Re: Stray contras needing identification:
My answer seems to have gotten buried in the response, so just in
case, here's the run-down again:
Were you in Atlanta on Aug.
8, 2014? These all happen to be in the program I called that
night with Steam Shovel.
#1) You Can't Get There from Here by Carol Ormand
#2) Sugar Hill Stomp, by Ron Buchanan
#3) Serenity Knoll Stroll, by Charley Harvey -- see notes below
#4) Dog Leaf Reel, by Lisa Greenleaf. Adaptation of Dog Branch Reel
by Bob Dalsemer
note: #3 is Serenity Knoll Stroll, by Charley Harvey, but as
Jerome transcribed it, it has been tweaked, with the A & B
parts switched. Charley's
original version goes like this:
Improper contra (not Becket)
A1) Whole set promenade
ccw; turn as a couple and return single, file, women in the
lead.
A2) Women Al. Rt.
1&1/2 (with the woman in front of your partner)
Partner swing
B1) Right Diagonal
R&L thru; across the set R&L thru
B2) New women gypsy
right 1&1/2
New Neighbor
swing.
The version that Jerome transcribed is
an adaptation to which I confess credit or blame. I was calling a Jonesborough
event and I wanted to include this dance to honor David Wiley,
since Charley wrote it for the opening of the fabulous dance
pavilion at his idyllic place in Jonesborough. But it was a little too complex
for the crowd, so by switching the A&B parts, the progression
seemed a little easier. Also,
I changed the R&Ls to 1/2 heys because the floor was crowded.
Charleys note for the
original says: This should feel as if the ladies are taking
off with another guy after getting a look at him during the
womens gypsy. She
returns alone for the allemande and resolves it in the Partner
swing. I think this original storyline
makes for a nice advanced dance!
Apologies to Charley for messing with his dance.
Happy Dancing,
--Diane Silver