Dances/Tunes reference

Improper: A-D

#11 by Mike Richardson.

After the Flu by Dean Snipes.

Al's Safeway Produce by Robert Cromartie.

[IMPROPER:]
Star-L all-the-way-around(8). Allemand-L nbr 1.5 (8).
Ladies 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).
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Martha Edwards | Echo Valley String Band.
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Joy Greenwolfe | ? .

Aw Shucks by Carol Kopp.

Ben's spin-off #3 by Gene Hubert.

Broken Sixpence by Don Armstrong.

[IMPROPER: 3 dosido's]
[Everyone] Dosido nbr(8). Gents dosido(8).
Ladies 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] Star-L(8).
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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.

California Twirlin by Janet Levatin.

[IMPROPER:]
Ring-bal(4). W. partner Cal-twirl, then face back in(4). Ring-bal(4). W. nbr Cal-twirl, then face back in(4).
Ring-bal(4). W. partner Cal-twirl to face new nbrs(4). Swing this new nbr(8).
Circle left 3-places(8). Partner swing(8).
Ladies chain(8). Long lines, and on the way back, nbr roll away with half sashay: lady rolling left.(8). [Or for double progression: B2: Omit roll away, start dance with next nbrs.]
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Rick-Mohr | Crowfoot.

Centrifugal Hey by Gene Hubert.

[IMPROPER:]
Nbr allemand-R 1.5 (8). Gents allemand-L 1.5 (8).
Full hey, Ladies pass partner by R (8). [Prtnr-R Ladies-L Nbr-R Gents-L]
Partner bal&swing(4+12).
Rights-and-lefts across(8). Circle-left 3 places, pass through to new nbr(8).

Chain the Hey by Becky Hill.

[IMPROPER:]
Nbr dosido, then swing(8+8).
Gents allemand-L 1.5, partner swing(8+8).
With partner, promenade across(8). Rights-and-lefts across(8).
Ladies start half-hey(8), to Ladies chain(8).
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David Keller | Playing with Fire.
Seth: Good 4^th dance.

Chorus-Jig by trad.

[PROPER: Contra corners]
ONEs go down the outside and back.
ONEs go down the center and back, then cast one place.
ONEs turn contra corners(4+4+4+4).
ONEs balance and swing and end facing up [to prepare to walk down the outside].
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Will Mentor | Great Bear Trio.

Chuck the Budgie by Rick Mohr.

[IMPROPER: Single progression]
Gents allemand-L(6). Swing nbr(10).
Circle-left 3/4 (6). Swing partner(10).
Long lines(8). Ladies allemand-R 1.5 (8); join L-hands with nbr to form a wave of four.
Bal-the-wave(4). Nbr allemand-L 3/4 to form long wave(4). Balance the long-wave(4). Allemand-R with next nbr 3/4 (4).
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Steve Zakon-Anderson | Perpetual e-Motion.
Mohr: There's a fine fiddle tune called “Pat the Budgie” with sharply punctuated notes in the B2 which cry out for balances.

Composition 24 by Greg Frock.

[PROPER: Handy-hand]
ONEs step between TWOs [TWOs facing up, ONEs down] and handy-hand allemand 1.5 (8) [Gents R-hand with each other, Ladies 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 Gent-Gent-Lady-Lady] ONEs in the center, turn alone(6+2), come back and bend the line(6+2).
Circle left 1.5 (8+4), TWOs arch, ONEs dive DTHall to next couple(4).

Cranky Ingenuity by Bill Olsen.

[IMPROPER: Dosido as couples]
Circle-left(8). As couples, dosido nbr-couple(8).
Individually, nbr dosido(8). Swing nbr(8).
Gents allemand-L 1.5 (8). Partner Swing(8).
Circle-left 3/4 (8). Ring-balance(4). California Twirl(4), to face new nbrs.
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Myra Hirschberg | Mike Ayles & David Boulanger.
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Alice Morris.

CJ's Delight by Amy Kahn.

Delphiniums and Daisies by Tonya Rottenberg.

[IMPROPER:] Nbr allemand-L 1.5 (8). Ladies chain(8).
Ladies start a full-hey(16).
Partner Bal&Swing(4+12).
Circle-left 3-places(8). Nbr allemand-R 1.5 (8).

Lisa Greenleaf | Great Bear Trio. VideoCamera

Dave Harvey. At 2:21 a dancer plays spoons

Improper: E-O

Fidelity Reel by Bill Wellington.

[IMPROPER: Two gypsys]
Gypsy, then Nbr swing(8+8).
Long-lines(8). Gents allemand-L 1.5 (8).
Gypsy, then swing partner(8+8).
With partner, promenade across(8). Ladies chain(8).

Friday Night Fever by Tony Parks.

