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Contradance 2012
Year 2012 Event
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Jan. 27-29,F,Sa,Su. Florida SnowBall.
Feb. 4,Sat. Called: Florida Earthskills, 8PM-10.Feb. 5,Sun. Called: Boltin Center, 4PM-7.Feb.19,Sun. Called: O'Leno, 2-5PM.
Feb. 24-26,F,Sa,Su GODS Dance-weekend. (English Country Dance and UFCC techno-contra.)
Mar.18,Sun. Called UFCC, 4-7PM. (Eric Harris came by, after calling O'Leno.)
Mar.23-25,Fri-Sun Vernal's 2012 and FB Vernal's.
Mar.29-Apr.3 Maryland 2012 Conference.
Apr.13-16,Fri-Mon Wild Asparagus trip: Apr.13 Tallahassee.Apr.14 Melrose.Apr.15 UFCC, 4PM-7, Rion Ballroom.Apr.16 St. Pete.
May 1, Tue. Erin's and my wedding anniversary.
Elaine and Sidney's wedding; small, around noon.
May 06, Sun. 4PM-7. After-party at their home.
Shauna and Donny's wedding, O'Leno. Eric Harris calling, Flying Turtles.
May 11, Fri. Contra 7PM-10PM.
May 12, Sat. Contra 10AM-1PM. Wedding 5PM-? Dinner. Contra ≈7PM-10PM.
May 12, Sat. Ruth's Batizado.
May 13, Sun. Ruth's concert.
May 14-17, Mon-Fri In Pittsburgh, judging the Menger Prize for ISEF 2012.
Aug.18, Sat. Called: Boltin Center, 8PM-11.Oct.21,Sun. Calling: O'Leno dance 2PM-5PM.Cancelled! due to insect damage of
the floor. The hall is closed.Oct.27,Sat. Called: Casselberry Halloween Dance 8PM-11.
Oct. 31, Wed. Halloween.
Nov.5-7,Mon-Wed. Ramanujan conference
Nov.14, Wed. JK gave GMA Sem.
Dec.30, Sun. Called: Advanced contra, Boltin center, 4PM-7.
2012 Feb 04, Sun.,
7PM–10PM:
Called the
Florida Earthskills
dance in Brooker, FL, with The Whistling Thieves
plus Karan Newman and Chuck Spitzner.
What transpired:
La Bastringue
[Circle mixer:]
In-to-Center, back(8). Again(8).Cir-L(8), Cir-R(8). turns LH to him,
swing(4+12).Promenade(16) with swing-hands-out/in. 2008 California State Fair.Of French-Canadian origin, La Bastringue is a
fine warm-up dance.
Broken Sixpence
by Don Armstrong.
[IMPROPER: 3 dosido's]
[New] Nbr dosido(8). dosido(8). dosido(8).
ONEs swing, face down the hall(8), step between TWOs. Line4-DTHall, turn alone(6+2).
Line4-UTHall, bend the line(6+2). Circle left(8) [or Right-hand Star].
[Reverse] Left-hand Star(8). Inisheer Irish Dance |
Contra from 15:58 till 21:22, Jonathan King calling | Waltz.
Band: Flying Turtles. At 21:30, Joe tries
to steal my waltz partner. Unsuccessfully.
* NBR balance&swing(4+12)
[on the side]. * Long-lines, roll-away while backing up(8).
ONEs swing, face down the hall(8), step between TWOs.
Mad Scatter
by Rick Mohr.
[Scatter mixer: Couples in 4-somes or 6-somes or 8-somes]
Circle left(8). Dosido nbr(8). Allemand-R partner 1.5
[sending in](8).
star-L, while orbit CW(8). Bal&swing new partner(4+12). Promenade anywhere with new partner(16)
[Find another group to circle with]. Any number of couples can be in the circle
left, ditto the star-L.
Al's Safeway Produce
by Robert Cromartie.
[IMPROPER:]
Star-L all-the-way-around(8).
Allemand-L nbr 1.5 (8). allemand-R 1.5 (8).
Partner swing(8). Circle left 3-places(8). Nbr swing(8). Long-lines(8).
Star-R (merging to a star-L with new couple). Martha Edwards | Echo Valley String Band.
Joy Greenwolfe | ? .
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. Jonathan King, Footloose.
Called as no-walk-through.Caller? | Band?.
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”.]
[Is this caller Tony Parkes?].
Waltz
Roll over Johannes
by Becky Hill.
[IMPROPER: Down the River and Around the Bend]
It transmogrified into Mad Scatter.
2012 Feb 05, Sun.,
4PM–7PM:
Called the GODS
Boltin Center
dance.
[IMPROPER: 3 dosido's]
[New] Nbr dosido(8). dosido(8). dosido(8).
ONEs swing, face down the hall(8), step between TWOs. Line4-DTHall, turn alone(6+2).
Line4-UTHall, bend the line(6+2). Circle left(8) [or Right-hand Star].
[Reverse] Left-hand Star(8). Inisheer Irish Dance |
Contra from 15:58 till 21:22, Jonathan King calling | Waltz.
Band: Flying Turtles. At 21:30, Joe tries
to steal my waltz partner. Unsuccessfully.
* NBR balance&swing(4+12)
[on the side]. * Long-lines, roll-away while backing up(8).
ONEs swing, face down the hall(8), step between TWOs.
