Contra Club Dance at St Margaret’s Uniting Church, Hackett
Contratemps and Colin Towns Sat 14th July 2007 8pm – 11:30pm
Time
/Grade
/Dance
/Style
/Music
/Tune Set
/Source
8:00 Colin
/Easy
/Broken Sixpence
/Duple Improper
/32b reels
/#1 Adelaide Bop/Bonapart
/Trad
Movements:
/Nbr dosido, M dosido; W dosido, 1C sw into 4 in line; down room, turn alone, return & bend line; circleL, Lstar
8:10 Colin
/Easy
/Hey Fever
/Duple Improper
/32b raggy reels
/#44 Rare/Salvation
/Trad
Movements:
/Nbrs Bal & Sw; M Lturn 1½ , sw ptnr; ½ prom, Ladies Ch; Hey across (W pass R)
8:20 Colin
/Easy
/Sackett’s Harbour
/Triple Proper
/32b smooth reels
/#22 Saratoga/ Eboulement/Kohlers
/Trad Pg 43
Movements:
/Lines f&b, Lcircle6 ¾; 1C lead down minor set, back and cast; contra corners; lines of 3 f&b, Rcircle6 ¾
8:30 Jeanette
/Easy
/The Forgotten Treasure
/ Duple Improper /32b smooth reels
/#17 Cuckoos nest/Bentons
/Beth Parkes
Movements:
/Nbrs Bal & Sw; 4 in line down, turn as cpls & back, bend line; Lcircle ¾ , Swing Ptnr; F&B, Lcircle ½ .
8:40 Jeanette
/Easy+
/Cranky Ingenuity
/ Duple Improper /32b smooth reels
/#18 Dubuque/Shanandoah Falls
/Movements:
/Lcircle, in cples dosido nbr cpl; dosido nbr, swing nbr; M L.allemande 1½, sw ptnr; Lcircle ¾ , balance ring, calif twirl
8:50 Colin
/ Med /Duck Through and Swing
/Square
/4 x 32b reels
/#12 Hadley woods/Old Canberra
/Ted Sannella
Movements:
/Heads R&L, Sides R&L, Heads R&L; Heads to R circle into line of 4, f&b; pass thru, arch in middle, duck thru &swing who you meet; prom the set
10mins BREAK (9:10 – 9:20)9:15 Colin
/Med
/Balance the Star
/2 cples
/32b raggy reels
/#23 Beaumont Rag/Cotton Patch
/Trad
Movements:
/Cples take Rhands, balance in and out twice, Rstar; take Lhands, balance in/out twice, Lstart; cples f&b, wheel opp into ptnr’s place; f&b, wheel orig ptnr and progress
9:25 Roger
/Easy+
/Hull’s Victory
/ Duple Proper /32b reels
/#22 Saratoga/ Eboulement/Kohlers
/Trad
Movements:
/1C Rhand into 4 in line, balance, Lturn nbr twice; Rhand into 4 in line, balance, 1C sw; 1C down & back cast; R&L thru & back
9:35 Roger
/ Med / Symmetrical Force / Duple Improper /32b reels
/#7 Pointe au Pic/Wizard’s
/Fred Field
Movements:
/1C mirror dosido, mirror allemande twice; 1C sw; down 4 in line, middles turn into cosy line, back into cloverleaf; to L once, untangle, pull 1C thru to progress
9:45 Peter
/Easy
/Constant Contra
/ Duple Improper, dbl prog /32b reels
/#8 Hanged Man/Hommage
/Don Armstrong
Movements:
/9:55 Peter
/ Easy / Woven Waves / Duple Improper /32b reels
/#13 Liza Rose/Mr Danger
/Movements:
/Nbr b&s; W walk fwd to wavy line, bal, then M walk fwd to wavy line, bal; M drop Lhands and Wdrop Rhands = gypsy star ¾ (Mfwd, Wback); ptnr swing
10:05 Christine
/Med+
/ Levi Jackson’s Rag / 5cpl horseshoe /32b reels
/#27 Levi Jacksons/5’2”
/Pat Shaw
Movements:
/20 mins BREAK – SUPPER PARTY (10:15 – 10:35)
10:40 David
Colin /Med
/ My Life's CallingOR Connoisseurs Contra
OR Attack of the Killer Tomatoes /
Duple Improper
Duple ProperDuple Improper /
32b reels
/#40 Leather Britches/Phone call
/Tony Parkes (SoS)
Madeline Smith, 1989Bill Sudkamp
Movements:
/MLC:
CC: 1crnrs dosido, sw, face 2M; circle of 3, pop 2M under to sw ptnr while 1crns Calif Tw, finish in diamond; bal & Petronelle turn twice; lstar 7/8 ; 1C ½ fig 8 up to progress PROPER
AKT: Lcircle ¾ , top 2 people sw; Lcirle ½ , top 2 people sw; Lcircle ¾ , 1C sw at bottom face down; 1C Lcircle ½ with cpl below, pass thru, 1C Lcircle ½ with cpl above (orig), pass thru.10:50 David
Colin /Easy
/One Sour Kraut (1.2)
/Duple Improper
/32b reels
/#5 Hattie Claire/Cattle
/David Gilks
Movements:
/ Nbr L.allemande 1½, L.Chain; Hey; Ptnr Gypsy meltdown; Long lines Fwd&back, L.circle ¾, pass thru.11:00 Colin
/Med
/ Kym and Aaron / Triple Improper (1C imp) /48b reels
/ #19 Mouth of Tobruk/Reel Beatrice /Colin Towns
Movements:
/F&b, dosido ptnrs; 1C cross & cast behind to form circle of 3 (same sex), men circleL while women circler; 1M/1W pop under arch into gypsy by Lshoulders, gypsy by Rshoulders; 1C swing long to face down while others R&L around 1C; 1C down & back (others clap/wave); nbr LEFTturn into Ladies Ch across & back
11:10 Colin
/ Med / Shadrack’s Delight / Duple Improper /32b reels
/ #38 Bobcats/Bakers /Tony Parkes, 1972 Pg 36
Movements:
/Dosido nbr 1¼ into wavey line, balance, ½ Rturn; balance, M ½ Lturn, sw ptnr to face down; down, turn cpls & back, cast off; R&L across, LChain back.
11:20 Colin
/Med
/Devil’s Dream
/ Duple Improper /32b reels
/#14 Jigs/Devil
/Trad CDM6/16
Movements:
/1C down middle/2C up outside &back, ½ turn nearest; 1C up outside/2C down middle &back, LEFTturn nearest; LadiesCh across&back; ½prom, R&L
11:30 Colin
/ Easy /For Those Who Cared
/ Duple Improper /32b reels
/#17 Cuckoo’s Nest / Bentons
/Tony Parkes, 1986 Pg 25
Movements:
/Lcircle, sw nbr; Lcircle, 1C ½ fig8 up; contra corners; 1C bal&sw
11:40 Colin
/ Easy / Sybils Roundabout / Circle, progressive /32b reels
/#28 Scottish reel set.
/Les Wootton, 1966
Movements:
/In&out, in, M face ptnr; dosido, Lchassey &back into waves of sea; bal f&b, ½ Lturn, bal f&b, ½ Rturn; full Lturn sw prev
Easy / Free Waltz / Pride of Erin / Couples /16b waltz
/#29 Nancies waltz
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