[IMPROPER:]
Nbr Bal&Swing(4+12).
Gents Allemand-left 1.5 (8). Partner swing(8).
With partner, promenade across(8). Ladies 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. In a Square-Through: Gents always turn right, ladies turn left.
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Beth Molaro | Appalachian Storm.

Hay in Barn by Chart Guthrie.

[IMPROPER:] Nbr Bal&Swing(4+12).
Ladies chain(8). Ladies start half-hey(8).
Partner Bal&Swing(4+12).
Ladies chain(8). Ladies start half-hey(8).
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Seth Tepfer | Tim&Friends. See also the “Roll in the Hey” medley.

Happy as a Cold Pig in Warm Mud by Mike Boerschig.

[IMPROPER:] Across from you is your partner; sweep eyes right to find your shadow. [If no-one there, then your current nbr is your shadow.]
Nbr bal&swing(4+12)
Gents allemand-L 1.5, partner allemand-R 1.5 (8+8).
Star-L(8) with shadow, shadow's nbr, and your nbr. Partner swing(8) [on the ladies' orig. rail].
Circle left 3-places(8). Ring-bal, Cal-twirl(4+4) to face new nbrs.
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Dale Wilson | Band ?. Dance starts at 3:52.

Heartbeat Contra by Dan Flaherty.

[IMPROPER:]
Bal-the-ring then petronella(8). Repeat(8).
Bal-the-ring(4). Nbr swing(12) on the side.
Ladies gypsy 1.5 in the middle(8), partner swing(8) on the side(8).
Circle-left 3-places(8). Ring-bal(4), California twirl(4).
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Hank Morris | Contraversial.

Hey on the fritz by Jonathan King.

[IMPROPER: Experimental] [@Hands4, identify shadow: Gents look to next set, and slightly right. Ladies look over their left shoulder to the set behind them.] [Walkthru: At star-end, ladies look left to find shadow.]
R-star 1¼ (8). With shadow L-allemand(8).
Partner bal&swing(4+12).
Ladies chain(8). Ladies start half-hey(8). [As Gents finish crossing the set, melt into a...]
...Nbr swing(8). Gents start a half-hey(8), passing L-shoulders. [then pass R-shoulder w.partner, then Gent looks right to find new nbr for R-star.]
A modification of: The Ritz by Gene Hubert.

Jefferson and Lincoln by Seth Tepfer.

[IMPROPER: 1's arch, then backing up]
Circle left(8). Circle right(8).
Star-R(8). Star-L(8).
Long-lines(8). ONEs&swing(8), in the middle.
Line4 DTHall, ONEs in the center(4). ONEs arch(4) [still facing down]. TWOs pop through(4) [facing up the hall]. All go up 2 by 2 [ONEs bkwards](4); ONEs are facing their new NBRs.

Judah Jig by Charlie Fenton.

[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].
Ladies chain, L-hand star(8+8).
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.

Labor of Love by Kathy Anderson.

[IMPROPER: Alternating 1s/2s contracorners]
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 Gents on one rail, Ladies on the other]
ONEs/TWOs turn Contra Corners(4+4+4+4).
ONEs/TWOs bal&swing(4+12) [in center, then stepping to opposite rails to face a new couple].
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Adina Gordon | Crowfoot. In Quebec.
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Karen Jackson | Playing with Fire.

Lady of the Lake by Larry Jennings.

Oak Hill Quickstep by Bob Nicholson.

[IMPROPER: 4-in-line, turn alone]
Down the hall, 4-in-line [ONEs in the center], turn alone(8); come on back, face nbr(8).
Bal&swing nbr(4+12).
Ladies chain(8), then chain on back(8).
Long lines(8). ONEs swing(8).

Improper: P-S

Pooh Bear's Holiday by Robert Cromartie. [Ladies cross the set] VideoCamera

Caller ?.

Princeton Petronellas by Bob Isaacs.

[IMPROPER:]
Nbr bal&swing(4+12).
Ring-balance, petronella twirl(4+4) into partner L-allemand 1/2 into half-hey(8).
Partner bal&swing(4+12).
[On side with partner] Hands-four ring-balance, petronella twirl(4+4) to face [up and down] new couple. With new nbr, L-allemand 1/2 into half-hey(8).
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Called by ?.

Rant and Roar by Russell Owen.

[IMPROPER:]
Nbr allemand-R once around(6), ladies cross the set [passing right shoulders](2). Partner swing(8)..
Long-lines(8). Ladies chain(8), and “start a full hey”.
[Ladies start] Full hey(8+8); end with gents facing out, ladies facing in, in long wavy lines [actually, a wavy oval].
Rory O'More: Wavy-bal, R-then-L(4), slide right and catch L-hands(4). Wavy-bal, L-then-R(4), slide left and catch R-hands(4).
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Beth Molaro | Band ?.

Reel Easy by Cary Ravitz.

