C/O LCCD 8/6/26

user: Isaac Banner

Table of Contents

  1. The Whole Dance by Isaac Banner

    Glossy Pants
  2. Dinner at the Swingside by Hal Mueller

    SFS
  3. The Carousel by Tom Hinds

    Full Hey
  4. United We Dance by Bob Isaacs

    Waves?

  5. Smooth
  6. Astray by Cary Ravitz

    B2PB&S

  7. Break
  8. Robo-nella by Bob Isaacs

    No/Low Walk
  9. Another Orbit for Liz by Bob Green

    Peak D
  10. Fire in the Tunnel by Yoyo Zhou

    Bouncy
  11. Poetry in Motion by Lisa Greenleaf

    Smooth (but maybe cut for time?)
  12. Maid Marian's Fancy by David Smukler

    Banger


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The Whole Dance

by: Isaac Banner

Glossy Pants

introduces moves: swing, down the hall, up the hall, balance the ring, give & take, right left through, do si do

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing, end facing down
A2 8
down the hall and turn as a couple
8
up the hall and bend into a ring
B1 4
balance the ring
4
ladles take partners
8
partners swing
B2 8
right left through
8
ladles do si do 1½ to face next neighbors ⁋

Dinner at the Swingside

by: Hal Mueller

SFS

introduces moves: box the gnat, star, allemande, circle, chain

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
8
star right 4 places
A2 8
next neighbors allemande left once
8
neighbors swing (original neighbor)
B1 6
circle left 3 places
10
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places ⁋

The Carousel

by: Tom Hinds

Full Hey

introduces moves: long lines, hey

formation: improper

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

United We Dance

by: Bob Isaacs

Waves?

introduces moves: Rory O'More

formation: long waves, larks facing out

A1 8
balance & Rory O'More right (in long waves)
8
balance & Rory O'More left (in long waves)
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 6
circle left 3 places
10
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places, to long waves

Smooth

Astray

by: Cary Ravitz

B2PB&S

introduces moves: zig zag

formation: becket

A1 8
right left through
8
circle right 3 places
A2 6
zig right zag left ⁋
10
next neighbors swing
B1 8
gentlespoons start a half hey - lefts in center, rights on ends
8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
B2 16
partners balance & swing

partner DSD and swing in B2 also works quite well

Break

Robo-nella

by: Bob Isaacs

No/Low Walk

introduces moves: petronella, pass through

formation: improper

A1 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
gentlespoons allemande left once
8
partners swing
B2 6
circle left 3 places
2
pass through ⁋
8
next neighbors do si do once

Another Orbit for Liz

by: Bob Green

Peak D

introduces moves: mad robin, allemande orbit

formation: Improper

A1 8
mad robin, ladles in front
8
ladles allemande left 1½ around while the gentlespoons orbit clockwise ½ around
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
ladles give & take partners
8
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
mad robin, ladles in front ⁋

Fire in the Tunnel

by: Yoyo Zhou

Bouncy

introduces moves: California twirl, square through

formation: Becket

A1 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
partners California twirl ⁋
A2 8
neighbors do si do once
8
square through two - neighbors balance & pull by right, then partners pull by left
B1 16
neighbors balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners swing

a request was made on the Contra Callers facebook group for any easy dances with balances halfway through both A1 and A2. Yoyo wrote this and commented it on the Facebook thread on October 23, 2019.

Poetry in Motion

by: Lisa Greenleaf

Smooth (but maybe cut for time?)

introduces moves: gyre

formation: improper

A1 8
star right 4 places
8
neighbors allemande right 1¼
A2 8
next neighbors gyre left shoulders once
8
neighbors swing original neighbor
B1 8
gentlespoons give & take partners
8
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain to neighbor
8
star left 4 places ⁋

Bob Isaacs notes: The give and take figure originated from Larry Jennings, the great caller and writer from Boston. End the neighbor swing in shoulder/waist position, take two steps forward, and the gentlespoons take their partner’s hand and lead her to his side for a swing. Some “hard-to-get” playfulness usually goes along with this. In this dance the figure is a good alternative to circle L ¾, and in other dances can go to either side of the set.

This smooth-flowing dance was written by one top caller for the marriage of two other outstanding callers, Linda Leslie and Bob Golder, all of whom are from eastern Massachusetts.

Maid Marian's Fancy

by: David Smukler

Banger

formation: becket

A1 6
circle left 4 places
10
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
4
ladles allemande right ¾ to new neighbor ladle ⁋
4
ladles allemande left once, gentlespoons shift left
B1 16
partners start a full hey - rights on ends, lefts in center
B2 16
partners balance & swing