Program: American Week @ Pinewoods 2023
What a delight to attend American Week 2023 at Pinewoods Camp. I was there on a callership (which is how I’ve decided to refer to my caller scholarship), doing maybe 25% of the calling for the week so that Will Mentor and Lisa Greenleaf had some space to breathe. I got to call some Challenging Contra sessions and some chunks of the evening dance, and also got to do a whole lot more dancing than I usually do when I’m on staff, which was honestly great. Also, I premiered a handful of new dances (marked here with a star). Here’s what I called this week!
Saturday Evening
- Maliza’s Magical Mystery Motion (Cary Ravitz)
- Rocks and Dirt var. (Erik Weberg)
- Brooklyn Transfer* (Maia McCormick)
Sunday Challenging Contras
- Weird Chains Medley:
- Gates of Irving* (Maia McCormick)
- Hellooo Nurse! (Maia McCormick)
- Not a Fever Dream (Maia McCormick)
- No Use Crying Over Spilled Milk (Chris Weiler)
- (Not Quite A) Trip to Bute (Will Mentor, accidental variation)
- Astral Navigation (Julian Blechner)
Sunday Evening
- Kinematic Dolphin Vorcity (Luke Donforth)
- Square Affair (Becky Hill)
- A Turn for the Better (Bill Pope, Will Mentor var.)
Tuesday Challenging Contras
- Uplift (Chris Page)
- Sobremesa (Seth Tepfer)
- Circulate 8 (Bob Isaacs)
- Reflections (Cary Ravitz)
- Ellie’s Pumpkin Show (Bill Olson)
Tuesday Evening
- Earl & Squirrel (Chris Weiler)
- Zombies of Sugar Hill (Gene Hubert)
- Violet Ice (Maia McCormick)
- Pink Martini (Maia McCormick)
Thursday Challenging Contras
- Happy Jew Queer* (Maia McCormick)
- Do Re Mi Re Do (Jerome Grisanti)
- Utah Reel (Jeremy Korr)
- Serendipity (Chris Page)
Friday Evening
- Cows are Watching (Bill Pope & Judy Goldsmith)
- My Partner’s Partner* (Maia McCormick)
- Jim’s Whim var. (Rich McMath)
- Eleanor’s Twisted Reel (Bill Olson, Luke Donforth var.)
