Hiking with Sunny Step (2016)
This dance was written in honor of Anita Gale, who sponsored a dance as part of the December 2016 fundraiser for Portland Intown Contra Dance. In A1, after the ravens chain, it helps to have dancers identify their new neighbor just beyond their current neighbor so they know who to swing after the hey.
COUNTERCLOCKWISE BECKET
SINGLE PROGRESSION
A1 Ravens Chain Across to Neighbor (8) / Ravens Pass Right to Start Half Hey (8)
A2 New Neighbor Balance & Swing (16)
B1 Hands in a Ring, Balance (4) - Move One Place to the Right as in Petronella (4) / Hands in a Ring, Balance (4) - Move Twos Places to the Right (4)
B2 Partner Balance & Swing (16)
This dance was written in honor of Anita Gale, who sponsored a dance as part of the December 2016 fundraiser for Portland Intown Contra Dance. In A1, after the ravens chain, it helps to have dancers identify their new neighbor just beyond their current neighbor so they know who to swing after the hey.
COUNTERCLOCKWISE BECKET
SINGLE PROGRESSION
A1 Ravens Chain Across to Neighbor (8) / Ravens Pass Right to Start Half Hey (8)
A2 New Neighbor Balance & Swing (16)
B1 Hands in a Ring, Balance (4) - Move One Place to the Right as in Petronella (4) / Hands in a Ring, Balance (4) - Move Twos Places to the Right (4)
B2 Partner Balance & Swing (16)
Heartbreak Contra (2011)
Written in the tradition of simple dances with a Petronella figure into a balance and swing in the A section, like "Heartbeat Contra" by Don Flaherty. This dance started as a variation of a variation of Don's dance, popularized by a video of George Marshall calling in Tacoma, Washington.
DUPLE IMPROPER
SINGLE PROGRESSION
A1 Ring Balance & Slide Right as in Petronella (8) / Ring Balance & Slide Right as in Petronella (8)
A2 Neighbor Balance & Swing (16)
B1 Larks Left Hand Allemande 1.5 (8) / Partner Swing (8)
B2 Circle Left 3 Places (8) / Balance Ring - Pass Through to New Couple (8)
Written in the tradition of simple dances with a Petronella figure into a balance and swing in the A section, like "Heartbeat Contra" by Don Flaherty. This dance started as a variation of a variation of Don's dance, popularized by a video of George Marshall calling in Tacoma, Washington.
DUPLE IMPROPER
SINGLE PROGRESSION
A1 Ring Balance & Slide Right as in Petronella (8) / Ring Balance & Slide Right as in Petronella (8)
A2 Neighbor Balance & Swing (16)
B1 Larks Left Hand Allemande 1.5 (8) / Partner Swing (8)
B2 Circle Left 3 Places (8) / Balance Ring - Pass Through to New Couple (8)
Alexander Avery's Articulate Anime Adventure (2017)
This dance was written for Alexander Avery Gale of Cincinnati, Ohio. His mother, Anita Gale, sponsored a dance for him as part of the December 2016 fundraiser for Portland Intown Contra Dance. She requested "one of those dances that makes the engineers in the community chuckle." Before the walk through, dancers can identify their shadow by looking past their partner up and down the hall.
CLOCKWISE BECKET
SINGLE PROGRESSION
A1 Left Diagonal (Only if someone is there) Ravens Chain to a New Neighbor (8) / (Shadow is now across the set) Straight Across Ravens Pass Right to Start a Half Hey (8)
A2 Neighbor Balance and Swing (16)
B1 Right and Left Through Across (8) / Ring Balance (4) - Slide One Place to the Right as in Petronella (4)
B2 Long Wavy Lines (Larks facing out; shadow in right hand) Balance Right then Left (4) - Slide Right Past Shadow as in Rory O'More (4) / Partner Swing (8)
This dance was written for Alexander Avery Gale of Cincinnati, Ohio. His mother, Anita Gale, sponsored a dance for him as part of the December 2016 fundraiser for Portland Intown Contra Dance. She requested "one of those dances that makes the engineers in the community chuckle." Before the walk through, dancers can identify their shadow by looking past their partner up and down the hall.
CLOCKWISE BECKET
SINGLE PROGRESSION
A1 Left Diagonal (Only if someone is there) Ravens Chain to a New Neighbor (8) / (Shadow is now across the set) Straight Across Ravens Pass Right to Start a Half Hey (8)
A2 Neighbor Balance and Swing (16)
B1 Right and Left Through Across (8) / Ring Balance (4) - Slide One Place to the Right as in Petronella (4)
B2 Long Wavy Lines (Larks facing out; shadow in right hand) Balance Right then Left (4) - Slide Right Past Shadow as in Rory O'More (4) / Partner Swing (8)