This is dance #19316 in The Caller's Box, a contra dance database.

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Last Night of the Cons

by Andrew Swaine

Permission: full

FormationBase: Duple Minor - Improper
Progression: Single
PhraseStructure: 8*8*2

Figures:

A1

(8) Neighbor right shoulder round

(8) Neighbor swing; finish with ones on left
A2

(8) Ones allemande left 1 & 1/2

(8) Same-role neighbor swing; finish with ones on left
B1

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

(4) Same-role neighbor turn as couples

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

(4) Face same-role neighbor
B2

(8) Hey 1/2 (SRNR;1CL;PR;2CL)

(4) Balance wave of four (SRNR,2CL)

(4) Walk forward to N2
2A1

(8) N2 same-role neighbor right shoulder round

(8) N2 same-role neighbor swing; finish with ones on left
2A2

(8) Ones allemande left 1 & 1/2

(8) N2 neighbor swing; finish with ones on left
2B1

(4) In a line of four, go down the hall (W1-M2-M1-W2) [with N2]

(4) N2 neighbor turn as couples

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

(4) Face neighbor N2
2B2

(8) Hey 1/2 (N2R;ML;PR;WL)

(4) Balance wave of four (N2R,WL)

(4) Walk forward to N3

Calling Notes:

Written as a gender free-dance, where for the swing ones take the role of the men, twos take the role of the women. I've written this up as improper gendered to give it a unique notation, but you really should look at the original dance.

Twos swap sides each time through the dance, which is why I've converted the intructions into double-length, which is when everyone is back on their original side.
Appearances: website Swaine