| Dance Name | Author | Variants/comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frederick Contra | Tom Hinds | |
| 2 | Black Cat Mixer | Martha Wild | |
| 3 | something made up | Me | A1 Neighbor balance and swing A2 Promenade over and back B1 Women do-si-do, Men do-si-do B2 Long lines, ones swing |
| 4 | Puce Set One | Martha Wild | |
| 5 | Summer Sunshine | Paul Balliet | |
| 6 | Salmonella Evening | Steve Zakon-Anderson/Louie Cromartie | |
| 7 | Atlantic Mixer | Circle mixer | |
| Break | |||
| 8 | Blueshift | Me | |
| 9 | Box the Compass | Tony Saletan | Improper variant without the pull-by |
| 10 | Joel's in the Kitchen | Sue Rosen | |
| 11 | Forward Up Six and Six Fall Back | Traditional | Square |
| 12 | Follow the Leader | Ted Sannella | Square |
A very interesting evening. The first dance started with a small crowd (20-ish), as it was hot, with no beginners. About a dozen beginners showed up during the first dance, so I switched to a simple circle mixer. And then another sixteen beginners showed up during the second dance, so things went downhill. I greatly simplified "ABC" by Erik Hoffman. But the dances remained very challenging, even considering the newcomers.
During the break I found out they were all from one person's birthday party, and they had been drinking. That explained a lot.
The second half ended a little early as people tired out.
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