Mad Slice
By Rick Mohr; September 5, 2009
Contra, Duple Improper
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
A1:	 Women allemande left (6)
         Swing neighbor (10)
A2:	 Double slice left (8)
         Right hand star 3/4 (with shadow #2) (6)
         Pass shadow #1 by left shoulder (2)
B1:	 Balance and swing partner (16)
B2:	 Circle left 3/4 (6)
         Pass through up and down (2)
         Mad Robin around new neighbor (women cross in front to start) (8)


Here's a dance with two figures introduced fairly recently to contra dancing.
"Double slice" is Bob Isaacs's term for the move in A2: dancers take hands in
long lines and head for the couple on the left diagonal (always containing
shadow #1), then continue moving left to back away from that couple and face a
third couple (always containing shadow #2). I encourage dancers to move all
together as a line.

Star right with that couple 3/4 until you see shadow #1, then pass by to
balance and swing your partner.

The second newish figure is the "Mad Robin" which ends the dance; I borrowed
this nice transition from an English dance by Jim Kitch. As you pass thru to
progress, turn to face your partner and continue momentum smoothly into the Mad
Robin (a sideways neighbor dosido keeping partner eye contact).

Then still continuing momentum, the women catch left hands to start the dance
ane
