Rich Goss Dance Compositions
Updated 10/1/2006
| Alberta Street Contra Formation: Improper Contra Aug 2006 | |
| A1: | (new) Neighbor Balance and Swing |
| A2: | Down hall 4-in-line, *Dixie Twirl Return, Bend the line |
| B1: | Circle left 3/4, Partner Swing |
| B2: | Right Left Thru across (or Prom), Ladies chain |
| *Middles arch. Keep hands joined, right hand dancer (#1 lady) leads through arch while the left hand dancer (#1 Gent) leads across set to face up. At the end of the move, the line has the same order, just facing up. |
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| Bear Hug Formation: Becket Oct 2010 | |
| A1: | Circle Left 1x, Left Diagonal Ladies Chain |
| A2: | (Courtesy turn to face CCW around the whole set) Prom whole set, (face in, form big oval) Return |
| B1: | (When you see partner) Pass thru, swing Neighbor |
| B2: | Left Hand Star 3/4 (Gents roll back) Partner Swing |
| Written in honor of my friend, Warren Argo. | |
| Betty's Night Out Formation: Improper, Double Prog May 2010 | |
| A1: | Neighbor Dosido and Swing (end facing down hall) |
| A2: | Down hall 4-in-line, turn as couples Return, face across |
| B1: | Half Hey, Gents Ricochet Back (Ladies pass rt sh) Partner swing |
| B2: | Circle Left 3/4 As Couples, zig left, zag right, zig left |
| Written for Betty Stewart. | |
| Betty's Night Out #2 Formation: Improper, Double Prog May 2010 | |
| A1: | Neighbor Dosido, RHS 1x, Ladies roll back |
| A2: | Neighbor Balance and Swing |
| B1: | Half Hey* Gents Ricochet Back (Ladies pass LEFT sh after Gents) Partner swing |
| B2: | Circle Left 3/4 As Couples, zig left, zag right, zig left |
| Variation for a crowded hall. * Gents start the hey as though they would pass left shoulders. The ladies follow completing the half hey to join their partner on the side. | |
| Carl's Double Nickel Formation: Becket June 2010 | |
| A1: | (Across the set), as couples cozy dosido Left Diagonal Ladies Chain |
| A2: | Circle left 3/4, Trail Buddy Swing* |
| B1: | Hey for four (Gents st pass lt sh, look for partner on side) |
| B2: | Partner Balance and Swing (Stay cozy) |
| Variation for a crowded hall. * Can substitute a Right allemende 1 1/2 with your Trail Buddy Written on the occasion of Carl Thor's 55th birthday. |
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| Flashy Sorrell Mare Formation: 3 facing 3 December 2005 | |
| A1: | Three forward and Back Allemand Right Across (centers keep hands joined) |
| A2: | Contra Corners (at the end of contra corners, centers pass by right into the hey) |
| B1: | Hey for three (Centers pass Rt hand partner left sh to start) (to mix up your order) |
| B2: | Lines of three pass thru Basket swing 3 (end facing line of progression) (okay to mix up here too) |
| Hand To My Left (HTML) Formation: Improper June 2006 | |
| A1: | N Alle Rt 3/4, Gents Alle Left 1/2 (Form a wave across) Wave Balance, walk forward (to form a ring) |
| A2: | Ring Balance, Petronella twirl (Scoop up your N on side) Neighbor Swing |
| B1: | Circle Left 3/4, Pass Thru U/D Partner Swing |
| B2: | Gents Alle Left 1 1/2 Ladies join left hands behind Partner Left Hand Star 1x |
| Note: In B2, ladies join left hands behind their partner as they pass.
