Hi Joy:
 
Consider this one:
 
The Birthday Dance     Gene Hubert    Improper
 
A1.  Neighbor balance, swing
A2.  Long lines, 1s gypsy R 1 1/2 to a line/4 facing up
B1.  Up hall in line/4 - 1s turn as a couple and 2s turn alone, down hall and bend line
B2.  Circle L, circle R 1/2, w/partner California twirl
 
This was written in December 1984 for the author's birthday.  Having a line/4 go up the hall first is very rare, but not that hard.  Yes, there is no partner swing, but you can have the 1s swing and face up instead of gypsy in A2.  You can find this in Dizzy Dances II, where Gene mentions this is a possibility for anyone's birthday.
 
There are many dances written for birthdays, but nealy all of them are named for specific recipients.  A search of the Dyck database lists 19 dances with the word birthday in it (including the one above), and you can find it at:
 
http://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/index/search.php?ti=birthday&au=
 
Happy holidays everyone - 
 
Bob
 
 
> From: joy2the at mindspring.com> To: callers at sharedweight.net> Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 03:24:35 -0500> Subject: [Callers] "birthday" contra dance> > Hi all,> > I'm calling a contra dance this weekend, and had a request for a > "birthday dance" to honor somebody's birthday. I can't think of any > contra dances that reference birthdays. Any suggestions or ideas?> > The crowd is likely to include a significant number of beginners mixed > into a mid-to-high level crowd. They are not amenable to anything > too far outside a modern regular contra, although it might depend on > the ratio of challenge: satisfaction.> > Thanks in advance for any ideas!> > Joy Greenwolfe> Durham, NC> _______________________________________________> Callers mailing list> Callers at sharedweight.net> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
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