Re: [Callers] A Lot of "Don't Know" dances--Most Now Have Names

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? _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net