[Scatter mixer: Couples in 4-somes or 6-somes or 8-somes]
Circle left(8). Dosido nbr(8). Allemand-R partner 1.5
[sending in](8).
star-L, while orbit CW(8). Bal&swing new partner(4+12). Promenade anywhere with new partner(16)
[Find another group to circle with]. Any number of couples can be in the circle
left, ditto the star-L.
[IMPROPER:]
Nbr dosido, then swing(8+8). allemand-L 1.5, partner swing(8+8).
[short swing] With partner, promenade across(8).
Rights-and-lefts across(8). start half-hey(8), to chain(8).
[Turn to face new nbrs]
David Keller | Playing with Fire.
Seth: Good 4th dance.
[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”.]
[Is this caller Tony Parkes?].
Possum's Tail
&
L'Oiseau Blue
&
Come Dance and Sing
The Cure for the Claps
by Bob Isaacs.
[IMPROPER:]
Ring-bal, petronella(4+4), partner swing(8). Ring-bal, petronella(4+4), nbr swing(8). DTHall line4 [ONEs in the center],
turn alone(6+2), UTHall, bend line(6+2).4-by-4 go down the floor Circle left all the way(8). Ring-bal(4), Cal-twirl(4). Bob Isaacs | Crowfoot.
See 4:20-4:42. Jonathan King | Flying Turtles.
Contra till 2:53, then a waltz.
Waltz and Break.
Shelathwell by the Sea
&
Glory in the Meeting House
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).
[4-FACING-4:]
The end- in each short-line [i.e on the R]
is the Leading .
After the L-hand star, the lead-
is looking at the back of a in the other flock.
His psn is her “Target”.
Remember Original Direction.
[The end every swing facing this direction.]
Short-line, F&Back(8).
Up/down: In little-groups-of-four, chain(8). Star-L all-way(8).
“Lead , lead your flock”(8).
[Lead- pass R-shoulders, as their stars
unroll behind them. She leads her three ducklings to the other side,
occupying the four positions of the other flock (she ends at her Target).
As they arrive, each flock takes hands-4, ready to circle.]
[Hands-4] Circle-left all-way(8).
Nbr swing(8); end facing up/down. [Face your partner.] Up/down: allemand-L 1.5 (8).
Partner swing(8); end facing Original Direction. Susan
Moffett | The Coffee Zombies.
Merri Rudd | The Privy Tippers.
WW says: Flowing or driving 32-bar AABB tunes
See: Notes
Bending my ElbowHappy Together
WarmUp
by Jerry Blum, Patti Gutwein, John Lenarduzz,
Kathryn C. Millis, Josh Moses, Dave Notman,
Bill Olson, Kate Power, Cary Ravitz.
[4-FACING-4: Has the “Awful ” move.]
In line facing you. The couple on the diagonal has your
1st-nbr.
In the couple across from you
is your 2nd-nbr.
You are facing your “Original Direction”.
, you have 3 swings, each ending facing a
different direction. Your Partner-swing ends facing your
original direction.
Lines-of-four, foward and back(8).
Up/down: In little-groups-of-four, start a half-hey(8). “All four , star halfway.”
R-hands-across-star, halfway round till they see their 1st-nbr(8).
Swing that nbr(8), ending facing across the set
(i.e, like in long lines).
In your new little-groups-of-four, allemand-L
1.5(8) to their 2nd-nbr.
Swing 2nd-nbr(8),
ending facing Reverse Direction.
Face partner, hands-4, circle left.
[Up/down in your new little-groups-of-four]
Circle left 3-places(8).
Swing partner, end facing Original Direction, in your line-of-four. Its good if the music has an energy boost either
on B1 [best] or A2. Also, kinda funky is good.
[IMPROPER: Scoop the ]
left allemand(8) once around, and keep
going. Scoop your partner [to cross the set]
and Butterfly Whirl(8). start a full hey(16). [As come back to their partner] Partner bal&swing(4+12). Rights&Lefts across the set [courtesy turn](8),
roll-away the , R-hand star(8).
[“ look left allemand.”] Jonathan King | Barnstorm.
Caveman
by Jim Hemphill, is similar.
2012 Feb 19, Sun.,
2PM–5PM:
Called the Old Time Contra Dance
at
O'Leno State Park,
with the
Flying Turtles.
Bandana-Man's Program:
Lordags Waltz.
[Circle-mixer waltz: Couples start in Varsouvienne
psn, in a circle of couples, with the on the inside.]
F:=Fwd. Pattern: FBFF×4.
Danced 0:06.
Mad Scatter
by Rick Mohr.
[Scatter mixer: Couples in 4-somes or 6-somes or 8-somes]
Circle left(8). Dosido nbr(8). Allemand-R partner 1.5
[sending in](8).
star-L, while orbit CW(8). Bal&swing new partner(4+12). Promenade anywhere with new partner(16)
[Find another group to circle with]. Any number of couples can be in the circle
left, ditto the star-L.
Broken Sixpence
by Don Armstrong.
[IMPROPER: 3 dosido's]
[New] Nbr dosido(8). dosido(8). dosido(8).
ONEs swing, face down the hall(8), step between TWOs. Line4-DTHall, turn alone(6+2).
Line4-UTHall, bend the line(6+2). Circle left(8) [or Right-hand Star].
[Reverse] Left-hand Star(8). Inisheer Irish Dance |
Contra from 15:58 till 21:22, Jonathan King calling | Waltz.
