2023-11-11 Valparaiso copy

user: Moose Flores

Table of Contents

  1. La Bastrangue http://jolainejonespokorney.blogspot.com/2018/03/if-you-stumble-make-it-part-of-dance.html?m=1
  2. Kinematic Vorticity by Carol Ormand
  3. First of November by Isaac Banner
  4. November Night by Jim Hemphill
  5. The Gang of Four by Gene Hubert

  6. break & waltz

  7. Baling Hay by Carol Ormand http://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=1522
  8. Stars of Alberta variation by Carol Ormand
  9. Frederick Reel by Tom Hinds
  10. Maliza's Magical Mystery Motion by Cary Ravitz

  11. waltz & goodnight
  15. You Can Get To Good Friday From Here by Koren Wake

  16. The Quilting Frolic by Carol Ormand http://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=1546
  17. Stars of Alberta by Carol Ormand
  18. Rod's Grits Lawn variation by Bill Olson
  19. Dancing Bear by Becky Hill
  20. Coconut Cream Pie by Lynn Ackerson


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Kinematic Vorticity

by: Carol Ormand

introduces moves: long lines, gate, down the hall, up the hall, circle, swing

formation: improper

A1 8
long lines forward & back ⁋
8
twos gate ones to face down the set
A2 8
down the hall and turn alone
8
up the hall and bend into a ring
B1 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing

JoLaine Jones Pokorney notes that this is a good dance for enabling dancers of limited mobility to keep up. Here are some more: http://jolainejonespokorney.blogspot.com/2018/03/if-you-stumble-make-it-part-of-dance.html?m=1

First of November

by: Isaac Banner

introduces moves: allemande, do si do, chain, right left through

formation: improper

A1 8
long lines forward & back
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners do si do 1¼
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
ladles chain to neighbors
8
right left through ⁋

Dosido as much as you want, until it’s time to balance - it’s a free country.

November Night

by: Jim Hemphill

introduces moves: promenade

formation: improper

A1 8
gentlespoons do si do once
8
ladles allemande left 1½
A2 16
partners balance & swing
B1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
neighbors swing
B2 8
neighbors promenade across
8
long lines forward & back ⁋

Bradley Smith Notes:
The first time through the dance, the gentlespoons do-si-do in A1 is with the couple that you start the dance with. Every time after that, the gentlespoons have to look to the left to find the next gentlespoon to do-si-do. It's a very simple progression that just requires reminding gentlepoons that they must look to the left every time through the dance after the first to find the next gentlespoon to Do-si-do.

The Gang of Four

by: Gene Hubert

introduces moves: custom

formation: Becket

A1 6
circle left 3 places
10
neighbors swing
A2 6
neighbors promenade along the set on the right
2
ladles cast back while gentlespoons continue forward ⁋
8
next neighbors swing
B1 8
entire set oval left until across from partner
8
long lines forward & back
B2 8
ladles allemande right 1½
8
partners swing

break & waltz

Stars of Alberta variation

by: Carol Ormand

This dance is not published.

Frederick Reel

by: Tom Hinds

formation: improper

A1 8
long lines forward & back ⁋
8
ladles allemande left 1½
A2 16
partners balance & swing
B1 8
down the hall and turn as a couple
8
up the hall and bend into a ring
B2 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing

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

Maliza's Magical Mystery Motion

by: Cary Ravitz

introduces moves: petronella

formation: Becket ccw

A1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
neighbors promenade
8
ladles chain
B1 8
balance & petronella and turn to face the next ⁋
8
balance & petronella
B2 16
partners balance & swing

"The motion in B1 does seem magical – while the ladles Petronella over and back across the set, the gentlespoons do consecutive Petronellas along the side, in effect progressing behind his partner’s back."
- Rich Goss

waltz & goodnight

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You Can Get To Good Friday From Here

by: Koren Wake

introduces moves: form an ocean wave, Rory O'More, pass through, California twirl, balance, custom

formation: improper

start in a short wave, right hand to neighbor, ladles left in middle

A1 0
form an ocean wave - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands
8
balance & Rory O'More right
8
balance & Rory O'More left
A2 2
neighbors allemande right ½
2
gentlespoons allemande left ½
12
partners swing
B1 8
long lines forward & back
4
pass through across the set
4
partners California twirl
B2 8
circle left 3 places and collapse to a wave (same wave you started in)
4
balance the wave fwd & back
4
walk forward 4 steps to new wave with next neighbors ⁋

A combination of "Good Friday" by Kirston Koths, and "You Can Get There From Here" by Linda Leslie. I'm sure I'm not the first person to combine these!

B1 is not quite the same as a right-and-left through; it's worth specifically teaching the CA twirl to face back in (instead of a regular courtesy turn or courtesy twirl) because it gives much better momentum to flow into the circle left.

Stars of Alberta

by: Carol Ormand

introduces moves: star, hey

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors allemande right 1½
8
star left 4 places with next neighbors
A2 8
star right 3 places with original neighbors
8
partners swing
B1 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles chain
B2 16
ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends

Rod's Grits Lawn variation

by: Bill Olson

introduces moves: box the gnat

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
8
star right - wrist grip - 4 places +
A2 8
right left through
8
ladles allemande right 1½
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
partners promenade
6
circle left 3 places
2
pass through to new neighbors ⁋

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.

Dancing Bear

by: Becky Hill

formation: improper

A1 4
neighbors allemande right ½
4
neighbors allemande left once
8
ladles chain
A2 16
ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places

In A1, allemande right for just three steps, then "jump and grunt" to change hands on the 4th count. Allemande left the same neighbor all the way around so that they have traded places.

Coconut Cream Pie

by: Lynn Ackerson

introduces moves: custom, balance the ring

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
8
middle 4 star right 4 places
A2 8
partners allemande left 1½
8
other 4 star right 4 places
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 4 places
4
balance the ring
4
partners California twirl ⁋

In this case there are 8 places in the circle, so going 4 places is equivalent to half way.