09.27.25 Contrabridge

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Table of Contents

  1. Spend Some Money Together by Luke Donforth
  2. Still More O'Moore by Jim Kitch
  3. Another Safe Production by Peter Foster
  4. Hocus Pocus by Lisa Greenleaf
  5. Wrinkled Ribbon by Melanie Axel-Lute
  6. Maliza's Magical Mystery Motion by Cary Ravitz

  7. BREAK
  8. After the Solstice by Lisa Greenleaf
  9. Star of the County Alameda by Yoyo Zhou
  10. Becketize the Baby by John Coffman
  11. Square Affair by Becky Hill
  12. Recombobulated by Chris Page


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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 ⁋

Still More O'Moore

by: Jim Kitch

introduces moves: pass through, allemande, Rory O'More

formation: Becket

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

Another Safe Production

by: Peter Foster

introduces moves: star, give & take

formation: improper

A1 8
star right 4 places
8
neighbors allemande right 1¾
A2 8
gentlespoons allemande left once
8
neighbors swing
B1 8
gentlespoons give & take partners
8
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places ⁋

Hocus Pocus

by: Lisa Greenleaf

introduces moves: hey, balance the ring, California twirl

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
ladles chain
8
ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends right shoulder
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
partners California twirl ⁋

Wrinkled Ribbon

by: Melanie Axel-Lute

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors allemande left 1½
8
ladles chain
A2 16
ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
partners promenade across & loop wide to new neighbors (J-hook) ⁋
8
circle right 3 places

Maliza's Magical Mystery Motion

by: Cary Ravitz

introduces moves: petronella

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

BREAK

After the Solstice

by: Lisa Greenleaf

introduces moves: right left through

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
right left through
6
circle left 3 places
2
pass through ⁋

Star of the County Alameda

by: Yoyo Zhou

introduces moves: box the gnat, pull by direction

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
8
star right 4 places
A2 4
pull by right across the set w/partner
12
neighbors swing
B1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing
B2 8
partners promenade
6
star left 3 places
2
pull by left w/neighbor ⁋

Composed September 11, 2012

Choreographer's notes:

Often, when we pull across by the right hand, if we hold on too long, it leads to ladles turning over their right shoulder, which is bad for e.g. a right and left thru. But in this dance, it's good flow for the ladles to keep turning right into the neighbor swing.
Teaching notes:
* B2 needs to be zippy. After the star 3 places, we've come to original place.

Becketize the Baby

by: John Coffman

formation: Becket

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

Connected and flowing

Square Affair

by: Becky Hill

introduces moves: square through

formation: Becket

A1 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles chain
A2 16
square through four - partners balance & pull by right, then neighbors pull by left, then repeat ⁋
B1 16
next neighbors balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners swing on original side

Original published in RosenHill Collection 2005. Available at https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&ved=2ahUKEwjh-ZCcz6reAhUKXa0KHb-qA_sQFjACegQICBAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Faptsg.org%2FDance%2Feasy_dances.rtf&usg=AOvVaw1iKx8xkRMJlMTgwuoBnYep

Recombobulated

by: Chris Page

introduces moves: slide along set, meltdown swing

formation: Becket

A1 2
slide left along set to next neighbors ⁋
6
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
B1 8
star left - hands across - 4 places
8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
B2 16
partners meltdown swing