Frederick Contra
by Tom Hinds.
[IMPROPER:]
(“New”) dosido(8). allemand-L 1.5, to change places(8).
Partner bal&swing(4+12).
DTHall line4, ONEs next to TWOs(6), turn as a couple(2). Come back UTHall(6), bend the line(2)...
...Circle left 3-places(8). Nbr swing(8). look for new on L-diagonal.
(“New”) dosido(8). allemand-L 1.5, to change places(8).
Partner bal&swing(4+12).
DTHall line4, ONEs next to TWOs(6), turn as a couple(2). Come back UTHall(6), bend the line(2)...
...Circle left 3-places(8). Nbr swing(8). look for new on L-diagonal.
The Carousel
by Tom Hinds.
[IMPROPER:]
Long-lines(8). allemand-L 1.5 (8). [End nose-to-nose with partner, facing out.]
Full-hey(16), start by passing partner by R-shoulder.
Partner bal&swing(4+12) [on 's home side].
Circle left 3-places(8). Nbr swing(8).
Long-lines(8). allemand-L 1.5 (8). [End nose-to-nose with partner, facing out.]
Full-hey(16), start by passing partner by R-shoulder.
Partner bal&swing(4+12) [on 's home side].
Circle left 3-places(8). Nbr swing(8).
David Keller | Playing with FireAnnounce: Contra then Square.
[Dancer request:]
Beneficial Tradition
by Dan Pearl.
[BECKET: Double progression.]
(New) L-allemand(8), and swing partner(8).
Circle left 3-places(8). Nbr swing(8).
chain(8). Long-lines(8). [All are home now.]
Zig-Zag! [Four pull-bys, double progressing. The is paralleling her partner, sort-of looking at his back.]
(across)Pull-by-LEFT with current Nbr (Hey!).
(R-diag)Pull-by-R with next Same-gender (Hey!).
Pull-by-Left with next Opp-gender (Hey!)
Pull-by-R with next Same-gender (Hey!).
[Now: New- L-allemand, NOT the one she just pulled-by with.] .
[End: If no-one offers you a hand, stay put. , when your partner is free for L-pull-by, then pull-by-L with partner.] [If extra couple at bottom, they line up becket, ready for the pull-by-R.]
(New) L-allemand(8), and swing partner(8).
Circle left 3-places(8). Nbr swing(8).
chain(8). Long-lines(8). [All are home now.]
Zig-Zag! [Four pull-bys, double progressing. The is paralleling her partner, sort-of looking at his back.]
(across)Pull-by-LEFT with current Nbr (Hey!).
(R-diag)Pull-by-R with next Same-gender (Hey!).
Pull-by-Left with next Opp-gender (Hey!)
Pull-by-R with next Same-gender (Hey!).
[Now: New- L-allemand, NOT the one she just pulled-by with.] .
[End: If no-one offers you a hand, stay put. , when your partner is free for L-pull-by, then pull-by-L with partner.] [If extra couple at bottom, they line up becket, ready for the pull-by-R.]
Kimmswick Express
by Gene Hubert.
[Square-keeper]
HEADs/SIDEs go forward and back(8). HEADs/SIDEs Right-and-Left through(8).
HEADs/SIDEs circle left 3-places and pass through(6+2).
Dosido the one you meet 1+¼ to wavy-lines [ in the center] at the SIDES/HEADS.
Bal-the-wave(2+2). [
Promenade home(16).
HEADs/SIDEs go forward and back(8). HEADs/SIDEs Right-and-Left through(8).
HEADs/SIDEs circle left 3-places and pass through(6+2).
Dosido the one you meet 1+¼ to wavy-lines [ in the center] at the SIDES/HEADS.
Bal-the-wave(2+2). [
Swing through] All R-allemand(2), only L-allemand(2), swing partner(8).
Promenade home(16).
GS Intro/End:
Partner-swing(16), [Circle-L, Circle-R OR Into-the-center twice]
[Thank your partner, thank the set.]
Sides-Face! Grand-Square!: 1-2-3-turn 1-2-3-turn 1-2-3-turn 1-2-3-Reverse (4+4+4+4) 1-2-3-turn 1-2-3-turn 1-2-3-turn 1-2-3-Reverse (4+4+4+4).(Total: 16+16=32)
Partner-swing(16), [Circle-L, Circle-R OR Into-the-center twice]
[Thank your partner, thank the set.]
Maliza's Magical Mystery Motion
by Cary Ravitz.
[BECKET: Reverse proression]
[These] allemand-Left 1.5 (8). Nbr swing(8).
[Hang on to that NBR and] Promenade across(8). chain(8).
Ring-balance, spin one place to the right, as in Petronella, and turn alone to face a new nbr(8). Form ring with new couple, balance, and spin one place to the right(8).
Partner bal&swing(4+12).
[These] allemand-Left 1.5 (8). Nbr swing(8).
[Hang on to that NBR and] Promenade across(8). chain(8).
Ring-balance, spin one place to the right, as in Petronella, and turn alone to face a new nbr(8). Form ring with new couple, balance, and spin one place to the right(8).
Partner bal&swing(4+12).
Weave the Line
by Kathy Anderson.
[IMPROPER: Double-progression. 3 sets of nbrs]
Lefthand star(8) [sugg.: wrist-grip star]. [Reverse] Circle-left(8).
[Hang on to your partner] Veer left around NBRs#1, veer right around NBRs#2 (4+4). [As individuals] DoSiDo your nbr#3 (8).
[Look behind you] Bal&Swing(4+12) nbr#2.
Long lines(8). Actives swing(8) [“One's swing, Two's frame”.]
Lefthand star(8) [sugg.: wrist-grip star]. [Reverse] Circle-left(8).