Band: Flying Turtles. At 21:30, Joe tries
to steal my waltz partner. Unsuccessfully.
* NBR balance&swing(4+12)
[on the side]. * Long-lines, roll-away while backing up(8).
ONEs swing, face down the hall(8), step between TWOs.
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. Jonathan King, Footloose.
Called as no-walk-through.Caller? | Band?.
Silly threes.
[Circle mixer: Lost&found is in the center]
Make lines of three [holding hands] facing CCW around the circle
like spokes on a wheel. If you are between two people then you are a
MIDDLE; else you are one of the two SIDEs; you retain this name through
one cycle of the dance.
Promenade in lines-of-three CCW(16). Circle-of-three: Circle Left, Circle right(8+8). MIDDLEs swing the one who [is] ___(8)
[tallest, curliest hair, youngest, who can stick the stomach out the
farthest, who can jump the highest, thinking of the color purple etc…]
[the cute one... the cuter one]
MIDDLEs swing the other one!(8) SIDEs make a Both-Arms arch and all the MIDDLEs run through all the
arches around the circle until the music stops.(16)
SIDEs capture the closest MIDDLE to make a new line.
[Decide who’s going to be the new MIDDLE.] I renamed “middles” and
“sides”
from innies and outties.
Waltz, then no-break.
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).
Friday Night Fever
by Tony Parkes.
[IMPROPER:]
Nbr Bal&Swing(4+12). Allemand-left 1.5 (8).
Partner swing(8). With partner, promenade across(8).
chain(8). [Face partner] Square-Through
[Across the set:
Prtnr R-hand bal and pull-by(4+2);
w.nbr L-hand pull-by(2);
w.prtnr bal and pull-by(4+2);
w.nbr pull-by(2)],
to face new NBR.
always turn right, turn left. Beth Molaro | Appalachian Storm.
[We attempted
Sweet Music
by Amy Kahn.
[IMPROPER: Scoop the ]
left allemand(8) once around, and keep
going. Scoop your partner [to cross the set]
and Butterfly Whirl(8). start a full hey(16). [As come back to their partner] Partner bal&swing(4+12). Rights&Lefts across the set [courtesy turn](8),
roll-away the , R-hand star(8).
[“ look left allemand.”] Jonathan King | Barnstorm.
Caveman
by Jim Hemphill, is similar.
but the R-&-L through, roll away, R-Star was more beginner-difficult
than I had remembered.]
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”.]
[Is this caller Tony Parkes?].
Final Waltz.
2012 Mar 18, Sun.,
4PM–7PM:
Called the
UFCC dance
(UF Contra Club)
in the Rion Ballroom of the Reitz Student Union
on the Univ. of Florida campus.
The band? –The Whistling Thieves!
Jonathan's Program:
Robbin's Favorite
by Greg Frock.
[PROPER: Handy-hand]
ONEs step between TWOs
[TWOs facing up, ONEs down]
and handy-hand allemand 1.5 (8)
[ R-hand with each other, L-hand],
sending TWOs into the center to swing(8); then end facing down. [The ONEs are facing up]
TWOs step between ONEs
and [with NBR] handy-hand allemand 1.5 (8).
ONEs swing(8); end facing down. Line4 DTHall
[L-to-R 2Gent-1Gent-1Lady-2]
ONEs in the center, turn alone(6+2),
UTHall, then bend the line(6+2). Circle
left 1.5 (8+4),
TWOs arch, ONEs dive DTHall to next couple(4). Greg Frock wrote:
Was Composition 24
but is now Robbin's Favorite in honor of Robbin Marcus.
Mad Scatter
by Rick Mohr.
[Scatter mixer: Couples in 4-somes or 6-somes or 8-somes]
Circle left(8). Dosido nbr(8). Allemand-R partner 1.5
[sending in](8).
star-L, while orbit CW(8). Bal&swing new partner(4+12). Promenade anywhere with new partner(16)
[Find another group to circle with]. Any number of couples can be in the circle
left, ditto the star-L.
Friday Night Fever
by Tony Parkes.
[IMPROPER:]
Nbr Bal&Swing(4+12). Allemand-left 1.5 (8).
Partner swing(8). With partner, promenade across(8).
chain(8). [Face partner] Square-Through
[Across the set:
Prtnr R-hand bal and pull-by(4+2);
w.nbr L-hand pull-by(2);
w.prtnr bal and pull-by(4+2);
w.nbr pull-by(2)],
to face new NBR.
always turn right, turn left. Beth Molaro | Appalachian Storm.
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). Jonathan King (no-walk-through)
| Montage.
Jolaine Jones-Pokorney | Barnstorm.
Posted on the Callers mailing list was:
“The published choreography has B1 as pass rt shoulder to gypsy
partner, then swing.”
Waltz and Break.
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).
Silly threes.
[Circle mixer: Lost&found is in the center]
Make lines of three [holding hands] facing CCW around the circle
like spokes on a wheel. If you are between two people then you are a
MIDDLE; else you are one of the two SIDEs; you retain this name through
one cycle of the dance.
