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TampaBay Contra, 22Oct2023, Sun.[JK Program]

Gulfport Casino ballroom. 5500 Shore Blvd S, Gulfport, FL 33707 [727-893-1070] Lesson 3:30PM. Dance 4PM-7PM.
Band: Deux Francois:   Bill Dudley (guitar). Frances Pisacane (fiddle). Sarah Mitchell (flute, penny whistle).
Sound: Brian Smeed. Manager/Wrangler: Mary McClead, Sue Stanczyk..
Saint Anne's Reel    &    (Down by the) Sally Gardens  | (v2)  | (v3)
Fidelity Reel by Bill Wellington.
[IMPROPER: Two s]
, then Nbr swing(8+8).
Long-lines(8). allemand-L 1.5 (8).
, then swing partner(8+8).
With partner, promenade across(8) [Gents pass by L-shoulder]. chain(8).
(The) Blackthorn Stick  | v2    &    Swallowtail Jig
Kinematic Vorticity by Carol Ormand.
[IMPROPER: ]
Long-lines(8).
Nbr mirror-gate, all-the-way-round & ¼ more(8).
(ONES walking fwd, TWOS backing up).


DTHall Line4, ONEs in the center(5).
(2-1-1-2).
Turn alone(2), Line4 UTHall(6), bend the line(2).


Circle left 3-places(8). Partner swing(8)
Circle left 3-places(8). Nbr swing(8)
Father Kelly    &    Old Grey Cat  |  v2
Mad Scatter by Rick Mohr.
[Scatter mixer: Couples in 4-somes or 6-somes or 8-somes]
Circle left(8). Dosido nbr(8).
Allemand-R partner 1.5 [sending in](8). star-L, while orbit CW(8).
Bal&swing new partner(4+12).
Promenade anywhere with new partner(16) [Find another group to circle with].
Any number of couples can be in the circle left, ditto the star-L.
Shenandoah Falls    &    Ducks on the Pond [reel]  | (v2)  | (v3)
Hay in the Barn by Chart Guthrie.
[IMPROPER:]
Nbr Bal&Swing(4+12).
chain(8). start half-hey(8).
Partner Bal&Swing(4+12).
chain(8). start half-hey(8).
VideoCameraSeth Tepfer | Tim&Friends.
See also the “Roll in the Hey” medley.
Goats in the Garden by George Paul    &    Ice House by Peter Martin, Rejean Brunet
Chainsaw Reel by Don Lennartson.
[BECKET: ID-dir-prog, THEN Becketize! Huge oval circle.]
[Same two] chain(8). Long lines(8); keep hands, and connect at the ends to make a huge oval.
Oval right(8) [“Ovaltine”]. Oval left(8) [“OvalTang”].
[Original foursomes] Circle-left(8). [C'mon back with a] Left-hand star(8) all the way around [ in front of his partner].
[ look right and] Allemand-R the new nbr- coming toward you(8). Partner-swing(8), on the side.
VideoCameraJonathan King, Footloose. Called as no-walk-through. VideoCameraCaller? | Band?.

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Kitchen Girl [breakdown/reel] by Henry Reed  | (v2)    &    Bus Stop Reel by Anita Anderson
You Can't Get There From Here by Carol Ormand.
[IMPROPER: Starts in short wavy-lines, in center]
Balance-the-wave(4), Allemand-R 3/4 to form long waves, facing in(4). Balance-the-long-wave(4), Allemand-R 3/4 to form waves across, in the middle(4).
Balance-the-wave(4). Nbr swing(12).
Circle left 3-places(8). Partner swing(8).
Circle left 3-places(8). Dosido(8) current nbrs 1.5, to pass them, and form short waves with new nbrs.
VideoCamera? | ?.
Inside by Bill Paine    &    Rock-a-bye Baby by Daniel Steinberg
Maliza's Magical Mystery Motion by Cary Ravitz.
[BECKET: Reverse proression]
[These] allemand-Left 1.5 (8). Nbr swing(8).
[Hang on to that NBR and] Promenade across(8). chain(8).
Ring-balance, spin one place to the right, as in Petronella, and turn alone to face a new nbr(8). Form ring with new couple, balance, and spin one place to the right(8).
Partner bal&swing(4+12).
VideoCameraLEAF Festival Spring 2011 #1 VideoCameraand #2.
Blue Jig by Joel Mabus  | (v2)    &    Stop Press by Pete Marshall | v2 | v3
24th of October by Don Lennartson.
[BECKET: Circulate]
Long-lines(8). chain [to nbr](8).
Left-hand star [4-places](8) [this is the progression]. New nbr allemand-R 1.5 into a wavy-oval around the set(8), facing in.
Balance the wave(4). Circulate(4) into a new oval [ cross to Prtnr's place; arc right into Nbr's place].
Balance(4). Circulate(4) [ cross,  arc].

Balance(4). Circulate(4) [ cross, arc]. Partner swing(8).
VideoCameraDiane Silver.


Waltz and Break.
Old Man, Old Woman    &    Caribou by Andy deJaris
Friday Night Fever by Tony Parkes.
[IMPROPER:]
Nbr Bal&Swing(4+12).
Allemand-left 1.5 (8). Partner swing(8).
With partner, promenade across(8). chain(8).
[Face partner] Square-Through [Across the set: Prtnr R-hand bal and pull-by(4+2); w.nbr L-hand pull-by(2); w.prtnr bal and pull-by(4+2); w.nbr pull-by(2)], to face new NBR. always turn right, turn left.
VideoCamera Beth Molaro | Appalachian Storm.
Woodchopper    &    The Gale by Susan Conger
Hey on the fritz by Jonathan King.
[BECKET: [First, memorize DIR-PROG, to find new NBRs, for RH_star. Now Becketize, hands in long lines, join at ends to make a huge Oval. Partner in one hand, Shadow in the other.]

[new] Star-R all-the-way-around (8). look left to find Shadow. Shadow L-allemand(8).
Partner (bal or long) swing(4+12).
chain(8). start half-hey(8). [As finish crossing the set, melt into a...]
...Nbr swing(8). “Left-shoulder Hey” [a half-hey](8). pass L-shoulder, then R-shoulder with partner, then looks right, and sticks out R-arm, ready for the star-R with new nbrs. Each passes R-shoulder w.partner, then does a with the other , till she sees her partner's back; hook on to him and make a R-hand star with New Nbrs.
A modification of: The Ritz by Gene Hubert.

A video of the dance being developed, to recorded music by Groovemongers:
VideoCamera2nd run (JK calling/dancing); taught as Becket dance, 24Aug2014.
VideoCamera1st run; taught as Improper dance, 27July2014.

Two nice Waltzes

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