user: Elisabeth Monica
Love at First Swing
Amy Asked for a Gypsy http://charleyharvey.com/dances.html
Waltz
Break
16 for Gregg https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=16133
Coleman's March https://lloydshawfoundation.weebly.com/uploads/3/4/2/3/3423313/201306.pdf#page=8
Waltz
(alternate dance)
by: Paul Balliet
introduces moves: balance, swing, chain, circle, form an ocean wave, pass through
formation: improper
form an ocean wave - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands
| A1 | 4 | balance the wave
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| 12 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| B1 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 10 | partners swing
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| B2 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | form an ocean wave - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands
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| 4 | balance the wave
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| 2 | pass through to next neighbors ⁋
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| 2 | form an ocean wave - ladles by left hands and next neighbors by right hands
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by: David Kaynor
introduces moves: do si do, 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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Love at First Swing
by: Will Mentor
introduces moves: custom, pass by, allemande, long lines, roll away
formation: improper
a demo of A2 (with star left intro) may prove useful
| A1 | 8 | star right 4 places
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| 8 | star left 4 places
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| A2 | 6 | Ladles cast, loop to face across. Gentlespoons
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| 2 | ladles pass by right shoulders
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B1 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 4 | long lines forward
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| 4 | gentlespoons roll away partners with a half sashay
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| 2 | pass through and walk single file to new star ⁋
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All pass through 1/4 R and walk single file along the line to a new neighbor.
For Dale Wilson, who has a knack for strategic figure redeployment into contra settings.
Original and video at: http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-modern/502-trip-to-wilson-by-will-mentor-duple-improper
by: Julian Blechner
introduces moves: custom, gyre
formation: Becket ccw
| A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 4 | pass through across the set and turn right 90 degrees
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| 4 | single file promenade to next neighbors (ladles leading partner) ⁋
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| A2 | 8 | star right - hands across - 4 places
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| 8 | gentlespoons right-hand chain to neighbor
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| B1 | 8 | gentlespoons gyre once
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B2 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 10 | partners swing
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Amy Asked for a Gypsy http://charleyharvey.com/dances.html
Waltz
Break
by: Isaac Banner
introduces moves: petronella, box circulate, Rory O'More, balance the ring
formation: improper
A dance re-imagining of A Midsummer Night's Dream, written for Rosalie Banner on her 20th birthday. "Give me your hands [four], may we be friends, and Robin shall restore amends."
| A1 | 8 | balance & petronella to long waves, gentlespoons face out
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| 8 | balance & box circulate - ladles cross while gentlespoons loop right
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| A2 | 8 | balance & box circulate - gentlespoons cross while ladles loop right
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| 8 | balance & Rory O'More right
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| B1 | 16 | partners long swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | pass through ⁋
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When teaching this one I make a point of identifying who is chasing whom in the box circulate, otherwise dancers will often find themselves a bit lost when they circulate away from their partner.
by: Gene Hubert
introduces moves: slide along set, California twirl
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
by: Rick Mohr
(alternate dance)
introduces moves: meltdown swing, give & take
formation: indecent Becket ccw
Start in regular Becket ccw and note the change from the norm once the progression has happened
| A1 | 4 | gentlespoons allemande left once
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| 12 | partners swing
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| A2 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 6 | neighbors allemande right once
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| 4 | ladles allemande left once
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| B1 | 16 | neighbors meltdown swing
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| B2 | 6 | gentlespoons give & take partners ending with gentlespoons on the right
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| 2 | slide right along set to next neighbors ⁋
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| 8 | circle right 4 places
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Another one of Rick Mohr's unusual formations. I've modified the timing from his notes a little based on my experiences dancing the dance. To see the original - and Rick's comments on the history of the dance and how to teach it - check his site: http://rickmohr.net/Contra/Dances.asp#SunsetLimited