BACDS American Week 2024

Ben Lomond, CA (near San Francisco)

June 30-July 5


  Dance Name Author Variants/comments
Sunday evening, June 30
Potent Brew
(Ryan McKasson, George Paul, Steve Kemble)
1 Walk the Walk Bob Isaacs B1: Women allemande right 1 & 1/2
2 Chorus Jig Traditional  
3 Rollin' to the Gray Eagle Hank Morris  
Monday morning, July 1
Potent Brew
1 True Grit Me  
2 Gypsy Moon Lisa Greenleaf  
3 Grand Western Canal Sue Rosen  
Monday afternoon, July 1
Contra dance history workshop
Potent Brew
1 Wooden Shoes Traditional 1730's american version, done duple minor
2 Nosegay John Griffiths Triple minor
3 The Cotery Traditional Triple minor
4 The Young Widow John Griffiths Triple minor
5 Chorus Jig Salator 1802 Triple minor done Ed Larkin-style
Monday evening, July 1
Potent Brew
1 Taking Turns Me  
2 Enid's Other Delight Peter Foster  
3 The Flying Trapeze Me  
4 Rush Hour Me Four-face-four
5 Sarah's Journey Gene Hubert  
Tuesday morning, July 2
Potent Brew
1 Follow the Leader Ted Sannella Square
2 Just Elegance Me  
3 Two Whos in the Middle Al Olson phrase shifted version
4 Fiona Storming Across Asia Susan Kevra  
Tuesday afternoon, July 2
Contra dance history workshop
Potent Brew
1 Petronella Traditional Two people active in A1, A2
2 Money Musk Traditional Triple minor
Done 32 bar, then 24 bar
3 Hull's Victory Traditional Duple minor, ones swing in A2.
4 Devil's Dream Traditional Duple minor, Burchenal version
5 Texas Star Traditional Square
Circle/swing break
Tuesday evening, July 2
Alex Sturbaum and Hayden Stern
1 Seeing Eye to Eye Me  
2 Eight Years and Still Swinging Bob Isaacs  
3 Lemniskating Me  
4 Gemini Six Me Slip jig
5 A Thing of Trust Me  
Wednesday morning, July 3
Potent Brew
1 Six Pass Through Tony Parkes Square
2 Levi Jackson Rag Pat Shaw Five couple set
3 Propeller Promenade Rick Mohr  
4 Kindred Spirits Me Hey version
Wednesday afternoon, July 3
Contra dance history workshop
Potent Brew
1 Monadnock Reel Ralph Page Original version
2 IOCA Reel Al Smith  
3 Becket Reel Herbie Gaudreau  
4 The Nova Scotian Maurice Hennegar  
5 Bluemont Reel Warren Hofstra : Chain; long lines
6 Shadrack's Delight Tony Parkes  
Thursday morning, July 4
Alex Sturbaum and Hayden Stern
1 Right and Left Triplet Me Triplet
2 Barack Me, Obamadeus Maia McCormick  
3 Christmas Stars Me  
4 Meet and Greet Me  
Thursday afternoon, July 4
Contra dance history workshop
Potent Brew
1 Petronella Traditional 4-person A1, A2
2 Bonny Jean Ted Sannella  
3 The Common Tern Larry Jennings  
4 The Summer of '84 Gene Hubert and Steve Schnur  
5 Hellooo Nurse! Maia McCormick  
6 Modern Times Laura Gorrin written the day before
Thursday evening, July 4
Alex Sturbaum and Hayden Stern
1 Medley
Rock the Cradle, Joe Ridge Kennedy called by me
Simplicity Swing Bob Isaacs called by Alexandra Deis-Lauby
Heartbeat Contra Don Flaherty called by me
Butter Gene Hubert called by Alexandra Deis-Lauby
2 Three-thirty Three Steve Zakon-Anderson  
3 Double Joy Me  
4 Double Cat Bounce Me  
5 Catch a Falling Star Melanie Axel-Lute  
Friday Morning, July 5
Alex Sturbaum and Hayden Stern
1 Patience Me  
2 A Grand Day Out Me  
3 Al's Safeway Produce Robert Cromartie  

About 50 campers in total, so some of the sessions were ... small. Other caller was Alexadray Dies-Luiby. Wednesday night was open-mike night for other callers.

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