user: Mattie Rynkiewicz
"David's Demo Dance" (conjecture)
One for Little Josie by Mike Boerschig
Intergenerational Reel by Bob Dalsemer
California Contra by Tony Parkes
Number 11 by Mike Richardson
"David's Demo Dance" (conjecture)
by: Sherry Nevins
introduces moves: balance, circle, do si do
formation: improper or proper
Begin joined hands four
| A1 | 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 8 | circle left 4 places
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| A2 | 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 8 | circle right 4 places
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| B1 | 8 | neighbors do si do once
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| 8 | partners do si do once (across the set)
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| B2 | 16 | neighbors do si do 1½ as couples (holding partner's hand) ⁋
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One for Little Josie by Mike Boerschig
Intergenerational Reel by Bob Dalsemer
introduces moves: star, swing, long lines, down the hall, up the hall
formation: duple neutral
| A1 | 8 | star right 4 places
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| 8 | twos swing
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| A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ones swing
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| B1 | 8 | down the hall and turn alone, 1s in the center
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| 8 | up the hall and bend into a ring
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 4 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing ⁋
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by: Will Mentor
introduces moves: custom
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | long lines slice left & back ⁋
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| A2 | 8 | star left - hands across - 4 places
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| 8 | star right - hands across - 4 places
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| B1 | 8 | ladles do si do once
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| 8 | gentlespoons do si do once
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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by: Lisa Greenleaf
introduces moves: allemande, balance the ring, pass through
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles allemande right 1½
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | pass through to new neighbors ⁋
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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.
California Contra by Tony Parkes
introduces moves: form an ocean wave, gyre, roll away
formation: improper
start in wavy lines with the ladles in the center
| A1 | 4 | form an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands - right then left
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| 4 | ladles allemande left ½
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| 4 | form an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left hands and partners by right hands - right then left
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| 4 | partners gyre ½
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| A2 | 16 | partners long swing
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| B1 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B2 | 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | gentlespoons roll away partners
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| 4 | form an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands - right then left
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| 4 | pass through ⁋
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by: Luke Donforth
introduces moves: petronella, California twirl, promenade
formation: Becket ccw
| A1 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | partners California twirl ⁋
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| A2 | 16 | next neighbors balance & swing
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| B1 | 8 | neighbors promenade
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| 8 | ladles allemande right 1½
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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by: Luke Donforth
introduces moves: chain, hey, meltdown swing, slide along set
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | star left - hands across - 4 places
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| B1 | 16 | gentlespoons start a full hey - lefts in center, rights on ends
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| B2 | 14 | partners meltdown swing
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| 2 | slide left along set ⁋
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by: Jim Kitch
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | circle left 4 places
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| B1 | 8 | ladles do si do once
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | next neighbors do si do once ⁋
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by: Tony Parkes
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back ⁋
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B1 | 8 | circle left 4 places
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| 8 | star left 4 places
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| B2 | 8 | partners promenade
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| 8 | ladles chain to neighbor
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Bob Isaacs notes: Tony Parkes of Massachusetts has long been one of America’s best callers of contras and squares, and this glossary dance is a fine way to start an evening.
by: Gene Hubert
introduces moves: right left through
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | neighbors allemande right 1½
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| 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| A2 | 16 | partners start a full hey - rights on ends, lefts in center +
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | right left through
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| 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | pass through ⁋
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Bob Isaacs notes: One of Gene Hubert’s best, which is really saying something. As good a full hey dance as any ever written.
+partners right, ladles left, neighbor right, gentlespoons left
Number 11 by Mike Richardson
introduces moves: pull by direction, zig zag
formation: duple neutral
| A1 | 8 | circle right 4 places
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| 8 | circle left 4 places
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| A2 | 16 | twos balance & swing
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| B1 | 4 | neighbors balance right
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| 4 | pull by right
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| 8 | next neighbors do si do once ⁋
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| B2 | 8 | partners do si do once
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| 8 | zig left zag right ⁋
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