Berea, KY 2025-08-23

user: Kenny Greer

The Big Easy

by: Becky Hill

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

formation: improper

A1 4
balance the ring
12
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles allemande left 1½
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
pass through

Small Potatoes

by: Jim Kitch

introduces moves: chain, do si do

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
circle left 4 places
8
ladles chain
B1 8
ladles do si do once
8
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
8
next neighbors do si do once ⁋

Mystic to Montreal

by: Becky Hill

introduces moves: hey, promenade, right left through

formation: Becket

A1 16
ladles start a full hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
A2 16
partners balance & swing
B1 8
partners promenade
8
right left through
B2 7
circle left 3 places
2
pass through
7
circle right 3 places with new neighbors

Based on: "Connecticut to Quebec" by Becky Hill

Tica Tica Timing

by: Dean Snipes

introduces moves: petronella, 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

Stephanie's "Keller" Swing

by: Kenny Greer

introduces moves: balance, custom, roll away, gyre, give & take

formation: Becket

A1 8
balance & petronella
4
neighbors balance
4
Star Thru (Use Inside Hands)
A2 8
long lines forward & back
0
ladles roll away next neighbors (Ladles Roll New Neighbor Gentlespoons In Front) ⁋
8
ladles chain
B1 8
ladles gyre 1½
8
neighbors swing
B2 8
gentlespoons give & take partners
8
partners swing

In the A2, the roll away is with your new neighbor. In order to be on time, the roll away happens on the way back (the last 4 beats) of the long lines. Ladles roll the gentlespoons away in front from the right to the left, allowing for a smooth transition into the chain.

Waltz/Break

Airpants

by: Lisa Greenleaf

No Walkthrough

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 ⁋

Winter in Summerland

by: Jeff Spero & James Hutson

introduces moves: form an ocean wave, custom

formation: Becket

A1 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
pass through to an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left in the center, neighbors by right on the sides
B1 4
dance forward to next neighbor ⁋
4
neighbors gyre ½
8
three-quarters hey (gentlespoons by left in the center)
B2 16
partners balance & swing

Tall Paul's Shop

by: Charlotte Crittenden

introduces moves: mad robin, star

formation: improper

A1 4
long lines forward
4
gentlespoons roll away neighbors with a half sashay
8
mad robin, gentlespoons in front
A2 8
star right - hands across - 4 places
8
ladles allemande right 1½
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 6
circle left 3 places
10
neighbors swing ⁋

Very clockwise, keep in mind if intending to call with other dizzying dances.

Surprise Day by Marc Airhart

Butter

by: Gene Hubert

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