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Tag Archives: give and take
Kitty Awesome! – Becket – Don Veino 20200124
Type: Contra Dance, Becket Left/CW Status: Proven The name and artwork for this one comes from our daughter. She’s currently crazy about kitties and her highest compliment is when something is “kitty awesome.” Unusual enough to be interesting, this one … Continue reading
Posted in Contra, Contra Dances, Dance, My Dances, Proven
Tagged big oval, contra, contra dance, Dance, give and take, poussette, star
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Becky’s Boulder – DI – Don Veino 20180522
Type: Contra Dance, Duple Improper Status: DRAFT One of several related dances composed this date which were inspired by the new Becky Tracy tune Black Rock, off the Eloise & Co. album with Rachel Bell. Yeah, I love the tune. … Continue reading
Posted in Contra, Contra Dances, Dance, DRAFT, My Dances
Tagged becky tracy, black rock, contra, contra dance, Dance, give and take, orbit, pass the ocean, rory o'moore
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You Caught My Eye – DI – Don Veino 20180522
Type: Contra Dance, Duple Improper Status: Proven For Sage, who caught my eye. ♥ One of several related dances composed this date which were inspired by the new Becky Tracy tune Black Rock, off the Eloise & Co. album with … Continue reading
Posted in Contra, Contra Dances, Dance, My Dances, Proven
Tagged becky tracy, black rock, contra, contra dance, Dance, diagonal progression, give and take, pass the ocean, rory o'moore, swing through
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I ♥ Devil Dogs – DI – Don Veino 20171012
Type: Contra Dance, Duple Improper Status: DRAFT Yep, named for the snack cake that was my second favorite in the Drake’s lineup when I was a kid, right behind Ring Dings and just before Yodels. OK, so maybe behind Yodels … Continue reading
Posted in Contra, Contra Dances, Dance, DRAFT, My Dances
Tagged allemande, contra, contra dance, Dance, devil, devil's dream, down the hall, give and take, mirror
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Wild Mouse – 4 Face 4 – Don Veino 20170823
Type: Contra Dance, 4 Face 4 Status: DRAFT, EXPERIMENTAL This sequence re-imagines the B parts from my dance Lobster Roll. I wanted to find another way of resolving a 4 Face 4 than has been done to date. Originally I … Continue reading
Posted in 4 Face 4 Dances, Contra, Dance, DRAFT, Experimental, My Dances
Tagged contra, contra dance, Dance, give and take, mad robin, petronella, RH Chain
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Poussettey Spaghetti – DI – Don Veino 20170715
Type: Contra Dance, Duple Improper Status: DRAFT This dance came out of a comment my wife, Sage, once made while we were walking down to the dance hall at Ogontz camp in Lyman, NH. There was an English Country Dance … Continue reading
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Tagged contra, contra dance, Dance, give and take, hey, poussette
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Poussette in Boots – Becket – Don Veino 20170715
Type: Contra Dance, Becket Left/CW Status: Proven This dance came out of playing with Poussettes towards my dance Poussettey Spaghetti, intended to be simpler than that dance. At the time of it’s composition, our daughter Raeden was obsessed with getting … Continue reading
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Tagged contra, contra dance, Dance, give and take, hey, poussette
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House of Love – DI – Don Veino 20170529
Type: Contra, Duple Improper Status: Proven This is a re-imagining of my dance Soft Gummy Tummies to provide everyone partner and neighbor swings plus allow for greater tune flexibility. Note the A-parts marching direction is reversed here vs. SGT in … Continue reading
Posted in Contra, Contra Dances, Dance, English, English Country Dance, My Dances, Proven
Tagged give and take, marches, petronella, softly good tummas
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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
Posted in Contra Dances, DRAFT, My Dances
Tagged diagonal, double progression, give and take, hey
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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
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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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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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