[Callers] My First Contra Dance!

Hello All! This is my first attempt at writing a contra dance. I feel it might be too complicated to be fun (mainly because couples out on the ends have to do something at a specific time). If I had to edit the dance I would want to keep B1 and B2 (possibly making them A1 and A2) because I feel like that sequence is uniquely mine. I would happily take comments and suggestions. Especially on what music (maybe specific songs by bands) would work best with that sequence because it feels like it would go by fast. Thanks! Andrew Dizzy In The Hizzy by Andrew Sumerel Line up improper. Becket one place to the right. A1 Balance the ring 4 counts Guy rolls girl away to his left 2 counts Girl rolls guy away to her left 2 counts Promenade across the set 8 counts A2 Pass through across (no courtesy turn) 4 counts Right shoulder gypsy and swing (short gypsy, long swing) 14 counts B1 Balance the ring 4 counts Petranella Twirl 4 counts Balance the ring 4 counts Carolina Twirl* 4 counts B2 Handy hand alemande once and a half (guys by left, girls by right) 8 counts Ladies drop hands to fall into a hands across star left once and a quarter 8 counts (ladies will drop hands and fall into a star away from their partner) IMPORTANT: Couples out on the ends are still somewhat active. The lady will participate in the alemande right. After this, it is the guy’s job to make sure that he trades places (during the star left) with the new neighbor that he gets. *The Carolina Twirl is slightly different from the California Twirl in the following way. Recall that for a California Twirl, the leader lifts his right hand behind him and turns to step behind the follower so that both people trade places and change directions. For a Carolina Twirl, the leader will lift his right hand in front of him, without turning, and he will step to the right in front of the follower as she turns so that both people trade places but only the follower will change directions. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=summer+activities+for+k…