user: Elisabeth Monica
Waltz
Break
Good Omens by Sarah Kaiser https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=8171
Orange You Glad by Sarah Kaiser https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=14349
Waltz
by: Don Flaherty
introduces moves: petronella, balance the ring, swing, gyre, circle, balance, California twirl
formation: improper
A1 | 8 | balance & petronella
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8 | balance & petronella
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A2 | 4 | balance the ring
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12 | neighbors swing
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B1 | 8 | ladles gyre 1½
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8 | partners swing
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B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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4 | partners balance
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4 | partners California twirl ⁋
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by: Chris Weiler
introduces moves: right left through, allemande
formation: Becket ccw
A1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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4 | balance the ring
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4 | partners California twirl ⁋
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A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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B1 | 8 | right left through
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8 | ladles allemande right 1½
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B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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Chris's notes:
"Written at the A-1 Diner in Gardiner, ME October 24th, 2008. Called for the first time that same evening at the North Whitefield contra dance. I was looking for a good dance to go either before the break or at the end of the evening. The dance is simple enough for the dancers and lets the band rock with an energetic tune set. Plus it ends with a partner swing without any changes from the caller. Call it in duple improper formation starting with the A2 for a more standard experience."
by: Maia McCormick
introduces moves: meltdown swing, hey, promenade, pass through
formation: improper
A1 | 16 | neighbors meltdown swing
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A2 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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8 | partners start a half hey - rights on ends, lefts in center
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B1 | 16 | partners meltdown swing
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B2 | 8 | partners promenade
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6 | circle right 3 places
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2 | pass through by the left ⁋
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Written for Brooklyn Contra on 8/4/17, which is Obama's birthday, hence the title. Smooth dance with a hey-like figure up/down the set and a satisfying promenade > circle right transition.
by: Linda Leslie
introduces moves: give & take, chain, slide along set
formation: Becket
Identify next neighbors on left diagonal.
A1 | 4 | gentlespoons give & take neighbors
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12 | neighbors swing
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A2 | 8 | ladles chain
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6 | partners promenade
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2 | slide right along set (j-hook) ⁋
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B1 | 8 | balance & petronella
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8 | balance & petronella
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B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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Linda's notes:
"Written for our friends Lucia Watson and Jeff Weiler so they could twirl like crazy in the chain. In 2017, I actually switched the sequences: the dance used to start at the B1. I like this much better!"
by: Joseph Pimentel
introduces moves: star, zig zag
formation: Sicilian Circle
A1 | 8 | star left 4 places to prev neighbors
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8 | star right 4 places with prev neighbors back to original neighbors
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A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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B1 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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8 | partners swing
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B2 | 10 | circle left 5 places
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6 | zig left zag right to next neighbors ⁋
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by: Seth Tepfer
introduces moves: Rory O'More, do si do
formation: improper
Starts in short waves, right hand to neighbors
A1 | 8 | balance & Rory O'More right
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8 | balance & Rory O'More left
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A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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B1 | 8 | ladles allemande right 1½
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8 | partners swing
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B2 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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2 | pass through ⁋
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8 | next neighbors do si do 1¼ to short waves
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Based on Apples and Chocolate by Sue Rosen
Waltz
Break
by: Robin Banerji
formation: improper
A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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A2 | 8 | right left through
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8 | circle left 3 places
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B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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B2 | 8 | balance & petronella
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4 | balance the ring
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4 | partners California twirl ⁋
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Good Omens by Sarah Kaiser https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=8171
Orange You Glad by Sarah Kaiser https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=14349
by: Lisa Greenleaf
introduces moves: long lines
formation: improper
A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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B2 | 8 | right left through
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6 | circle left 3 places
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2 | pass through ⁋
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Waltz