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Monthly Archives: February 2017
Tale of the Tricky Triple Timer – DI – Don Veino 20170218
Type: Contra, Duple Improper Status: DRAFT, EXPERIMENTAL I’m still playing with this one a bit. This dance features two “deconstructed” chains – one for each role. Regular chains with Courtesy Turn would be functionally equivalent and may be used instead, … Continue reading
Posted in Contra Dances, DRAFT, Experimental, My Dances
Tagged cross trail, gypsy, interrupted square through, walk around
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Madly in Love (with Mermaids) [V2] – DI – Don Veino 20160430
Type: Contra, Duple Improper Status: Public, Proven Dedicated to all those who’ve found their joy through our Concord Scout House Monday dance (we’ve hosted several weddings!). Another dance in my “Mermaid” series – which all feature a Diagonal Pass The … Continue reading
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Tagged diagonal pass the ocean, mad robin, mermaid
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Dirty Rotten Double Crosser [V2] – DI – Don Veino 20140723
Type: Contra, Duple Improper Status: Public, Proven My second double cross-trails dance, see also Double Crossed Again! Rewritten 6/15/15 to retain the main theme but make the timing more forgiving in light of feedback I’d received on Double Crossed Again! … Continue reading
Double Crossed Again! [V2] – DI – Don Veino 20140721
Type: Contra, Duple Improper Status: Public, Proven My first double Cross-Trails dance. Revised 6/15/15 per trial feedback from Lisa Greenleaf, to better meet dancer expectations (add balances pre-cross trails), ease timing and to allow for dropping calls sooner. Revised dance … Continue reading
Linda’s Gifts (of Time) – Longways Duple Proper in Waltz Time – Don Veino 20160818
Type: Longways Contra or English Dance, Duple Proper Status: Public, Proven In grateful recognition of Linda Leslie‘s investments of time in the folk dance community and in particular her consultation and mentoring given me as I hone my dance calling … Continue reading
Posted in Contra Dances, English Country Dance, My Dances, Proven, Waltz
Tagged cloverleaf, figure 8, hole in the wall, rights and lefts, waltz
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(I’ll Take) What’s Behind Door #2 – DI – Don Veino 20160822
Type: Contra, Duple Improper Status: Public, Proven A1 Star Right Neighbor Allemande Rt. 1+1/2 A2 Next Neighbors Star Left Original (Allemande) Neighbor Swing B1 Circle Left 3/4, Partner Swing [alt. music fit: Give and Take to Gent’s Side, Swing] B2 … Continue reading
Hey, Mary Cay! – Becket DP – Don Veino 20160723
Type: Contra, Becket Double Progression Status: DRAFT In the past I’d played with the idea of a butterfly whirl to a Ladies allemande in the center leading into a diagonal hey, but didn’t write a complete dance with that (and … Continue reading
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Tagged diagonal, double progression, give and take, hey
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Slice AlleMANde – Becket – Don Veino 20160918
Type: Contra, Becket Status: DRAFT One of two takes on a similar theme – for a less zesty dance, see my Slicing the Waves. A1 Slice Forward Left Gents Allem Rt 3/4 *WHILE* Ladies Loop over their Left shoulder 3/4 … Continue reading
Slicing the Waves – Becket – Don Veino 20160918
Type: Contra, Becket Status: DRAFT One of two takes on a similar theme – for a zestier dance see my Slice AlleMANde. A1 Slice Forward Left, to Gents form Wave in Center Gents Wave Balance Right & Left *WHILE* Ladies … Continue reading
Charlie’s Free Flowing Elixir – DI – Don Veino 20160827
Type: Contra, Duple Improper Status: Public, Proven Updated 8/18/2017 (see below and comment). Charlie Harvey wrote a nice dance, New Elixir, which I liked in concept and used several times but it had some flow issues which I’d had dancer … Continue reading
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Tagged california twirl, interrupted square through, petronella
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Reluctant Robin – Becket – Don Veino 20161103
Type: Contra, Duple Improper Status: Public, Proven I really like Mad Robins, just in case that isn’t obvious. I was wondering what else could be done with them, whether they could be used as a progression, facing direction changed, etc. … Continue reading
Posted in Contra Dances, My Dances, Proven
Tagged box circulate, hey, mad robin, rory o'moore
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Seasons 8 – 4 Face 4 – Don Veino 20161204
Type: 4 Facing 4 Status: DRAFT, Experimental (Contra dancers doing a Pass the Sea?) Tune suggestion: Thomas Shrug’s March This is one of several of my dances in a series of “Oceans” and “Seasons” compositions which bring Ocean or Sea … Continue reading
Posted in 4 Face 4 Dances, DRAFT, Experimental, My Dances
Tagged give and take, ocean wave, pass the ocean, pass the sea, sea wave
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Seasons 4 – 4 Face 4 – Don Veino 20161204
Type: 4 Facing 4 Status: DRAFT, Experimental (Contra dancers doing a Pass the Sea?) Tune suggestion: Thomas Shrug’s March This is one of several of my dances in a series of “Oceans” and “Seasons” compositions which bring Ocean or Sea … Continue reading