The left-hand star should begin with the one's below the two's with hands across. Updated 7/8/06 |
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| Jenny's Trip to Seattle Formation: Improper Dec 2011 | |
| A1: | Circle Left 1 1/4, Gents Alle Left 1x |
| A2: | Partner Balance and Swing |
| B1: | Half Hey (Gents St Pass Lt Sh) Ladies ricochet back
Neighbor Swing |
| B2: | Long Lines Fwd/Back Bal Partner, Pass thru, cross trail |
| Written for my daugher Jennifer, who was visiting from Texas and went to Seattle with me. | |
| Knit the Knot Formation: Becket |
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| A1: | Left diagonal R/L Thru Straight across R/L Thru (Courtesy turn!) |
| A2: | *Celtic Knot Hey |
| B1: | Partner Balance and Swing |
| B2: | LLFB, Circle Left |
| Note: * Ladies start passing right sh in the middle ~3/4 while the gents orbit right 1/4 to then pass lady by left, to then go into the center. Gents then pass right shoulders in the middle ~3/4 while ladies orbit right 1/4 to then pass the gent left sh coming out of the middle. Repeat. All should end up where they started, like a normal hey. Ladies will always come out of the middle up/down. Gents will always come out of the middle on sides. | |
| The Last Wednesday Formation: Improper, Double Prog June 2006 | |
| A1: | (next) Neighbor Balance and Swing |
| A2: | Gents allemande Left 1 1/2 Partner Swing |
| B1: | Ladies Chain (Form a ring) Ring Balance, Cross-trail through |
| B2: | Neighbor balance, Box the Gnat Right hand star 1x |
| Notes: B1 cross-trail is best called as
"Pass your partner by the right across, pass your neighbor by the left on the side" B2 teaching point: After the Box the Gnat, have the dancers identify their next neighbor. They will be coming back to swing them real soon. |
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| Little Buddy Formation: Duple Improper Contra March 2007 | |
| A1: | Full Hey (Gents start passing right sh) |
| A2: | Neighbor Balance and Swing |
| B1: | Ladies Gypsy 1 1/2, Partner Swing |
| B2: | Circle Left 3/4 (Same) Neighbor Dosido 1 1/2 (Gents look for next N to st hey) |
| Note for A1: It's a nice touch to briefly make flirty eye contact with your neighbor before starting the hey. You'll be swinging them soon! | |
| Lori's Trip to La Grande Formation: Indecent (one's proper, two's crossed) September 2006 |
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| A1: | Left Hand Star 1x (Ladies roll over right shoulder) Neighbor Swing |
| A2: | Hey (Ladies start passing right sh) |
| B1: | Ladies cross set once more, Partner Swing |
| B2: | Pass the ocean*, Balance Partner allemande right 1/2, Gent allemande left 1/2 Neighbor allemande right 1 1/4 (to progress to left hand star in A1) |
| Note: *Pass the ocean - pass through, ladies take left hands in the center and turn halfway, gents cross the set and take right hands with your partner to form an ocean wave across the set. |
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| Mariah's Cookies Formation: Becket April 2006 | |
| A1: | Circle Left 1x Left Diagonal Ladies Chain |
| A2: | Right Diag Ladies Chain (to Shadow) (Ends cross) Left Hand Star (into a 3/4 hey, B1) |
| B1: | 3/4 Hey w/next (ladies pass LEFT sh, Gents loop RIGHT)* |
| B2: | Partner Balance and Swing |
| Note: *When you pass in the middle the 2nd time, exit the hey and look for your partner on the side. (ladies pass ladies, gents pass gents). Ladies arrive first and help your partner find his way. | |
| The Real You Formation: Becket October 2005 | |
| A1: | (on left diagonal) Circle Left 3/4 Neighbor Swing (on side) |
| A2: | Ladies chain (courtesy turn) Ladies walk straight into center, ...join hands in long wave, balance (hold) |
| B1: | Gents to center to make interweaving long wave, balance Drop hands (gents drop left hands, ladies drop right hands) (w/Ladies backing up) Gypsy star all the way |
| B2: | w/Partner(on side) Gypsy and swing |
| Saint Lawrence McGlasson Formation: Improper July 2005 | |
| A1: | (ones step between twos to start) Handy-Hand allemande neighbor One's Swing (end facing down) |
| A2: | Down the hall 4-in-line Turn as couple, return |
| B1: | Bend line and balance the ring Two's Swing (end facing up) |
| B2: | Circle Left 1x Balance Ring, Two's arch, one's pass under (to progress) |
| Stumptown Meltdown Formation: Improper August 2006 | |
| A1: | (Take inside hands) Neighbor balance and Star Through Circle Left 3/4 (End on Gents original side w/Partner) |
| A2: | Full hey for 4 (Gents start passing Right shoulders) |
| B1: | Partner balance and swing |
| B2: | w/Partner promenade across Gents dosido 1 1/2 (to progress) |
| Twist in the Middle Formation: Becket February 2006 | |
| A1: | On Left diagonal forward and straight back Partner see saw (ladies into center) |
| A2: | Ladies Balance and Swing (end facing down next to your partner) |
| B1: | (W/ladies in center) Down the Hall 4-in-line, turn as couples Return; Ladies cast the gents around |
| B2: | Gents left shoulder gypsy 1x Partner Swing |
| Note: Based on "Women in the Middle" by David Kirchner | |
