user: Thomas Begley
Rescue
Short waves
Waltz
Half Hey— less chal.
Alt above if you prefer all. Orbit to hey
Could drop
No walkthru
introduces moves: long lines, do si do, swing, promenade, gyre
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back ⁋
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| 8 | gentlespoons do si do 1½
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| A2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B1 | 8 | partners promenade
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| 8 | ladles gyre 1½
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| B2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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by: Tony Parkes
Rescue
introduces moves: allemande, circle, star, chain
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back ⁋
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B1 | 8 | circle left 4 places
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| 8 | star left 4 places
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| B2 | 8 | partners promenade
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| 8 | ladles chain to neighbor
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Bob Isaacs notes: Tony Parkes of Massachusetts has long been one of America’s best callers of contras and squares, and this glossary dance is a fine way to start an evening.
by: Roger Diggle
Short waves
introduces moves: form a long wave, form an ocean wave, pull by dancers
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | ladles dance in to a long wave in the center - balance the wave
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| 8 | ladles dance out while gentlespoons dance in to a long wave in the center - balance the wave
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| A2 | 4 | gentlespoons allemande left ¾
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| 4 | form an ocean wave & balance - gentlespoons by left hands and neighbors by right hands
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| 4 | neighbors allemande right ½
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| 4 | form an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands
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| B1 | 2 | ladles pull by left
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| 14 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 4 places
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| 8 | ladles chain ⁋
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Bob Fab notes: While it does not have waves at the sides, it has them in the middle so you can use it when the hall is too short for everyone to be in the same waves.
It is an excellent dance for incorporating a large group of beginners, because you hardly ever are without someone in your hand, and the storyline is nice.
introduces moves: balance the ring, California twirl
formation: improper
| A1 | 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | partners California twirl
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | partners California twirl
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| A2 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| B1 | 8 | star right 4 places
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| 8 | star left 4 places
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| B2 | 16 | ones balance & swing ⁋
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introduces moves: down the hall, up the hall, arch & dive
formation: improper
Line of four going down the hall has ones in the middle: W2-M1-W1-M2.
| A1 | 8 | down the hall and turn alone
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| 8 | up the hall; end facing neighbor
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| A2 | 8 | neighbors do si do once
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B1 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 12 | circle left 5 places
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| 4 | twos arch ones dive ⁋
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by: Becky Hill
introduces moves: petronella
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B1 | 8 | ladles chain
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| 8 | balance & petronella
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| B2 | 8 | balance & petronella
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| 8 | star left 4 places ⁋
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Waltz
by: Bill Olson
Half Hey— less chal.
introduces moves: box the gnat, hey
formation: improper
| A1 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles allemande left 1½
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| A2 | 8 | partners right hand balance & box the gnat
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| 8 | partners start a half hey - rights on ends, lefts in center
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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 ⁋
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by: Cary Ravitz
formation: Becket ccw
| A1 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| B1 | 8 | balance & petronella and turn to face the next ⁋
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| 8 | balance & petronella
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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by: Chris Page
Alt above if you prefer all. Orbit to hey
introduces moves: allemande orbit, meltdown swing
formation: Becket
| A1 | 8 | partners promenade ⁋
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| 8 | ladles chain to next neighbor
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| A2 | 8 | ladles allemande right 1½ around while the gentlespoons orbit counter clockwise ½ around
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| B1 | 8 | gentlespoons chain
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| 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½ around while the ladles orbit clockwise ½ around
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| B2 | 16 | partners meltdown swing
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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
by: Erik Hoffman
Could drop
introduces moves: right left through, square through
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B1 | 8 | right left through
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| B2 | 8 | square through two - partners balance & pull by right, then neighbors pull by left
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| 8 | square through two - partners balance & pull by right, then neighbors pull by left ⁋
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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
No walkthru
introduces moves: pass through
formation: improper
| A1 | 4 | balance the ring
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| 12 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles allemande left 1½
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| B1 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | pass through
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by: unknown
formation: improper
| A1 | 16 | neighbors balance & swing
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| A2 | 8 | long lines forward & back
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| 8 | ladles chain
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| B1 | 8 | ladles do si do once
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| 8 | partners swing
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| B2 | 8 | circle left 3 places
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| 4 | balance the ring
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| 4 | pass through ⁋
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