Promenade in lines-of-three CCW(16). Circle-of-three: Circle Left, Circle right(8+8). MIDDLEs swing the one who [is] ___(8)
[tallest, curliest hair, youngest, who can stick the stomach out the
farthest, who can jump the highest, thinking of the color purple etc…]
[the cute one... the cuter one]
MIDDLEs swing the other one!(8) SIDEs make a Both-Arms arch and all the MIDDLEs run through all the
arches around the circle until the music stops.(16)
SIDEs capture the closest MIDDLE to make a new line.
[Decide who’s going to be the new MIDDLE.] I renamed “middles” and
“sides”
from innies and outties.
Lordags Waltz.
[Circle-mixer waltz: Couples start in Varsouvienne
psn, in a circle of couples, with the on the inside.]
F:=Fwd. Pattern: FBFF×4.
Danced 0:06.
Sweet Music
by Amy Kahn.
[IMPROPER: Scoop the ]
left allemand(8) once around, and keep
going. Scoop your partner [to cross the set]
and Butterfly Whirl(8). start a full hey(16). [As come back to their partner] Partner bal&swing(4+12). Rights&Lefts across the set [courtesy turn](8),
roll-away the , R-hand star(8).
[“ look left allemand.”] Jonathan King | Barnstorm.
Caveman
by Jim Hemphill, is similar.
Snowball Shimmy
by Seth Tepfer.
[BECKET:]
Circle-L 1x (8).
allemand-R 1.5 (8). With nbr, Bal&Swing(4+12). Join hand in ring, Bal-the-ring then petronella twirl(8).
Bal-the-ring, then petronella-nella [twirl two places around the ring](8). With partner, Bal&Swing(4+8).
Slide left to face Next Couple(4). The “petronella-nella” first appeared
in Wasatch Wiggle,
by Erik Weberg.
The Cure for the Claps
by Bob Isaacs.
[IMPROPER:]
Ring-bal, petronella(4+4), partner swing(8). Ring-bal, petronella(4+4), nbr swing(8). DTHall line4 [ONEs in the center],
turn alone(6+2), UTHall, bend line(6+2).4-by-4 go down the floor Circle left all the way(8). Ring-bal(4), Cal-twirl(4). Bob Isaacs | Crowfoot.
See 4:20-4:42. Jonathan King | Flying Turtles.
Contra till 2:53, then a waltz.
Cows are Watching
by Bill Pope.
[BECKET: (Rev-progression dance.) Id DIR-PROG.
Hands4, then rotate Right one click]
Long lines(8). R-allemand 1.5 (8). Nbr Bal&swing(4+12). Bal-the-ring(4).
rolls away his Partner, across the set
[from L-to-R](4), as he sashays R-to-L.
[He travels further than she, so as to start the weave.]
As a couple, weave left(4), weave right(4) [so you've gone around just
one couple]. snag L-hands then
L-allemand 1x(8). Swing partner(8). Chattahoochee Country Dancers (CCD, Atlanta).
Sue Rosen | The Figments.
Cis Hinkle | Troublesome Creek.
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”.]
[Is this caller Tony Parkes?].
Chainsaw Orbit
by Jonathan King.
[BECKET: Huge oval.]
Identify DIR-PROG, then Becketize. Now identify home-side.
[Same two] chain(8).
W. left-hand, leads
his nbr- into a Mad-Robin [sideways dosido](8).
Join hands into a huge… …Oval right(8) [“Ovaltine”].
Oval left(8) [“Ovaltang”].
[Original foursomes]
Circle-left(8) [approx] 3-places.
[C'mon back with a] Left-Hands-across
star(8); at halfway round, push off
[and walk fwd in Dir-Progr]
while
keep on allemanding halfway more, to progress. [ look right and]
Allemand-R the new nbr- coming toward her;
simultaneously, orbit CCW around
the (8) [As two cross, I suggest passing
L-shoulders, interlocking their orbits.].
Partner-swing(8), on your original [home] side. A modification of
D.L's beloved Chainsaw Reel,
Footloose, called by JK.
2012 23March:
The caller at Vernal's 2012 (23–25, March)
was Beth Molaro.
On Friday night, guest-callers
(Tara, Dana, Jolaine, me)
called no-walk-throughs, with
music from Montage.
I called
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. Jonathan King, Footloose.
Called as no-walk-through.Caller? | Band?.
and
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). Jonathan King (no-walk-through)
| Montage.
Jolaine Jones-Pokorney | Barnstorm.
Posted on the Callers mailing list was:
“The published choreography has B1 as pass rt shoulder to gypsy
partner, then swing.”
.
Later, dancing with my daughter Ruth, we were photographed in a,
ahem, dip.
2012 Jul 31, Tue.,
Laura Johannes called the MIT dance, and
kindly let me call Chainsaw Reel
to the music of Firefly.
2012 Aug 18, Sat.,
8PM–11PM:
Called the GODS Boltin Center dance,
with
Comes When Called:
Kathie Aagaard (fiddle),
Rich Crew (recorder),
Susan Marynowski (piano and percussion),
John McEwen (banjo).
[IMPROPER:]
Star-L all-the-way-around(8).
Allemand-L nbr 1.5 (8). allemand-R 1.5 (8).
Partner swing(8). Circle left 3-places(8). Nbr swing(8). Long-lines(8).
Star-R (merging to a star-L with new couple). Martha Edwards | Echo Valley String Band.
Joy Greenwolfe | ? .
