user: Moose Flores
Lesson: Circle, give weight, stay connected, AR, AL, DSD, Swing, courtesy turn & chain, better never than late.
Washington Park Shuffle /Come Dancing/ p.5
/Come Dancing/ p.13 NO GOOD FOR NEW DANCERS.
1st attempt at star fell apart, but 2nd was MUCH better
first time I have ever seen the WHOLE FLOOR do Hey on the first try!
waltz & break
Unlucky Seven by Al Olson https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=3287 pre-walkthrough: R&L grand ALL the way around. one line broke, but reforming was enough to fix it. Super fun!
Simple enough, easy to drop calls. I asked the band to show off & gave extra time. Let's go out on a high!
waltz & goodnight
Notes: be more consistent with using the timer! More careful with counting down the band. Feedback: Kind calling, "magical".
Lesson: Circle, give weight, stay connected, AR, AL, DSD, Swing, courtesy turn & chain, better never than late.
Washington Park Shuffle /Come Dancing/ p.5
by: Moose Flores
introduces moves: swing, star, long lines, do si do, custom
formation: Becket
| A1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | star right 4 places
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| 8 | star left 4 places
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| B1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | neighbors do si do once
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| B2 | 16 | top 2 couples form line of 4, dance to the bottom over everyone's heads ⁋
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A good friend asked for a version of Riverside Jig that had a swing. I didn't want to lose the rest of the dance, so I rearranged the pieces.
Riverside Jig: https://contradb.com/dances/1918
by: Gene Hubert
introduces moves: down the hall, up the hall, circle, chain
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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by: Daniel Clark
/Come Dancing/ p.13 NO GOOD FOR NEW DANCERS.
introduces moves: allemande
formation: improper
During long lines, notice who your next neighbors will be.
| A1 | 8 | star left 4 places
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| 8 | neighbors allemande left 1¾
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| A2 | 8 | ladles allemande right 1½
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | star right 4 places ⁋
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NB: This dance is also Al's Safeway Produce
https://contradb.com/dances/528
Found in Come Dancing by Daniel Clark
There is a LOT of turning in A1, A2. If dancers hesitate, they will get behind. Not good for new or unsure dancers.
by: Mike Boerschig
1st attempt at star fell apart, but 2nd was MUCH better
introduces moves: custom, balance the ring, California twirl
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | partners allemande right 1½
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| B1 | 8 | The first gentlespoon and second ladle star left above, and the second gentlespoon and first ladle star left below
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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 ⁋
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by: Moose Flores
first time I have ever seen the WHOLE FLOOR do Hey on the first try!
introduces moves: hey, meltdown swing
formation: improper
Designate ones and twos.
The dance begins in lines of four, with the ones in the center.
| A1 | 8 | down the hall and turn as a couple
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| 8 | up the hall and turn alone facing the center
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| A2 | 16 | twos start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| B1 | 16 | twos meltdown swing, end facing up, then separate to the sides
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| B2 | 16 | ones meltdown swing, end facing down ⁋
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For Qwill, on their birthday.
waltz & break
Unlucky Seven by Al Olson https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=3287 pre-walkthrough: R&L grand ALL the way around. one line broke, but reforming was enough to fix it. Super fun!
by: Tom Hinds
Simple enough, easy to drop calls. I asked the band to show off & gave extra time. Let's go out on a high!
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back ⁋
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| 8 | ladles allemande left 1½
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| A2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B1 | 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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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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Bradley Smith Notes: The first time through the dance, the ladles allemande Left in A1 is with the couple that you start the dance with. Every time after that, the ladles have to look to the right to find the next ladle to allemande. It's a very simple progression that just requires reminding the ladles to look for the next ladle in line after the forward and back
waltz & goodnight
Notes: be more consistent with using the timer! More careful with counting down the band. Feedback: Kind calling, "magical".