Twin Cities Queer Contra 2025/09/08

user: Mattie Rynkiewicz

Lucky Seven

by: [unknown]

(promenade and swing swapped)

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

Family Contra (variation)

by: Sherry Nevins

introduces moves: balance the ring, circle, do si do

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

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

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

Hey For Us Chickens

by: Mattie Rynkiewicz

https://youtu.be/bX73I53GEQY followed by waltz & break

introduces moves: long lines, slice, hey

formation: Becket

A1 8
long lines forward & back
8
slice left and straight back ⁋
A2 8
circle left 4 places
8
circle right 4 places
B1 16
ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
B2 16
partners long swing

Eliza's Triad

by: Mattie Rynkiewicz

formation: triad

1s improper, 2s & 3s becket

A1 4
balance the ring
4
balance the ring
8
partners do si do once
A2 4
balance the ring
4
balance the ring
8
first corners do si do once
B1 8
partners balance & pull by right ⁋
4
first corners pull by left
4
second corners pull by right
B2 16
partners long swing

Who's Rory?

by: Mattie Rynkiewicz

introduces moves: allemande, form an ocean wave, Rory O'More

formation: improper

A1 8
circle left 4 places
8
neighbors allemande right once and a little bit more
A2 0
form an ocean wave - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands
8
balance & Rory O'More right
8
balance & Rory O'More left
B1 16
neighbors long swing
B2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ones swing ⁋

called positionally

Fueled by Nos

by: Mattie Rynkiewicz

https://youtu.be/hd3bmgVbShs followed by waltz

introduces moves: down the hall, up the hall, petronella, arch & dive

formation: improper

A1 8
down the hall and turn alone, ones in the center
8
up the hall and bend into a ring
A2 8
balance & petronella
8
partners allemande right 1½
B1 8
balance & petronella
4
balance the ring
4
twos arch ones dive
B2 16
ones long swing ⁋

called positionally