Tapestry 2025/02/09 (techno)

Family Contra

introduces moves: balance, circle, do si do

formation: improper or proper

Begin joined hands four

A1	4	balance the ring
	4	balance the ring
	8	circle left 4 places
A2	4	balance the ring
	4	balance the ring
	8	circle right 4 places
B1	8	neighbors do si do once
	8	partners do si do once (across the set)
B2	16	neighbors do si do 1½ as couples (holding partner's hand) ⁋

Intergenerational Reel by Bob Dalsemer

Airpants, Bradley Smith pass through

by: Lisa Greenleaf

introduces moves: swing, long lines, allemande, balance the ring, pass through

formation: improper

A1	16	neighbors balance & swing
A2	8	long lines forward & back
	8	ladles allemande right 1½
B1	16	partners balance & swing
B2	8	circle left 3 places
	4	balance the ring
	4	pass through to new neighbors ⁋

Bradley Smith Notes: Originally, the last figure of this dance was a neighbor do-si-do 1 1/2, but I usually swap it for the ring balance and pass through to make the progression as simple as possible for inexperienced dancers.

The Nice Combination

by: Gene Hubert

introduces moves: down the hall, up the hall, chain, star

formation: improper

A1	16	neighbors balance & swing end facing down the hall
A2	8	down the hall and turn as a couple
	8	up the hall and bend into a ring
B1	8	circle left 3 places
	8	partners swing
B2	8	ladles chain
	8	star left 4 places ⁋

Heartbeat Contra

by: Don Flaherty

introduces moves: petronella, gyre, 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 ⁋

Centrifugal Hey

by: Gene Hubert

introduces moves: hey, right left through

formation: improper

A1	8	neighbors allemande right 1½
	8	gentlespoons allemande left 1½
A2	16	partners start a full hey - rights on ends, lefts in center +
B1	16	partners balance & swing
B2	8	right left through
	6	circle left 3 places
	2	pass through ⁋

Bob Isaacs notes: One of Gene Hubert’s best, which is really saying something. As good a full hey dance as any ever written.

+partners right, ladles left, neighbor right, gentlespoons left

Kowalski's Back Room II

by: Mattie Rynkiewicz

followed by waltz and break

introduces moves: form an ocean wave, roll away

formation: improper

start in wavy lines with the ladles in the center

A1	4	form an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands - right then left
	4	ladles allemande left ½
	4	form an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left hands and partners by right hands - right then left
	4	partners gyre ½
A2	16	partners long swing
B1	8	gentlespoons allemande left 1½
	8	neighbors swing
B2	4	balance the ring
	4	gentlespoons roll away partners
	4	form an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands - right then left
	4	pass through ⁋

Sweet Music Variation by William Watson

Jesse & Lizzy

by: Beau Farmer

introduces moves: promenade

formation: improper

A1	8	balance & petronella
	8	balance & petronella
A2	16	neighbors balance & swing
B1	8	neighbors promenade
	8	long lines forward & back
B2	16	ones balance & swing

Written for the wedding of two contra dancers

Vallimont's Silver Hammer

by: Luke Donforth

introduces moves: slide along set, square through

formation: Becket

A1	2	slide left along set ⁋
	6	circle left 3 places
	8	neighbors swing
A2	8	neighbors promenade
	8	ladles chain to partner
B1	8	square through two - neighbors balance & pull by right, then partners pull by left along
	8	shadows do si do once
B2	16	partners balance & swing

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Easy Peasy

by: Diane Silver

followed by waltz

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 ⁋

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Intergenerational Reel by Bob Dalsemer

Sweet Music Variation by William Watson

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