Allegra Non Troppo
written by Mike Richardson, 7/4/08
contradance
Becket formation
| part | moves | beats |
|---|---|---|
| A1. | Circle to left once, then couples slide up or down set 1 place with partner | (8) |
| Forward and back with next couple | (8) | |
| A2. | Men only dosido | (8) |
| Women only dosido | (8) | |
| B1. | Hey for 4 across the set (men start passing L shoulders) | (16) |
| B2. | Gypsy partner, then swing | (16) |
Notes
- This dance was bought during a camp auction by Ivan Bottlik for his daughter Allegra at the Bay Area Country Dance Society’s Family Dance Camp week in July 2007.
- Allegra (also a dance caller) requested a gypsy meltdown, so here it is.
- The dance title is an obvious play on words, combining Allegra’s name with the musical instruction allegro non troppo, which means “fast, but not too fast”.
- In the A2 dosido, if the women time things just right, they should be able to flow nicely from the dosido right into the subsequent hey.