Rod's Grits by Bill Olson.

[IMPROPER: Box-the-Gnat into R-hand star]
R-hand-bal w nbr(4), box-the-gnat(4), star-R 1x (8).
Rights-&-lefts across(8). Ladies dosido 1.5 (8).
Partner bal&swing(4+12).
With partner, promenade across(8). Circle left 3-places, then pass thru up-&-down(6+2).
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Anne Marie Walter | Rhiannon and Friends.

Roll in the Hey by Roger Diggle.

[IMPROPER:]
Circle left(8); swing nbr(8).
Circle left 3 places(8); swing partner(8).
Long lines(8). Ladies chain(8).
Ladies start a full-hey(8+8).
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Steve Zakon-Anderson. At 4:17 morphs into a variant of “Judah Jig” by Charlie Fenton. At 7:28 morphs to “Hay in the Barn” by Chart Guthrie.
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Chris Ricciotti.

Roll over Johannes by Becky Hill. [IMPROPER: Down the River and Around the Bend]
Ross's Request by Mark Widmer.

[IMPROPER: Cozy line; Cloverleaf; Double progr]
Nbr bal&swing(4+12).
Long-lines(8). ONEs swing(8), step between new TWOs.
Down the hall four-in-line [ONEs between TWOs](4). Everyone keeping hands joined, ONEs turn away from partner, and TWOs wrap behind, to make a cozy line(4). Come back up the hall(4). TWOs pass over ONEs, to form a cloverleaf.
Circle-left in cloverleaf formation(8). Star-L [and progress to new nbrs](8).

Small Potatoes by Jim Kitch.

[IMPROPER:]
With nbr, Bal&Swing(4+12).
Circle-left 1x (8). Ladies chain(8).
Ladies dosido(8). Partner swing(8).
Circle-left 3-places and pass thru(6+2), next nbr dosido(8).
No walk-through, becoming a hash with other no-walk-throughs.

Snow Dance by Gene Hubert.

[IMPROPER:]
(4) balance in a ring; (4) ladies trade places passing right shoulder; (4) balance in a ring; (4) neighbor California twirl.
(8) with next couple circle left; (8) left hand star.
(16) partner balance and swing.
(8) right and left thru; (8) ladies chain
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Ruth Pershing.

Song in the Night by Gene Hubert.

[IMPROPER: Flowing]
Nbr allemand-L twice round, then promenade across(8+8) [Gent steps up behind nbr].
[Look to the right] On Right Diagonal, L-hand star(8) [you and prtnr are in adjacent stars]. Come back to your partner and swing(8) on the gent's home side.
Partner promenade across(8). [Look to the right] On right-diag, L-hand star(8).
Swing nbr(8) on side [each on his/her home side]. Long-lines(8), then face a new nbr.
Alt-With nbr bal&swing(4+12).
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George Marshall | Wild Asparagus.
At end, use an imaginary couple for the Star-L. When no “new nbr” then rest, or invent imaginary nbrs. Come back in on Long-lines.

Sweet Music by Amy Kahn.

[IMPROPER: Scoop the Lady]
Gents left allemand(8) once around, and keep going. Scoop your partner [she walks to join you in your direction] and Butterfly Whirl(8). Ladies start a full hey(16).
[As gents come back to their partner] Partner bal&swing(4+12).
Rights&Lefts across the set [courtesy turn](8), gent roll-away the Lady, R-hand star(8). [“Gents look left allemand.”]
Lyrical music/medley is nice, possibly with a kind of Whoosh! feel in the last 4 beats of A1 [the Butterfly Whirl]. I often use this as the last dance. VideoCamera

Jonathan King | Barnstorm.

Caveman by Jim Hemphill, is similar.

Improper: T-Z

Thanks to the Don by Ed Vincent.

[IMPROPER:]
Line4 DTHall, ONEs in the middle; turn alone(6+2) and come on back(8) [and stay in a line4, all facing up].
TWOs hand-cast off the ONEs(4) [ONEs fwd, TWOs bkwrd]. ONEs gypsy in the center ≈¾ (4). Nbr swing(8).
Circle left 3-places(8). Partner swing(8).
Ring-bal(4), petronella twirl(4) [no time to clap]. TWOs arch, ONEs dive through(2), with new NBRs handy-hand [mirror] allemand(6) to end lin line4.
I got this from Alice Milmoe

The Baby Rose by David Kaynor.

[IMPROPER:]
Nbr Bal&Swing(4+12).
Circle-left 3-places(8). Partner DoSiDo(8).
Partner Bal&Swing(4+12).
Ladies chain(8). Left-hand star(8).
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Jack Mitchell | Big Medicine.

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).
Down hall in line-of-four [ONEs in the center], turn alone(6+2), up hall and bend line(6+2).
Circle left(8), ring-bal(4) Cal-twirl(4).
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Bob Isaacs | Crowfoot. See 4:20-4:42.
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Jonathan King | Flying Turtles. Contra till 2:53, then a waltz.

