user: Nicholas Rockstroh
Waltz
called with a robins allemande right 1½ instead of give and take
by: Don Armstrong
introduces moves: do si do, swing, down the hall, up the hall, circle, star
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | neighbors do si do once
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| 8 | gentlespoons do si do once
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| A2 | 8 | ladles do si do once
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| 8 | ones swing end facing down to split the twos
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| B1 | 8 | down the hall and turn alone
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| 8 | up the hall and bend into a ring
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 4 places
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| 8 | star left 4 places to a new neighbor couple ⁋
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introduces moves: custom, turn alone, form long waves, balance, allemande, promenade
formation: circle mixer
| A1 | 8 | ladles to the center and back
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| 2 | gentlespoons to the center
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| 4 | gentlespoons turn alone
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| 2 | gentlespoons go back
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| A2 | 0 | form long waves - ladles face in, gentlespoons face out
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| 4 | balance
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| 4 | neighbors allemande right once
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| 4 | balance
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| 4 | partners allemande left once
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| B1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing (this neighbor is your new partner)
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| B2 | 16 | partners promenade along the set on the right
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Riffing on La String Bean by Julian Blechner. Changes the direction of progression around the ring and gives an easier target for the transition to a new partner (since it's the person with whom you did an allemande right). See also La Southern Green Bean for a version with Rory O'More slides.
by: Gene Hubert
introduces moves: slide along set, long lines, chain, hey
formation: Becket
| A1 | 2 | slide left along set ⁋
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| 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| B1 | 16 | ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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introduces moves: right left through
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: Rick Mohr
introduces moves: pass by, petronella, balance the ring
formation: Becket ccw
| A1 | 4 | gentlespoons pass by right shoulders to next neighbors and form a ring ⁋
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| 8 | balance & petronella
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| A2 | 4 | petronella
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B1 | 8 | down the hall and turn as a couple
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| 8 | up the hall and bend into a ring
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| B2 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 10 | partners swing
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Source: https://rickmohr.net/Contra/Dances/Metronella
Rick's Notes:
"The structure of this dance echoes the classic dance Petronella, with figures more in the style of modern urban contra dances. So it had to be "Metro"nella.
The progression is unusual but not difficult. After the B2 partner swing gentlespoons cross the set passing right shoulders, and all look to new neighbors to form a ring and start anew.
Here are two ideas for handling the walkthrough:
Start improper, with the first A1 <u>balance the ring</u>. Teach the progression at the end, saying that it actually happens at the beginning of the dance. Then start the dance with <u>balance the ring</u> twice.
Line up improper, <u>everyone</u> move one place to the right to make it Becket, and <u>everyone</u> shift left so you're across from the previous couple. Then teach the progression.
It's great to dance this to the actual Petronella tune if the band is up for it."
Waltz
by: Cary Ravitz
introduces moves: form a long wave, box the gnat
formation: improper
| A1 | 4 | ladles allemande right ¾
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| 4 | ladles form a long wave in the center - balance the wave
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| 8 | ladles dance out while gentlespoons dance in to a long wave in the center - balance the wave
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| A2 | 4 | gentlespoons allemande left ¾
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| 4 | partners box the gnat
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| 8 | partners start a half hey - rights on ends, lefts in center
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | right left through
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| 8 | ladles chain ⁋
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by: Tom Hinds
introduces moves: meltdown swing, figure 8, contra corners
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors meltdown swing
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| A2 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 10 | partners swing
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| B1 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | ones half figure 8
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| B2 | 16 | ones contra corners ⁋
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A variation alternates between ones and twos.
Source: https://www.library.unh.edu/special/forms/rpdlw/syllabus1995.pdf
introduces moves: mad robin, custom
formation: Becket ccw
| A1 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | mad robin, ladles in front
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| A2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| B1 | 4 | circle right 2 places single file
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| 2 | march right along the set ⁋
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| 8 | star left 4 places with next neighbors
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| 2 | ladles turn back over right shoulders
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| B2 | 16 | partners meltdown swing
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by: Linda Leslie
called with a robins allemande right 1½ instead of give and take
introduces moves: pass through, give & take
formation: Becket
double progression
| A1 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | pass through ⁋
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| 8 | neighbors do si do once
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | next neighbors swing ⁋
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| B2 | 4 | gentlespoons give & take partners
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| 12 | partners swing
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"Written for Dance Flurry, 2009 and the Band!" - Linda