Tapestry 2025/09/29 (techno)

user: Mattie Rynkiewicz

Festival Reel

by: Will Mentor

introduces moves: long lines, custom, star, do si do, swing

formation: Becket

A1 8
long lines forward & back
8
long lines slice left & back ⁋
A2 8
star left - hands across - 4 places
8
star right - hands across - 4 places
B1 8
ladles do si do once
8
gentlespoons do si do once
B2 16
partners balance & swing

Airpants

by: Lisa Greenleaf

(right shoulder round instead of balance on A1)

introduces moves: allemande, circle

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
8
neighbors do si do 1½ ⁋

Butter

by: Gene Hubert

introduces moves: slide along set, chain, hey

formation: Becket

A1 2
slide left along set ⁋
6
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles chain
B1 16
ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
B2 16
partners balance & swing

Heartbreak Contra (A2 ring balance)

by: Dugan Murphy

introduces moves: petronella, balance the ring, pass through

formation: improper

A1 8
balance & petronella
8
balance & petronella
A2 4
balance the ring
12
neighbors swing
B1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
pass through ⁋

Cast Iron Courtney

by: Mattie Rynkiewicz

introduces moves: form an ocean wave, gyre

formation: Becket

A1 16
partners balance & swing
A2 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors allemande right once
B1 4
form an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands
2
pass through ⁋
10
neighbors swing
B2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles gyre 1½

For Courtney Deavours

Eliza's Triad

by: Mattie Rynkiewicz

dosidos followed by waltz & break

introduces moves: pull by dancers

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

Kowalski's Back Room III

by: Mattie Rynkiewicz

introduces moves: box the gnat, roll away

formation: improper

A1 4
form an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands
4
ladles allemande left ½
4
form an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands
4
partners box the gnat
A2 8
partners do si do once
8
partners swing
B1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
neighbors swing
B2 4
balance the ring
4
gentlespoons roll away partners with a half sashay
4
form an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands
4
pass through ⁋

Fixed It!

by: Mattie Rynkiewicz

formation: Becket

A1 2
slide left along set ⁋
6
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors allemande right 1¼
A2 16
neighbors start a full hey - rights on ends, lefts in center (pull by R)
B1 16
neighbors balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners swing

Buffalo Balance Bash

by: Mattie Rynkiewicz

introduces moves: form long waves, box circulate, California twirl

formation: improper

begin in short waves with ladles in the center, neighbor right

A1 4
form an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands
4
neighbors allemande right ¾
0
form long waves - ladles face in, gentlespoons face out
8
balance & box circulate - ladles cross while gentlespoons loop right
A2 8
balance & box circulate - gentlespoons cross while ladles loop right
8
neighbors swing
B1 4
balance the ring
4
gentlespoons roll away partners (gentlespoons stay in the same place, ladles trade places)
8
partners swing
B2 8
balance & petronella
4
balance the ring
4
partners California twirl ⁋

Barefoot Erik II

by: Mattie Rynkiewicz

introduces moves: down the hall, up the hall

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
balance & petronella (not enough time to clap)
8
partners swing
B2 8
balance & petronella
4
balance the ring
4
pass through ⁋

Written for Erik Skogen's birthday