user: Nicholas Rockstroh
by: David Kaynor
introduces moves: swing, circle, do si do, chain, star
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | partners do si do once
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | star left 4 places to new neighbors ⁋
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introduces moves: long lines, right left through, allemande
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
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | right left through
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| 8 | ladles allemande right 1½
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | neighbors swing and take hands with next neighbors in long lines ⁋
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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.
by: Mike Richardson
introduces moves: hey, pass by
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | star right - hands across - 4 places
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| 8 | ladles chain after gentlespoons drop
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| A2 | 16 | ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| B1 | 4 | ladles pass by right shoulders
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| 12 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | star right - hands across - 4 places then slide left ⁋
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by: Don Veino
introduces moves: slide along set, form an ocean wave, box circulate, form long waves, give & take
formation: Becket
| A1 | 2 | slide left along set ⁋
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| 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors do si do 1¼
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| A2 | 4 | form an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands
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| 1 | neighbors allemande right ¼
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| 3 | box circulate - gentlespoons cross while ladles loop right
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| 0 | form long waves - ladles face in, gentlespoons face out
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| 8 | balance & box circulate - ladles cross while gentlespoons loop right
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| B1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B2 | 4 | ladles give & take partners
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| 12 | partners swing
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by: Cary Ravitz
introduces moves: zig zag
formation: becket
| A1 | 8 | right left through
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| 8 | circle right 3 places
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| A2 | 6 | zig right zag left ⁋
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| 10 | next neighbors swing
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| B1 | 8 | gentlespoons start a half hey - lefts in center, rights on ends
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| 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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partner DSD and swing in B2 also works quite well
Waltz
formation: improper
Start in a long wave taking right hands with current neighbors
| A1 | 8 | balance & box circulate - ladles cross while gentlespoons loop right
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| 8 | balance & box circulate - gentlespoons cross while ladles loop right
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B1 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | star left - wrist grip - 4 places
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| 0 | form long waves - ladles face in, gentlespoons face out
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Written for Andrea Craft from Chicago when they needed a straightforward dance with box circulates in it. Very similar to “Minimum Fuss, Maximum Fun” by Dean Snipes, which differs slightly in the A1 and A2.
by: Lynn Ackerson
introduces moves: custom, balance the ring, California twirl
formation: four face four
Have dancers note their "trail buddies" and who their corners are. The two dancers in the middle of the line of 4 are corners and the dancers at the ends have their corners in front of them.
| A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | middle 4 star right 4 places
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| A2 | 8 | partners allemande left 1½
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| 8 | other 4 star right 4 places
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 4 places
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | partners California twirl ⁋
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In this case there are 8 places in the circle, so going 4 places is equivalent to half way.
by: Gene Hubert
introduces moves: down the hall, up the hall
formation: Becket
start the walkthrough with partners swing, and then form a line of four facing down
| A1 | 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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| A2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B1 | 8 | right diagonal ladles chain
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| 8 | star left 4 places ⁋
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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One of my favorite dances from Gene. A rare example of a Becket dance with lines of four down and up the hall, and a clever little progression via the right diagonal chain. It's a fantastic dance to inject variety into an event with a mixed crowd, since there's enough unexpected to scintillate experienced folks without overwhelming beginners.