Contra Dance: Petromorphosis
by Paul Morris
Authorâs Note: I wrote this dance in Wendy Grahamâs contra dance writing class
at the 2017 Christmas Country Dance
School in Berea, Kentucky where I grew up.  I workshopped it a few times with
friends then and called it at an evening dance
back in the Spring (3/17/2018) at CDNY in New York, where I live now. It was
well received. ~ Paul Morris
Duple Improper
A1 (4) Take hands and balance the ring
    (4) Gents allemande right 1/2 (technically 5/8) to trade places, keeping
right hands connected, while ladies spin
 over right shoulder, slightly toward the side of the set and catch left hands
with partner to form wavy lines across
    (4) Balance the wave (right then left)
    (4) Gents slide/spin to the right past each other to neighbor
A2 (16) Neighbor balance and swing
B1 (8) Ladies allemande right 1 1/2 to partner
    (8) Partner swing
B2 (8) Circle left 3 places and pass through to new neighbor
    (8) New neighbor so-si-do
Paul Morris has been contra dancing for over two decades, from his home town of
Berea, Kentucky, to New York City where he now
hangs his hat. He has recently begun calling full evenings after calling guest
spots for a number of years.