Tapestry 2026/10/26 (techno)

user: Mattie Rynkiewicz

Table of Contents

  1. Magnet Eyes by Beau Farmer
  2. Heartbeat Contra by Don Flaherty
  3. Penn's Night Out (B1 balance) by Tom Hinds
  4. Flirtation Reel by Tony Parkes
  5. Boys From Urbana by John Coffman
  6. Love Sting (variation II) by Rick Mohr
  7. Levi Jackson Rag (no B2 balance) by Pat Shaw

  8. Pig House (square dance)

  9. Blizzard of Dolphins (square dance)


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Magnet Eyes

by: Beau Farmer

introduces moves: swing, down the hall, up the hall, circle, promenade, pass through

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
down the hall and turn alone
8
up the hall and bend into a ring
B1 6
circle left 3 places
10
partners swing
B2 8
partners promenade
6
circle left 3 places
2
pass through ⁋

Heartbeat Contra

by: Don Flaherty

introduces moves: petronella, balance the ring, gyre, balance, California twirl

formation: improper

A1 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
A2 4
balance the ring
12
neighbors swing
B1 8
ladles gyre 1½
8
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
partners balance
4
partners California twirl ⁋

Penn's Night Out (B1 balance)

by: Tom Hinds

introduces moves: custom, do si do

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
gentlespoons down the center and turn as a couple
4
gentlespoons up the center
4
partners cast off
B1 4
balance the ring
2
pass through across the set
10
partners swing
B2 6
circle left 3 places
2
pass through ⁋
8
neighbors do si do once [N2]

My modification of Carol Ormand's variant

Flirtation Reel

by: Tony Parkes

introduces moves: hey, long lines

formation: improper

A1 8
down the hall and turn alone
8
up the hall and end facing neighbor
A2 16
neighbors start a full hey - rights on ends, lefts in center
B1 8
neighbors gyre once
8
neighbors swing, end facing across the set
B2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ones swing, end facing down ⁋

Available at https://www.cambridgefolk.org.uk/contra/dances/tony_parkes/flirtation_reel.html

Boys From Urbana

by: John Coffman

introduces moves: zig zag, allemande

formation: Becket

A1 8
circle left 3 places
6
zig left zag right, trailing two catching hands ⁋
2
gentlespoons allemande left ½
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles allemande right 1½
B2 16
partners balance & swing

Love Sting (variation II)

by: Rick Mohr

introduces moves: box the gnat

formation: Becket

arr. Mattie Rynkiewicz 2026/10/26

A1 8
down the hall and right hand high, left hand low (gentlespoon #1) - gentlespoon #2 turn alone
8
up the hall and bend into a ring
A2 4
balance the ring
12
neighbors swing ⁋
B1 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles right hand balance & box the gnat [new ladles]
B2 16
partners balance & swing

improvised during a techno contra as part of a challenge to do dances with no chains

Levi Jackson Rag (no B2 balance)

by: Pat Shaw

introduces moves: right left through, chain

formation: 5-couple horseshoe

A1 8
right left through (side couples), head couple promenade down the center two places
8
right left through (side couples), head couple promenade down the center two places
A2 8
circle left 4 places (side couples), head couple promande single up the outside
8
partners do si do once
B1 8
ladles chain two gentlespoons (leave partner, pass second, turn third)
8
ladles chain two gentlespoons (leave "partner", pass second two, turn third - this is new partner)
B2 4
partners promenade one place ⁋
12
partners swing

Pig House (square dance)

Blizzard of Dolphins (square dance)