[Scatter mixer: Couples in 4-somes or 6-somes or 8-somes]
Circle left(8). Dosido nbr(8). Allemand-R partner 1.5
[sending in](8).
star-L, while orbit CW(8). Bal&swing new partner(4+12). Promenade anywhere with new partner(16)
[Find another group to circle with]. Any number of couples can be in the circle
left, ditto the star-L.
[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). Jonathan King (no-walk-through)
| Montage.
Jolaine Jones-Pokorney | Barnstorm.
Posted on the Callers mailing list was:
“The published choreography has B1 as pass rt shoulder to gypsy
partner, then swing.”
[BECKET: Huge oval.]
Identify DIR-PROG, then Becketize. Now identify home-side.
[Same two] chain(8).
W. left-hand, leads
his nbr- into a Mad-Robin [sideways dosido](8).
Join hands into a huge… …Oval right(8) [“Ovaltine”].
Oval left(8) [“Ovaltang”].
[Original foursomes]
Circle-left(8) [approx] 3-places.
[C'mon back with a] Left-Hands-across
star(8); at halfway round, push off
[and walk fwd in Dir-Progr]
while
keep on allemanding halfway more, to progress. [ look right and]
Allemand-R the new nbr- coming toward her;
simultaneously, orbit CCW around
the (8) [As two cross, I suggest passing
L-shoulders, interlocking their orbits.].
Partner-swing(8), on your original [home] side. A modification of
D.L's beloved Chainsaw Reel,
Footloose, called by JK.
[IMPROPER: Circle-into-star]
Bal&swing nbr(4+12). Circle-left 3 places, swing partner(8+8). Circle left(8). Hands-across R-hand star(8)
[i.e, both in same dir]. chain to Nbr(8), L-hand star(8)
to face new nbrs. Dave Harvey.
See “Roll in the Hey” medley.
Bob Isaacs: “Charlie Fenton, of San Francisco,
named this dance for the street on which the local contra dance was
located.
Hay in the Barn
by Chart Guthrie.
[IMPROPER:]
Nbr Bal&Swing(4+12).
chain(8). start half-hey(8).
Partner Bal&Swing(4+12).
chain(8). start half-hey(8).
Seth Tepfer | Tim&Friends.
See also the “Roll in the Hey” medley.
[4-FACING-4:]
The end- in each short-line [i.e on the R]
is the Leading .
After the L-hand star, the lead-
is looking at the back of a in the other flock.
His psn is her “Target”.
Remember Original Direction.
[The end every swing facing this direction.]
Short-line, F&Back(8).
Up/down: In little-groups-of-four, chain(8). Star-L all-way(8).
“Lead , lead your flock”(8).
[Lead- pass R-shoulders, as their stars
unroll behind them. She leads her three ducklings to the other side,
occupying the four positions of the other flock (she ends at her Target).
As they arrive, each flock takes hands-4, ready to circle.]
[Hands-4] Circle-left all-way(8).
Nbr swing(8); end facing up/down. [Face your partner.] Up/down: allemand-L 1.5 (8).
Partner swing(8); end facing Original Direction. Susan
Moffett | The Coffee Zombies.
Merri Rudd | The Privy Tippers.
WW says: Flowing or driving 32-bar AABB tunes
See: Notes
[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.
WarmUp
by Jerry Blum, Patti Gutwein, John Lenarduzz,
Kathryn C. Millis, Josh Moses, Dave Notman,
Bill Olson, Kate Power, Cary Ravitz.
[4-FACING-4: Has the “Awful ” move.]
In line facing you. The couple on the diagonal has your
1st-nbr.
In the couple across from you
is your 2nd-nbr.
You are facing your “Original Direction”.
, you have 3 swings, each ending facing a
different direction. Your Partner-swing ends facing your
original direction.
Lines-of-four, foward and back(8).
Up/down: In little-groups-of-four, start a half-hey(8). “All four , star halfway.”
R-hands-across-star, halfway round till they see their 1st-nbr(8).
Swing that nbr(8), ending facing across the set
(i.e, like in long lines).
In your new little-groups-of-four, allemand-L
1.5(8) to their 2nd-nbr.
Swing 2nd-nbr(8),
ending facing Reverse Direction.
Face partner, hands-4, circle left.
[Up/down in your new little-groups-of-four]
Circle left 3-places(8).
Swing partner, end facing Original Direction, in your line-of-four. Its good if the music has an energy boost either
on B1 [best] or A2. Also, kinda funky is good.
Cantina
The New Parliament House JigorThe Prime Minister
by John Colville.
[3×3 GRID OF DANCERS, ALL FACING UP: Center-person
is the Prime Minister. Often given a symbolic hat
(will be passed on to the next PM).
Term Limits: You only get to be PM once!
“Rows” horiz., “files” vertical.]
[Music:64-bar reels or jigs, 3 times through.
E.g The New Parliament House Jig.
Reels:
Rickett's Hornpipe
/ Lamplighter's Hornpipe.]
Right-wing; caucus:
The Right 2 files
take skater's hold, promenades CCW around the “far left”;
the leftmost file.(16) Left-wing; caucus:
Left 2 files
take skater's hold, promenades CW around the “far right”.(16)
“Moderates” (the four in the middle of an edge)
“run rings” around the PM; circle-left(8) then right(8). “Extremists” (the four corner dancers)
run rings around the Prime Minister. [Left, then right.]
