user: Nedra McNeil
Ghost Bustin
24 Karat
Levitating
Thriller
First Landing -- Moon Boots meltdown swing
Gecko Pancakes
Waltz, break
Mac Miller
Spooky Scary Halloween Party
Superstition
Lone Swinger
Lonely Together
Waltz
by: Gene Hubert
Ghost Bustin
introduces moves: swing, down the hall, up the hall, circle, chain, star
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing end facing down the hall
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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 | star left 4 places ⁋
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24 Karat
introduces moves: long lines, right left through, allemande
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
Levitating
introduces moves: box the gnat, promenade, pass through
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
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| 8 | star right - wrist grip - 4 places +
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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 | partners promenade
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| 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | pass through to new neighbors ⁋
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Variation of https://contradb.com/dances/542 eliminates do-si-do for use outdoors
/+ star back where you came from
Collected from Liz Burkhart at MMiSL 2018.
by: Lynn Ackerson
Thriller
introduces moves: custom, balance the ring, California twirl
formation: four face four
Have dancers note their "trail buddies" and who their corners are. The two dancers in the middle of the line of 4 are corners and the dancers at the ends have their corners in front of them.
| A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | middle 4 star right 4 places
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| A2 | 8 | partners allemande left 1½
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| 8 | other 4 star right 4 places
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 4 places
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | partners California twirl ⁋
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In this case there are 8 places in the circle, so going 4 places is equivalent to half way.
by: Dugan Murphy
First Landing -- Moon Boots meltdown swing
introduces moves: custom, do si do
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | As a couple, Partners do si do with Neighbor couple
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| 8 | neighbors do si do once
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B1 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | partners California twirl to face new couple ⁋
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by: Orace Johnson
Gecko Pancakes
introduces moves: slide along set
formation: Becket
| A1 | 2 | slide left along set ⁋
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| 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors do si do once
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| 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | partners do si do once
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| 16 | partners balance & swing
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Waltz, break
by: Gene Hubert
Mac Miller
introduces moves: hey
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: Grant Yost
Spooky Scary Halloween Party
introduces moves: balance
formation: improper
| A1 | 4 | neighbors balance by the right hand
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| 4 | neighbors box the gnat
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| 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| A2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| B2 | 8 | ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| 8 | star left 4 places ⁋
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Superstition
introduces moves: petronella
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | neighbors allemande right 1¾
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| 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| A2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B1 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 8 | balance & petronella
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| B2 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 2 | pass through ⁋
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by: Joseph Pimentel
Lone Swinger
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
by: Gene Hubert
Lonely Together
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 4 | circle left 2 places
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| 2 | slide left along set with your neighbor to face a new couple
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| 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 4 | neighbors California twirl to face your partner
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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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from "Dizzy Dances, vol. II"
Waltz