Melrose contra dancers
Melrose parade, Sat. 12Dec2015

We met at the Melrose Dream Center, 301 SR 26, Melrose FL 32666, and the parade was along SR 26, 10AM-11:30AM.

The float-judges give four awards: Our float, Dancing Fish, won the Most Original Entry category for 2015.

Hey on the fritz by Jonathan King.

[BECKET: [First, memorize DIR-PROG, to find new NBRs, for RH_star. Now Becketize, hands in long lines, join at ends to make a huge Oval. Partner in one hand, Shadow in the other.]
R-star all-the-way-around (8). Ladies look left to find Shadow. Shadow L-allemand(8).
Partner bal&swing(4+12).
Ladies chain(8). Ladies start half-hey(8). [As Gents finish crossing the set, melt into a...]
...Nbr swing(8). Gents “Left-shoulder Hey” [a half-hey](8). Gents pass L-shoulder, then R-shoulder with partner, then looks right, and sticks out R-arm, ready for the star-R with new nbrs. Each Lady passes R-shoulder w.partner, then does a L-shoulder gypsy with the other lady, till she sees her partner's back; hook on to him and make a R-hand star with New Nbrs.
A modification of: The Ritz by Gene Hubert.

Three videos of the dance being developed, to recorded music by Groovemongers:
2nd run (JK calling/dancing); taught as Becket dance, 24Aug2014.
1st run; taught as Improper dance, 27July2014.
3rd run, Becket; new music too slow, switched back to Groovemongers, 14Sept2014.

From Left-to-Right:
Top row: Nina, Jean, Chaitanya, Laura, Carol, Eleta, Jill, Bob, Joe, Anne and Pat (off-screen right).
Bottom row: Mark, C.L., Steve and Sally.
An unmarked group-photo with Pat.   And finally... The HUG