CIRCLE LEFT CONTRA 11/2

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Table of Contents

  1. Reel Easy by Cary Ravitz
  2. Frederick Contra by Tom Hinds

  3. Aioli WM. B1: Full Hey. B2: P B&S.

  4. Marshmallows in Flight by Rich Goss
  5. Culver City Contra by James Hutson
  6. Heartbeat Contra by Don Flaherty
  7. You Can Get There From Here by Linda Leslie

  8. Break / Waltz / Cake!
  9. Boys From Urbana by John Coffman

  10. lots of Mad Robin
  11. Have I Danced this Before? by Nils Fredland

  12. Up the hall / down the hall with petronellas

  13. A1 waves. A2 N B&S.

  14. Waltz to Close


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Reel Easy

by: Cary Ravitz

introduces moves: do si do, swing, long lines, allemande, circle, pull by dancers

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors do si do once
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles allemande right 1½
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
6
neighbors allemande right once
2
neighbors pull by right to next neighbors ⁋

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To change from a Becket dance to Reel Easy in a medley, change Reel Easy's first figure to circle left 3/4. From a counter-clockwise Becket dance, change it to men allemande left 1+1/2.

The second half of B2 can be danced as neighbors allemande right 1+1/4, walk straight forward to (A1) do-si-do the next. But I think it is more fun to allemande right 1, lean back a bit, and pull by.

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Frederick Contra

by: Tom Hinds

introduces moves: down the hall, up the hall

formation: improper

Common variation is for long lines forward and back instead of do si do. That version can be found here.

A1 8
gentlespoons do si do once
8
ladles allemande left 1½
A2 16
partners balance & swing
B1 8
down the hall and turn as a couple
8
up the hall and bend into a ring
B2 6
circle left 3 places
10
neighbors swing ⁋

Aioli WM. B1: Full Hey. B2: P B&S.

Marshmallows in Flight

by: Rich Goss

introduces moves: balance the ring, roll away, give & take, California twirl

formation: improper

A1 4
balance the ring
4
gentlespoons roll away neighbors with a half sashay along
4
balance the ring
4
gentlespoons roll away partners with a half sashay across
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 4
gentlespoons give & take partners
12
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
partners California twirl ⁋

Culver City Contra

by: James Hutson

introduces moves: right left through, chain, star

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing
B1 8
long lines forward & back
8
right left through
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places ⁋

Heartbeat Contra

by: Don Flaherty

introduces moves: petronella, gyre, balance

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 ⁋

You Can Get There From Here

by: Linda Leslie

introduces moves: Rory O'More, form an ocean wave, custom

formation: improper

Dance starts in short wavy lines: from improper formation, neighbors take right hands, ladles take left in the center.

A1 8
balance & Rory O'More right
8
balance & Rory O'More left
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places and walk forward
4
form an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands -forward and back
4
walk forward to ⁋
0
form an ocean wave - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands

Break / Waltz / Cake!

Boys From Urbana

by: John Coffman

introduces moves: zig zag

formation: Becket

A1 8
circle left 3 places
6
zig left zag right, trailing two catching hands ⁋
2
gentlespoons allemande left ½
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles allemande right 1½
B2 16
partners balance & swing

lots of Mad Robin

Have I Danced this Before?

by: Nils Fredland

introduces moves: hey, turn alone

formation: improper

A1 8
circle left 4 places
8
neighbors swing (two-hand turn 1½)
A2 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners start a half hey - rights on ends, lefts in center (partner R, ladles L, neighbor R, gentlespoons L)
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 4
long lines forward
4
gentlespoons roll away partners with a half sashay (ladles from right to left)
8
circle right 3 places
0
turn alone to face new neighbors ⁋

Up the hall / down the hall with petronellas

A1 waves. A2 N B&S.

Waltz to Close

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