Contra Club Dance at St Margaret’s Uniting Church, Hackett

Contratemps and Colin Towns Sat 14th July 2007 8pm – 11:30pm

Time
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Grade
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Dance
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Style
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Music
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Tune Set
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Source

8:00 Colin

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Easy

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Broken Sixpence

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Duple Improper

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32b reels

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#1 Adelaide Bop/Bonapart

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Trad

Movements:

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Nbr dosido, M dosido; W dosido, 1C sw into 4 in line; down room, turn alone, return & bend line; circleL, Lstar

8:10 Colin

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Easy

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Hey Fever

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Duple Improper

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32b raggy reels

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#44 Rare/Salvation

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Trad

Movements:

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Nbrs Bal & Sw; M Lturn 1½ , sw ptnr; ½ prom, Ladies Ch; Hey across (W pass R)

8:20 Colin

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Easy

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Sackett’s Harbour

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Triple Proper

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32b smooth reels

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#22 Saratoga/ Eboulement/Kohlers

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Trad Pg 43

Movements:

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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

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Easy

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The Forgotten Treasure

/ Duple Improper /

32b smooth reels

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#17 Cuckoos nest/Bentons

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Beth Parkes

Movements:

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Nbrs Bal & Sw; 4 in line down, turn as cpls & back, bend line; Lcircle ¾ , Swing Ptnr; F&B, Lcircle ½ .

8:40 Jeanette

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Easy+

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Cranky Ingenuity

/ Duple Improper /

32b smooth reels

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#18 Dubuque/Shanandoah Falls

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Movements:

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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

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Square

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4 x 32b reels

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#12 Hadley woods/Old Canberra

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Ted Sannella

Movements:

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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

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Med

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Balance the Star

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2 cples

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32b raggy reels

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#23 Beaumont Rag/Cotton Patch

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Trad

Movements:

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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

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Easy+

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Hull’s Victory

/ Duple Proper /

32b reels

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#22 Saratoga/ Eboulement/Kohlers

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Trad

Movements:

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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

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#7 Pointe au Pic/Wizard’s

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Fred Field

Movements:

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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

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Easy

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Constant Contra

/ Duple Improper, dbl prog /

32b reels

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#8 Hanged Man/Hommage

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Don Armstrong

Movements:

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9:55 Peter

/ Easy / Woven Waves / Duple Improper /

32b reels

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#13 Liza Rose/Mr Danger

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Movements:

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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

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Med+

/ Levi Jackson’s Rag / 5cpl horseshoe /

32b reels

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#27 Levi Jacksons/5’2”

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Pat Shaw

Movements:

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20 mins BREAK – SUPPER PARTY (10:15 – 10:35)

10:40 David

Colin /

Med

/ My Life's Calling
OR Connoisseurs Contra
OR Attack of the Killer Tomatoes /

Duple Improper

Duple Proper
Duple Improper /

32b reels

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#40 Leather Britches/Phone call

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Tony Parkes (SoS)

Madeline Smith, 1989
Bill Sudkamp

Movements:

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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

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One Sour Kraut (1.2)

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Duple Improper

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32b reels

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#5 Hattie Claire/Cattle

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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

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Med

/ Kym and Aaron / Triple Improper (1C imp) /

48b reels

/ #19 Mouth of Tobruk/Reel Beatrice /

Colin Towns

Movements:

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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:

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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

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Med

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Devil’s Dream

/ Duple Improper /

32b reels

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#14 Jigs/Devil

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Trad CDM6/16

Movements:

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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

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#17 Cuckoo’s Nest / Bentons

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Tony Parkes, 1986 Pg 25

Movements:

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Lcircle, sw nbr; Lcircle, 1C ½ fig8 up; contra corners; 1C bal&sw

11:40 Colin

/ Easy / Sybils Roundabout / Circle, progressive /

32b reels

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#28 Scottish reel set.

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Les Wootton, 1966

Movements:

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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

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#29 Nancies waltz

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