user: Kenny Greer
by: Larry Jennings
introduces moves: swing, circle, promenade, chain, star
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 10 | partners swing
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| B1 | 8 | partners promenade
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| B2 | 8 | neighbors promenade
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| 8 | star left 4 places to next neighbors
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One of the great glossary dances. Simple figures and gentle timing, but not so comprehensive that it leaves you with no options to make the second dance feel distinctive. Definitely a favorite of mine.
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: Paul Balliet
introduces moves: hey, balance the ring, pass through
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | neighbors allemande left 1½
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| A2 | 16 | ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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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
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Salmon Chanted Evening by Steve Zakon-Anderson
PetroCaliTwirlification by Jerome Grisanti
by: Dean Snipes
introduces moves: petronella, slide along set
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | neighbors promenade
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| B1 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 8 | balance & petronella
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| B2 | 14 | partners balance & swing
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| 2 | slide left along set ⁋
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Julian Bee notes that swapping the promenade for a R+L Thru is Linda Leslie's "Old Time Elixir #2", written in 1998. It's unclear when Dean wrote TTT, so both deserve a cross-reference. https://contradb.com/dances/474
by: Robert Cromartie
introduces moves: arch & dive
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| B1 | 8 | ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | twos arch ones dive to next couple ⁋
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by: David Kaynor
introduces moves: do si do, form an ocean wave, California twirl
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | circle left 4 places
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| 8 | neighbors do si do once
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B1 | 4 | gentlespoons allemande left ½
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| 4 | form an ocean wave & balance - gentlespoons by left hands and partners by right hands
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | partners California twirl (look for new neighbors) ⁋
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From a CD by the 'String Beings'