The Bus Stop by Bill Olson.

[IMPROPER:]
Nbr bal by R-hand, Box the Gnat(4+4). Star-R 3-places, into wavy-line across(8), ladies in center. To form the wave, each lady gives R-hand to gent behind her, while reaching L-hand across the star to other lady.
Bal-wave(4). Ladies allemand-L(4) into half-hey, partners pass R-shoulders to start(8).
Partner gypsy, then swing(8+8).
Promenade across and courtesy turn(8). Roll away with a half sashay [ladies roll left](2) Left-hand star 3-places(6).
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Jolaine Jones-Pokorney | Full Circle.

The Ritz by Gene Hubert.

[IMPROPER: Identify shadow!]
Star-R 5-places(8). Allemand-L shadow(8) [Ladies turn over L-shoulder].
Partner bal&swing(4+12).
Long-lines(8). Ladies chain(8).
Ladies start a full-hey(16). [Ladies turn left to enter R-star behind partner, Gents turn right to enter R-star behind new nbr.]

Theory of Mind by David Smukler.

[IMPROPER: Face nbr, step diag.-L to form wavy lines across-the-set.]
Rory O'More(8+8) [Wavy-bal R-L(2+2), slide right catch L-hands(4); bal L-R, slide left, snag R-hands(8)].
Bal&Swing nbr(4+12).
Circle-left 3-places(8). Swing partner(8).
Ladies chain(8). Lefthand star into a wavy line-of-4 with next nbrs [all take RHs with nbr and ladies take LHs with each other](8).
This dance is similar to United We Dance, which was taught at a FL Snow Ball

United We Dance by Bob Isaacs.

[IMPROPER: Start in long-waves]
[In long wavy-lines with Gents facing out, ladies in, looking at their partner's back, across the set]. Rory O'More(8+8).
Bal&Swing nbr(4+12).
Circle-left 3-places(8). Swing partner(8).
Ladies chain(8). Lefthand star into long-wavy-lines between new nbr and prev nbr(8).
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Jack Mitchell | Big Medicine.

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 Parks?].

Weave the Line [3P] by Kathy Anderson.

[IMPROPER: 3 sets of nbrs. Triple-progression.]
Lefthand star(8). [Reverse] Circle-left(8).
[Hang on to your partner] Veer left around #1NBRs, veer right around #2NBRs (4+4).
[As individuals] DoSiDo your #3NBR 1¼ into wave-of-four with ladies in the middle(8).
Balance-the-wave(4). Swing-through [nbr R-allemand-½, gents L-allemand-½] (2+2). Partner swing(8).
Long-lines(8). Roll partner away with a half sashay(2), into a righthand star(6) [going into lefthand-star with new nbrs].

What's good for the Goose is good for the Gander by Ruth Eleanor King (age 10).

[IMPROPER: Gent roll-away Lady, L roll-away G at right-angles]
On side of set: With nbr, Do-Si-Do 1.5 (8). Across the set: With partner, See-saw [or left allemand] 1.5 (8).
On (other) side of set: Swing nbr(8). Ladies chain(8).
Ladies start a full-hey(16).
[From the hey go into] Partner-swing(8). Goose-then-Gander move(4), couple ends facing up/down the set, facing their current nbrs. Then pass-through(4) to a new couple.
Music should be a bit slower than standard.
Goose-then-Gander move: [Along the side, R-to-L] Gent rolls the lady away(2), then Lady rolls the gent away [R-to-L](2), but he ends up across the set. So as he is rolled away, he steps slightly away from his partner [and toward the other gent], ending as-a-couple facing up/down the set.

Becket dances: A-M

A Different Way Back by Larry Jennings.

[BECKET: Slide-left progression]
[Slide left to new couple and] Circle left 3-places(2+6). Grand-R-&-L in oval; start with nbr #1, R-L-R(8).
Nbr #4 allemand-L 2x to reverse direction(8). Nbr #3 allemand-R 1.5(8).
Nbr #2 Left-shoulder gypsy 1.5(8). Swing nbr #1(8).
Circle left 3-places(8). Partner swing(8). [Slide left to new couple]
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Steve Zakon-Anderson | KGB.
Taught 2:23, Danced 4:48.

A Different Way Forward or Friday at the Fool or Hi there! by Seth Tepfer.

[BECKET: Double-progression]
[Nbr #1 is across from you. Look diagonal left for nbr #2. Further diagonal left is #3, then #4. (At end, nbr #2 is on your same rail, to your right.)]
Long-lines(8). Ladies allemand-R 1.5, diagonally(8).
Next nbr, #2, allemand-L 1.5 (8). Next next nbr, #3, Gypsy by right shoulder 1.5 (8).
Next next next nbr, #4, Bal&Swing(4+12).
Circle left 3-places(8), then partner swing(8).
You are never out; on the circle-left, the couple “out” at the end simply start their partner-swing 8 beats early.
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Seth Tepfer; the two allemandes are switched L from R..

