Dear Emily,
The last dance is a slight variation of a dance called Contraindicated
by Peter Stix. In Peter's dance, the women do si do once and a half
instead of gypsy.
Also, I believe in the Becket dance New Fall Reel, in the A1, there
would not be a balance......rather a simple circle left 3/4, neighbor
swing. I find that most times, after the Partner swing in the B2,
having couples simply "face the left diagonal and find new neighbors"
also works well. It is an easy and satisfying progression for newer
dancers.
Good luck with your program....please tell us how the evening turns out!
Warmly, Linda
The dances themselves -----------------
1. Swallowtails’s First - ???? - Improper
A1: (8) neighbor do si do; (8) neighbor swing
A2: (16) ladies chain over and back
B1: (8) circle left; (8) circle right
B2: (8) right hand star; (8) left hand star
2. (The) Baby Rose - David Kaynor - Improper
A1: Neighbor Balance & Swing (16)
A2: Circle Left Three Places (8) // Partner Do-si-do (16)
B1: Partner Balance & Swing (16)
B2: Ladies Chain (8) // Left Hand Star (8)
3. New Fall Reel? - Susan Kevra - Beckett
A1: circle left 3 places (1/2); neighbour balance and swing
A2: long lines (1/2); ladies chain
B1: ladies allemande (full); partner allemande 1.5; gents allemande
(full) [keep talk flowing..watch as maybe bit space before gents
allemande]
B2: partner balance and swing (3/4); slide left (this kind of
happens at the start of A1)
4. Mad Scatter Rick Mohr; March, 2010 …. Mixer, Scattered circles of
two or more couples
Level: Easy/Intermediate
A1: Circle left (8) //// Dosido neighbor (8)
A2: Allemande right with partner 1 1/2 (8) //// Women star (or
allemande) left while men orbit clockwise (8)
B1: Balance and swing new partner (16)
B2: Promenade anywhere with new partner (16) (Find another group to
circle with)
In this mixer dancers form scattered groups with any number of
couples. That makes for fun chaos, less transition panic (compared
with 2-couple scatter mixers), and more flavors to enjoy as circle
sizes vary.
The A2 allemande ends with women in the center facing
counterclockwise and men on the outside facing clockwise. If there
are two women they allemande left for 8 beats; if there are more
than two they star left for 8 beats. Either way, the men orbit
clockwise around the women. Then all balance and swing a new partner
and promenade to a new group.
I tell the dancers it's a zero-stress dance. "If a couple wants to
join your circle, let them in!" And no problem if you happen to keep
the same partner now and then.
5. Family Contra (Sherry Nevins) duple minor-- don't worry about
gender, proper or improper
A1 Balance ring 2x, circle left 1x ("Go IN... and OUT... and
IN... and OUT)
A2 Balance ring 2x, circle right 1x
B1 DSD with neighbor, DSD with partner
B2 Facing other couple and with inside hands joined with partner,
DSD 1.5 as a couple to progress
6. Lexington’s Loss - Carol Ormand - Improper
A1: Neighbour B&W
A2: R&L over // R&L back
B1: CL ¾ // Partner swing
B2: LLFB // CL ¾ and pass through up or down
7. ?????????????? Improper ???????
A1: neighbour balance & swing
A2: long lines; ladies allemande left 1½
B1: partner balance and swing
B2: gents do-si-do (1/2 about); circle left ¾; pass through (to new
neighbour)
8. Snowball waltz
9. Feet in Flight -???- Improper
A1: Ring balance; women roll neigbor gent away with a half
sashay /// Ladies chain
A2: Women gypsy /// Swing P
B1: Circle L x3/4 /// Ring balance, Petronella twirl
B2: Ring balance, Petronella twirl /// Ring balance, California
twirl
… … Not original version but ok
10. Trip To Lamberville - Steve Zakon-Anderson
A1: [8] Ladies into the center to a wave and balance /// [8] Gents
into the center to a wave and balance
A2: [8] Gents allemende left 3/4 to a wave across and balance ////
[8] Neighbors swing
B1: [8] Gents allemende left 1 ½ //// [8] Partners swing
B2: [8] Right and left through ///// [8] Ladies chain
11. Who’s in the Middle? - Al Olson - DI
A1- Circle left /// Allemande right your neighbor until someone is
in the center where they join left hands to form an “ocean wave”
A2- Balance the wave, those in the middle allemande left once
around /// Swing neighbor
B1- Promenade across; right and left back
B2- Ladies chain, over and back
Notes from Syracuse callers gathering: This is a beginner dance, and
fun. It’s a game to play with the speed of your allemande. Eye
contact can convey whose turn it is to be in the middle. It can be
reassuring to a beginner that it doesn’t matter how fast one goes on
the allemande right. The B-parts also introduce a bunch of basic
figures (also helpful for newcomers). The caller should probably
keep calling in the B-parts (especially for beginners) because you
are crossing back and forth. We talked about replacing the chain
with a hey-for-4, to move the B-parts a bit away from solid
“glossary” figures. Call it, “Who’s in the Hey?” This brought to
mind a dance by Gene Hubert, that has a hey and a similar game about
taking turns with who starts it:
12. ?? Improper ????
A1: neighbour balance and wswing
A2: forwards and back // L 1.5 gyspy
B2: Partner balance and swing
B1: ladies half chain // Star L to next couple
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