Monthly Archives: March 2017

Ladies, Whirled [V2] – Becket Right/CCW – Don Veino 20160716

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Don

Type: Contra Dance, Duple Becket Counter-Clockwise Status: Public, Proven but REVISED since (3/31/2017) and likely to be significantly revised once more. See my dance The Love Pirate for my recommended current variation. This dance is a further refinement of an … Continue reading →

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Holy Cannoli! – DI – Don Veino 20160415

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Don

Type: Contra, Duple Improper Status: Proven I wrote this dance on the way home from the 2016 New England Folk Festival’s Friday session, after indulging in some delicious cannoli in the food hall. Suggest dancers take hands in Long Lines … Continue reading →

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Sage Thoughts – 4 Face 4 – Don Veino 20170315

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Don

Type: 4 Facing 4 Status: Proven, reviewing B1 timing This dance’s feature sequence is all in the Bs. My wife, Sage, really liked the feel of the Butterfly Whirl in my dance Give the Gents a Whirl (where Ladies whirl … Continue reading →

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Traditions With Benefits [V3] – 4 Face 4 – Don Veino 20151004

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Don

Type: 4 Facing 4 Status: Proven but REVISED since My experiment with adopting the signature move of Dan Pearl’s contra Beneficial Tradition (flowing from Cor Hogendijk’s English dance Pat’s Tradition) into a 4 Face 4 format. Note this dance never … Continue reading →

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