30 Jan
2025
30 Jan
'25
7:44 a.m.
Looking for a few simple, maybe not so simple (nothing advanced plz) dances
in a valentine's theme. Go -
Many thx
Mary Collins
Formerly of Buffalo
31 Jan
31 Jan
4:12 a.m.
Wow!! These are great dances and SO many! Grabbing some, saving all!
Personally I think I've got enough now, but share on for others!!!
Mary
Formerly from Buffalo
On Fri, Jan 31, 2025, 12:55 AM Don Veino <sharedweight_net(a)veino.com> wrote:
Greg Frock's Mad Robin in Love
https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=12177
Susan Kevra's Circle of Love
https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=4658
The Love Pirate - Becket CCW/Right - Don Veino
https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=13970
A1 (8) Hole in the Wall Cross w/NBR [fwd to face NBR, 1/2 Rt Shldr Round,
fall back - swapping places across]
(8) Left Hand Star 1+1/4
(Lark is looking at N Robin's back on the side, they keep walking along
the set for…)
A2 (6,2) Neighbor Promenade CCW around the set, Robins Turn Back RT as
Larks continue forward to
(8) Next Neighbor Swing
B1 (8) Promenade back to across from Partner
(8) Robins Allemande Right 1+1/2
B2 (4,12) Partner Balance (or RSR) & Swing
Lots of other "love" dances:
https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/?title=love&show_all
and
Valentines: https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/?title=valen
Plus, if we're feeling more imaginatively romantic...
I ♥ Unicorns - DI - Don Veino 20170203 (that's "I (heart symbol)
Unicorns", if the list software mangles it)
All swings in this dance end facing down.
A1 Neighbor Balance & Swing, end facing down (Twos in center)
A2 Line/4 Down the Hall - Turn as a COUPLE
Return, Bend the Line (so 2s above 1s)
B1 Mirror Mad Robin - Twos Through the Center First (starting down
towards foot of the hall)
[Lark1 and Robin2 dyad moving CCW, Robin1 and Lark2 moving CW]
Twos Swing in Center, end facing DOWN
ALT B1: Can substitute a gate figure for the Mad Robin, with the 1s mirror
gating the 2s down through the center and back above to swing
B2 Twos Half Figure 8 DOWN through the Ones (around opposite role N, to
end above - improper and facing progression)
Ones Swing, end facing DOWN
On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 10:45 AM Mary Collins via Contra Callers <
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Looking for a few simple, maybe not so simple
(nothing advanced plz)
dances in a valentine's theme. Go -
Many thx
Mary Collins
Formerly of Buffalo
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30 Jan
30 Jan
9:55 p.m.
Greg Frock's Mad Robin in Love
https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=12177
Susan Kevra's Circle of Love
https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=4658
The Love Pirate - Becket CCW/Right - Don Veino
https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=13970
A1 (8) Hole in the Wall Cross w/NBR [fwd to face NBR, 1/2 Rt Shldr Round,
fall back - swapping places across]
(8) Left Hand Star 1+1/4
(Lark is looking at N Robin's back on the side, they keep walking along the
set for…)
A2 (6,2) Neighbor Promenade CCW around the set, Robins Turn Back RT as
Larks continue forward to
(8) Next Neighbor Swing
B1 (8) Promenade back to across from Partner
(8) Robins Allemande Right 1+1/2
B2 (4,12) Partner Balance (or RSR) & Swing
Lots of other "love" dances:
https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/?title=love&show_all
and
Valentines: https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/?title=valen
Plus, if we're feeling more imaginatively romantic...
I ♥ Unicorns - DI - Don Veino 20170203 (that's "I (heart symbol) Unicorns",
if the list software mangles it)
All swings in this dance end facing down.
A1 Neighbor Balance & Swing, end facing down (Twos in center)
A2 Line/4 Down the Hall - Turn as a COUPLE
Return, Bend the Line (so 2s above 1s)
B1 Mirror Mad Robin - Twos Through the Center First (starting down towards
foot of the hall)
[Lark1 and Robin2 dyad moving CCW, Robin1 and Lark2 moving CW]
Twos Swing in Center, end facing DOWN
ALT B1: Can substitute a gate figure for the Mad Robin, with the 1s mirror
gating the 2s down through the center and back above to swing
B2 Twos Half Figure 8 DOWN through the Ones (around opposite role N, to end
above - improper and facing progression)
Ones Swing, end facing DOWN
On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 10:45 AM Mary Collins via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Looking for a few simple, maybe not so simple (nothing
advanced plz)
dances in a valentine's theme. Go -
Many thx
Mary Collins
Formerly of Buffalo
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9:28 p.m.
Cool idea! Thanks
* Elizabeth Bloom Albert *
On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM <sjapartments(a)gmail.com> wrote:
You can have, every other time through the dance, the
2's in the middle of
a line of four going up the hall.
On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM Elizabeth Bloom Albert via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Always happy for an opportunity to self-promote
;-)
Here’s my Hey Sweetheart, which features what I believe is called a
“Sweetheart Hey” in some locales. Most heys have same-gender-role dancers
passing in the center of the set. Here, it’s partners who pass in the
center, giving them the opportunity to gaze lovingly in each other’s eyes.
