user: Moose Flores
Catch Somebody by Linda Mrosko (simplified) http://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=5919
waltz & break
Mardi Gras by Dan Luecking http://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=15490
waltz & goodnight
by: unknown
introduces moves: circle, allemande, do si do, swing, right left through, chain, long lines, star
formation: circle
Lesson: Circle, give weight, stay connected, AR, AL, DSD, Swing, courtesy turn & chain, better never than late.
| A1 | 8 | circle left 4 places
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| 8 | neighbors allemande left once
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| A2 | 8 | neighbors do si do once
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B1 | 8 | right left through
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| B2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | star left 4 places
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Lesson: Circle L/R, F&B, give weight, stay connected, DSD, AL, AR, Swing, courtesy turn & chain, star. Better never than late, keep moving, "Keep smiling and all is forgiven", Everyone makes mistakes!
Anyone can dance either role, or both. Anyone can ask anyone to dance. You can always say “no thank you” for any or no reason.
Catch Somebody by Linda Mrosko (simplified) http://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=5919
by: Gene Hubert
introduces moves: down the hall, up the hall
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing end facing down the hall
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| A2 | 8 | down the hall and turn as a couple
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| 8 | up the hall and bend into a ring
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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 ⁋
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by: John Coffman
introduces moves: petronella
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| B2 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 8 | balance & petronella + (look for new neighbors) ⁋
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by: Perry Shafran
introduces moves: Rory O'More, pass through, form an ocean wave
formation: improper
start in ocean wave, ladles by lefts in center
| 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, form a ring
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| B1 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | pass through ⁋
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| 8 | next neighbors do si do once
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| 0 | form an ocean wave - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands
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waltz & break
by: Variations on a Bill Olson dance, by Unknown and Aden Water
introduces moves: box the gnat, promenade, California twirl
formation: Improper
| A1 | 8 | neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
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| 8 | star right - wrist grip - 4 places, face across
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| A2 | 8 | right left through, pull past partner
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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 right 3 places
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| 2 | partners California twirl ⁋
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/+ star back where you came from
Variation of https://contradb.com/dances/542 eliminates do-si-do for use outdoors.
Variation by Anet gives good flow after the promenade.
Rod's Grits Lawn variation collected from Liz Burkhart at MMiSL 2018.
Mardi Gras by Dan Luecking http://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=15490
introduces moves: balance
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | neighbors allemande right 1¾
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| 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| A2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B1 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 8 | balance & petronella
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| B2 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 2 | pass through ⁋
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by: Becky Hill
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles chain to neighbor
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| B2 | 8 | star left 4 places ⁋
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| 8 | next neighbors do si do once
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waltz & goodnight