Carleton Harvest Stomp 2025/11/14

user: Mattie Rynkiewicz

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 ⁋

Balance the Butterfly

by: Ann Fallon

introduces moves: custom, star, arch & dive, swing

formation: duple neutral

A1 8
hands across, double-balance star R
8
star right 4 places
A2 8
hands across, double-balance star L
8
star left 4 places
B1 4
twos arch ones dive (forwards)
4
ones arch twos dive (backwards)
4
twos arch ones dive (forwards)
4
ones arch twos dive (backwards)
B2 4
twos arch ones dive (to pass through) ⁋
12
ones swing

(original has both couples swinging in the center - I call it with just the 1s for space constraints)

Arkansas Traveler

by: Sue Hulsether

introduces moves: custom

formation: circle mixer

get dancers into concentric circles like spokes of a wheel, role terms "inside person" and "outside person"

A1 8
wheelbarrow in & out
8
wheelbarrow in & out
A2 16
turn inividual right, promenade single
B1 16
other way back, pass original partner ⁋
B2 8
next neighbors do si do once (becomes new partner)
8
partners swing

received from Ladle Nelson

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
neighbors do si do 1½ (as throuples) ⁋
B2 16
partners long swing (three-person basket)

arr. Mattie Rynkiewicz

Monkey in the Middle (variation)

by: Sherry Nevins

introduces moves: custom

formation: square dance

square dance with ninepin in the center

A1 8
into the middle & back
8
partners do si do once
A2 8
neighbors do si do once (corner)
8
into the middle & back
B1 8
monkey in the middle swing one person at random
8
those two people swing two more people at random
B2 16
those four people swing four more people at random, sending a new monkey to the middle ⁋

arr. Mattie Rynkiewicz

Modernella

by: Mattie Rynkiewicz

introduces moves: petronella, down the hall, up the hall, custom

formation: duple neutral

Petronella spins are not in diagonal set like the original

A1 4
petronella
4
balance the ring
4
petronella
4
balance the ring
A2 4
petronella
4
balance the ring
4
petronella
4
balance the ring
B1 8
ones down the center and turn alone
4
ones up the center
4
neighbors cast off (3/4) ⁋
B2 8
ones do si do once
8
twos do si do once

Festival Reel II

by: Will Mentor

introduces moves: long lines, custom

formation: Becket

A1 8
long lines forward & back
8
long lines slice left & back ⁋
A2 8
star left 4 places
8
star right 4 places
B1 8
circle right 4 places
8
circle left 4 places
B2 16
partners long swing

Red Wing Singing Square https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDGFV6b-5PQ followed by waltz