user: Kenny Greer
Laura's Zig Zag by Rick Mohr (Called by Ron Yarbrough)
Waltz/Break
No Walkthrough
I had planned a couple more dances, with this one being the end, but due to a scheduling conflict with The Swannanoa Gathering, we had to cut the length of the evening short.
by: Larry Jennings
introduces moves: swing, circle, promenade, chain, star
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 10 | partners swing
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| B1 | 8 | partners promenade
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| B2 | 8 | neighbors promenade
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| 8 | star left 4 places to next neighbors
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One of the great glossary dances. Simple figures and gentle timing, but not so comprehensive that it leaves you with no options to make the second dance feel distinctive. Definitely a favorite of mine.
introduces moves: long lines, right left through, allemande
formation: improper
Note the hand in which the next neighbor's hand will be held in the long lines
| A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | right left through
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| 8 | ladles allemande right 1½
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | neighbors swing and take hands with next neighbors in long lines ⁋
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I was taking a course on gender and sexuality at the time I wrote this. The title is a double pun; "Contra is essential" is one meaning, "against cultural/biological essentialism" is another.
by: Becky Hill
introduces moves: hey, pass through
formation: Becket
| A1 | 16 | ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| A2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B1 | 8 | partners promenade
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| 8 | right left through
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| B2 | 7 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | pass through
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| 7 | circle right 3 places with new neighbors
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Based on: "Connecticut to Quebec" by Becky Hill
Laura's Zig Zag by Rick Mohr (Called by Ron Yarbrough)
introduces moves: roll away, mad robin
formation: improper
| A1 | 4 | long lines forward
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| 4 | gentlespoons roll away neighbors with a half sashay
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| 8 | mad robin, gentlespoons in front
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| A2 | 8 | star right - hands across - 4 places
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| 8 | ladles allemande right 1½
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 10 | neighbors swing ⁋
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Very clockwise, keep in mind if intending to call with other dizzying dances.
Waltz/Break
by: Lisa Greenleaf
No Walkthrough
introduces moves: do si do
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles allemande right 1½
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors do si do 1½ ⁋
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by: Rick Mohr
introduces moves: form an ocean wave, form long waves, balance
formation: improper
| A1 | 6 | gentlespoons allemande left once
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| 10 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles allemande right 1½ - don't let go
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| B2 | 4 | form an ocean wave & balance - ladles by right hands and neighbors by left hands
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| 4 | neighbors allemande left ¾ to long wavy lines
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| 0 | form long waves - ladles face in, gentlespoons face out ⁋
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| 4 | balance
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| 4 | next neighbors allemande right ¾
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by: Chart Guthrie
I had planned a couple more dances, with this one being the end, but due to a scheduling conflict with The Swannanoa Gathering, we had to cut the length of the evening short.
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | ladles start a half hey - ____ in center, ____ on ends ⁋
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