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Table of Contents

  1. Airpants, Bradley Smith pass through by Lisa Greenleaf
  2. Qwill & Paper by Moose Flores
  3. Joyride by Erik Weberg
  4. Delphiniums and Daisies by Tanya Rotenberg
  5. Mama Loo's Reel by Gene Hubert
  6. Cats and More Cats by Melanie Axel-Lute
  7. Becky's Brouhaha by Rhiannon Giddens
  8. The Odyssey Shuffle by Grant Yost
  9. Irritable Inventiveness by Dugan Murphy
  10. Minimum Fuss, Maximum Fun by Dean Snipes
  11. Heartbeat Contra by Don Flaherty
  12. Heartbreak Contra by Dugan Murphy
  13. Butter by Gene Hubert
  14. The Wise People of Chicago by Bradley Smith
  15. Parmesan by Bradley Smith
  16. Dancing Spell by Cary Ravitz
  17. Maliza's Magical Mystery Motion v. by Cary Ravitz
  18. Contra Essentialism by Nicholas Rockstroh
  19. Saturday Night Line by Joseph Pimentel
  20. Rod's Grits by Bill Olson
  21. Zombies of Sugar Hill, The by Gene Hubert
  22. The Nice Combination by Gene Hubert
  23. Another Nice Combination by Tom Hinds


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Airpants, Bradley Smith pass through

by: Lisa Greenleaf

introduces moves: swing, long lines, allemande, circle, balance the ring, pass through

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles allemande right 1½
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
pass through to new neighbors ⁋

Bradley Smith Notes: Originally, the last figure of this dance was a neighbor do-si-do 1 1/2, but I usually swap it for the ring balance and pass through to make the progression as simple as possible for inexperienced dancers.

Qwill & Paper

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
8
up the hall and turn alone facing the center
A2 16
twos start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
B1 16
twos meltdown swing, end facing up, then separate to the sides
B2 16
ones meltdown swing, end facing down to pick up next neighbors ⁋

For Qwill, on their birthday.

Joyride

by: Erik Weberg

introduces moves: gyre, mad robin, poussette, pass by, chain, star

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors gyre once
8
mad robin, ladles in front
A2 8
half poussette - gentlespoons pull partners back then left
8
gentlespoons start a half hey - lefts in center, rights on ends
B1 2
gentlespoons pass by left shoulders
14
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places to next neighbor ⁋

This is one of the most flowing dances I’ve written (2007…?) and dancers have expressed appreciation for the connectedness and satisfying feel. After the half pousette with partner, the ladles should let go and take a step back and to the left in order to leave room in the middle for the gentlespoons to begin the hey. The timing of this dance has been described as “squishy”, which is ok. Encourage dancers to stretch out the Mad Robin, the Pousette and the Hey and use all the music provided.

*I’ve recently been teaching this dance the way I initially intended it; with the fifth change of the hey and then the swing in the B1 part of the dance. I’ve found that as I get better at teaching it, it has become easier to convince dancers to suspend their hurry in getting to the next figure during the A parts. As dancers relax into the flow they seem to enjoy it more, and saving that last crossing by the gentlespoons until the B1 seems to enhance the joy.

Ryan Smith notes in a facebook thread: One of my favorite dances of all time is Joyride. It starts with a face-to-face, transitions into a mad robin, then to a half pousette, then to a hey (or at least 7/8ths of one) and then into a swing. Then the ladles chain across and you star to the next neighbor. With the right hall and the right partner, you can lock eyes halfway through A1 and not look away until the end of B1. Because the vast majority of the moves are not moves where you are connected to the other dancers physically, it requires extra effort for the caller. Because the first move needs to take up 8 counts of music, but that most dancers will try to do it in 6 means that there's some more extra work for the caller.

Original at http://www.erikweberg.com/joyride/

Delphiniums and Daisies

by: Tanya Rotenberg

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors allemande left 1½
8
ladles chain
A2 16
ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
B1 16
partners long swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors allemande right 1½ ⁋

Written in 1985 for the 20th anniversary of her parents' wedding, these being their wedding flowers.

