07.12.25 Palo Alto Contra

user: Sarah Trop

Table of Contents

  1. Spend Some Money Together by Luke Donforth
  2. Birminghams by Gary Nelson
  3. Yoyo's Ma by Susan Petrick
  4. M.A.D. About Dancing by Robert Cromartie
  5. A Summer Night in Seattle by Mike Richardson
  6. Early Evening Rollaway by Bob Isaacs

  7. BREAK
  8. Airpants by Lisa Greenleaf
  9. 50/50 by Bob Isaacs
  10. The Carousel by Tom Hinds
  11. Minimum Fuss, Maximum Fun by Dean Snipes
  12. Maliza's Magical Mystery Motion by Cary Ravitz


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Spend Some Money Together

by: Luke Donforth

introduces moves: long lines, swing, down the hall, up the hall, circle, promenade, chain

formation: improper

A1 8
long lines forward & back
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
down the hall and turn alone
8
up the hall and bend into a ring
B1 6
circle left 3 places
10
partners swing
B2 8
partners promenade
8
ladles chain ⁋

Birminghams

by: Gary Nelson

introduces moves: pass through, gyre, petronella

formation: Becket

A1 6
circle left 3 places
2
pass through
8
neighbors gyre left shoulders once
A2 8
neighbors promenade
8
ladles chain
B1 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
B2 16
partners balance & swing ⁋

Yoyo's Ma

by: Susan Petrick

introduces moves: poussette, hey, balance the ring, California twirl

formation: improper

A1 8
half poussette - gentlespoons pull partners back then left
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
ladles chain to partner
8
ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
partners California twirl then join two hands ⁋

M.A.D. About Dancing

by: Robert Cromartie

introduces moves: balance, allemande

formation: improper

Starts in ocean waves, ladles in the middle taking left hands, neighbors taking right hands, 1s facing down

A1 4
balance wave right, then left
4
neighbors allemande right ½ (and reform wave with gentlespoons in the middle)
4
balance wave left, then right
4
gentlespoons allemande left once
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places and step into original ocean wave ⁋
4
balance wave forward and back, and walk forward to new waves

The A1 balance LEFT then right is editorial; I think it flows better but as far as I can tell it wasn't specified in the original dance. (Also, experienced dancers often balance to the right here out of instinct, so either really emphasize the balance left or don't bother.)

A Summer Night in Seattle

by: Mike Richardson

introduces moves: do si do, box the gnat, star

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 6
circle left 3 places
10
partners swing
B1 6
circle left 3 places
10
neighbors do si do 1½ look for new neighbors
B2 8
next neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
8
star right 4 places look for new new neighbors ⁋

Double progression

Early Evening Rollaway

by: Bob Isaacs

introduces moves: right left through, roll away

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
right left through
8
ladles chain
B1 4
balance the ring
4
gentlespoons roll away neighbors with a half sashay across the set
8
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
2
pass through ⁋
8
next neighbors do si do once

BREAK

Airpants

by: Lisa Greenleaf

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles allemande right 1½
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors do si do 1½ ⁋

50/50

by: Bob Isaacs

introduces moves: meltdown swing, slide along set

formation: Becket

A1 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
ladles chain
8
ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
B1 8
partners right hand balance & box the gnat
8
gentlespoons start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
B2 14
partners meltdown swing
2
slide left along set ⁋

The Carousel

by: Tom Hinds

formation: improper

A1 8
long lines forward & back ⁋
8
ladles allemande left 1½
A2 16
partners start a full hey - rights on ends, lefts in center
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing

Minimum Fuss, Maximum Fun

by: Dean Snipes

introduces moves: box circulate

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
8
balance & box circulate - gentlespoons cross while ladles loop right
A2 8
balance & box circulate - ladles cross while gentlespoons loop right
8
neighbors swing
B1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places ⁋

Maliza's Magical Mystery Motion

by: Cary Ravitz

formation: Becket ccw

A1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
neighbors promenade
8
ladles chain
B1 8
balance & petronella and turn to face the next ⁋
8
balance & petronella
B2 16
partners balance & swing

"The motion in B1 does seem magical – while the ladles Petronella over and back across the set, the gentlespoons do consecutive Petronellas along the side, in effect progressing behind his partner’s back."
- Rich Goss