Dances adapted for online dancing - not suitable for in-person dancing
April Stars by Jacqui Grennan
(English Country dance, duple minor longways, 3/4 time)
Adapted for solo and 1 couple dancing
Longways/Improper
Music: April Waltz by Selma Kaplan, Waltz 1
** Improper, call to #1 couple **
A1 -----------
1-2 Ring Balance
3-4 Circle left 1/2x
5-8 1s Half-figure 8 up
A2 -----------
1-2 Ring Balance
3-4 Circle left 1/2x
5-8 Partner back to back 1x
B1 -----------
1-4 Half Pousette with Partner - Larks forward, then Robins forward until below the 2s
5-8 Draw pousette 1x (Robins forward, travel the path of a CW circle with P, solos can circle left 1x) - face up
B2 -----------
1-2 Up a double
3-4 Cast down
5-8 Partner 2-hand-turn 1-1/2x - until improper
On the Set (for singles/couples)
(Zoom online contra dance, July 2020)
by Jacqui Grennan
Contra
* Start by facing camera, hands up in a wave.
A1 -----------
(4,4) Balance Right, Rory O’More slide right
(4,4) Balance Left, Rory O’More slide left
A2 -----------
(16) Balance and swing - end facing the camera
B1 -----------
Solo dancers:
(8) Ricochet to camera, back out right
(8) Ricochet to camera, back out right
Couple dancers:
(4, 4) Dancer #1 ricochet to camera, Dancer #2 ricochet to camera
(4, 4) Dancer #1 ricochet to camera, Dancer #2 ricochet to camera
B2 -----------
(4) Singles set to the camera/couples set to each other
(4) Turn single right
(8) Swing - end facing the camera
Camericochet (for singles/couples)
(Zoom online contra dance, July 2020)
by Jacqui Grennan
Contra
* Start by facing camera, hands up in a wave
A1 -----------
(4,4) Balance Right, Rory O’More slide right
(4,4) Balance Left, Rory O’More slide left
A2 -----------
(16) Balance and swing - end facing the camera
B1 -----------
Solo dancers:
(8) Ricochet to camera, back out right
(8) Ricochet to camera, back out right
Couple dancers:
(4, 4) Dancer #1 ricochet to camera, Dancer #2 ricochet to camera
(4, 4) Dancer #1 ricochet to camera, Dancer #2 ricochet to camera
B2 -----------
(16) Balance and swing - end facing the camera
Camera Partner (for singles/couples)
(Zoom online contra dance, July 2020)
by Jacqui Grennan
Contra
* Start by facing camera, hands up in a wave
A1 -----------
(4,4) Balance Right, Rory O’More slide right
(4,4) Balance Left, Rory O’More slide left
A2 -----------
(16) Balance and swing - end facing the camera
B1 -----------
(8) Long line forward and back to the camera
(8) Mad Robin: singles start by sliding right, couples rotate clockwise
B2 -----------
(16) Balance and swing - end facing the camera
Triplet for Claire
(Adapted for solo and 1 couple dancing)
by Jacqui Grennan
Contra/Triplet, Improper
* Triplet formation, you are #1 couple, imagine #2 & #3 couple below *
A1 -----------
(8) 1s cross in front of 2s, pass thru between 2s and 3s
(4) 1s come up the center (Lark on left, Robin on right)
(4) Cloverleaf turn single
A2 -----------
(8) Partner Right Hand Allemande 1x across the set
(8) Right Hand Pull by across, cast down - meet at the bottom
B1 -----------
(16) 1s Balance & Swing at bottom of set, face up
B2 -----------
(4) Up the hall 4 steps, face Partner
(4) Fall back to the side of the set
(8) Hole in the wall - to other side of set - face down