user: Koren A Wake
or Kinematic Vorticity
or Rollin' & Tumblin'
Similar idea but actually a 3-face-3 progressing version
by: Jim Hemphill
introduces moves: swing, long lines, star, meltdown swing, circle, balance the ring, arch & dive
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | star right 3 places
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| B1 | 16 | partners meltdown swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | twos arch ones dive ⁋
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Can be called without role terms (but still requires that the neighbor swing ends in the progressed position).
by: Beth Parkes
or Kinematic Vorticity
introduces moves: down the hall, up the hall, chain
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 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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| B1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles chain ⁋
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by: Linda Leslie
introduces moves: Rory O'More, form an ocean wave, custom
formation: improper
Dance starts in short wavy lines: from improper formation, neighbors take right hands, ladles take left in the center.
| 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 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places and walk forward
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| 4 | form an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands -forward and back
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| 4 | walk forward to ⁋
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| 0 | form an ocean wave - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands
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by: Jim Kitch
or Rollin' & Tumblin'
introduces moves: box the gnat, mad robin, pass by, right left through
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
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| 8 | mad robin, gentlespoons in front
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| A2 | 2 | gentlespoons pass by left shoulders
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| 14 | partners meltdown swing
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| B1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B2 | 8 | right left through
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| 8 | star left 4 places ⁋
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by: Don Flaherty
introduces moves: petronella, gyre, 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: John Coffman
introduces moves: hey, allemande
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing and slid left to new couples ⁋
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by: Jacqui Grennan
introduces moves: slice, zig zag
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | slice left and straight back ⁋
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| 8 | ladles allemande left 1½
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B1 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 6 | neighbors zig left zag right
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| 4 | shadows allemande left once
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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The timing is fuzzy in the B1 but it does all fit.
by: Gene Hubert
introduces moves: pull by dancers, do si do
formation: improper
| A1 | 4 | neighbors box the gnat
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| 4 | gentlespoons pull by left
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| 8 | partners swing
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| A2 | 8 | circle left 4 places
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| 8 | partners do si do once
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| B1 | 4 | partners box the gnat
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| 4 | ladles pull by left
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B2 | 8 | right left through
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| 8 | star left 4 places ⁋
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by: Rick Mohr
introduces moves: custom
formation: improper
fast reels
| A1 | 8 | circle right 4 places
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| 6 | neighbors allemande left once
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| 2 | gentlespoons pull by right
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| A2 | 16 | hey, partners passing left shoulders to start
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 10 | circle left 5 places to original place
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| 6 | zig left zag right ⁋
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Rick Mohr notes: This is a very fun dance, especially with fast reels.
It helps to alert the gentlespoons to pull by at the end of the phrase in A1. Otherwise some will delay until the beginning of A2, making them late for the balance in B1. This can be reinforced during the dance by calling "gentlespoons right hand pull by" early by a beat or two.
The "Zig-Zag" in B2 is most satisfying if dancers emphasize the sideways left/right motion rather than the forward motion which gets them past their neighbors. There's plenty of time, so encourage them to go a good distance out of the set in the Zig. The idea is to let the momentum from the circle left propel into the Zig left, and then let the momentum from the Zag right lead directly into the circle right with the next couple.
For Robin Kynoch, a fine tinwhistle player from Framingham, Massachusetts. You might not think it possible to "rock" on the whistle, but Robin does.
Originally posted to: http://rickmohr.net/contra/dances.asp#RockinRobin
Similar idea but actually a 3-face-3 progressing version
introduces moves: custom, contra corners
formation: three face three
With your two partners, face another line of 3 up & down the set (or around a sicilian circle). "Active" partner in the middle of your line of 3.
| A1 | 8 | lines of 3 forward & back
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| 8 | neighbors do si do once (the person opposite)
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| A2 | 16 | twos contra corners (center people)
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| B1 | 8 | opposite neighbor two hand turn once, end in original place
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| 8 | circle left 3 places (hands six, circle halfway)
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| B2 | 16 | trios basket swing, end facing direction of travel with new "active" in the middle
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It's difficult to get ContraDB's presets to really work here.
by: Lisa Greenleaf
introduces moves: custom
formation: improper
Have dancers introduce themselves to their previous neighbor during walkthrough.
| A1 | 8 | neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
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| 2 | neighbors pull by right
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| 6 | previous neighbors allemande left once
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B1 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 10 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | star left 4 places ⁋
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by: Linda Leslie
introduces moves: give & take, promenade, 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!"