Hi everyone,I'm hoping that some of you will be able and willing to help me identify a few dances; I'm new on this list although I've been calling for a while.
My wife and I moved to Tucson for her job, and I've been getting more gigs here than I did in Colorado. I left all of my dance books up there, but went back and brought down all my old notes and have been typing them up and putting them in order. Unfortunately, I've got a bunch of contras that I have incomplete/incorrect information on and I'd like to know the proper titles, sequences, and authors. There are even a few which I may have written years ago myself, but it isn't indicated on the bits of scrap paper. Any help that anyone can provide would be fantastic! This first bunch all came from the 2000 Pinewoods American Dance Week and Caller's Course, and were all written by other people: Unknown (from my notes: Called by Larry Edelman at Pinewoods 2000) A1: Dosado below to an ocean wave (8) and balance (4). Turn 1/2 right and 1/2 left (4) A2: Balance (4), 1/2 hey (8), Balance again (4) B1: 1/2 hey again (8), Partner Swing (8) B2: Right and left thru and ladies chain (16) ***Timing seems strange in A2 Unknown Duple Improper (called by Larry Edelman, Pinewoods 2000) A1: Balance and swing below A2: Circle once around; Ladies chain across B1: Ladies dosado; Partner swing B2: Circle 3/4, Pass thru and dosado Unknown ??? (Pinewoods, 2000) A1:Partner balance and box the gnat, right and left thru** (Not with neighbor)(????) A2: Courtesy turn to long waves and balance, allemande right B1: Opposite Swing, circle 3/4 B2: Ladies chain; long lines forward and back (***This is how the dance is written in my notes. However, as far as I can tell, it doesn't work in Beckett or Duple improper. Looking at it, I think it must be right and left thru with new neighbor and allemande right outside of the minor set with prior neighbor, but then the dance doesn't progress without at least one more change. Making B2 a partner swing and ladies chain does work.) Unknown Beckett (Pinewoods, 2000) A1: Circle 3/4 and allemande right once and a half below A2: 1/2 hey by left (gents lead), opposite swing (end facing across) B1: Long lines up and back, men dosado once and a half B2: Find partner and swing; look to the left and circle 3/4 Unknown Duple Improper (Pinewoods 2000, called by Beverly Smith) A1: Balance and swing the person behind you A2: Lines forward and back, actives swing and face down. B1: Star left with original neighbor and circle left B2: Weave the line (veer left, right, right, left) and dosado the next (perhaps as a couple?) Unknown Becket (Pinewoods 2000) A1: Circle 3/4 and neighbor swing A2: CIrcle 3/4 and pass thru, trail buddy Allemande left B1: with partner, allemande right 3/4; ladies pass left for full hey B2: (should be finishing hey); Partner Balance and swing (???) ****Seems to have no progression. Unknown Beckett (Pinewoods 2000, called by Beverly Smith) A1: Ladies turn right 1/2, turn opposite left 1 1/2, men turn right 1/2 A2: Partner balance and swing B1: Slant left and right and left thru with a roll away; men dosado B2: Ladies pull by right, left shoulder seesaw partner to place. Long lines go forward and back The next two I picked up in Hawai'i years ago at a dance I happened to stop at: Unknown Duple Improper A1: 1's balance and circle with #2 lady A2: 1's balance and circle with #2 man B1: Down the hall four in line, U-turn and come back B2: Bend the line and forward and back, #2s swing in the center ***This is similar to Old Raccoon with the 3-preson circles, but the B part is entirely different. Unknown Duple Improper A1: Circle 3/4 and pass thru; partner dosado on the side A2: Partner gypsy to a swing B1: Ladies lead hey for 4 B2: Partner allemande left and ladies chain across The next two I think I may have written a long time ago because they're a bit unusual musically and seem like something I would have come up with when I first started calling; if someone recognizes them I'd appreciate the correction! Unknown Beckett (Possibly by Neal Schlein?) A1: Star Left full, ladies turn back and partner swing A2: Ladies allemande right 1 1/2 and opposite swing B1: Men lead left hey B2: Men allemande left 1 and 1/2, partner promenade 1/2 across and up/down to the next Unknown Beckett (Possibly by Neal Schlein?) A1: on Right diagonal, right and left thru; straight across circle 3/4 A2: Allemande right neighbor full (x1 or x2) to short waves; balance right and left and spin right B1: Balance left and right and spin left to neighbor swing B2: Men allemande left 1 and 1/2 to partner swing Again, many thanks in advance! Neal Schlein