Lobbying:
The PM makes a Right-Hand star
in the front-right [NE] corner(8);
then a Left-Hand star with [NW] front-left.(8)
Frontbenchers, right wing, then left. PM makes a RH-star
with the back-left [SW] corner(8);
then a LH-star with the [SE] back-right.(8)
Backbenchers, right wing, then left.
Descend into usual Parliamentary chaos:
Hey-for-3 in each file: The head dancer faces DTHall, the other
two in his file face up. He starts the weave passing R-shoulders with
the middle person, weaving down and back(8+8).
[Each dancer ends up where he started.]
Orig. has Heys along rows,
rather than files. Files seem easier for the PM to get in to. Change of Government:
Front-row faces right, and puts R-hand on shoulder of person in front,
in his row. Front person arcs right,
around and behind the middle row [which steps fwd to become the new front]
then arcs left around the back row [which becomes the new middle].
There isn't much time for this bit, so move smartly.
Ok to permute psns, doing this, so
everyone can be PM. Carol Ormand | Atlanta 2011.
Notes A,
Notes B.
Notes C
and
History.
The dance represents the system of Government in Australia.
WaltzApril Waltz
2012 Oct 21, Sun.:
Calling the
O'Leno Old Time Contra Dance.
As of
20Sept.: Cancelled! due to insect damage of
the floor. The hall is closed.
2012 Oct 27, Sat.,
8PM–11 (teaching at 7:30):
Called the Casselberry Halloween Dance. My
daughter and I were in convincing Pirate costumes.
Fine and lively music from
Flying Turtles Band:
Tom & Elle Hogan, with
Linda Pottberg,
Sharon Hartmann and
Linda Clipp.
This is the first time I've been blessed
with three fiddlers…
[IMPROPER: 3 dosido's]
[New] Nbr dosido(8). dosido(8). dosido(8).
ONEs swing, face down the hall(8), step between TWOs. Line4-DTHall, turn alone(6+2).
Line4-UTHall, bend the line(6+2). Circle left(8) [or Right-hand Star].
[Reverse] Left-hand Star(8). Inisheer Irish Dance |
Contra from 15:58 till 21:22, Jonathan King calling | Waltz.
Band: Flying Turtles. At 21:30, Joe tries
to steal my waltz partner. Unsuccessfully.
* NBR balance&swing(4+12)
[on the side]. * Long-lines, roll-away while backing up(8).
ONEs swing, face down the hall(8), step between TWOs.
Big sweet taters
Mad Scatter
by Rick Mohr.
[Scatter mixer: Couples in 4-somes or 6-somes or 8-somes]
Circle left(8). Dosido nbr(8). Allemand-R partner 1.5
[sending in](8).
star-L, while orbit CW(8). Bal&swing new partner(4+12). Promenade anywhere with new partner(16)
[Find another group to circle with]. Any number of couples can be in the circle
left, ditto the star-L.
[IMPROPER:]
Nbr Bal&Swing(4+12).
chain(8). start half-hey(8).
Partner Bal&Swing(4+12).
chain(8). start half-hey(8).
Seth Tepfer | Tim&Friends.
See also the “Roll in the Hey” medley.
[IMPROPER: Shadows.
Teaching: Pass-through one-couple so that folks have a couple to
look for. (As usual, put on right.)]
[New nbrs, hand-4]
Ring-balance(4), then trade places passing R-shoulder(4).
Ring-bal(4), with nbr California twirl [to face a new couple].
With new couple circle-left(8)
[, your shadow is in your L-hand].
L-hand star(8).
No one there?: Dance with ghost couple. OR,
turn alone, wait with on the RIGHT. With partner bal&swing(4+12). Rights-and-lefts across(8). chain(8). Ruth Pershing.
Darlene Underwood | Hotpoint.
The New Parliament House JigorThe Prime Minister
by John Colville.
[3×3 GRID OF DANCERS, ALL FACING UP: Center-person
is the Prime Minister. Often given a symbolic hat
(will be passed on to the next PM).
Term Limits: You only get to be PM once!
“Rows” horiz., “files” vertical.]
[Music:64-bar reels or jigs, 3 times through.
E.g The New Parliament House Jig.
Reels:
Rickett's Hornpipe
/ Lamplighter's Hornpipe.]
Right-wing; caucus:
The Right 2 files
take skater's hold, promenades CCW around the “far left”;
the leftmost file.(16) Left-wing; caucus:
Left 2 files
take skater's hold, promenades CW around the “far right”.(16)
“Moderates” (the four in the middle of an edge)
“run rings” around the PM; circle-left(8) then right(8). “Extremists” (the four corner dancers)
run rings around the Prime Minister. [Left, then right.]
Lobbying:
The PM makes a Right-Hand star
in the front-right [NE] corner(8);
then a Left-Hand star with [NW] front-left.(8)
Frontbenchers, right wing, then left. PM makes a RH-star
with the back-left [SW] corner(8);
then a LH-star with the [SE] back-right.(8)
Backbenchers, right wing, then left.
Descend into usual Parliamentary chaos:
Hey-for-3 in each file: The head dancer faces DTHall, the other
two in his file face up. He starts the weave passing R-shoulders with
the middle person, weaving down and back(8+8).
[Each dancer ends up where he started.]
Orig. has Heys along rows,
rather than files. Files seem easier for the PM to get in to. Change of Government:
Front-row faces right, and puts R-hand on shoulder of person in front,
in his row. Front person arcs right,
around and behind the middle row [which steps fwd to become the new front]
then arcs left around the back row [which becomes the new middle].