Posted in 4 Face 4 Dances, DRAFT, Experimental, My Dances
Tagged give and take, ocean wave, pass the ocean, pass the sea, rory o'moore, sea wave
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Oceans 8 – 4 Face 4 – Don Veino 20161204
Type: 4 Facing 4 Status: DRAFT Tune suggestion: Thomas Shrug’s March This is one of several of my dances in a series of “Oceans” and “Seasons” compositions which bring Ocean or Sea Waves into a 4 Facing 4 dance. It … Continue reading
Posted in 4 Face 4 Dances, DRAFT, My Dances
Tagged circulate, give and take, ocean wave, pass the ocean, rory o'moore
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Pony Fun – DI – Raeden Veino 20161012
Type: Contra, Duple Improper Status: Public, Proven This isn’t, strictly speaking, one of my dances. On 10/12/2016 at bedtime my 5 year old daughter and I had the following interaction: Raeden: “Daddy. I want to write a new dance, Pony … Continue reading
Posted in Contra Dances, My Dances, Proven
Tagged give and take, ponies, raeden veino, star
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Gary’s Reel Too – DI – Don Veino 20161113
Type: Contra, Duple Improper Status: DRAFT Role reversed re-imagining of my dance Ruth’s (For) Reel; Gary is Ruth’s husband. In contrast to the common case, the Gents get to do most of the running around in this one. A1 LLF, … Continue reading
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Tagged gary potwin, mad robin, role reversal, roll away, ruth potwin
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Ruth’s (For) Reel – DI (swapped w/N) – Don Veino 20161113
Type: Contra, Duple Improper but with 1s below the 2s Status: Public, Proven Written for Ruth Potwin’s 60th birthday celebration. Have dancers briefly swing their Neighbor to swap places from duple improper hands-4 position before walk-through, so 1s below 2s. … Continue reading
Boston Cream Pie – 4 Face 4 – Don Veino 20161005
Type: 4 Facing 4 Status: Public, Proven Lynn Ackerson’s Coconut Cream Pie is a fave as it’s interesting yet bulletproof with mixed crowds. I’d used it so much, I wrote this dance leveraged from it to have some variation. My … Continue reading
Posted in 4 Face 4 Dances, My Dances, Proven
Tagged apple pie quadrille, coconut cream pie, lynne ackerson, Ron Beeson
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Oceans 4 – 4 Face 4 – Don Veino 20161204
Type: 4 Facing 4 Status: Public, Proven Tune suggestion: Thomas Shrug’s March This is one of several of my dances in a series of “Oceans” and “Seasons” compositions which bring Ocean or Sea Waves into a 4 Facing 4 dance. … Continue reading
Posted in 4 Face 4 Dances, My Dances, Proven
Tagged circulate, give and take, ocean wave, orbit, pass the ocean
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Sue Said it was Ted – Circle Mixer – Don Veino var. 20170201
Type: Circle Mixer Status: Public, Proven My further variation on a folk-processed variant of Ted’s Mixer by Ted Sannella. I collected something from Sue Rosen’s calling in Carlisle MA which she said was Ted’s Mixer (but differed in the B1/B2 … Continue reading
Mermaids & Seahorses [V2] – Becket – Don Veino 20160510
Type: Contra Dance, Becket Left/CW Formation Status: Public, Proven To the best of my knowledge, this is another unique transition/progression sequence that I’ve come up with. I have a whole series of “Mermaid” dances I’ve written, which all feature this … Continue reading
Greenfield Tornado – Becket – Don Veino 20161218
Type: Contra Dance, Becket Left/CW Formation Status: Public, Proven The Chain to Allemande Left 1+1/2 (the “Tornado”) is another instance of an “I’ve not encountered it yet” transition – to the best of my knowledge it’s an new use (but… … Continue reading
Wavy Star Slice – Becket – Don Veino 20170120
Type: Contra Dance, Becket Left/CW Formation Status: Proven, Public Respin on the theme from my dance Wavy Star Shuffle to move from a 4 Face 4 to Becket formation contra. First called at the Monday Contras series at the Concord … Continue reading
Wavy Star Shuffle – 4 Face 4 – Don Veino 20170120
Type: 4 Facing 4 Status: Public, Proven First called at the Monday Contras dance at the Concord Scout House on 2/13/2017 to positive comments. There were plenty of smiles on dancer faces through the dance… 🙂 That’s great, because I … Continue reading
I ♥ Faeries – DI – Don Veino 20170125
Type: Contra Dance, Duple Improper Status: Public, Proven Writtten in response to a challenge on the Shared Weight Caller’s Discussion List, here’s my take on a non-glossary way out of the Dublin Bay style Down-the-Hall figure – via a believed … Continue reading
Posted in Contra Dances, My Dances, Proven
Tagged down the hall, dublin bay, duple improper, figure 8, longways, mad robin, mirror
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I ♥ Unicorns – DI – Don Veino 20170203
Type: Contra Dance, Duple Improper Status: Public, Proven The “♥” in the title is spoken as “Heart” – the title for this dance was given by our 5 year old daughter Raeden and inspired the unique Mirror Mad Robin and … Continue reading
Posted in Contra Dances, My Dances
Tagged contra dance, down the hall, duple improper, figure 8, longways, mad robin, mirror
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