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Contra Madness

by Gene Hubert

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FormationBase: Duple Minor - Improper
FormationDetail: Line of four facing down (W2-M1-W1-M2)
Progression: Quadruple

Figures:

A1

(8) In a line of four, go down the hall (W2-M1-W1-M2)

(4) In a line of four, go up the hall (backwards)

(4) Ones arch, twos dive

A2

(8) N2 neighbor do-si-do 1 & 1/2

(8) N3 neighbor swing

B1

(4) Pass through across (PR)

(4) Turn alone

(8) Right and left through with neighbor N4

B2

(8) In long lines, go forward and back

(8) Ones swing

Calling Notes:

Described by author as primarily a theoretical exercise/novelty dance.


Appearances: Dizzy Dances, Volume II, p 4
Dizzy Dances, p 11