Becket Reel by Herbie Gaudreau.

[BECKET:] Your partner is on one side of you, your shadow on the other.
Allemand-L your shadow(8). Partner swing(8).
Ladies chain across and back(8+8).
On left diagonal: Right&left through(8). Straight across: Right&left through(8).
Star left(8). Star right(8).
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Caller ? | Band ?.

Chainsaw Orbit by Jonathan King.

[BECKET: Huge oval.] [Before becketizing, identify Dir-of-Progress. Becketize, then identify home-side.]
[Same two] Ladies chain(8). W. left-hand, gent leads his nbr-lady 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) [about] 3-places. [C'mon back with a] Left-Hands-across star(8); at halfway round, Gents push off [and walk fwd in dir-of-progression] while Ladies keep on allemanding halfway more, to progress.
[Ladies look right and] Allemand-R the new nbr-lady coming toward her; simultaneously, Gents orbit CCW around the ladies(8) [As two gents cross, it may be easier to pass by L-shoulder.]. Partner-swing(8), on your original [home] side.
A modification of D.L's beloved Chainsaw Reel, VideoCamera

Footloose, called by JK.

Chainsaw Reel by Don Lennartson
[BECKET: Huge oval circle]
[Same two] Ladies 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.
[Ladies look right and] Allemand-R the new nbr-lady coming toward you(8). Partner-swing(8), on the side.
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Jonathan King, Footloose. This was called as a no-walk-through.
Conveyor my Love by Jonathan King.

[BECKET: Has the conveyor-belt move]

Cows are Watching by Bill Pope.

[BECKET:]
Long lines(8). Ladies R-allemand 1.5 (8).
Nbr Bal&swing(4+12).
Bal-the-ring(4). Gent 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].
Gents snag L-hands then L-allemand 1x(8). Swing partner(8).
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Chattahoochee Country Dancers (CCD, Atlanta).
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Sue Rosen | The Figments.

Du Quoin Races by Orace Johnson.

[BECKET:]
Balance-ring, pass through to an ocean wave. Balance R-L again, allemand-R 3/4 into long waves (gents face out, ladies in).
Balance R-L(4), circulate(4); ladies cross, gents arc, into new long-waves [ladies face out, gents in]. Balance R-L(4), circulate(4); gents cross, ladies arc.
Swing partner the side [on the side where you started]. Circle left halfway(4), roll away NBR [with a half sashay] across the set.
Circle left halfway, roll away with a half sashay to trade places with partners (along set) Circle left halfway, and shift left along the set to face new nbrs
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Caller ?.

Robert Cromartie | Footloose.

Dr. Bluhm's Delight by Rick Mohr.

[BECKET:]
Shift left to meet next couple(2), then circle left 3-places(6). Swing nbr(8).
Long lines(8).
Left-hands-across 1/2 [Gents drop out](4) Ladies keep Allemanding-L 3/4 more(4), to Join R-hands with nbr to form wave of four across the set.
Bal-the-wave(4). Allemand-R with NBR 5/8 (4).
Gents join L-hand with next gent to form diagonal wave; Bal-the-wave(4). Gents allemand-L 3/4 to join R-hand with partner in other-diagonal wave(4).
Bal-the-wave(4) [you have partner in R-Hand]. Swing partner(12).
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Seth Tepher at Snowball 2011.
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George Marshall | Swallowtail.

Maliza's Magical Mystery Motion by Cary Ravitz.

[BECKET: Reverse proression]
Gents allemand-L 1.5 (8). Nbr swing(8).
Promenade across(8). Ladies chain(8).
Ring-balance, spin one place to the right, as in Petronella, and turn alone to face a new nbr(8). Form ring with new couple, balance, and spin one place to the right(8).
Partner bal&swing(4+12).
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LEAF Festival Spring 2011 #1 VideoCamera

and #2.

Becket dances: N-Z

My Uncle Fred's Contra by Dean Snipes.

[BECKET: slightly altered in B2.]
[Your previous nbr is your “flame”.]
Circle left 3-places(8). [On side of set] Dosido nbr 1x and a bit more, into short wavy lines across-the-set(8).
Balance-the-wave R-L, slide right catch L-hands(8). [With nbr] Allemand-L 3/4 (4), gents walk to next short-wavy-line to allemand-R your “flame”(4).
With [current] nbr, Bal&Swing(4+12).
Star-right orig. dance has circle-L, here 3-places(6), melt in to a partner-swing(8), and slide-left to face a new couple(2).
Music should be a bit slower than standard contra tempo.

