Hi All,
Thanks to all who’ve supplied names! Below are the names of most of my “Don’t Know” dances. A few, reposted at the bottom of this email, are still mysteries.
~Erik Hoffman
Oakland, CA
My Right Hand Man
Becket
Roger Auman
A1 Wmn Allemande Rt 1½; Half Hey (Nb st Lft sh)
A2 NbrB&S
B1 on Lft Diag: Women Chain—to Shdw;
(w/ Shdw) Across: Right & Left Thru
B2 LLF&B; Partner Swing
a slight variation of: A Precarious Balance
Improper
Becky Hill—original has A1 as Nbr B&S
A1 DSD Nbr; Sw Nbr
A1 R&L Thru Acrss; Star Lft ¾,
end in a wave on the Wm’s side Pt in left, Shdw in Rt
B1 BAL the wave, Al Rt Shdw; Sw Pt
B2 Circle Lft 1¼; CA twirl Pt
Early Morning Swim—w/ clarification from Kathy
Improper
Kathy Anderson
A1 Ones split the Twos: Mirror DSD to Circle;
BAL the Ring, Pt Rollaway with a Half Sashay Acrss
A2 DSD Nbr to a Wave, Mn in Center;
Rory O’More BAL (to put Wm in center)
B1 Wm Al Lft 1½; Sw Pt
B2 Prom Pt; Circle Lft ¾, Twos Arch, Pop the Ones through
Greenfield Petronella
Improper
Chris Ricciotti
A1 Ptnella BAL Twice
A2 BAL the Ring, CA Twril Pt; Sw Nbr
B1 Mn Al Lft 1½; Sw Pt
B2 Wm Chain; Half Hey, Wm start, Rt shoulder
From a green piece of paper, the 2000 Echo Summit dance schedule. I should email Susan Kevra (the other caller) and see if she knows about this dance.
Rollin’ and Tumblin’
Improper
Cis Hinkle
A1 BAL & Sw Nbr
A2 LLF&B w/ Wm Roll Away with Half Sashay (left);
LLF&B w/ Mn Roll Away with a Half Sashay (Rt, same Nbr)
B1 Wm Al Rt 1½; Sw Pt
B2 Wm Chain; Star Left
Fun Dance for Majoirie
Becket
Dean Alemain
A1 Crcl Lft ¾; Nb Sw
A2 LLF&B; Mn Al Lft 1½
B1 Pt BAL & Sw
B2 Mn Cross (4), Wm Cross (4); Hands Across Rt Star
Single File lead to next couple (Mn in lead)
California Twirlin’
Imp
Janet Levatin
A1 Bal Ring, w/ Pt, CA Twirl, turn alone to face in
Bal Ring, w/ Nb, CA Twirl, (I think:) turn alone to face in
A2 Bal Ring, w/ Pt, Ca Twirl to face new Nb; that New Nb Sw
B1 Circle Lft ¾; Pt Sw
B2 Wm Chain; LLF&B w/ Rollaway
(or, I think, LLF&B; Wm Chain /w Rollaway)
Backstitch
Improper
Al Olson
A1 (Remember this Nbr) LLF&B; BAL Towards Nbr One, Back, Roll Away with Half Sashay
A2 (still in lines) BALt towards Nbr Two, Away, Sw Nbr Two
B1 Mn Al Lft 1½; Sw Pt
B2 (with Nbr Two) Star Lft ¾; Sw Nbr One
From Kathy Anderson at the Brattleboro Dawn Dance, May 29, 2000
Rollin’ to the Grey Eagle
Improper
Hank Morris
A1 LLF&B w/ Rollaway; Women Chain
A2 Hey (Wm st Rt sh)
B1 Partner B&S
B2 Circle Left ¾; Neighbor Swing
Baridhara
Improper
Chris Weiler
A1 Star Right; Neighbor Gypsy
A2 Circle Single File Left Half (still looking at Neighbor Women lead) (4)
Neighbor Gypsy (some more) (4);
Neighbor Swing
B1 Give & Take: Women pull Partner back
B2 Women Chain; Star Left
Roll 12.5
Improper
Chris Page
A1 Nbr DSD; Nbr Swing
A2 LLF&B; Wm chain (to Pt)—end in Ring
B1 Ring Balance, Roll Nbr; Pt Swing
B2 Circle Lft ¾; Ring Balance, CA Twirl
Quicksilver Reel
Becket
Mike Richardson
A1 Long Lines Forwad & Back; Circle Left, Slide Lft (R&L T; Circle Slide, or LLF&B, Circle ½, Slide)
A2 Hey, Wm start, Rt shoulder
B1 Wm Al Rt ¾ to long wave in center (4), BAL; Wm back out WHILE Mn Al Rt with Man to Rt ¾ to long wave, BAL
B2 Mn step forward to Pt: Sw Pt
Ben’s Spinoff #3
Becket
A1 Nbr Allemande Rt, Wmn Lft Pull By, Pt Allemande Rt, Wmn Lft Pull By
A2 Neighbor B&S
B1 Circle Left ¾; Partner Swing
B2 LLF&B; Women Chain
At least it was on a blue piece of paper that also had Hey for 40, as called by S.K.
Don’t Know #1
Improper
Don’t Know
A1 with Nbr, BAL, Bx Gnat; Star Rt
A2 Circle Lft ¾; Sw Pt
B1 Mn Pull By with the Left, Bx Gnat with Nbr;
Half Hey, Nbr start Rt Shoulder
B2 BAL & Sw Nbr
Don’t Know #2
Improper
Don’t Know
A1 BAL with Nbr, Gypsy (Rt shoulder);
Half Hey, Wm start Lft Shoulder
A2 BAL & Sw Nbr (opposite side)
B1 Wm Gypsy 1½; Sw Pt
B2 LLF&B; Mn Gypsy 1½ to progress
Don’t Know #3
Improper
Don’t Know
A1 Nbr BAL & Sw end in Circle
A2 BAL Ring, Pet Tw to wave: Pt in Rt, Wm in Cntr
Rory O’More BAL,
B1 Mn Al Lft once, Pt Sw
B2 Circle Lft ¾; Nbr Al Lft 1½
On an envelope
Don’t Know Yet From Andy Wilson—June 1, ????
Imp
A1 “Hey” along lines: Pass Nb Rt, next Lft, 3rd Rt Shoulder Turn, pass next Left, to
Current Nbr
A1 w/ Current Nbr, ½ Rt Sh Turn then “Stalk”: Wm crosses, Mn follows to other
side; Nb Sw
B1 Circle Lft ¾; Pt Sw
B2 Star Lft ¾; turn to face Nbr: BAL, Pull by w/ Rt
Says, Beware to start the “Hey” with the Right Shoulder. Could that last Balance & Pull By be with the Left?