THE RENDEZVOUS
By Dan Pearl, 1980
duple improper contra

Dan writes "The dance is dedicated to all friends, anywhere, who meet to go to
The Dance."

A1: Swing (same) neighbor [see below] 

A2: Long lines forward & back;
    women do-si-do 1-1/2 

B1: Balance and swing partners
    [Some people remember a variation without a balance] 

B2L Circle left;
    while holding your partner's hand, slide left along the line to face next
    couple; [the "Rendezvous progression", now totally standard]
    circle left 3/4 to 

A1  Swing (same) neighbor [see above] 

Dan notes, "This was the first contra to feature the "Rendezvous progression"
in which you shift or slide along the line to a new couple. When I wrote the
dance back in 1980, I simply wanted to codify the "circle onto the next" that
you find in Appalachian big circle dancing."

"The original working name of the dance was "The Waterview Rendezvous", to
commemorate the weekly dance carpool meeting that happened every Tuesday night
before a pile of friends and I trekked out to Brimmer and May School in
Brookline, Massachusetts to attend the CDS Boston dance. It actually was near
water. The apartment building complex in which I was living at the time was
called the Waterview Apartments." 


A duple improper contra; a great dance to end a medley. I first learned its
name in a medley of Petronella, Chorus Jig, and The Rendezvous, called by Ann
Fallon at Glen Echo. If you dance the variation without a balance, which I
think I prefer, it's a real workout.