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
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 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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Lesson: Circle, give weight, stay connected, AR, AL, DSD, Swing, courtesy turn & chain, better never than late, keep moving, "keep smiling and all is forgiven", Everyone makes mistakes!
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, star
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: long lines, 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