before the balances as in the original dance “petronella.” I wanted something using the traditional-style petronella turns since it would enable a spin into a 12-count swing.
introduces moves: box the gnat, meltdown swing, swat the flea
formation: proper
Identify first corners and second corners
| A1 | 8 | first corners right hand balance & box the gnat
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| 8 | star right - hands across - 4 places
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| A2 | 16 | partners meltdown swing
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| B1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 4 | circle left 2 places
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| 4 | ones roll away partners with a half sashay - gentlespoons rolling
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| B2 | 8 | second corners left hand balance & swat the flea
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| 8 | star left - hands across - 4 places, look for new first corners ⁋
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Written at Summer CDH 2018 for the band In Tent City. I suggest identifying the ones at the beginning of the dance so that there's no confusion when telling the ones only to do the roll to swap.
by: Gene Hubert
formation: Becket
| A1 | 2 | slide left along set ⁋
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| 6 | 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 | 16 | ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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by: Gene Hubert
introduces moves: custom
formation: Becket
| A1 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 10 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 6 | neighbors promenade along the set on the right
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| 2 | ladles cast back while gentlespoons continue forward ⁋
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| 8 | next neighbors swing
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| B1 | 8 | entire set oval left until across from partner
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| 8 | long lines forward & back
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| B2 | 8 | ladles allemande right 1½
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| 8 | partners swing
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