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Table of Contents

  1. Airpants, Bradley Smith pass through by Lisa Greenleaf

  2. Salt and Pepper by Sue Rosen https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=7288
  3. Centrifugal Hey by Gene Hubert
  4. Rod's Grits by Bill Olson
  5. Neighbor, Neighbor On the Wall by Maia McCormick

  6. Summer of 84 https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=16948

  7. Announcements
  8. Heartbeat Contra by Don Flaherty

  9. Waltz

  10. Break

  11. Partner Dance - Hambo
  12. Barack Me, Obamadeus by Maia McCormick

  13. Some Pig by David Smuckler https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=16666
  14. A Crafty Wave by Nicholas Rockstroh

    (Surf's Up by Bob Isaacs)
  15. I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! by Maia McCormick
  16. Apples and Caramel by Seth Tepfer

    (A and B swapped)

  17. Waltz


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Airpants, Bradley Smith pass through

by: Lisa Greenleaf

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

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
4
balance the ring
4
pass through to new neighbors ⁋

Bradley Smith Notes: Originally, the last figure of this dance was a neighbor do-si-do 1 1/2, but I usually swap it for the ring balance and pass through to make the progression as simple as possible for inexperienced dancers.

Centrifugal Hey

by: Gene Hubert

introduces moves: hey, 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

Rod's Grits

by: Bill Olson

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

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
8
star right - wrist grip - 4 places
A2 8
right left through
8
ladles do si do 1½
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
partners promenade
6
circle left 3 places
2
pass through ⁋

Neighbor, Neighbor On the Wall

by: Maia McCormick

introduces moves: chain

formation: improper

A1 8
long lines forward & back ⁋
8
neighbors swing (this is a new neighbor)
A2 8
ladles chain
8
ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
neighbors swing (the one you already swung)

Written for a workshop at YDW '17 to practice communication with neighbors.

Announcements

Heartbeat Contra

by: Don Flaherty

introduces moves: petronella, gyre, balance, California twirl

formation: improper

A1 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
A2 4
balance the ring
12
neighbors swing
B1 8
ladles gyre 1½
8
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
partners balance
4
partners California twirl ⁋

Waltz

Break

Partner Dance - Hambo

Barack Me, Obamadeus

by: Maia McCormick

introduces moves: meltdown swing

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors meltdown swing
A2 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners start a half hey - rights on ends, lefts in center
B1 16
partners meltdown swing
B2 8
partners promenade
6
circle right 3 places
2
pass through by the left ⁋

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.

A Crafty Wave

by: Nicholas Rockstroh

(Surf's Up by Bob Isaacs)

introduces moves: box circulate, form long waves

formation: improper

Start in a long wave taking right hands with current neighbors

A1 8
balance & box circulate - ladles cross while gentlespoons loop right
8
balance & box circulate - gentlespoons cross while ladles loop right
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left - wrist grip - 4 places
0
form long waves - ladles face in, gentlespoons face out

Written for Andrea Craft from Chicago when they needed a straightforward dance with box circulates in it. Very similar to “Minimum Fuss, Maximum Fun” by Dean Snipes, which differs slightly in the A1 and A2.

I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!

by: Maia McCormick

formation: improper

A1 8
long lines forward & back
8
gentlespoons right-hand chain
A2 16
gentlespoons start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
neighbors swing ⁋

Maia's site: https://contra.maiamccormick.com/dances.html#icantbelieveitsnotbutter

Maia's notes:

"It's basically "Butter" by Gene Hubert, only... not!"

Apples and Caramel

by: Seth Tepfer

(A and B swapped)

introduces moves: Rory O'More

formation: improper

Starts in short waves, right hand to neighbors

A1 8
balance & Rory O'More right
8
balance & Rory O'More left
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
ladles allemande right 1½
8
partners swing
B2 6
circle left 3 places
2
pass through ⁋
8
next neighbors do si do 1¼ to short waves

Based on Apples and Chocolate by Sue Rosen

Waltz