user: Nedra McNeil
notes for the whole program -- i did not call all of these dances and i do not recall which dances i called in order.
notes for the whole program -- i did not call all of these dances and i do not recall which dances i called in order.
by: Moose Flores
introduces moves: down the hall, up the hall, 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.
by: Dugan Murphy
introduces moves: custom, do si do, swing, allemande, circle, balance the ring, California twirl
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: Dugan Murphy
introduces moves: petronella, pass through
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 8 | balance & petronella
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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 | pass through ⁋
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by: Bob Crawford
introduces moves: balance, chain, star
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | partners do si do once
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| A2 | 4 | partners balance
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| 12 | partners swing
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| B1 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | star left - hands across - 4 places
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| B2 | 4 | next neighbors balance
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| 12 | neighbors swing ⁋
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Blatantly stolen from David Kaynor's The Baby Rose shifting the figures one step (A2, B1, B2, A1). Have not checked to see if this had been done before but really needed a dance called The Baby Yoda or "The Child" from Star Wars' series The Mandalorian. Transcribed on April 5, 2020, during the COVID-19 quarantine and I was determined to do create a dance called The Baby Yoda before the quarantine was lifted so I am considering this an emergency.
by: Grant Yost
introduces moves: box the gnat, long lines
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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by: Bradley Smith
introduces moves: roll away, mad robin, turn alone
formation: Becket ccw
| A1 | 16 | gentlespoons start a full hey - lefts in center, rights on ends - ladles ricochet second time to neighbors
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors meltdown swing
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| B1 | 4 | long lines forward
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| 4 | gentlespoons roll away neighbors with a half sashay on the way back (roll right to left)
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| 8 | mad robin, gentlespoons in front (CCW around current neighbors, facing partners)
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| B2 | 0 | turn alone to face Next neighbors ⁋
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| 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 10 | partners swing
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Written for the Wise family.
by: Bradley Smith
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | neighbors allemande right 1½
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| 8 | gentlespoons start a half hey - lefts in center, rights on ends
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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 | ladles chain
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| 8 | star left 4 places ⁋
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by: Tanya Rotenberg
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | neighbors allemande left 1½
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| A2 | 16 | ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| B1 | 16 | partners long swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors allemande right 1½ ⁋
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Written in 1985 for the 20th anniversary of her parents' wedding, these being their wedding flowers.
by: Rhiannon Giddens
introduces moves: pull by dancers
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
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| 2 | neighbors pull by right to prev neighbors
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| 6 | prev neighbors allemande left once - return to current neighbors
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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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 - reach right hand to next neighbors ⁋
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by: Cary Ravitz
introduces moves: right left through
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | circle left 4 places
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| 8 | star left - hands across - 4 places and ladles let go
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| B1 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | right left through
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| 8 | ladles chain and look for next neighbors ⁋
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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: Gene Hubert
introduces moves: slide along set
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"
by: Joseph Pimentel
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: Bill Olson
introduces moves: promenade
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.