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user: Moose Flores

Table of Contents

  1. Intro Lesson NOT A DANCE by unknown
  2. Train Delay by Maia McCormick
  3. Waveland Avenue by Elizabeth Bloom Albert

  4. Rattlesnake Trio https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=6575

  5. Trip to Peterborogh by Rick Mohr https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=175
  6. Stars of Alberta by Carol Ormand

  7. Always My Love by Dean Snipes https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=12023
  8. Earl & Squirrel by Chris Weiler

  12. Announcements

  13. Waltz & Break

  14. Waltz & Goodnight


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Intro Lesson NOT A DANCE

by: unknown

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

formation: circle

Lesson: Circle, give weight, stay connected, AR, AL, DSD, Swing, courtesy turn & chain, better never than late.

A1 8
circle left 4 places
8
neighbors allemande left once
A2 8
neighbors do si do once
8
partners swing
B1 8
right left through
8
ladles chain
B2 8
long lines forward & back
8
star left 4 places

Lesson: Circle L/R, F&B, give weight, stay connected, DSD, AL, AR, Swing, courtesy turn & chain, star. Better never than late, keep moving, "Keep smiling and all is forgiven", Everyone makes mistakes!
Anyone can dance either role, or both. Anyone can ask anyone to dance. You can always say “no thank you” for any or no reason.

Train Delay

by: Maia McCormick

introduces moves: slide along set, box the gnat

formation: Becket

Shadow is next to you.

A1 2
slide left along set ⁋
6
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places
B1 8
shadows right hand balance & box the gnat
8
shadows do si do 1½
B2 16
partners balance & swing

In the second half of B1, pull by R at the start of the do-si-do for some extra momentum.

Written on a stuck train to Princeton, NJ, late 2014, and first called March 2015 in Silver Spring, MD.

Waveland Avenue

by: Elizabeth Bloom Albert

This dance is not published.

Stars of Alberta

by: Carol Ormand

introduces moves: hey

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors allemande right 1½
8
star left 4 places with next neighbors
A2 8
star right 3 places with original neighbors
8
partners swing
B1 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles chain
B2 16
ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends

Earl & Squirrel

by: Chris Weiler

introduces moves: form an ocean wave, Rory O'More

formation: improper

A1 8
ladles allemande right 1½
8
partners swing
A2 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors do si do 1¼ to
B1 0
form an ocean wave - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands
8
balance & Rory O'More right
8
balance & Rory O'More left
B2 16
neighbors balance & swing, ladles look on slight right diagonal for a new ladle to allemande ⁋

Chris Weiler notes:
Written at the Down East Country Dance Festival in Topsham, ME on March 28th, 2009 during the rehearsal period for the Festival Orchestra. Called later that afternoon during the Festival Orchestra slot in the main hall. Named for my host's new kitten (Earl of Grey was his full name) and the baby flying squirrel that he thought would be a better snack than playmate.

This was another case of creating a dance to fit the need. The title of the session was "Well Balanced Contras" and the tune sets had been chosen. I needed a dance with a <u>Rory O'More</u> style <u>balance</u> in the B1 to fit the music and the rest of the session and did not have one in my repertoire.

http://caller.chrisweiler.ws/dances.htm#earlsquirrel

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Announcements

Waltz & Break

Waltz & Goodnight

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