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Tag Archives: dosido
Complementary Corners – Singlet – Don Veino 20210201
Type: Singlet Progression: None Status: Proven Starts facing your PNR. Doesn’t care about particular roles or set orientation – fit as you have the room. If followed exactly, the two Contra Corners sequences will happen roughly at right angles to … Continue reading
Posted in Contra, Contra Dances, Dance, My Dances, Proven, Set Dance, Set Dance, Singlet, Virtual
Tagged balance & swing, contra corners, dosido, reverse contra corners, See Saw
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Sanitizer Shuffle – Singlet/Doublet/Solo – Don Veino
Type: Contra Dance, Singlet, Doublet or Solo Progression: None Status: Proven Another exploration about how simple partner-role-agnostic “new model” contra compositions might fit into the virtual dancing phenomenon (see Can You Spare A Roll? for more info on my “new … Continue reading
Stretch & Fold – Singlet/Solo – Don Veino
Type: Contra Dance, Singlet or Solo Progression: None Status: Proven Another exploration about how certain contra conventions might fit into the new model for distant dancing. This one looked at the use of “convenient Ghosts”. Notice that “Ghosts” are used … Continue reading
Posted in Contra, Contra Dances, Dance, My Dances, Proven, Singlet, Solo, Virtual
Tagged 2H Turn, balance, box the gnat, circle, contra corners, dosido, right shoulder around, swat the flea, swing
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Equal & Opposite (v2) – Singlet/Doublet – Don Veino
Type: Contra Dance, Singlet or Doublet Progression: None Status: Proven Another from my early first set of purpose-built Singlet/virtual dances. Was striving for variety in simple yet satisfying dances, focused on just a few co-located dancers. This could be seen … Continue reading
Posted in Contra, Contra Dances, Dance, Doublet, My Dances, Proven, Singlet, Virtual
Tagged allemande, dosido, forward & back, gypsy, left shoulder around, LH Chain, loop single, right shoulder around, swing, turn single
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Infectious Energy – Singlet/Doublet – Don Veino
Type: Contra Dance, Singlet or Doublet Progression: None Status: Proven My second purpose-built Singlet/virtual dance. I wanted something very up energy and memorable so calling could taper quickly. As is likely becoming obvious, my naming scheme for these dances all … Continue reading
Posted in Ceilidh, Contra, Contra Dances, Dance, Doublet, My Dances, Proven, Singlet, Virtual
Tagged balance, box the gnat, dosido, petronella, swat the flea, swing
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Pumpkin Spice Madness – DI – Don Veino 20181006
Type: Contra Dance, Duple Improper Status: Proven We’re in that season again – where everything gets offered in some form of pumpkin spiced variant. I find most such things (but for pancakes or other baked goods) totally foul but the … Continue reading
Posted in Contra, Contra Dances, Dance, My Dances, Proven
Tagged circle, contra, contra dance, Dance, dosido, mad robin, roll away
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Force of Nature – DI or Becket – Don Veino 20180620
Type: Contra Dance, Duple Improper or Becket Right/CCW Status: Proven Shel Michaels made me write this… just kidding ;-). But he did suggest I write a dance to commemorate this event. On 6/18/18 a microburst/tornado struck our neighborhood. Nobody was … Continue reading
Posted in Contra, Contra Dances, Dance, My Dances, Proven
Tagged california twirl, contra, contra dance, courtesy fling, Dance, dosido, LH Chain, petronella, short wave, swing
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Dosi Dude – DI – Don Veino 20171006
Type: Contra Dance, Duple Improper Status: Proven This dance is one of a set that grew out of my work on (Like) Juggling Chainsaws. There is a mirror role and move dance to this one, Swinging Chainsaws, which could be … Continue reading
Posted in Contra, Contra Dances, Dance, My Dances, Proven
Tagged contra, contra dance, Dance, dosido, hey, LH Chain
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Trip to Santa Fe – Circle Mixer – Don Veino 20170622
Type: Circle Mixer Status: Proven During a trip to New Mexico for other reasons I arranged to be booked for the Santa Fe FolkMADS Contra Dance. Shortly before the event I was informed that a group of 20+ international students … Continue reading
Posted in Circle Mixers, Contra, Dance, My Dances, Proven
Tagged circle mixer, contra, contra dance, Dance, dosido, Santa Fe
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