Wilmington, NC-- 1/4/25

user: Thomas Begley

Family Contra

by: Sherry Nevins

introduces moves: balance, circle, do si do

formation: improper or proper

Begin joined hands four

A1 4
balance the ring
4
balance the ring
8
circle left 4 places
A2 4
balance the ring
4
balance the ring
8
circle right 4 places
B1 8
neighbors do si do once
8
partners do si do once (across the set)
B2 16
neighbors do si do 1½ as couples (holding partner's hand) ⁋

Push the Button

by: unknown

introduces moves: swing, long lines, chain, balance the ring, pass through

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles chain
B1 8
ladles do si do once
8
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
pass through ⁋

Spring Fever

by: Tony Parkes

introduces moves: allemande, star, promenade

formation: improper

A1 8
long lines forward & back ⁋
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing
B1 8
circle left 4 places
8
star left 4 places
B2 8
partners promenade
8
ladles chain to neighbor

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.

Kitchen Stomp

by: Becky Hill

introduces moves: petronella

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing
B1 8
ladles chain
8
balance & petronella
B2 8
balance & petronella
8
star left 4 places ⁋

The Salty Swirl

by: Robert Cromartie

introduces moves: down the hall, up the hall, California twirl

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors do si do once
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
ladles chain to partner
8
ladles chain to neighbor
B1 8
long lines forward & back
8
partners swing in the middle; end facing down two by two
B2 4
down the hall and turn as a couple
4
up the hall
4
partners balance (1s only)
4
partners California twirl (1s only) ⁋

Waltz :)

Streetsboro Daisies

by: Cary Ravitz

introduces moves: hey

formation: improper

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

Midwest Folklore

by: Orace Johnson

introduces moves: slide along set

formation: Becket

A1 2
slide left along set ⁋
8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors do si do once
16
neighbors balance & swing
8
circle left 3 places
8
partners do si do once
16
partners balance & swing

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.

Mad Robin in Love

by: Greg Frock

introduces moves: mad robin, pass by

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors do si do once
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
mad robin, gentlespoons in front
B1 4
gentlespoons pass by left shoulders
12
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
partners California twirl ⁋

Dancers will try to rush the mad robin to include the gentlespoons cross in A2. Remind them there is plenty of time to complete the figure. Written for Robin Wilson in 2011

Awesome Double Progression Dance

by: Donna Calhoun

formation: improper

A1 8
down the hall and turn alone 1s in center
8
up the hall and bend into a ring
A2 8
circle left 4 places
8
star left 4 places ⁋
B1 16
neighbors balance & swing NEW Neighbor
B2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ones swing end facing down ⁋

Written one night when I left my cards on the kitchen table. Sent a friend
to retrieve them, but in the meantime wrote this as a stopgap. It remained
nameless for a couple of years till Robert Cromartie called it and afterward
Gene Hubert asked "What was the name of that Awesome Double
Progression Dance?"