This post was migrated from a collection of contra dances I wrote. The post date is mostly accurate, but the post time is not.

Difficulty

hard

Comment

This dance is double length, with eight 16 beat parts. I got the idea to write this because I had just finished a test when I realized it would be a good time to write a contra, so I decided to base the dance off of the stereotypical ultra-long World-Civ test.

Position

becket

Progression

single

Choreography

A1

4 beats: balance the ring

2 beats: neighbor right pull-by

2 beats: partner left pull-by

6 beats: neighbor balance and right pull-by

2 beats: partner left pull-by

A2

4 beats: California twirl neighbor

4 beats: circle right ½

8 beats: swing partner

B1

16 beats: hey, starting with women passing right shoulders

B2

8 beats: ½ ladies’ chain

8 beats: right hand star

C1

16 beats: do-si-do and swing neighbor

C2

12 beats: men 1½ gypsy

4 beats: California twirl partner

D1

4 beats: ½ left hand star

12 beats: balance and swing partner

D2

8 beats: ½ hey, starting with men passing right shoulders

8 beats: circle left ½ and pass on