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Monthly Archives: September 2018
Feeling Gravity’s Pull – DI – Don Veino 20180710
Type: Contra Dance, Duple Improper Status: Proven I wanted something smooth and stately which swapped around the idea of who typically does certain sorts of moves (e.g.: in this dance, it’s the Ladies who gate the Gents – not the … Continue reading
Posted in Contra, Contra Dances, Dance, English, English Country Dance, My Dances, Proven
Tagged bounce back, contra, contra dance, Dance, gate, hey, pass through
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Mad For Ogontz – DI – Don Veino 20180808
Type: Contra Dance, Duple Improper Status: Proven At CDSS Ogontz Family Camp 2018 Steve Zakon-Anderson wanted to teach Mad Robin to the 11s & 12s group but didn’t have a suitable dance. We couldn’t find one in my deck either, … Continue reading
Posted in Contra, Contra Dances, Dance, My Dances, Proven
Tagged contra, contra dance, Dance, gypsy, hey, mad robin, RH Chain
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Bonus Round/Repeatronella (in Dublin) – DI – Don Veino 20180726
Type: Contra Dance, Duple Improper Status: Proven This is a set of dances approaching the same two-Neighbor-Swing theme in different variations. Dancers seem to really like these and they can scale in difficulty from working with more beginner dancers or … Continue reading
Posted in Contra, Contra Dances, Dance, My Dances, Proven
Tagged circle, contra, contra dance, Dance, down the hall, dublin bay, petronella
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Fairly Nicked From Nick – Becket – Don Veino and Nick Howe 20180815
Type: Contra Dance, Becket Status: Proven In a conversation with Nick Howe following Ogontz Family Week 2018, we reviewed a draft of his 2017 “The Cuckoo and The Robin.” Nick’s dance features a double Mad Robin sequence (CCW into CW) … Continue reading
Posted in Contra, Contra Dances, Dance, My Dances, Proven
Tagged contra, contra dance, Dance, mad robin, slice
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So Long and Thanks for All the Fish – 4 Face 4 – Don Veino 20180528
Type: Contra Dance, 4 Facing 4 – single progression, alternating sides Status: Proven I’ve become slightly obsessed with Dolphin Hey dances. In this case I was striving for one that automatically alternates who gets to act as the traveling pair, … Continue reading
Posted in 4 Face 4 Dances, Contra, Contra Dances, Dance, My Dances, Proven
Tagged contra, contra dance, Dance, dolphin hey, hey, ring/8, sapphire sea, weave the ring
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