add emma's emergency, tweak dance notation

Author: maiamcc

_data/dances.yml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
       - robins chain to partner
       - left-hand star 1x
     b1:
-      - w/ shadow, balance and box the gnat
+      - w/ shadow, RH balance and box the gnat
       - "do-si-do shadow 1 1/2[^1]"
     b2:
       - partner balance and swing
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
   video_link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17BOcvKaQzA
   choreo:
     a1:
-      - neighbor RH balance and box the gnat
+      - (new) neighbor RH balance and box the gnat
       - larks allemande L 1 1/2
     a2:
       - half hey (pass P by R on the side)
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@
   video_link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdjr-8WMw4s
   choreo:
     a1:
-      - w/ N1, balance (4) & box the gnat (4)
-      - pull by N1 by R (2), N0 by L (2), right-hand balance N-1 (4)
+      - w/ N1, RH balance (4) & box the gnat (4)
+      - pull by N1 by R (2), N0 by L (2), RH balance N-1 (4)
     a2:
       - N-1 box the gnat (4), pull by to swing N0
     b1:
@@ -228,12 +228,12 @@
   blurb: slick, smooth, extremely flowy; promenade and circle R transitions that I actually feel good about
   choreo:
     a1:
-      - N right shoulder 'round & swing
+      - (new) neighbor right shoulder 'round & swing
     a2:
       - circle L 3/4
       - P swing
     b1:
-      - robins cross (passing R), N left shoulder 'round 1x
+      - robins cross (passing R), neighbor left shoulder 'round 1x
       - robins chain (to P)
     b2:
       - promenade across (w/ P)
@@ -246,10 +246,10 @@
   video_link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyHzqV_OHrU
   comp_notes: Written January 2017, premiered shortly thereafter at Brooklyn Contra. I wanted a dance with a larks' right-hand chain to a neighbor that was otherwise dead easy, and this is what I came up with. (There are lots of great dances with a larks' right-hand chain to their partner, but chaining to a neighbor lets dancers practice the move with lots of different folks.)
   date_written: 201701
-  blurb: larks' right-hand chain to N in an otherwise dead-easy dance
+  blurb: larks' right-hand chain to neighbor in an otherwise dead-easy dance
   choreo:
     a1:
-      - neighbor balance and swing
+      - (new) neighbor balance and swing
     a2:
       - larks allemande L 1 1/2
       - partner swing
@@ -272,12 +272,12 @@
   blurb: smooth, hey-like figure up/down the set, satisfying promenade > circle right transition
   choreo:
     a1:
-      - N right shoulder 'round and swing
+      - (new) neighbor right shoulder 'round and swing
     a2:
       - larks allemande L 1 1/2
       - half hey (pass P by R sh.)
     b1:
-      - P right shoulder 'round and swing
+      - partner right shoulder 'round and swing
     b2:
       - promenade across
       - circle R 3/4 and pass through by L sh.
@@ -336,16 +336,16 @@
   choreo:
     a1:
       - circle L 3/4
-      - half poussette w/ P (larks backing up first)
+      - half poussette w/ partner (larks backing up first)
     a2:
       - mad robin (larks in front first)
       - 5/8 hey (larks L, PR, robins L, NR, larks L)
     b1:
-      - P right shoulder 'round and swing
+      - partner right shoulder 'round and swing
     b2:
       - circle L all the way
       - P two-hand turn 1x (4)
-      - (open up to face in) partners slide L to meet new Ns (4)
+      - (open up to face in) partners slide L to meet new neighbors (4)
 
 - title: Poly Wanna Corner?
   formation: improper
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@
   blurb: AABBCC dance with same-role contra corners
   choreo:
     a1:
-      - neighbor balance and swing, end facing down the hall
+      - (new) neighbor balance and swing, end facing down the hall
     a2:
       - down the hall four in line, [ right / left ] side turn as couple/other side turn alone (puts the [ robins / larks ] (actives) in the middle)
       - come back, [ larks / robins ] (on the outside) gate their neighbor up and around to face across
@@ -541,18 +541,19 @@
       - give and take opposite neighbor to robin's home side
       - this neighbor swing (all moves in A2 are with this N)
     a2:
-      - lines of four go forward, on the way back larks roll neighbor away
+      - lines of four go forward, on the way back larks roll neighbor away[^2]
       - (up and down) larks allemande R 1x (6)
       - pass neighbor by L shoulder (2)
     b1:
-      - robins chain to partner up and down, and courtesy turn to face ACROSS[^2]
+      - robins chain to partner up and down, and courtesy turn to face ACROSS[^3]
       - half hey ACROSS (robins pass R) and larks ricochet[^3]
     b2:
-      - opposite role trail buddy balance and swing—this is your new partner![^3]
+      - opposite role trail buddy balance and swing—this is your new partner![^4]
   footnotes:
     1: "Your partner alternates every time through the dance between your original partner and your opposite-role trail buddy. Robins progress diagonally across, larks progress straight across."
-    2: "For this courtesy turn, one side turns 1/4 and one side turns 3/4, so it'll feel either longer or shorter than they expect. Encourage dancers to fill the music in a way that makes sense rather than starting the hey early."
-    3: We love a surprise, but when the dancers are lining up, please give some warning about the AMOUNT of trail buddy interaction so no one gets locked into a ~partner they don't feel comfortable with. (E.g. "line up for a 4-face-4, and note you'll be swinging your trail buddy a LOT.")
+    2: "For a slightly easier dance, you may omit this rollaway and have the larks walk straight forwad to an allemande R; the flow is a little less nice, but it still works."
+    3: "For this courtesy turn, one side turns 1/4 and one side turns 3/4, so it'll feel either longer or shorter than they expect. Encourage dancers to fill the music in a way that makes sense rather than starting the hey early."
+    4: We love a surprise, but when the dancers are lining up, please give some warning about the AMOUNT of trail buddy interaction so no one gets locked into a ~partner they don't feel comfortable with. (E.g. "line up for a 4-face-4, and note you'll be swinging your trail buddy a LOT.")
 
 - title: The Baby Jo
   formation: becket R
@@ -608,5 +609,24 @@
     3: Zig left and zag right to your new neighbors (the dance will restart with them), and continue zigging right/zag left to the far side of that couple. (It's a SINGLE PROGRESSION DANCE, so don't start dancing with new new neighbors in improper.)
     4: I recommend turning towards your partner (for a brief moment of eye contact), as it gives good momentum for everyone's correct hand in A1. Consider teaching this, as dancers have wildly different ideas of how to turn single.
 
+- title: Emma's Emergency
+  formation: improper
+  difficulty: accessible
+  comp_notes: "Written for Emma Azelborn, who was having (as the title may suggest) a workshop-programming emergency; premiered at her role-swapping workshop at Queer Contra Dance Camp 2024."
+  date_written: 202404
+  blurb: "Accessible dance with an outside-the-box box the gnat and a little stomp."
+  choreo:
+    a1:
+      - (new) neighbor balance and swing
+    a2:
+      - circle left 3/4
+      - (on the side) partner RH balance and box the gnat
+    b1:
+      - half hey (larks pass left)
+      - partner swing
+    b2:
+      - circle left 3/4
+      - balance the ring and California twirl to face the next
+