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?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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