Hi Maia, Here are a few for your consideration: 13ème avenue*, improper, Aug 2016 Start: 2s step up between 1s, then all turn to face down in line-of-4 A1 1-4 Down the hall, California Twirl 5-8 Up the hall, Butterfly whirl (3/4 or 1-1/4) to end facing across A2 1-4 W gypsy R-sh 1-1/2 to Partner 5-8 Partner swing B1 1-4 Long line forward; turn single back R-sh and extend R arm into… 5-8 Star R 1x B2 1-4 With partner, slide L along line (2), circle L 3/4 with new neighbors (6) 5-8 (new) neighbor swing (end facing down) (Note: in B2 it helps if partners face across set, take inside hands for slide) (* - this is French for 13th avenue, where I lived in Montreal – to hear it, go to https://translate.google.com/#auto/fr/13th%20avenue) Allemandery my Dear Watson, improper, Jun 2015 A1 1-4 (new) Neighbors allemande R 1-1/2 5-8" Gents allemande L 1-1/2 (end facing partner in line of 4) A2 1-4 1/2 hey, partners start R-sh (PR, WL, NR, ML, into...) 5-8 Partner swing B1 1-4 Women allemande R 1-1/2 5-8 Neighbor swing B2 1-4 Long lines fwd + back ("half-roll"* the women into...) 5-8 Neighbors allemande L 1-1/2 (onto to new neighbors) * Half-roll - gents roll the ladies to the L with the women ending facing out, while the men transfer the ladies’ L hand from the gent's R to his L to lead into the allemande) Barbara's Cascade, improper, advanced* A1 1-2 Gents allemande L 3/4 to neighbor (4) 3-4 On the diagonal+, allemande neighbor R 1x (4) 5 Gents pull-by L to partner (2) 6-7 On the diagonal+, allemande partner R 1x (4) 8 Gents pull-by L to neighbor (2) A2 1-4 Gents scoop up neighbor and butterfly twirl 2x (if they can) ending on gent's original side facing across 5-8 Women gypsy R-sh 1-1/2 to partner B1 1-8 Partners balance and swing B2 1-4 Pass thru across set, California twirl 5-8 Circle L 1/4 (only) and zig-zag L + R to new cpl (so gents can flow into A1) * A1 has a high piece count and very little recovery time. B2 timing is a bit fuzzy with extra time allowing for those who start B2 5-8 a little slow. + The original concept for A1 was to have the gents to a diagonal contra corners with the women as the “corners”. I found mentioning this up front only confused people, and the dancers tend to “flatten” the diagonals anyway. Since the dancers are always right, that’s what the dance became. 😊 Pinehurst Road, improper, intermediate A1 1-4 Gents allemande L 3/4; balance neighbor 5-8 Neighbor swing A2 1-4 Circle L 3/4 5-8 Partner swing B1 1-4 Long lines fwd + back 5-8 Star R 3/4 B2 1-2 Partners allemande R 3/4 into wavy line up/down the set (women in ctr by L) 3-6 Women allemande L 1-1/2 while gents orbit CW 1/2 7-8 Partners allemande R 3/4 (so that gents face new neighbors) The B2 borrowed a figure from English Country dance Fentalarick. Once they figure out the timing, dancers seem to really enjoy it. Thanx, Ric Goldman letsdance(a)rgoldman.org From: Callers [mailto:callers-bounces@lists.sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Maia McCormick via Callers Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2017 6:27 PM To: callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net Subject: [Callers] In search of un-premiered contras! Hi choreographer folks, I'm leading a session at NEFFA called "Cutting-Edge Contras", consisting of un-premiered (or very sparsely called) contras. If anyone has any dances they'd like to throw my way for consideration, please do so! Cheers, Maia