Rich Goss Dance Compositions
Updated 10/1/2006
| Dance For Hank Formation: Improper Contra June 2006 | |
| A1: | One's 1/2 Figure 8 below One's Cross, Neighbor dosido |
| A2: | Neighbor Balance and Swing |
| B1: | Give and Take (Walk fwd as couple. Ladies draw ptr to your side) Partner Swing (end in a ring) |
| B2: | Balance the ring, Petronella Twirl one place As one's clear two's, two's trade places |
| Note: In B2, the two's need to trade places before the start of A1. It works nicely if the two's put their hands together and trade places touching hands. | |
| Ed Klezeau Formation: Becket contra May 2006 | |
| A1: | Circle Left 1x, Left Diagonal Ladies Chain |
| A2: | Circle Right 1x Right Diagonal Ladies Chain (to Shadow) |
| B1: | (Right hands to opposite) Balance, pull by and veer (Veer away from Shadow, Gents to left, Ladies to Right) Swing the one you meet (end facing across, give hands) |
| B2: | Balance, Pull by Right (Across), Pass left (on Side) Partner Swing |
| 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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| Knit the Knot Formation: Becket Contra March 2006 | |
| A1: | Left diagonal R/L Thru Straight across R/L Thru (Courtesy turn!) |
| A2: | *Celtic Knot Hey (1st Half) |
| B1: | *Celtic Knot Hey (2nd Half) |
| B2: | Partner Balance and Swing |
| 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 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 breifly 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. | |
| 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 1st 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) |
| Susie's Cube Formation: Becket July 2006 | |
| A1: | Promenade across and one couple CCW Balance across, pass through to an ocean wave (ladies left hands in center) |
| A2: | Balance, walk forward on slight Right diagonal (Gents now in the center) (Identify Trail Buddy #1-in left hand) Balance, walk forward on slight left diagonal to TB #2 (don't form a new wave) |
| B1: | w/TB #2, allemande right almost 2x Go back the way you came to TB #1 Left shoulder gypsy TB #1 1 1/2 |
| B2: | Partner Balance and Swing |
| The signature move in this dance, in A2, is borrowed from Bill Olson's wonderful dance Eleanors Reel. I wanted to use this figure to get some distance from partners. Thanks Bill!! | |
| Trip to Emerald Lake #2 Formation: Becket July 2006 | |
| A1: | (Start in wave across, ladies take left in the middle) Wave balance, slide right (Ladies slide one place, Gents slide two) Neighbor swing |
| A2: | Ladies chain Star left 3/4 (progress to a new wave w/gents in the middle |
| B1: | Wave balance, slide right (Gents slide one place, Ladies slide two) Partner swing |
| B2: | w/Partner box the gnat w/Partner dosido to a wave (w/ladies taking left in the middle) |
| 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 | |
| Unleashed Uncorked Formation: Improper January 2006 | |
| A1: | Neighbor Balance and Swing |
| A2: | Circle Left 1/2, One's Swing (in middle) |
| B1: | One's step between Two's for mirror dosido 1 1/2 Two's only down the middle, turn as couple, return |
| B2: | Hand cast (Two's around One's) Two's swing (while One's move below) |
| Note: Written for the Portland
band Unleashed December 2005 (called on Jan 7, 2006) |
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| Up for Coming Down Formation: Proper June 2005 | |
| A1: | Gypsy Neighbor (same gender) 3/4 (form line facing up) Line of 4 up the hall (Gypsy Up) Gypsy N (same gender) 1x (form line facing down) Line of 4 go back down (Gypsy Down) (Lines up/down each take about 4 beats) |
| A2: | Bend the line, One's pull by, Neighbor Swing |
| B1: | Circle left 3/4 Partner Swing |
| B2: | Ladies Chain One's 1/2 figure 8 around 2's to change places |
