2025-02-15 QCC three by three

user: Moose Flores

Table of Contents

  1. Intro Lesson NOT A DANCE by unknown

    Lesson by Moose
  2. Blackberry Trace by Tom Anderson
  3. Heartbreak Contra by Dugan Murphy

  4. Clark Circle (Come Dancing p.5) with spiral & snake

  5. Line up & Announcements

  6. Cristy:
  7. Airpants by Lisa Greenleaf

  8. Celebrate Everyone by Seth Tepfer

  9. Feeling Giddy by Susan Petnick

  10. Waltz & Break

  11. Andrea: 3 dances

  15. Moose's back pocket in case of extra time
  16. Coconut Cream Pie by Lynn Ackerson
  17. Simplicity Swing by Becky Hill
  18. Salmonella Evening by Steve Zakon-Anderson

  19. Waltz & Clean-up & go to dinner.


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Intro Lesson NOT A DANCE

by: unknown

Lesson by Moose

introduces moves: circle, allemande, do si do, swing, right left through, chain, long lines, star

formation: circle

Lesson: Circle, give weight, stay connected, AR, AL, DSD, Swing, courtesy turn & chain, better never than late.

A1 8
circle left 4 places
8
neighbors allemande left once
A2 8
neighbors do si do once
8
partners swing
B1 8
right left through
8
ladles chain
B2 8
long lines forward & back
8
star left 4 places

Lesson: Circle L/R, F&B, give weight, stay connected, DSD, AL, AR, Swing, courtesy turn & chain, star. Better never than late, keep moving, "Keep smiling and all is forgiven", Everyone makes mistakes!
Anyone can dance either role, or both. Anyone can ask anyone to dance. You can always say “no thank you” for any or no reason.

Blackberry Trace

by: Tom Anderson

introduces moves: pass by

formation: improper

A1 4
ladles pass by right shoulders
4
circle left 2 places
8
partners do si do once
A2 16
partners balance & swing
B1 8
long lines forward & back
8
right left through
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places ⁋

Available at https://www.cambridgefolk.org.uk/contra/dances/midwest_folklore/blackberry_trace.html.

Heartbreak Contra

by: Dugan Murphy

introduces moves: petronella, balance the ring, pass through

formation: improper

A1 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
pass through ⁋

Clark Circle (Come Dancing p.5) with spiral & snake

Line up & Announcements

Cristy:

Airpants

by: Lisa Greenleaf

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 ⁋

Celebrate Everyone by Seth Tepfer

Feeling Giddy by Susan Petnick

Waltz & Break

Andrea: 3 dances

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Moose's back pocket in case of extra time

Coconut Cream Pie

by: Lynn Ackerson

introduces moves: custom, 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
8
middle 4 star right 4 places
A2 8
partners allemande left 1½
8
other 4 star right 4 places
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 4 places
4
balance the ring
4
partners California twirl ⁋

In this case there are 8 places in the circle, so going 4 places is equivalent to half way.

Simplicity Swing

by: Becky Hill

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners swing
B1 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles chain to neighbor
B2 8
star left 4 places ⁋
8
next neighbors do si do once

Salmonella Evening

by: Steve Zakon-Anderson

introduces moves: balance

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors allemande right 1¾
8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
A2 16
partners balance & swing
B1 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
B2 8
balance & petronella
4
balance the ring
2
pass through ⁋

Waltz & Clean-up & go to dinner.