| Dance Name | Author | Variants/comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterey Detour | Bob Dalsemer | |
| 2 | Simplicity Swing | Becky Hill | |
| 3 | The Missing Piece | Bronwyn Woods | |
| 4 | A Gypsy for Jessica | Tom Lehmann | |
| 5 | Puce Set One | Martha Wild | |
| 6 | O'Brien's Star | Becky Hill | |
| Break | |||
| 7 | Delphiniums and Daisies | Tanya Rotenberg | |
| 8 | Untitled | Me | |
| 9 | Sneak Peek | Bob Isaacs | B1: Give and take, swing partner |
| 10 | Mermaid's Basket | Gene Hubert | |
| 11 | Heart of Glass | Cary Ravitz | A1: Shift left, circle left 3/4, swing neighbor |
Lots of beginners -- the first dance was over half beginners, as someone decided to bring their birthday party to the dance. A high percentage of new dancers remained throughout the first half, along with some irregulars from the past few months who tended to choke up and freeze before every move. This made "A Gypsy for Jessica" (an "Al's Safeway Produce" variant) have serious troubles in slot four.
No hey in the first half, and no right and left through, with my original program chucked out the window. Still, people stuck around for part of the second half. The big surprise hit was "Mermaid's Basket" -- with short lines people were really getting into the basket swing. "O'Brien's Star" also went over well, but that was no surprise.
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