What could be more romantic?
See it danced here: https://youtu.be/wZOp0dNXRao
*Hey Sweetheart by Elizabeth Bloom Albert *
Improper formation. Uneven choreography! (CALLER: I.D. 1’s and 2’s!)
*For my favorite dance partner, Dan Albert *
A1 [With 1’s in center:]
(16) Down the Hall (and back; turn alone)
[When back to place: Maintain line of 4, but ALL turn to face
center]
A2 (16) 1’s start a L-shoulder Hey*
B1 [3rd time 1’s meet in center:]
(6) 1’s L-shoulder Round 1 x
(10) Neighbor Swing
B2 (8) Circle L
(8) 1’s only(!): Swing in center; end swing facing new neighbors
NOTES:
A2: This is one of those rare dances where partners will be together in
the center of the set during a Hey. If they are feeling up to it,
partners can lock eyes as they pass in center, backing out on a (right)
diagonal. A standard-issue left shoulder hey will, of course, work just as
well.
https://sites.google.com/view/lizalbertcontra/home
On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 10:31 AM Maia McCormick via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Some thematic:
- Newlyweds' Jig
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=2441>
- Sweetheart
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=1185>
/ New Sweetheart <https://contradb.com/dances/751>
- Heart of Joy <http:///> (I believe was written for a couple?!)
- [image: Screenshot 2025-01-30 at 11.25.49 AM.png]
Potentially any dance with lots of good eye contact/connection with
partner could fit the bill though. I'd recommend:
- Violet Ice <https://contra.maiamccormick.com/dances.html#violetice>
- [image: Screenshot 2025-01-30 at 11.27.07 AM.png]
--
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917.279.8194
On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 10:50 AM Mary Collins via Contra Callers <
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Looking for a few simple, maybe not so simple
(nothing advanced plz)
dances in a valentine's theme. Go -
Many thx
Mary Collins
Formerly of Buffalo
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4:38 p.m.
You're Among Friends, by Bob Isaacs
Because any single people or asexual/aromantic people at a dance could use
some loving, and because St Valentine's love was for his friends.
On Thu, Jan 30, 2025, 2:28 PM Elizabeth Bloom Albert via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Always happy for an opportunity to self-promote ;-)
Here’s my Hey Sweetheart, which features what I believe is called a
“Sweetheart Hey” in some locales. Most heys have same-gender-role dancers
passing in the center of the set. Here, it’s partners who pass in the
center, giving them the opportunity to gaze lovingly in each other’s eyes.
What could be more romantic?
See it danced here: https://youtu.be/wZOp0dNXRao
*Hey Sweetheart by Elizabeth Bloom Albert *
Improper formation. Uneven choreography! (CALLER: I.D. 1’s and 2’s!)
*For my favorite dance partner, Dan Albert *
A1 [With 1’s in center:]
(16) Down the Hall (and back; turn alone)
[When back to place: Maintain line of 4, but ALL turn to face
center]
A2 (16) 1’s start a L-shoulder Hey*
B1 [3rd time 1’s meet in center:]
(6) 1’s L-shoulder Round 1 x
(10) Neighbor Swing
B2 (8) Circle L
(8) 1’s only(!): Swing in center; end swing facing new neighbors
NOTES:
A2: This is one of those rare dances where partners will be together in
the center of the set during a Hey. If they are feeling up to it,
partners can lock eyes as they pass in center, backing out on a (right)
diagonal. A standard-issue left shoulder hey will, of course, work just as
well.
https://sites.google.com/view/lizalbertcontra/home
On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 10:31 AM Maia McCormick via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Some thematic:
- Newlyweds' Jig
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=2441>
- Sweetheart
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=1185>
/ New Sweetheart <https://contradb.com/dances/751>
- Heart of Joy <http:///> (I believe was written for a couple?!)
- [image: Screenshot 2025-01-30 at 11.25.49 AM.png]
Potentially any dance with lots of good eye contact/connection with
partner could fit the bill though. I'd recommend:
- Violet Ice <https://contra.maiamccormick.com/dances.html#violetice>
- [image: Screenshot 2025-01-30 at 11.27.07 AM.png]
--
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917.279.8194
On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 10:50 AM Mary Collins via Contra Callers <
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Looking for a few simple, maybe not so simple
(nothing advanced plz)
dances in a valentine's theme. Go -
Many thx
Mary Collins
Formerly of Buffalo
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4:36 p.m.
You can have, every other time through the dance, the 2's in the middle of
a line of four going up the hall.
On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM Elizabeth Bloom Albert via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Always happy for an opportunity to self-promote ;-)
Here’s my Hey Sweetheart, which features what I believe is called a
“Sweetheart Hey” in some locales. Most heys have same-gender-role dancers
passing in the center of the set. Here, it’s partners who pass in the
center, giving them the opportunity to gaze lovingly in each other’s eyes.
What could be more romantic?