Sealed with a Keith by Cary Ravitz.

[BECKET: Face partner, look past, there's your shadow.]
R&L-thru, across(8). On Left-Diagonal, ladies chain(8).
Circle left 3-places and pass through up and down(8). Gypsy partner 1.5 (8).
Look away from your partner for your shadow to allemand-L 1.5 (8). Ladies pass right to start a 1/2 hey (8).
Turn to face partner, Bal&Swing (4+12).
Music should be a bit slower than standard.
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Eric Harris | Hot Potatoes.
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Barbara Ramlow | Crowfoot.

Snowball Shimmy by Seth Tepfer.

[BECKET:]
Circle-L 1x (8). Gents 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.

Take a Right on the Sunny Side by Dean Snipes [BECKET, wavy oval].

So Near and So Far by Bob Isaacs.

[BECKET:] Across from you are your old NbrS. On left-diag. are new NbrS.
Ladies pull by right [like ladies chain], then w. old Nbr allemand-L 3/4 (2+6). Swing [new] Nbr (8). [Gent is on home side.]
Circle left halfway, roll-away partner-lady across the set [L-to-R] (8). [Gent has gone 3 clicks around circle.] Circle left halfway, roll-away nbr-lady along the set [L-to-R] (8). [Gent has gone another 3 clicks around circle.]
Mad-Robin [sideways dosido](8) [Gent slides right, in front of nbr-lady]. Gents L-allemand 1.5 (8).
Partner swing (16) [no balance].
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Ted Hodapp | Contratopia.
At Glen Echo

Three Ceremonies by Adriane Moser
[BECKET: Slide-left to Ladies chain]
Ladies chain(8), into Mad-Robin(8) [around NBR].
Ladies pass right to start a full hey (8+8).
Ladies cross the set, passing right shoulders, to swing partner(4+12).
Long-lines(8). Circle left all way, then slide-L to new NBRs(8).
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Jonathan King (no walk through) | Montage.

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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.”
Winter in Summerland by Jeff Spero and James Hutson.

[BECKET:]
Gents allemand-L 1.5 (8). Nbr swing(8).
Long-lines(8). Pass through to an ocean wave(4) and balance(4).
Walk forward to the next nbr, Gypsy new nbr half-way into a 3/4 hey, gents leading, passing L-shoulders in center [Gents go over and back, ladies cross the set].
Partner bal&swing(4+12). [Start again with these same nbrs]
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Called by ?. VideoCamera

George Marshall. VideoCamera

Gaye Fifer (techno). VideoCamera

Woody Lane | The Nettles.

Woven Waves by Cary Ravitz.

[IMPROPER: Gypsy star]
Nbr balance&swing(4+12).
Ladies walk forward to a wavy-line in the middle(4); bal R-L(4). Ladies stay in place while Gents walk fwd to a wavy-line in middle(4). [There are now two interlinked but separate wavy-lines] Everyone balance R-L(4).
Gents drop L-hands and ladies drop R-hands to form a gypsy star.
Gents walk fwd and ladies bwd, to turn the star 3/4 (8). Partner swing(8) on the gent's home side.
Circle-left 3/4 and pass through up and down(8). New NBR dosido(8).
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Danced to moody music.
Look deeply into partner's eyes during interlinked wavy-balance. (Ravitz: “In A2, gents taking R-hands below the ladies' hands makes the eventual transition to a swing easier”)

24th of October by Don Lennartson.

[BECKET: Circulate]
Long-lines(8). Ladies chain(8).
Left-hand star(8) [this is the progression]. New nbr allemand-R 1.5 into a wavy-oval around the set(8), Gents facing in.
Balance the wave(4). Circulate(4) into a new oval [Gents cross to Prtnr's place; Ladies arc right into Nbr's place].
Balance(4). Circulate(4) [Gents arc, Ladies cross].
Balance(4). Circulate(4) [Gents cross, Ladies arc]. partner swing(8).
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Diane Silver.

Four-facing-four

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 Ladies” move.]
In line facing you. The couple on the diagonal has your 1^st-nbr. In the couple across from you is your 2^nd-nbr. Remember the direction you are progressing.
Lines-of-four, foward and back(8). Up/down: In little-groups-of-four, ladies start a half-hey(8).
“All four ladies, chain halfway.” The four ladies do a righthand-star, halfway round till they see their first-nbr(8). Swing that nbr(8), ending facing across the set (i.e, like in long lines).
In your new little-groups-of-four, gents allemand-L 1.5(8), where you'll see your second-nbr(8). Swing your second-nbr, ending facing up-and-down.
[Up/down in your new little-groups-of-four] Circle left 3-places(8). Swing partner, ending 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.

Devil's Backbone by William Watson.

