3/12/2025 Wed Contra, Wilmington, NC

user: Casey Caison



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Easy Peasy

by: Diane Silver

introduces moves: swing, long lines, allemande, circle, balance the ring, California twirl

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
partners California twirl ⁋

Pooh Bear's Holiday

by: Robert Cromartie

introduces moves: pass by, down the hall

formation: improper

A1 8
long lines forward & back
4
neighbors allemande right once
4
ladles pass by left shoulders
A2 16
partners balance & swing
B1 16
down the hall and turn as a couple
B2 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing

Named in honor of the author's then-young daughter

Heartbeat Contra

by: Don Flaherty

introduces moves: petronella, gyre, balance

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 ⁋

Tica Tica Timing

by: Dean Snipes

introduces moves: promenade, chain, slide along set

formation: Becket

A1 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
neighbors promenade
8
ladles chain
B1 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
B2 14
partners balance & swing
2
slide left along set ⁋

Julian Bee notes that swapping the promenade for a R+L Thru is Linda Leslie's "Old Time Elixir #2", written in 1998. It's unclear when Dean wrote TTT, so both deserve a cross-reference. https://contradb.com/dances/474