[Hang on to your partner] Veer left around NBRs#1, veer right around NBRs#2 (4+4). [As individuals] DoSiDo your nbr#3 (8).
[Look behind you] Bal&Swing(4+12) nbr#2.
Long lines(8). Actives swing(8) [“One's swing, Two's frame”.]
[Slightly altered Version]
Melrosean Triplet
by Jonathan King.
[Triplet, PROPER:
abc
123 Letters are , diGits are .]
Circle-6-Right, halfway(8) 321
cba.
THREEs star-L [with the couple below] halfway(4) bc1
23a [and flow into a]
THREEs star-R [with the couple below] halfway(4), to end in handshake with partner across the set ba3
21c.
Box-DoSiDo: [“meanwhile-move”: Bottom couple (the THREEs) Balance & Box-the-Gnat(4+4), while top two couples mirror-DoSiDo Ptnr, passing between the . (ONEs DoSi, TWOs see-saw).] bac
213.
Lines fwd-and-back(8).
Middle-couple [ONEs] turn Contra Corners(4+4+4+4).
ONEs swing(8) [drifting down between the THREEs] while THREEs cast-up [“ONEs swing-down, THREEs cast-up”] bca
231.
Everyone, dosido partner(8).
Done to contra music, this dance is challenging. Done to waltz music, each 2 contra-steps becomes a single waltz triple-step; e.g, a parenthetical (8) means four waltz triple-steps. In waltz timing, for “Lines-fwd-and-back” I recommend going fwd on the R-diagonal (triple-step 1), fwd on L-diagonal (triple-step 2), then reversing for the remaining two triple-steps. With hands-joined, this is very satisfying.
123 Letters are , diGits are .]
Circle-6-Right, halfway(8) 321
cba.
THREEs star-L [with the couple below] halfway(4) bc1
23a [and flow into a]
THREEs star-R [with the couple below] halfway(4), to end in handshake with partner across the set ba3
21c.
Box-DoSiDo: [“meanwhile-move”: Bottom couple (the THREEs) Balance & Box-the-Gnat(4+4), while top two couples mirror-DoSiDo Ptnr, passing between the . (ONEs DoSi, TWOs see-saw).] bac
213.
Lines fwd-and-back(8).
Middle-couple [ONEs] turn Contra Corners(4+4+4+4).
ONEs swing(8) [drifting down between the THREEs] while THREEs cast-up [“ONEs swing-down, THREEs cast-up”] bca
231.
Everyone, dosido partner(8).
Done to contra music, this dance is challenging. Done to waltz music, each 2 contra-steps becomes a single waltz triple-step; e.g, a parenthetical (8) means four waltz triple-steps. In waltz timing, for “Lines-fwd-and-back” I recommend going fwd on the R-diagonal (triple-step 1), fwd on L-diagonal (triple-step 2), then reversing for the remaining two triple-steps. With hands-joined, this is very satisfying.
Across the Way
by Chris Page.
[IMPROPER: Slip-jig music.]
NBR swing(12).
allemand-L [once around](6). [ keep allemanding, join behind their Ptnr, first time Ptnr passes, to form a] Hands-across star-L 3-places(6).
[ pull their R-shoulder back to] Partner swing(12) [on the 's home side].
chain(6). Crosstrails through(6).
NBR swing(12).
allemand-L [once around](6). [ keep allemanding, join behind their Ptnr, first time Ptnr passes, to form a] Hands-across star-L 3-places(6).
[ pull their R-shoulder back to] Partner swing(12) [on the 's home side].
chain(6). Crosstrails through(6).
Major Hey
by Erik Hoffman.
[4-FACING-4, Becket. (Take hands4 with couple
in front of you, turn it one click to the left.)
Before becketizing, identify your
“Travel Buddies ”
in your short line4.
Crooked tune, 16×5=80 beats]
Circle left 3-places(6), Face up and down Pass thru and swing the next to a new set(2), to Swing your new nbr(8). [End in BECKET, facing partner, next to nbr, in two groups-of-four.]
[Four] Long lines, fwd&back(8). allemand-L 1.5 into(8)… a long Wavy line of eight folk, your partner in your R-hand.
Rory O'More [wavy-bal, R-L, slide right catch L-hands, bal L-R, slide left, snag R-hands](4+4+4+4).
Partner Pull-by, Hey! Major [or Half] Hey-for-Eight(16). Keep on going till you see your Partner.
Partner bal&swing(4+12); end in Becket formation. Face that other couple!
Circle left 3-places(6), Face up and down Pass thru and swing the next to a new set(2), to Swing your new nbr(8). [End in BECKET, facing partner, next to nbr, in two groups-of-four.]
[Four] Long lines, fwd&back(8). allemand-L 1.5 into(8)… a long Wavy line of eight folk, your partner in your R-hand.
Rory O'More [wavy-bal, R-L, slide right catch L-hands, bal L-R, slide left, snag R-hands](4+4+4+4).
Partner Pull-by, Hey! Major [or Half] Hey-for-Eight(16). Keep on going till you see your Partner.
Partner bal&swing(4+12); end in Becket formation. Face that other couple!
Small Potatoes
by Jim Kitch.
[IMPROPER:]
With nbr, Bal&Swing(4+12).
R-hands-across--Star 1x (8). chain [to partner](8).
dosido(8). Partner swing(8).
Circle-left 3-places and pass thru(6+2), next nbr dosido(8).
With nbr, Bal&Swing(4+12).
R-hands-across--Star 1x (8). chain [to partner](8).
dosido(8). Partner swing(8).
Circle-left 3-places and pass thru(6+2), next nbr dosido(8).