See it danced here: https://youtu.be/wZOp0dNXRao
*Hey Sweetheart by Elizabeth Bloom Albert *
Improper formation. Uneven choreography! (CALLER: I.D. 1’s and 2’s!)
*For my favorite dance partner, Dan Albert *
A1 [With 1’s in center:]
(16) Down the Hall (and back; turn alone)
[When back to place: Maintain line of 4, but ALL turn to face
center]
A2 (16) 1’s start a L-shoulder Hey*
B1 [3rd time 1’s meet in center:]
(6) 1’s L-shoulder Round 1 x
(10) Neighbor Swing
B2 (8) Circle L
(8) 1’s only(!): Swing in center; end swing facing new neighbors
NOTES:
A2: This is one of those rare dances where partners will be together in
the center of the set during a Hey. If they are feeling up to it,
partners can lock eyes as they pass in center, backing out on a (right)
diagonal. A standard-issue left shoulder hey will, of course, work just as
well.
https://sites.google.com/view/lizalbertcontra/home
On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 10:31 AM Maia McCormick via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Some thematic:
- Newlyweds' Jig
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=2441>
- Sweetheart
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=1185>
/ New Sweetheart <https://contradb.com/dances/751>
- Heart of Joy <http:///> (I believe was written for a couple?!)
- [image: Screenshot 2025-01-30 at 11.25.49 AM.png]
Potentially any dance with lots of good eye contact/connection with
partner could fit the bill though. I'd recommend:
- Violet Ice <https://contra.maiamccormick.com/dances.html#violetice>
- [image: Screenshot 2025-01-30 at 11.27.07 AM.png]
--
Maia McCormick (she/her)
917.279.8194
On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 10:50 AM Mary Collins via Contra Callers <
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Looking for a few simple, maybe not so simple
(nothing advanced plz)
dances in a valentine's theme. Go -
Many thx
Mary Collins
Formerly of Buffalo
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11:16 a.m.
Always happy for an opportunity to self-promote ;-)
Here’s my Hey Sweetheart, which features what I believe is called a
“Sweetheart Hey” in some locales. Most heys have same-gender-role dancers
passing in the center of the set. Here, it’s partners who pass in the
center, giving them the opportunity to gaze lovingly in each other’s eyes.
What could be more romantic?
See it danced here: https://youtu.be/wZOp0dNXRao
*Hey Sweetheart by Elizabeth Bloom Albert *
Improper formation. Uneven choreography! (CALLER: I.D. 1’s and 2’s!)
*For my favorite dance partner, Dan Albert *
A1 [With 1’s in center:]
(16) Down the Hall (and back; turn alone)
[When back to place: Maintain line of 4, but ALL turn to face
center]
A2 (16) 1’s start a L-shoulder Hey*
B1 [3rd time 1’s meet in center:]
(6) 1’s L-shoulder Round 1 x
(10) Neighbor Swing
B2 (8) Circle L
(8) 1’s only(!): Swing in center; end swing facing new neighbors
NOTES:
A2: This is one of those rare dances where partners will be together in the
center of the set during a Hey. If they are feeling up to it, partners can
lock eyes as they pass in center, backing out on a (right) diagonal. A
standard-issue left shoulder hey will, of course, work just as well.
https://sites.google.com/view/lizalbertcontra/home
On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 10:31 AM Maia McCormick via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Some thematic:
- Newlyweds' Jig
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=2441>
- Sweetheart
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=1185>
/ New Sweetheart <https://contradb.com/dances/751>
- Heart of Joy <http:///> (I believe was written for a couple?!)
- [image: Screenshot 2025-01-30 at 11.25.49 AM.png]
Potentially any dance with lots of good eye contact/connection with
partner could fit the bill though. I'd recommend:
- Violet Ice <https://contra.maiamccormick.com/dances.html#violetice>
- [image: Screenshot 2025-01-30 at 11.27.07 AM.png]
--
Maia McCormick (she/her)
917.279.8194
On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 10:50 AM Mary Collins via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
--
* Elizabeth Bloom Albert *
Looking for a few simple, maybe not so simple
(nothing advanced plz)
dances in a valentine's theme. Go -
Many thx
Mary Collins
Formerly of Buffalo
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8:28 a.m.
Some thematic:
- Newlyweds' Jig
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=2441>
- Sweetheart
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=1185> / New
Sweetheart <https://contradb.com/dances/751>
- Heart of Joy </> (I believe was written for a couple?!)
- [image: Screenshot 2025-01-30 at 11.25.49 AM.png]
Potentially any dance with lots of good eye contact/connection with partner
could fit the bill though. I'd recommend:
- Violet Ice <https://contra.maiamccormick.com/dances.html#violetice>
- [image: Screenshot 2025-01-30 at 11.27.07 AM.png]
--
Maia McCormick (she/her)
917.279.8194
On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 10:50 AM Mary Collins via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Looking for a few simple, maybe not so simple (nothing
advanced plz)
dances in a valentine's theme. Go -
Many thx
Mary Collins
Formerly of Buffalo
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