Hi All,
Thanks for mentioning the dance, Perry. It's called "A Nifty Fifty". Here it is, and yes, I just copied and pasted it from my website at www.DaveColestock.Com There's a dozen or so dances there. Bob Isaacs also has written a dance called "50/50", which I will also include here (I hope you don't mind, Bob). Hope you all enjoy these dances. Dave Colestock > "A Nifty 50" - 04/02/2004 Dave Colestock > > Improper > > A1 As Couples, Weave to the Right, passing by > current > N1 to a new N2, Lady Leads > As Couples, Weave to the Left, passing by N2 to > new N3, Gent Leads > Circle Right Once Around with N3 > > A2 Balance in a Ring of 4 > CA Twirl (to face N2) > Swing Neighbor N2 > (this becomes the new neighbor) > > B1 Give RH to Partner Across the Set and Balance > with > Partner > Box the Gnat with Partner > Just the 1's, Swing Partner, end facing down > with > same N2 > > B2 RH Star > Circle Right back to improper position > (N2 becomes known as N1 at top of dance - still > current neighbor) > > The dance has a nice flow to it, and has a 2 up, 1 > back style of progressing. If you follow the path > the > couple makes on the dance floor, it looks like a 5 > (with the weaves) followed by a circle right for the > 0. It's a rather nifty way to trace a fifty on the > dance floor. Hence, "A Nifty Fifty". I wrote it > for > my good friend John P. for his 50th birthday in > April > 2004. > > > "50/50" - 11/20/2002 Bob Isaacs > > Becket L > > A1 CL 3/4 > Neighbor Swing > A2 Ladies Chain to Partner > 1/2 Hey, Ladies pass RS to start > Give RH to Partner > > B1 RH Balance w/Partner > Box the Gnat > 1/2 Hey, Gents pass LS to start > B2 Balance and Swing Partner, (or Gypsy and Swing) > end facing new couple of left Diagonal to slide > left and circle with. > > The dance was written for Bob Hofkin and Naomi > Weiner's 50th Birthdays in late 2002. It gives > everyone a chance to lead and follow in the heys, > and > maintaining eye contact during the dance is lots of > fun. Tip: If you tell the dancers to finish they > hey > in the A2 slightly to the Left of straight it will > help set them up positionally for the return hey > after > the box the gnat. > > > --- Perry Shafran <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I know that Dave Colestock has a dance called > Nifty > > Fifty. If he's around he might want to share it > > with > > us; otherwise I think it's on his webpage, which I > > think is simply davecolestock.com. > > > > Perry > > > > --- Seth Tepfer <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > This weekend I'm calling a special dance > (modern, > > > urban contra) for Karen > > > Parker, who turns 50. You have any interesting > > > dances featuring over the > > > hill, 50, Karen, or Parker? Listed below is what > > > Michael Dyck's fabulous > > > index came up with. > > > > > > Any help welcome. > > > seth > > > > > > PS: I've already got "Dennis' 50 Years of > > > Enlightenment" and "The Turning > > > Point", though other punny ideas are welcome! > > > > > > > > > Old as the Hills > > > Lm 2x2 ip Ted Sannella > > > GaT p130h > > > StN p104 > > > > > > > > > E50 > > > Lm 2x2 becket Al Olson > > > GaT p106a > > > > > > Not Quite Fifty > > > Lm 2x2 becket Michael Fuerst > > > > > > > > > <http://web.archive.org/web/20011128124517/http://www.advancenet.net/%7Emfuerst/dances.html#NotQuiteFifty>wMF > > > > > > NotQuiteFifty > > > > > > Number Fifty > > > Lm 2x2 ip Henry Garfath > > > KKiC p14f > > > > > > Karen's Beginning > > > Lm 2x2 ip Erik Hoffman > > > C p14b > > > > > > Karen's Treasure > > > Lm 2x2 ip James Hutson > > > sCT p63 > > > > > > Karin's Quadrille > > > C 4x2 mixer Roger Whynot > > > > > > > > > <http://www.cambridgefolk.org.uk/contra/dances/roger_whynot/karins_quadrille.html>wHS > > > > > > roger_whynot/karins_quadrille.html > > > > > > > > > Miss Parker's Fancy > > > Lm 3x2 ppp trad > > > HDoEA p40 > > > > > > > > > > > > ========================================================================= > > > Seth Tepfer: Director of Administrative > Computing > > & > > > Innovative Technology > > > Oxford College of Emory University - > 770-784-8487 > > - > > > [email protected] > > > > > > For fast and easy computer help, > > > try... > > > <http://help.emory.edu>http://help.emory.edu > > > > > > > > > Jex Raven Eidson Tepfer - Born 6/5/05 00:52! > Say > > hi > > > at: > > > http://www.jexRaven.com/ > > > > > > ========================================================================= > > > "A facility for quotation covers the absence of > > > original thought." -Dorothy > > > L. 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