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Table of Contents

  1. The Big Easy by Becky Hill
  2. Frederick Contra by Tom Hinds
  3. Treasure of Sierra Madre by James Hutson
  4. Centrifugal Hey by Gene Hubert

  5. That Old Time Elixir by Mike Boerschig http://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=607

  6. Waltz

  7. Break
  8. Birthday by Robin Banerji

  9. Welcome Home by Tom Lehmann https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=928
  10. The Young Adult Rose by David Kaynor
  11. Susan's Slide by Cary Ravitz

  12. Waltz


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The Big Easy

by: Becky Hill

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

formation: improper

A1 4
balance the ring
12
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles allemande left 1½
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
pass through

Frederick Contra

by: Tom Hinds

introduces moves: do si do, down the hall, up the hall

formation: improper

Common variation is for long lines forward and back instead of do si do. That version can be found here.

A1 8
gentlespoons do si do once
8
ladles allemande left 1½
A2 16
partners balance & swing
B1 8
down the hall and turn as a couple
8
up the hall and bend into a ring
B2 6
circle left 3 places
10
neighbors swing ⁋

Treasure of Sierra Madre

by: James Hutson

introduces moves: box the gnat, hey, chain, star

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
8
gentlespoons 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
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places ⁋

Centrifugal Hey

by: Gene Hubert

introduces moves: right left through

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors allemande right 1½
8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
A2 16
partners start a full hey - rights on ends, lefts in center +
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
right left through
6
circle left 3 places
2
pass through ⁋

Bob Isaacs notes: One of Gene Hubert’s best, which is really saying something. As good a full hey dance as any ever written.

+partners right, ladles left, neighbor right, gentlespoons left

Waltz

Break

Birthday

by: Robin Banerji

introduces moves: petronella, California twirl

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
right left through
8
circle left 3 places
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
balance & petronella
4
balance the ring
4
partners California twirl ⁋

The Young Adult Rose

by: David Kaynor

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 7
circle left 3 places
2
pass through past partners
7
shadows allemande left once
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
ladles chain to neighbors
8
star left 4 places - look away to next neighbors ⁋

https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=12077

Susan's Slide

by: Cary Ravitz

introduces moves: slice, Rory O'More, gyre

formation: Becket

A1 8
slice left and straight back ⁋
2
pass through across the set
6
partners allemande right ¾ to short wave, gentlespoons join lefts in the middle
A2 8
balance & Rory O'More right, gentlespoons slide 1 place ladles slide 2 places
8
neighbors swing
B1 2
pass through across the set
6
neighbors allemande right ¾ to short wave, gentlespoons join lefts in the middle
8
balance & Rory O'More right, gentlespoons slide 1 place ladles slide 2
B2 8
partners gyre once
8
partners swing

Waltz