Elisabeth Monica Birds

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Table of Contents

  1. Swingin' Off a Ring by Kelsey Hartman

  2. Soaring Storks by Cary Ravitz https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=8108

  3. The Swan in Wells by John Meechan https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=5825
  4. Humming Bird by Don Flaherty
  5. Bird Of Paradise by Don Flaherty

  6. Waltz

  7. Break
  8. Little Green Heron by Joseph Pimentel
  9. Songbird by Cary Ravitz

    OR

  10. Birds of a Feather by John Coffman https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=6024 OR

  11. Red Wing Blackbird by John Coffman https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=15106

  12. Waltz
  13. Maliza's Magical Mystery Motion by Cary Ravitz
  14. Naked in California by Nils Fredland

  15. https://www.dance.ravitz.us/#ff4


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Swingin' Off a Ring

by: Kelsey Hartman

introduces moves: allemande, chain, petronella, swing, see saw, circle, California twirl

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors allemande left 1½
8
ladles chain
A2 8
balance & petronella
8
neighbors swing
B1 8
balance & petronella
8
partners swing
B2 6
gentlespoons see saw once
6
circle right 3 places ⁋
4
partners California twirl

Humming Bird

by: Don Flaherty

introduces moves: square through, star promenade, slide along set

formation: Becket ccw

Please walk this dance thru before taking to the dance floor, any feed back would be appreciate you can E-mail do14flah@aol.com
thanks Don Flaherty

A1 16
square through four - neighbors balance & pull by right, then partners pull by left, then repeat and go to shadow straight ahead to shadow
A2 8
shadows allemande right once and come back to partner
8
partners swing
B1 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
B2 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½ to pick up partner for star promenade
4
star promenade left ½
4
slide right along set and if incline butter fly twirl to face new neighbors ⁋

3-9-15

Bird Of Paradise

by: Don Flaherty

introduces moves: balance, give & take, long lines

formation: Becket

Please walk this dance thru before taking to the dance floor, any feed back would be appreciate you can E-mail do14flah@aol.com
thanks Don Flaherty

A1 8
circle left 3 places to wave of 4, ladles center left hands right hand to neithbor
8
balance gentlespoons move straight ahead ladles move ahead of the right diagonal to pick up partner by the left hand to form a star promanade right hands with new ladles
A2 4
ladles star promenade right ½ gentlespoons drop out on ladles side,
4
ladles allemande right once to come back to partner
8
partners swing
B1 8
ladles give & take neighbors
8
neighbors swing
B2 8
ladles chain to partner
8
long lines forward & back dance starts with the same couple ! ⁋

1-5-12

Waltz

Break

Little Green Heron

by: Joseph Pimentel

introduces moves: star, zig zag

formation: Sicilian Circle

A1 8
star left 4 places to prev neighbors
8
star right 4 places with prev neighbors back to original neighbors
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing
B2 10
circle left 5 places
6
zig left zag right to next neighbors ⁋

Songbird

by: Cary Ravitz

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introduces moves: mad robin, poussette, pass by

formation: Becket

A1 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 4
circle left 2 places
6
mad robin, gentlespoons in front
6
half poussette - ladles pull partners back then left ⁋
B1 6
half poussette - gentlespoons pull partners back then right
6
mad robin, gentlespoons in front
4
gentlespoons pass by right shoulders
B2 16
partners balance & swing

Waltz

Maliza's Magical Mystery Motion

by: Cary Ravitz

introduces moves: promenade

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

Naked in California

by: Nils Fredland

introduces moves: form long waves, Rory O'More

formation: improper

A1 8
long lines forward & back
8
neighbors swing (new neighbor)
A2 2
ladles allemande right ½
6
partners allemande left ¾
8
shadows allemande right 1½ - hold on
B1 0
form long waves - gentlespoons face in, ladles face out, shadows right
8
balance & Rory O'More right past shadows
8
partners swing
B2 6
circle left 3 places
10
neighbors swing (same neighbor) ⁋

Written in 2008, after calling the “Dance Awakening” weekend in Harbin Hot Springs, CA.