New subject: Groundhog Day dance by Jim Hemphill

28 Dec 2011

Jim, your dance strikes me as a rather unique combination of moves, and 
I would be surprised if it had already been written.  It looks like it 
has nice flow, have you called it to live dancers yet?

Mark Widmer

p.s. I notice it could also start at B1 (as a duple improper dance that 
progresses in the expected place), or at A2 (as a Becket dance that ends 
with a partner swing).

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 I'm fairly new to Calling and fascinated with Contra dance choreography.
 Below is my attempt at a  Groundhog day dance.  The groundhog starts his
 day by looking for his shadow and so does this dance.

 Groundhog Daze  Becket
 A1 Gypsy your shadow
       Partner swing
 A2 Circle left 3 places
       Balance the circle, 1's make an arch, 2's dive thru
 B1 Next neighbor balance and swing
 B2 Long lines forward and back
       Ladies allemande right 1/2, partner allemande left 3/4

 I know there are thousands of dances out there so if this is not an
 original, please let me know the true name.

 Thanks, Jim Hemphill

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