01.26.25 Hayward Contra

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Table of Contents

  1. Airpants by Lisa Greenleaf
  2. Birminghams by Gary Nelson
  3. A Dance for Dan by Bill Olson
  4. Toward Your Partner by Devin Nordson
  5. Jubilation by Gene Hubert
  6. Monday Night in Ballard by Mike Richardson

  7. BREAK
  8. After the Solstice by Lisa Greenleaf
  9. Surfing the Set by Bob Isaacs and Richard Alan Fisher
  10. Square Affair by Becky Hill
  11. Becketize the Baby by John Coffman
  12. Maliza's Magical Mystery Motion by Cary Ravitz
  13. Delphiniums and Daisies by Tanya Rotenberg


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Airpants

by: Lisa Greenleaf

introduces moves: swing, long lines, allemande, circle, do si do

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
8
neighbors do si do 1½ ⁋

Birminghams

by: Gary Nelson

introduces moves: pass through, gyre, promenade, chain, petronella

formation: Becket

A1 6
circle left 3 places
2
pass through
8
neighbors gyre left shoulders once
A2 8
neighbors promenade
8
ladles chain
B1 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
B2 16
partners balance & swing ⁋

A Dance for Dan

by: Bill Olson

introduces moves: box the gnat, hey

formation: improper

A1 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles allemande left 1½
A2 8
partners right hand balance & box the gnat
8
partners start a half hey - rights on ends, lefts in center
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
neighbors swing ⁋

Toward Your Partner

by: Devin Nordson

introduces moves: slide along set, Rory O'More

formation: Becket

A1 2
slide left along set
6
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
ladles chain to partner
8
ladles do si do once to a long wave, ladles face out and gentlespoons face in
B1 8
balance & Rory O'More right
8
balance & Rory O'More left
B2 16
partners balance & swing wave

Jubilation

by: Gene Hubert

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners allemande right 1½
B1 8
ladles start a half hey - lefts in center, rights on ends
8
partners swing
B2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles chain ⁋

Monday Night in Ballard

by: Mike Richardson

introduces moves: pull by dancers

formation: improper

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

BREAK

After the Solstice

by: Lisa Greenleaf

introduces moves: right left through

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
right left through
6
circle left 3 places
2
pass through ⁋

Surfing the Set

by: Bob Isaacs and Richard Alan Fisher

introduces moves: box circulate

formation: improper

Introduce new neighbor by looking past first Neighbor

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners swing
B1 8
partners promenade
8
ladles do si do 1½ to face out in long wavy line
B2 8
balance & box circulate - gentlespoons cross while ladles loop right
8
balance & box circulate - ladles cross while gentlespoons loop right to next neighbor ⁋

Square Affair

by: Becky Hill

introduces moves: square through

formation: Becket

A1 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles chain
A2 16
square through four - partners balance & pull by right, then neighbors pull by left, then repeat ⁋
B1 16
next neighbors balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners swing on original side

Original published in RosenHill Collection 2005. Available at https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&ved=2ahUKEwjh-ZCcz6reAhUKXa0KHb-qA_sQFjACegQICBAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Faptsg.org%2FDance%2Feasy_dances.rtf&usg=AOvVaw1iKx8xkRMJlMTgwuoBnYep

Becketize the Baby

by: John Coffman

formation: Becket

A1 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing ⁋
A2 8
next neighbors allemande left 1½
8
ladles chain
B1 16
ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
B2 16
partners balance & swing

Connected and flowing

Maliza's Magical Mystery Motion

by: Cary Ravitz

formation: Becket ccw

A1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
neighbors promenade
8
ladles chain
B1 8
balance & petronella and turn to face the next ⁋
8
balance & petronella
B2 16
partners balance & swing

"The motion in B1 does seem magical – while the ladles Petronella over and back across the set, the gentlespoons do consecutive Petronellas along the side, in effect progressing behind his partner’s back."
- Rich Goss

Delphiniums and Daisies

by: Tanya Rotenberg

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors allemande left 1½
8
ladles chain
A2 16
ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
B1 16
partners long swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors allemande right 1½ ⁋

Written in 1985 for the 20th anniversary of her parents' wedding, these being their wedding flowers.