KW 2025-10-30 Lake City w/ Raven & Goose + Audrey Jaber

user: Koren A Wake

First of November

by: Isaac Banner

introduces moves: long lines, swing, allemande, do si do, chain, right left through

formation: improper

A1 8
long lines forward & back
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners do si do 1¼
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
ladles chain to neighbors
8
right left through ⁋

Dosido as much as you want, until it’s time to balance - it’s a free country.

Heartbeat Contra

by: Don Flaherty

introduces moves: petronella, balance the ring, gyre, circle, 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 ⁋

The Second Time Around

by: Jim Kitch

introduces moves: meltdown swing, hey, star

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
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places ⁋

Frannie's Frolic

by: Will Mentor

introduces moves: pull by dancers

formation: Becket

A1 6
circle left 3 places
10
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
right diagonal ladles chain to 1st shadows [^1]
B1 8
star left 4 places (with Future Neighbor & Shadow)
2
partners pull by right
6
2nd shadows allemande left once
B2 16
partners balance & swing ⁋

https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=17932

[^1]: after the courtesy turn with shadows, partners are next to each other, but in different hands four

A Sure Thing

by: Chris Page

introduces moves: poussette

formation: improper

A1 6
half poussette - gentlespoons pull partners back then left
10
neighbors 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
ladles chain
8
circle right 4 places ⁋

Pizza Shop

by: Yoyo Zhou

(no walkthrough, preceded by announcements)

introduces moves: slice, down the hall, up the hall

formation: Becket

A1 8
slice left and straight back ⁋
8
ladles chain
A2 8
ladles allemande right once
8
neighbors swing
B1 8
down the hall and turn as a couple
8
up the hall and bend into a ring
B2 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners swing

waltz & break

What The Hey

by: Becky Hill

This dance is not published.

Apogee

by: Chris Page

introduces moves: promenade, allemande orbit

formation: Becket

A1 8
partners promenade ⁋
8
ladles chain to next neighbor
A2 8
ladles allemande right 1½ around while the gentlespoons orbit counter clockwise ½ around
8
neighbors swing
B1 8
gentlespoons chain
8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½ around while the ladles orbit clockwise ½ around
B2 16
partners meltdown swing

Chris Page notes:
[2] To flow into the orbit figure, consider an open ladles chain, where ladles pull by right, and then neighbor N2 allemande left 1. The transition also works well with a twirl substituted for the courtesy turn.
[3] In tight quarters, it helps if gentlespoons from other sets intersect by passing each other by left shoulders.
[4] I strongly recommend an open gentlespoons chain, where gentlespoons pull by left, and then partner allemande right 1. Not only will this be less confusing than a regular gentlespoon's chain, but the ladles will have proper momentum into the orbit.

available http://chrispagecontra.awardspace.us/dances/index.htm#apogee

Bob the Surfer (Becketized)

by: Dugan Murphy

introduces moves: box circulate

formation: Becket

A1 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors allemande right 1½ to long waves (ladles face out)
A2 8
balance & box circulate - gentlespoons cross while ladles loop right
8
balance & box circulate - ladles cross while gentlespoons loop right & look to next neighbor ⁋
B1 16
neighbors balance & swing (this is a new neighbor)
B2 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing

This is Bob the Surfer, just rotated around the phrase to be Becket.

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