Cutting out the ones Jim already IDed:

On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 2:47 PM, Neal Schlein <[email protected]> wrote:

>
>
> This first bunch all came from the 2000 Pinewoods American Dance Week and 
> Caller's Course, and were all written by other people:
>

>
> 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.)

"No-See-Ums" by Beth Molaro.

>
>
> 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
>

"Two Hearts in Reel Time" by Lisa Greenleaf. (Balance and swing in B2)

>
> 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?)

This is a phrase-shifted version of "Weave the Line" by Kathy Anderson.

>
>
> 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.

"Dave Found the Missing Coffee Cup" by Michael Fuerst. Starts with a shift left.

>
>
> 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
>

This appears to be a seriously garbled version of "Coal Country
Contra" by Ron Buchanan.


>
> 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.

Might be a variant of "Christmas Hornpipe".

>
> 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 pass through is across the set. "Sherri's Valentine" by Chart Guthrie.

>
>
> 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
>

I can't help you with the last two.


-Chris Page
San Diego, CA

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