Gnat Your Mother's Balance - First Danced on July 6, 2017
at Cumberland Dance Week. Thanks to Jonathan Whitall for
the winning title!

Improper, Duple Minor Contra Dance
Suggested Tunes: Cape Breton reels, or jigs depending on
your mood

Co-authored by the participants of the Cumberland Dance
Week dance calling/writing workshop led by Wendy Graham,
including Enid and Lew Cocke, Erica Ecklund, Matt Kiefer,
Katie Zukof, Eric Schedler, Adriane Mohlenkamp, and Linda
Zurek-Wood


A1 (8) Partners face, take two hands, and half pousette
       with neighbors to trade places (gents pull, ladies push to
       begin) (CW)
   (8) Double Mad Robin, Gents advance Left to Right to  
       begin (CW)

A2 (6) Gents lead 3 changes of a half hey (Pass Left to
       start, Neighbor Right, Ladies Left)

   (4) Neighbor Box the Gnat and
   (4) balance (at the end of the phrase) and

B1 (4) Neighbor pull by, ladies pass Left in the center of
      the set toward partner
   (12) Partner swing (end swing in time to form a ring of
        four)
B2 (4) Balance the ring 
   (4) Petronella twirl
   (4) Balance the ring 
   (4) California twirl to face partner
       in progressed position for half pousette with new neighbors