There isn't much time for this bit, so move smartly.
Ok to permute psns, doing this, so
everyone can be PM. Carol Ormand | Atlanta 2011.
Notes A,
Notes B.
Notes C
and
History.
The dance represents the system of Government in Australia.
Waltz and Break
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).
Ely Waltz
by Colin Hume.
[Pronounced “eel lee”.
Circle-mixer waltz, double progression:
Couples start in big circle,
with on the right. Parenthetical-numbers count triple-steps.]
Circle left(4). Circle right(4). R-Hand turn partner(3), move on passing R-shoulder(1).
L-Hand turn the next(3), move on passing L-shoulder(1). Give R-Hand to #3, bal. fwd-and-back(2); box the gnat(2).
Bal. fwd-and-back(2); do a wide turn-single, ending
facing out, facing in(2); flowing into... Do-si-do this new partner(4).
In ballroom position, waltz around(4), opening up w. on right,
hands joining in a big circle.
[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). Jonathan King (no-walk-through)
| Montage.
Jolaine Jones-Pokorney | Barnstorm.
Posted on the Callers mailing list was:
“The published choreography has B1 as pass rt shoulder to gypsy
partner, then swing.”
French gigue
&
Coffee
The progression of my
Hey on the fritz
folks found challenging, so I switched:
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. Jonathan King, Footloose.
Called as no-walk-through.Caller? | Band?.
[IMPROPER: Circle-into-star]
Bal&swing nbr(4+12). Circle-left 3 places, swing partner(8+8). Circle left(8). Hands-across R-hand star(8)
[i.e, both in same dir]. chain to Nbr(8), L-hand star(8)
to face new nbrs. Dave Harvey.
See “Roll in the Hey” medley.
Bob Isaacs: “Charlie Fenton, of San Francisco,
named this dance for the street on which the local contra dance was
located.
Hay in the Barn
by Chart Guthrie.
[IMPROPER:]
Nbr Bal&Swing(4+12).
chain(8). start half-hey(8).
Partner Bal&Swing(4+12).
chain(8). start half-hey(8).
Seth Tepfer | Tim&Friends.
See also the “Roll in the Hey” medley.
I'd planned the medley as the final contra, but folks wanted
one more dance, so I changed a few calls and redid (as a no-walk-through)
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).
2012 Dec 30, Sun.,
4PM–7:
Called the GODS Advanced dance.
Band: Kumquats on Ice:
Bill Dudley,
Rich Crew and
Chuck Levy.
Program:
Angela DeCarlis asked if she could call one dance:
Come at Me, Bro
by Angela DeCarlis.
[BECKET: Reverse-progression]
JK: pass R-shoulders
cross to Nbr- on Right Diagonal to (8).
JK: I think the needs to slide-R to
stay in the same foursome as her partner. Possibly, we can
think of this as the couple slides-R, then the
crosses the set to .
(Naturally, in practice he travels diagonally.)
Then nbr-swing(8). start half-hey(8).
(8). Circle left all the way(8).
Ring-balance(4), and Petronella spin one place to the right(4). Partner bal&swing on the side(4+12).
(I called the rest of the evening)
Centrifugal Hey
by Gene Hubert.
[IMPROPER: Identify home side]
Nbr allemand-R 1.5 (8).
allemand-L 1.5 (8). Full hey, pass partner by R (16).
[Prtnr-R -L Nbr-R -L , repeat] Partner bal&swing(4+12) [on 's home side]. Rights-and-lefts across(8). Circle-left 3 places,
pass through to new nbr(8).
A Pirate's Life for Me
by Nathaniel Jack.
[IMPROPER: Identify DIR-of-PROG(!)
for the ]
Nbr bal&swing(4+12). Pass through to an ocean wave(4) [“pass the ocean”],
bal-the-wave(4). Everyone spin/slide right, with sliding
past two people to snag L-hands(3);
L-allemand to face partner(5). Partner bal&swing(4+12). dosido 1.5(8).
current nbr(8), to face new nbr. Nils Fredland | Perpetual e-Motion.
Charlie Dyer | Briarpickers.
Labor of Love
by Kathy Anderson.
[IMPROPER: Alternating 1s/2s Contra Corners. Note DIR-PROG.]
Nbr bal&swing(4+12). Long-lines(8).
ONEs/TWOs
R-hand balance across the set, Box-the-Gnat(4+4).
[Gnat puts all the on one rail, on the other] ONEs/TWOs
turn Contra Corners(4+4+4+4). ONEs/TWOs
bal&swing(4+12); End that swing facing original Dir-Prog.
[Push apart to step to opposite rails, to face a new nbr]. Adina Gordon | Crowfoot. In Quebec.
Karen Jackson | Playing with Fire.
WarmUp
by Jerry Blum, Patti Gutwein, John Lenarduzz,
Kathryn C. Millis, Josh Moses, Dave Notman,
Bill Olson, Kate Power, Cary Ravitz.
[4-FACING-4: Has the “Awful ” move.]
In line facing you. The couple on the diagonal has your
1st-nbr.
In the couple across from you
is your 2nd-nbr.
You are facing your “Original Direction”.
, you have 3 swings, each ending facing a
different direction. Your Partner-swing ends facing your
original direction.
Lines-of-four, foward and back(8).
