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MicheleGanster, #08, 09Apr2017

[@0sec x2 x2 x2] St. Etienne's/Paddy On The Turnpike/Pacific Slope, by Pete's Posse.
24th of October by Don Lennartson.
[BECKET: Circulate]
Long-lines(8). chain [to nbr](8).
Left-hand star [4-places](8) [this is the progression]. New nbr allemand-R 1.5 into a wavy-oval around the set(8), facing in.
Balance the wave(4). Circulate(4) into a new oval [ cross to Prtnr's place; arc right into Nbr's place].
Balance(4). Circulate(4) [ cross,  arc].

Balance(4). Circulate(4) [ cross, arc]. Partner swing(8).
VideoCameraDiane Silver.

[For Annette. 3-dance medley] [@0sec 38sec x3, @1:54 x4, @4:15 x3] Elftones March / The Wizard's Walk / Millbrae, by The Elftones.     3 times 0:00 :
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).

Transition Star-L. Circle-L, then Slide-Left to new NBRs(8).
4 times 1:54 :
Three Ceremonies by Adriane Moser.
[BECKET: Slide-left to chain.]
[New] chain(8), into Mad-Robin(8) [ slide-L in front of NBR].
pass right to start a full hey (8+8).
cross the set, passing right shoulders, to swing partner(4+12).
Long-lines(8). Circle left all way, then Slide-Left to new NBRs(8).
VideoCameraJonathan King (no-walk-through) | Montage.
VideoCameraJolaine Jones-Pokorney | Barnstorm.
Posted on the Callers mailing list was: “The published choreography has B1 as pass rt shoulder to gypsy partner, then swing.”

3 times, 4:15: 
Chainsaw Reel by Don Lennartson.
[BECKET: ID-dir-prog, THEN Becketize! Huge oval circle.]
[Same two] chain(8). Long lines(8); keep hands, and connect at the ends to make a huge oval.
Oval right(8) [“Ovaltine”]. Oval left(8) [“OvalTang”].
[Original foursomes] Circle-left(8). [C'mon back with a] Left-hand star(8) all the way around [ in front of his partner].
[ look right and] Allemand-R the new nbr- coming toward you(8). Partner-swing(8), on the side.
VideoCameraJonathan King, Footloose. Called as no-walk-through. VideoCameraCaller? | Band?.
[0 sec. Period 27sec. 8sec transition 1:54-2:02] Fig For A Kiss, by Folkvart.
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).
[4sec/@17sec 33sec x10 E=5:44] Accordion Crimes/Crossing Wyoming, by Avant Gardeners.
Dr. Bluhm's Delight by Rick Mohr. [BECKET:]
[Shift left to meet next couple], Circle left 3-places(2+6). Nbr swing(8).
Long lines(8).
L-Handshake-star [Left-hands-across] 1/2 drop out(4), keep Allemanding-L 3-places more(4), to Join R-hands with NBR to form wave-of-four across the set. [ have done a full-allemand and a little bit more.]

Bal-the-wave(4). Allemand-R with NBR 5/8 (4). Turn by the RIGHT (to) diagonal wave, in the center
join L-hand with next to form diagonal wave; Bal-the-wave(4). allemand-L 3/4 turn by the LEFT (to) diagonal wave to join R-hand with partner in other-diagonal wave(4).

Bal-the-wave(4) [you have partner in R-Hand]. Swing partner(12).
VideoCameraJK | Avant Gardeners (recorded music). ???. VideoCameraSeth Tepher at Snowball 2011. VideoCameraGeorge Marshall | Swallowtail. VideoCameraLisa Greenleaf | Great Bear Trio.
[@3sec x3, 1:51 x3, 3:37 x2, E=4:50] Trip To Durrow/Plank House/The Curvy Road to Corinth, by The Moving Violations.     Intro H S    GS-Break H S    GS-Break END-Break-That-Ring  8 cycles
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). [Swing through] All R-allemand(2), only L-allemand(2), swing partner(8).
Promenade home(16).
VideoCameraTeach 1:04. Dance 3:07. Nils Fredland | Ethan Hazzard-Watkins, Owen Morrison.
[@10sec] Mattie And Karine's, by Stringrays.
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.]

[new] Star-R all-the-way-around (8). look left to find Shadow. Shadow L-allemand(8).
Partner (bal or long) swing(4+12).
chain(8). start half-hey(8). [As finish crossing the set, melt into a...]
...Nbr swing(8). “Left-shoulder Hey” [a half-hey](8). 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 passes R-shoulder w.partner, then does a with the other , 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.

A video of the dance being developed, to recorded music by Groovemongers:
VideoCamera2nd run (JK calling/dancing); taught as Becket dance, 24Aug2014.
VideoCamera1st run; taught as Improper dance, 27July2014.


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    JK Program JK Contra-Program #08, 09Apr2017

Attendees: Michele Ganster. Ann Pursell. Andrea Wise. Suzanne Tabakman. Cyd & Patrick. Al Rogers. Denise Weber. Alex Funk. Carol James. Sunita Canady. Julie Anspach.