[4-FACING-4:]
The end-lady in each short-line [i.e on the R] is the Leading lady. Her partner is the last gent. She looks diagonally across to a gent; his psn is her “special position” Her partner looks L to the lady next to him; her psn is his “special position”. Remember the direction you are progressing. [The Gents end every swing facing this direction.]
Short-line, F&Back(8). Up/down: In little-groups-of-four, ladies chain(8).
Star-L all-way(8).
[New] Lead-ladies unroll the star, take your group to the other side; “lead-ladies pass right-shoulder ”; she (and her three ducklings) passes other Lead-lady and her three ducklings; cross the set and form a circle with her original set of four. She ends in her “special psn”, and her partner ends in his(8).
Circle-left all-way(8). Nbr swing(8); end facing up/down.
Up/down: Gents allemand-L 1.5 (8). Partner swing(8); end facing orig-LoD.
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Susan Moffett | The Coffee Zombies.
WW says: Flowing or driving 32-bar AABB tunes See: Notes

Triple minors / Triplets

Money Musk by trad.

[Triple minor: 48-beat tune]
ONEs allemand-R 1.5 (8), cast to 2^nd place(4) [“ONEs go below”]. Forward six & six fall back(4).
ONEs R-hand turn 3/4 to lines-of-3 facing up and down(8). Forward six & back(4). ONEs R-hand turn to home side(4).
[The order is TWOs ONEs THREEs] Top two couples: Right and left over and back.(8+8)
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David Millstone | Northern Spy.
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Dudley Laufman | Sugar River String Band.
nhcaller: “The tune for Money Musk originated in Scotland in 1776 and the first dance instructions appeared in 1785.”

Musk of Contra by Jonathan King.

[Triple minor: 48-beat tune]

David's Triplet #4 by David Smukler.

[Triplet, ONEs Improper:] 1bc
a23

ONEs down the center to the bottom, separate, then up the outside to the middle place(8). All forward and back(8). b1c
2a3.

All R-allemand partner once around and fall back to line(8).
All L-allemand partner 1.5(8). 2a3
b1c.

CCW promenade single file [Indian file], half-way round(8) c1b
3a2. Face partner and dosido(8).

All bal&swing partner(4+12), ONEs end facing down, others up. 3ab
c12.

Ted's Triplet #7 by Ted Sannella.

[Triplet, PROPER:] abc
123

Top two couples turn partner by-the-R 1.5 (8). Top two couples rights-and-lefts across(8) bac
213.

Head couple [in middle place] turn contra corners(4+4+4+4).

Head couple bal&swing(4+12), end facing up, in middle bac
213.

Original head couple lead up to the top and cast [around the outside] to the bottom(8). [Other couples scootch up a bit] All dosido partner(8) bca
231.

Dave Bateman. Seq. can be clearly viewed a 1:15.

Ted's Triplet #14 by Ted Sannella.

[Triplet, PROPER:] abc
123

Top couple cross [from a swing] and go down the outside to the bottom(8), then dosido(8) bc1
23a.

Bottom two couples rights-and-lefts across(8) ba3
21c.
Top two couples [G-G L-L rights&lefts] pull-by-R across, then barn-door into place(8) 123
abc.

Top couple lead down the center, then back, and cast to middle place(8+8) 213
bac.

Circle-six half way cab
312. New top-couple swing 3ab
c12.

Squares

[Do you know the title?] by ??. Video camera

Called by ?. New Years's Eve dance, nice flowing square.

Gluten Free Square by Tom Hinds. Video camera

Seth Tepfer | Syncopaths. Fast.

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Seth calls a peppy square.

Circle mixers

Circassian circle.

[Circle mixer:] In-to-Center, back-out(4+4). In-to-Center, back-out(4+4).
[As gents clap] Ladies to-Center, back-out(4+4). [As ladies clap] Gents to-Center, gents turn, come-out(4+4).
Partner swing(16).
Promenade(16).
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Danced.

Danced at 1:18, to Zelda.

Fischle's circle-mixer by Heiner Fischle.

[Circle mixer:] Cir-Left(8). In-to-Center, back(4+4).
Cir-Right(8). In-to-Center, back(4+4).
Allemand-L your corner 1x(8). Partner dosido(8).
Grand right-and-lefts, four pull-bys (2+2+2+2). Swing #5 (8).

La Bastringue

[Circle mixer:] In-to-Center, back(8). Again(8). Cir-L(8), Cir-R(8). Gent turns LH lady to him, swing(4+12). Promenade(16) with swing-hands-out/in.
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2008 California State Fair. Of French-Canadian origin, La Bastringue is a fine warm-up dance.

Lucky Seven.

[Circle mixer: Lost&found is in the center]
All circle left(16).
In-to-Center, back(4+4). In-to-Center, back(4+4); end facing partner, along the circle..
[Give R-hand to partner] Grand chain until you meet 7^th person. (2+2+2+2+2+2+2), twirl this 7^th-lady(2).
Swing your new partner(16); end with hands in circle.
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Tune segs nicely from Zelda to The Moon & Seven Stars.