Up/down: In little-groups-of-four, start a half-hey(8). “All four , star halfway.”
R-hands-across-star, halfway round till they see their 1st-nbr(8).
Swing that nbr(8), ending facing across the set
(i.e, like in long lines).
In your new little-groups-of-four, allemand-L
1.5(8) to their 2nd-nbr.
Swing 2nd-nbr(8),
ending facing Reverse Direction.
Face partner, hands-4, circle left.
[Up/down in your new little-groups-of-four]
Circle left 3-places(8).
Swing partner, end facing Original Direction, in your line-of-four. Its good if the music has an energy boost either
on B1 [best] or A2. Also, kinda funky is good.
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.
(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.]
The orig. choreography has
A1: Allemand 1x(4),
a bal-the-wave(4), swing(8). This is too rushed. Ryan Smistopher | Atcher, Beck, and Kahl.
Devil's Backbone
by William Watson.
[4-FACING-4:]
The end- in each short-line [i.e on the R]
is the Leading .
After the L-hand star, the lead-
is looking at the back of a in the other flock.
His psn is her “Target”.
Remember Original Direction.
[The end every swing facing this direction.]
Short-line, F&Back(8).
Up/down: In little-groups-of-four, chain(8). Star-L all-way(8).
“Lead , lead your flock”(8).
[Lead- pass R-shoulders, as their stars
unroll behind them. She leads her three ducklings to the other side,
occupying the four positions of the other flock (she ends at her Target).
As they arrive, each flock takes hands-4, ready to circle.]
[Hands-4] Circle-left all-way(8).
Nbr swing(8); end facing up/down. [Face your partner.] Up/down: allemand-L 1.5 (8).
Partner swing(8); end facing Original Direction. Susan
Moffett | The Coffee Zombies.
Merri Rudd | The Privy Tippers.
WW says: Flowing or driving 32-bar AABB tunes
See: Notes
The New Parliament House JigorThe Prime Minister
by John Colville.
[3×3 GRID OF DANCERS, ALL FACING UP: Center-person
is the Prime Minister. Often given a symbolic hat
(will be passed on to the next PM).
Term Limits: You only get to be PM once!
“Rows” horiz., “files” vertical.]
[Music:64-bar reels or jigs, 3 times through.
E.g The New Parliament House Jig.
Reels:
Rickett's Hornpipe
/ Lamplighter's Hornpipe.]
Right-wing; caucus:
The Right 2 files
take skater's hold, promenades CCW around the “far left”;
the leftmost file.(16) Left-wing; caucus:
Left 2 files
take skater's hold, promenades CW around the “far right”.(16)
“Moderates” (the four in the middle of an edge)
“run rings” around the PM; circle-left(8) then right(8). “Extremists” (the four corner dancers)
run rings around the Prime Minister. [Left, then right.]
Lobbying:
The PM makes a Right-Hand star
in the front-right [NE] corner(8);
then a Left-Hand star with [NW] front-left.(8)
Frontbenchers, right wing, then left. PM makes a RH-star
with the back-left [SW] corner(8);
then a LH-star with the [SE] back-right.(8)
Backbenchers, right wing, then left.
Descend into usual Parliamentary chaos:
Hey-for-3 in each file: The head dancer faces DTHall, the other
two in his file face up. He starts the weave passing R-shoulders with
the middle person, weaving down and back(8+8).
[Each dancer ends up where he started.]
Orig. has Heys along rows,
rather than files. Files seem easier for the PM to get in to. Change of Government:
Front-row faces right, and puts R-hand on shoulder of person in front,
in his row. Front person arcs right,
around and behind the middle row [which steps fwd to become the new front]
then arcs left around the back row [which becomes the new middle].
There isn't much time for this bit, so move smartly.
Ok to permute psns, doing this, so
everyone can be PM. Carol Ormand | Atlanta 2011.
Notes A,
Notes B.
Notes C
and
History.
The dance represents the system of Government in Australia.
Snow Dance
by Gene Hubert.
[IMPROPER: Shadows.
Teaching: Pass-through one-couple so that folks have a couple to
look for. (As usual, put on right.)]
[New nbrs, hand-4]
Ring-balance(4), then trade places passing R-shoulder(4).
Ring-bal(4), with nbr California twirl [to face a new couple].
With new couple circle-left(8)
[, your shadow is in your L-hand].
L-hand star(8).
No one there?: Dance with ghost couple. OR,
turn alone, wait with on the RIGHT. With partner bal&swing(4+12). Rights-and-lefts across(8). chain(8). Ruth Pershing.
Darlene Underwood | Hotpoint.
[IMPROPER: Circle-into-star]
Bal&swing nbr(4+12). Circle-left 3 places, swing partner(8+8). Circle left(8). Hands-across R-hand star(8)
[i.e, both in same dir]. chain to Nbr(8), L-hand star(8)
to face new nbrs. Dave Harvey.
See “Roll in the Hey” medley.
Bob Isaacs: “Charlie Fenton, of San Francisco,
named this dance for the street on which the local contra dance was
located.
Hay in the Barn
by Chart Guthrie.
[IMPROPER:]
Nbr Bal&Swing(4+12).
chain(8). start half-hey(8).
Partner Bal&Swing(4+12).
chain(8). start half-hey(8).
Seth Tepfer | Tim&Friends.
See also the “Roll in the Hey” medley.
2008 California State Fair
