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!

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.