Re: [Callers] complicated contras

Exciting! I'm pretty new to the calling game, but here are some of the advanced dances in my box that I'm extra excited to be able to pull out when the time comes. The Magpie and the Seal // David Zinkin // double improper A1: Star right below (8) Star right above with old Ns (8) A2: DSD 1.25 to wave of four (ladies take left, Ns take right) (8) Balance wave, (4) alle N by R 1/2, gents pull by L (4) B1: Bal/swing partner (16) B2: Ladies chain (8) 1/2 hey (ladies start by R) (8) Dr. Bluhm's Delight / Rick Mohr // Becket A1: Slide left, circle L 3 places (8) Swing N (8) A2: LLFB (8) Hands across LHS 1/2, gents drop (4) Ladies keep allemanding L 3/4 more and take right with N (wave of 4) (4) B1: Balance wave (4) and alle R 5/8 with N; gents take left with next gent (diagonal wave) (4) Balance wave (4); gents alle L 3/4 to take rights with partner in new diagonal wave (4) B2: Balance wave; swing partner (16) Life, the Universe, and Everything / Carol Ormand // DI A1: Ones pull by R, cross set, go down outside one place (8) LLFB (8) A2: Ones turn contra corners and do NOT let go of second corner's left; take partner's right hand to form diagonal wave (16) B1: Balance wave (4); drop hands and walk forward to form new wave with 2s in center (One partners will not be in this wave) (4) Balance wave (4); allemand right about 3/4 B2: 1s balance and swing; end improper, facing partner (This can be an alternating corners dance; the twos go up the hall when active if you choose to call it this way) Have fun! Zoë zmadonna(a)oberlin.edu