Mama Loo's Reel

by: Gene Hubert

introduces moves: stand still

formation: improper

A1 8
circle left 4 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles allemande right 1½
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
ladles chain
6
circle right 4 places
2
stand still let go hands and turn ⁋

Cats and More Cats

by: Melanie Axel-Lute

introduces moves: Rory O'More

formation: Becket

A1 6
circle left 3 places
2
pass through ⁋
8
next neighbors allemande right 1½ to long waves, ladles facing out
A2 8
balance & Rory O'More right
8
balance & Rory O'More left
B1 16
neighbors balance & swing
B2 6
circle left 3 places
10
partners swing

Becky's Brouhaha

by: Rhiannon Giddens

introduces moves: box the gnat, pull by dancers

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
2
neighbors pull by right to prev neighbors
6
prev neighbors allemande left once - return to current neighbors
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places - reach right hand to next neighbors ⁋

The Odyssey Shuffle

by: Grant Yost

introduces moves: balance

formation: improper

A1 4
neighbors balance by the right hand
4
neighbors box the gnat
8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
A2 16
partners balance & swing
B1 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles chain
B2 8
ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
8
star left 4 places ⁋

Irritable Inventiveness

by: Dugan Murphy

introduces moves: custom, do si do, California twirl

formation: improper

A1 8
As a couple, Partners do si do with Neighbor couple
8
neighbors do si do once
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
partners California twirl to face new couple ⁋

Minimum Fuss, Maximum Fun

by: Dean Snipes

introduces moves: box circulate

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
8
balance & box circulate - gentlespoons cross while ladles loop right
A2 8
balance & box circulate - ladles cross while gentlespoons loop right
8
neighbors swing
B1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places ⁋

Heartbeat Contra

by: Don Flaherty

introduces moves: petronella

formation: improper

A1 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
A2 4
balance the ring
12
neighbors swing
B1 8
ladles gyre 1½
8
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
partners balance
4
partners California twirl ⁋

Heartbreak Contra

by: Dugan Murphy

formation: improper

A1 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
pass through ⁋

Butter

by: Gene Hubert

introduces moves: slide along set

formation: Becket

A1 2
slide left along set ⁋
6
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles chain
B1 16
ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
B2 16
partners balance & swing

http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-modern/437-butter-by-gene-hubert-becket

The Wise People of Chicago

by: Bradley Smith

introduces moves: roll away, turn alone

formation: Becket ccw

A1 16
gentlespoons start a full hey - lefts in center, rights on ends - ladles ricochet second time to neighbors
A2 16
neighbors meltdown swing
B1 4
long lines forward
4
gentlespoons roll away neighbors with a half sashay on the way back (roll right to left)
8
mad robin, gentlespoons in front (CCW around current neighbors, facing partners)
B2 0
turn alone to face Next neighbors ⁋
6
circle left 3 places
10
partners swing

Written for the Wise family.

Parmesan

by: Bradley Smith

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors allemande right 1½
8
gentlespoons start a half hey - lefts in center, rights on ends
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places ⁋

Dancing Spell

by: Cary Ravitz

introduces moves: right left through

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
circle left 4 places
8
star left - hands across - 4 places and ladles let go
B1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing
B2 8
right left through
8
ladles chain and look for next neighbors ⁋

Maliza's Magical Mystery Motion v.

by: Cary Ravitz

formation: Becket ccw

A1 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles chain
B1 8
balance & petronella and turn to face the next ⁋
8
balance & petronella
B2 16
partners balance & swing

Contra Essentialism

by: Nicholas Rockstroh

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
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
right left through
8
ladles allemande right 1½
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
neighbors swing and take hands with next neighbors in long lines ⁋

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.

Saturday Night Line

by: Joseph Pimentel

introduces moves: 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
8
balance & Rory O'More left
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
gentlespoons give & take partners
8
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors do si do 1½ and dance forward to ⁋
0
form an ocean wave - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands

Mac McKeever note on balances before Rory O'More: first balance is in the direction you will be going

Rod's Grits

by: Bill Olson

introduces moves: promenade

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 do si do 1½
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
partners promenade
6
circle left 3 places
2
pass through ⁋

Zombies of Sugar Hill, The

by: Gene Hubert

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 4
circle left 2 places
2
slide left along set with your neighbor to face a new couple
6
circle left 3 places
4
neighbors California twirl to face your partner
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places ⁋

from "Dizzy Dances, vol. II"

The Nice Combination

by: Gene Hubert

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing end facing down the hall
A2 8
down the hall and turn as a couple
8
up the hall and bend into a ring
B1 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places ⁋

Another Nice Combination

by: Tom Hinds

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
circle left 3 places
2
pass through
6
shadows do si do once
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places ⁋