WHYS Music Festival 2025/08/16

user: Mattie Rynkiewicz

Table of Contents

  1. Lakeside Room Stomp by Mattie Rynkiewicz
  2. Family Contra (variation) by Sherry Nevins

  3. Waltz
  4. Lucky Seven by [unknown]

    (partner dosido on second half of A1)
  5. Haste to the Divorce by Tom Hinds

  6. Waltz
  7. C & B Reel (variation) by Linda Leslie

  8. Red Wing Singing Square


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Lakeside Room Stomp

by: Mattie Rynkiewicz

introduces moves: long lines, do si do, custom

formation: longways

A1 8
long lines forward & back
8
partners do si do once
A2 16
top couple promenade to the bottom of the set, everyone else move up
B1 4
three claps, three stomps
4
three claps, three stomps
8
partners two-hand turn once
B2 16
same as B1

Family Contra (variation)

by: Sherry Nevins

introduces moves: balance the ring, circle

formation: improper

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
partners do si do once
8
neighbors do si do once ⁋
B2 16
neighbors do si do 1½ as couples

Waltz

Lucky Seven

by: [unknown]

(partner dosido on second half of A1)

introduces moves: custom, pull by dancers, swing, promenade

formation: circle mixer

All couples in a big circle facing the center. Roles/sides don't particularly matter, but go ahead and put gentlespoons on the left and ladles on the right if you care.

A1 8
everyone into the middle and back
8
into the middle and back
A2 3
partners pull by right - that's number 1
2
next neighbors pull by left - 2
3
next neighbors pull by right -3
2
next neighbors pull by left -4
3
next neighbors pull by right -5
3
next neighbors pull by left -6
B1 16
next neighbors long swing - number 7! that's your new partner ⁋
B2 16
partners promenade around the ring

Haste to the Divorce

by: Tom Hinds

introduces moves: custom

formation: three face three

A1 8
lines of three forward & back
8
opposites dosido
A2 8
circle left
8
circle right
B1 16
dosido 3/2 as couples ⁋
B2 16
partners long swing (three-person basket)

arr. Mattie Rynkiewicz

Waltz

C & B Reel (variation)

by: Linda Leslie

introduces moves: star

formation: duple neutral

role-free contra

A1 8
circle left 4 places
8
circle right 4 places
A2 8
star right 4 places
8
star left 4 places
B1 8
partners do si do once
8
neighbors do si do once
B2 16
neighbors long swing

progression is neighbor swing - tell the dancers to trade places with their neighbor and make new hands four

Red Wing Singing Square