Re: [Callers] Waltz contras - does anyone have any in their box?

I wrote such a dance once at the request of a local musician. She had written a tune intending it to be a contra tune, but it kept coming out in waltz time. It didn't quite have the feel of a waltz, so she asked me to write a dance. It's called Potter's Promenade. And it was never a mainstay of any of the dances, but it has been called in Ohio and Kentucky a few times, and was always well received. *Potter's Promenade by Ryan Smith (Becket - Double Progression - Waltz Time) * A1 Men pass left to start half a hey for two - ladies stay put (12); With neighbor promenade across (12) A2 Ladies pass right to start half a hey for two - men stay put (12); With partner promenade across (12) B1 Long line forward and back (12); On the right diagonal men pass left for a half hey for four (12) B2 Partner gypsy and swing (24) "Hey for two" was the best description I could think of for the move I wanted, which for the men is "Pass each other by the left, walk around your neighbor with your right shoulder to her." And for the ladies is the same thing but with shoulders swapped. A lot of people end up doing gypsy-esque moves for this bit, It can be done with really any waltz music, but works well with livelier tunes. If anyone would like the music it was composed for let me know. Typically the way Pam would handle things would be to start with the tune Potter's Promenade, switch to another tune and then come back with PP for the end. --Ryan Smith Cincinnati, OH On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 4:10 PM, Hanny Budnick <kyrmyt(a)cotse.net> wrote: