Ellie's Pumpkin Show - by Bill Olson, (with contributions from Will Mentor)
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Ellie’s Pumpkin Show - Bill Olson
Becket L
music: not too fast
teaching: identify "home side" of dance. Ptr swing on home side to make it
feel like home.
A1: (6,2) Circle Left 3/4, Robins make a wavy line of Robins in the center
[Larks on home side; Robins looking across set at Ptr]
(4,4) balance the wave; Partner right shoulder round ~3/4
A2: (6,2) Circle Left 3/4 (Robins in the lead); Larks make a wavy line of
Larks in the center [Robins on home side; Larks looking across set at Ptr]
(4,4) balance the wave; Partner right shoulder round ~3/4
B1: (16) Hey (full; Larks by Left)
B2: (16) Partner balance & swing; slide Left to next Nbrs
On Fri, Oct 25, 2024 at 5:01 PM drew.delaware--- via Contra Callers <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Here are a few dances in my Halloween program here in Toronto that haven't
> been mentioned yet. (I have included the Witches Way by Cis Hinkle as well,
> which I echo is a great version of the Wizard Walk dances.)
>
> Afraid of My Shadow - Drew Delaware
> Great opportunity for a dark or mysterious tune - and I prompt the playful
> energy of the shadow interactions by calling them "evil shadow." I do
> caution dancers to be mindful on the shadow ricochet, especially if they
> are really getting into it.
>
> Becket CCW
> A1 - Shift RIGHT; Larks Allemande Left 1.5x; Neighbour Swing
> A2 - Circle Left 3 places; Partner Dosido 1.5x
> B1 - (Evil) Shadow Right Shoulder Round 1x back to your partner (U-Turn);
> Partner Right Hand Balance; SQ3: Pull By Partner Right; Pull By Neighbour
> Left
> B2 - Pull By Partner Right; Shadow Ricochet; Back to Your Partner, Swing
> ** Remind dancers that, as a CCW Becket, you come in on the other side
> than you're used to from CW Becket dances.
>
> Variation of Black Cat Mixer - Martha Wild
> A1 - Promenade CCW around the ring; Join hands in a ring; Into the ring
> and back
> A2 - Circle left; Single file promenade counterclockwise; Robins tap
> shoulder of Lark in front; Larks turn alone
> B1 - Pass new Partner by the Right; With the next, Left Shoulder Round 1x
> (U-Turn); Partner Right Shoulder Round 1x
> B2 - Partner Swing
>
> Hocus Pocus - Lisa Greenleaf
> A1 - Neighbour Right Shoulder Round; Neighbour Swing
> A2 - Robins Chain; 1/2 Hey, Robins passing Right shoulders (RR;NL;LR)
> B1 - Partner Balance and Swing
> B2 - Circle Left 3 places; Balance the Ring; California Twirl
>
> Any of the Elixir dances (I'm debuting a dance called Elixir of Life,
> which I'll publish if it goes well.)
>
> From the afternoon Advanced dance set:
>
> Walpole Hallows Eve - Drew Delaware
> This is a mashup of the dances Walpole Condo (contra by Ric Goldman) and
> Bishop's Halloween (ECD by Fried de Metz Herman). Bishop's Halloween was
> written for the two tune set of The Witch Under the Stairs (1995) and Black
> Cat Jig (1996) by Jonanthan Jenson, which can be found by searching for
> Bishop's Halloween.
>
> Three Facing Three Longways OR Sicilian
> A1 - Lines of 3 go Forward & Back; Opposites Right Hand Balance; Box the
> Gnat
> A2 - Middles turn Contra Corners
> B1 - Middles Pass Right and Chevron Pousette on the Left Diagonal, while
> Right Diagonal corners cast to the middle place; Ends Wheelbarrow while
> Middles Right Shoulder Round
> B2 - Single File Promenade CW 4 places; Balance the Set; Pass Through to
> New Neighbours
>
> The Enchantress - John Coffman
> A1 - Mad robin clockwise around neighbor; Star right 3/4; Larks turn around
> A2 - Partner Right shoulder round; Partner Swing
> B1 - Robins Allemande Left 1.5x; Neighbour Swing
> B2 - Right and left through; Mad robin counterclockwise around neighbor
>
> Lots of fun options out there - have a wonderful Halloween, Cheryl!
>
> Drew
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