[Callers] Valentine's theme dance

Linda Leslie laleslierjg at comcast.net
Tue Feb 9 13:26:24 EST 2010


And another few,
enjoy! Linda Leslie

Lover's Leap
Peter Stix
Type: Contra
Formation: Becket

A1 -----------
Right diagonal right and left through (pass N#1)
Straight across right and left through
A2 -----------
Circle left three-quarters
Pass through up and down
N#1 Swing
B1 -----------
Long lines forward, on the way back roll away/half sashay
Half hey (gents center right)
B2 -----------
Gents pass right
Partner swing

Love's Score
Steve Zakon-Anderson
Type: Contra
Formation: Improper
Level:

A1 -----------
Circle left once
Neighbor Swing
A2 -----------
Hey (ladies center right) Three-quarters
   OR Gents center left
(Instead of the second pass, take right/left hands in the center)
to Wave with ladies (or Gents) all in the center WAVE balance
    if ladies start the hey, the gents go over and back
B1 -----------

Ladies allemande right once  (or gents allemande left once)
Partner Swing
B2 -----------
Circle left three-quarters
Balance
If ladies start: Twirl to Swap
If Gents: Twos arch, Ones duck

Love's First Circle
Steve Zakon-Anderson
Type: Contra
Formation: Improper

A1 -----------
Ring Balance
Neighbor allemande right once and a quarter  (or once and a three- 
quarters)
Ladies allemande left once and a half  (Gents pass by the left)
A2 -----------
Partner Balance and Swing
B1 -----------
Ladies allemande left once and a half (or gents)
Neighbor Swing
B2 -----------
Ring Balance
Pass through across, turn alone
Ring Balance
California Twirl

Love & Twirls
James Hutson
Type: Contra
Formation: Duple-Improper
Level: Easy

A1 -----------
(start in long waves, ladies in, gents out) Balance R,L  slide right
Balance L,R, slide left
A2 -----------
(16) Neighbor balance and swing
B1 -----------
(8) Circle Left 3/4
(8) Partner swing
B2 -----------
(8) Long lines, forward and back
Ladies pull by the right
Neighbor allemande left three-quarters to long wves
     (new neighbor in right)

Two Hearts in Reel Time
Lisa Greenleaf
Type: Contra
Formation: Becket-CW
Level:

A1 -----------
Circle left three-quarters
Neighbor allemande right once and a half
A2 -----------
Half hey (gents center left)
Neighbor Swing
B1 -----------
Long Lines forward on the way back roll away
Gents do si do once and a half
B2 -----------
Partner Balance and Swing
Other Notes: Written for the wedding of Steve and Betty Zakon-Anderson


Hearts & Flowers
Ted Sannella
Type: Contra
Formation: Improper
Level:

A1 -----------
Neighbor allemande left once and a half
Half hey (ladies, center, right)
A2 -----------
Ladies allemande right once and a half
Partner Swing
B1 -----------
Promenade across
Ladies chain
B2 -----------
Left hand star
Right hand star


Hearts & Flowers
Ted Sannella
Type: Contra
Formation: Improper


A1 -----------
Neighbor allemande left once and a half
Half hey (ladies, center, right)
A2 -----------
Ladies allemande right once and a half
Partner Swing
B1 -----------
Promenade across
Ladies chain
B2 -----------
Left hand star
Right hand star



On Feb 9, 2010, at 1:17 PM, Susan Moffett wrote:

> here's one-Love of my Life by Dan Pearl, and no gypsy.
>
> improper duple
>
> A1	circle left, once around
> 	w/partner, california twirl (back to back with neighbors)
> 	2's arch and 1's back up to reform ring
> A2	Balance ring, N swing
> B1	Down the hall 4 in line
> 	turn alone and come back up, bend the line
> B2	2's 1/2 figure 8 below
> 	1's swing, end facing down
>
> On Feb 9, 2010, at 12:49 PM, Andy Shore wrote:
>
>> I know this has been covered before (I've searched the archives)  
>> but I figured others might want new ideas for programming dances  
>> for this weekend.
>>
>> I'm calling a dance on Saturday 2/13 with a Valentine's Day theme.
>> Thus far, I've come up with the following ideas (not in program  
>> order yet)
>>
>> Bob's Valentine - Chris Ricciotti
>> Gypsy 'Round Two - Tom Hinds
>> Pam's Clock-wise Valentine (2.5) - Seth Tepfer
>> Love Sting - Rick Mohr
>> Heart of Glass	- Cary Ravitz
>> Spring Dance Romance - Dean Snipes
>> The Tease - Tom Hinds
>>
>> Also thinking about:
>>
>> The Country of Marriage - Susan Kevra
>> The Rendezvous - Dan Pearl
>> Caught in the Act - Donna McAllister
>> The Valentine's Day Massacre - Colin Hume (circle mixer, not sure  
>> about the clap "massacre" progression)
>>
>> Other ideas?  Any dances with titles including "cupid" "arrow" or  
>> "chocolate"?
>>
>> I keep finding dances that are heavy on gypsy's, unequal, or have  
>> lines of 4 down the hall and I don't want to make my program too  
>> heavy on any of those.
>>
>> Also,  I've had a request (from the band) for a dance that begins  
>> A1 with Petronella-style balance and spins. Any suggestions would  
>> be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> /Andy Shore
>> andyshore at gmail.com
>> http://andyshore.com/
>>
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