Haste to the Wedding [Sicilian circle] [JK:modified]. [Danced/Played]
Lordags Waltz.

[Circle-mixer waltz. Couples start in Varsouvienne psn, in a circle of couples, with the gents on the inside.]
F:=Fwd. Pattern: FBFF×4.
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Danced 0:06.

Spanish Waltz [Sicilian circle]. [Danced/Music] to tune: Haapavesi Waltz.
Sunnyside mixer by Heiner Fischle.

[Circle mixer:] In-to-Center, back(4+4). Cal-twirl(2), cir-Left sunnyside out(6).
Backwards in-to-Center, out(4+4). Cal-twirl(2), then face partner(6) along the set.
Weave the ring (2+2+2+2). Swing #5 (8).
[As couples, CCW] Promenade around the ring(16).

Other formations

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 ladies in](8). Ladies star-L, while Gents 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.

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.

Virginia Reel.

[PROPER: Couple sashay, zipper down the center]
Long-lines. R-elbow swing. L-elbow swing. Two-hand swing.
Dosido. SeeSaw. Head couple sashay down(8) and back(8), ending Proper.
R-elbow swing 1.5 (8) into Zipper: L-elbow w next person [opposite gender](4), R-elbow w partner(4). [Continue down the line](∞). Head couple sashay back up(8), ending Proper.
Head couple splits, goes down the outside. Everyone else march up the hall, gents turn left to follow head gent down the outside, ladies turn right to follow head lady down the outside. Then: Heads form an arch with their arms, all couples pass through. Now there is a new head couple.
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Danced at 2:10.

Tunes

Below, a tune with no “by” line is presumed to be “by Traditional”; its origin lost in Time, or it has been modified by many hands, with details unknown. Tunes with “by ?” are perhaps of more recent origin. If you know the composer of an unattributed tune on this page, please email me. The same goes for errors you find; I will fix them posthaste.

Tunes for Contras/Squares

Bad Hair by Rodney Miller.
Blue Jig [Played] by Joel Mabus.
Cherokee Shuffle (72 beat version) by ?. [Played]
Clonnel Jigs Set [Played]
Coleman's March [Played].
Colerainel — Irishwasherwoman Jigs [Played]
Cold Frosty Morning [Played] [Played].
Cooley's Reel by ?. [Played].
Coral Riff by Pete Sutherland.
Cotton Baggin' [Played] by Skillet Lickers.
Cuckoo's Nest [Played].
Duck River [Played, slow. ?Is Duck River the 2nd song at 2:39] by John Salyer.
Devil in the Straw Stack.
Drowsy Maggie by ?. [Played] [Played]
Father Kelly's Reel [Played slow]. Morrison-Kesh Jigs leading into Father Kelly's Reel [Played fast].
Haste to the Wedding [Played, violin] [Played, ensemble] [Danced/Played]
Home with girls by ?.
Irish Washerwoman Jig [Played, with step dancing].
Irish Polkas [Played]. This sounds especially fun.
Jawbone.
Jingle Bells by ?.
Katelyn's March by David Massey.
La Bastringue [Music/Danced].
Laughing Marj by Jim Mullaney.
Martha Campbell.
Midnight on the Water. [Played, slow & moody].
Mountain Canary. [Played]
Old Joe Clark [Played, slow] [Played] [Played, Sung, Lyrics] [Lyrics large].
On the Danforth by Keith Murphy.
Pagosa Hornpipe by Rob Pine.
Red-haired boy [Played] [Music & Lyrics].
Reel de Joie [Played].
Road To Lisdoonvarna [Played] [Played].
Sarah Armstrong's Tune (Old Reel, Old Tarheel) [Played].
Seneca Square Dance by ?.
Six Feet Under by Becky Tracy.
Shoes & Stockings. [Played] [Played] by Henry Reed.
Shuffle About by ?.
Soldier's Joy [Played, fast] [Played].
Speed the plow by ?.
Spootiskerry [Played] by Samuel Ian ?.
Swallowtail Jig [Played].
Tam Lin [Played] [Played].
The Moon & Seven Stars [Played] [Played/Danced].
Turkey in the Straw by ?.
Waiting For The Federals by ?.
Whiskey before Breakfast [Played] by TRAD, Irish.
Zelda [Played] by ? Philippe Plard.

Waltzes

Bars de la Prison by Canray Fontenot.
Equinox Waltz by David Massey.
Haapavesi Waltz by Keith Murphy [Played].
Lordags Waltz [Music/Danced 0:06] [Played, accordian].

Cajun

Chère Bébé Créole [Played].

Contra-dance composers / Sites

Contra Dances