What about "David on Fridays by Paul Eric Smith?? This dance can be found on Michael Dyck's ACDoL which in turn connects to the Syllabus of the Ralph Page weekend.. Mary DesRosiers calls this dance a lot.. a definite "contra smoothie".. Title: David on Fridays Author: Paul Eric SmithFormation: Contra, duple improper
A1- Right shoulder gypsy below, 1&1/2, Right hands across star, gents let goA2- Ladies allemande right, 1&1/2, Swing partnerB1- Down the hall 4-in-line, turn as couples, ReturnB2- Circle left, As couples, slide left along your line (2), circle left 3/4 with the next (6) ************************* In "sort of' a similar vein.. here's one I wrote that I think flows really well.. (well once you get over the discomfort or unfamiliarity of a gent's chain...) Here's the dance and the notes from the original posting on my web page. PB&J, A duple improper contra by Bill Olson A1 M allem R x 1.5 (8), Sw Partner (8) A2 Cir L 3/4, Sw N (16) B1 1/2 MEN'S chain (8), Star R (hands across) (8) B2 1/2 W chain (8), Star L (hands across) (8) (M look for new gent in next star for R allem) This dance was written Aug 11, 1999, on the way to a gig at the Rock Gardens Inn in Phippsburg, ME. It originally started with a Men's HALF right allemand. I figured the dancers would get more partner swing that way. In real life however it seemed confusing and the allemand once and a half goes pretty quickly anyway so there is plenty of swing. The B1 B2 figures are the "reason" for the dance. I like how a chain flows into a star so I figured mirror image chains and stars would flow doubly well. Since most dancers are used to coming out of a chain into a cloverleaf star, it takes a little while for them to adjust to the hands across but it flows really nicely after they do. For my band PB&J (now T-Acadie)! Here's a video that gives you some idea of the flow.. Ignore the part where the dancers are confused and doing it improperly - hah hah.. http://youtu.be/8utAPj7Gu_g bill
