New Albany, IN 2024-05-02

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Table of Contents

  1. Airpants, Bradley Smith pass through by Lisa Greenleaf
  2. With Thanks to the Gene by Tom Hinds
  3. Charismatic Megafauna by Linda Leslie
  4. Roll in the Hey by Roger Diggle
  5. Astray by Cary Ravitz

  6. Waltz
  7. Stargazer by Sarah Kaiser


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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.

With Thanks to the Gene

by: Tom Hinds

introduces moves: right left through, chain, gyre, turn alone

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
right left through
8
ladles chain
B1 6
ladles gyre once
10
partners swing
B2 8
long lines forward & back
8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
0
gentlespoons turn alone to face new neighbor ⁋

Author's Notes:
In many dances, the dancers do a right and left through with their partners. Beginners who dance together often repeat the same mistakes, especially when doing the courtesy turn in a right and left through. Therefore, this dance was written so that the dancers courtesy turn with their corner.
The dance is named after Gene Hubert, a caller who now lives in Greensboro, North Carolina. The title, "Thanks to the Gene", is a takeoff on the contra written in honor of Ralph Page called "With Thanks to the Dean". Ralph Page was instrumental in preserving and reviving contra dances for the many years that he called.

Editor's Notes:
At the end of B2 the gentlespoons turn around to face a new neighbor. This is very satisfying if the gentlespoons give each other a slight push. I often demonstrate this.

Available: http://www.quiteapair.us/calling/acdol/dance/acd_157.html

Charismatic Megafauna

by: Linda Leslie

introduces moves: give & take, promenade, slide along set, petronella

formation: Becket

Identify next neighbors on left diagonal.

A1 4
gentlespoons give & take neighbors
12
neighbors swing
A2 8
ladles chain
6
partners promenade
2
slide right along set (j-hook) ⁋
B1 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
B2 16
partners balance & swing

Linda's notes:

"Written for our friends Lucia Watson and Jeff Weiler so they could twirl like crazy in the chain. In 2017, I actually switched the sequences: the dance used to start at the B1. I like this much better!"

Roll in the Hey

by: Roger Diggle

introduces moves: hey

formation: improper

A1 8
circle left 4 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
circle left 3 places
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 turn away from this neighbor to a new neighbor to progress

Astray

by: Cary Ravitz

introduces moves: zig zag

formation: becket

A1 8
right left through
8
circle right 3 places
A2 6
zig right zag left ⁋
10
next neighbors swing
B1 8
gentlespoons start a half hey - lefts in center, rights on ends
8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
B2 16
partners balance & swing

partner DSD and swing in B2 also works quite well

Waltz

Stargazer

by: Sarah Kaiser

introduces moves: star

formation: Becket

A1 2
slide left along set - look across to see your neighbors ⁋
6
star right 3 places and look back
8
star left 4 places with prev neighbors
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles allemande right 1½
B2 16
partners balance & swing

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