Elisabeth Monica Lake City 2026.02.19

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Table of Contents

  1. Bob's Valentine by Chris Ricciotti https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=11974
  2. Piece of Cake by Carol Kopp

  3. Honeymoon by Becky Hill https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=10500

  4. Before the Alarm by Luke Donforth https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=16152
  5. Aplets and Cotlets by Isaac Banner

  6. Waltz
  7. Box the Cat by Lisa Greenleaf

  8. Break

  9. Some Pig by David Smukler http://ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=16666
  10. Double Mud Pig 🐽 by Rick Mohr
  11. Bob the Surfer by Dugan Murphy

  12. Wild and Precious by Seth Tepfer https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=seth%20tepfer%20wild%20precious

  13. Waltz


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Piece of Cake

by: Carol Kopp

introduces moves: swing, hey, pass by, circle, balance the ring, California twirl

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 16
gentlespoons start a full hey - lefts in center, rights on ends
B1 2
gentlespoons pass by left shoulders
14
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
partners California twirl ⁋

Aplets and Cotlets

by: Isaac Banner

introduces moves: Rory O'More, custom, give & take, chain, form long waves

formation: improper

Form long waves, gentlespoons facing out

A1 8
balance & Rory O'More right
0
(neighbors pull by left)
8
ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 4
balance the ring
4
gentlespoons take partners
8
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends ⁋
0
form long waves - ladles face in, gentlespoons face out

(not a typo)

Make sure gentlespoons really lead their neighbors into the A1 half hey or there’ll be no connection to the dance.

Add to the long list of Apples & ________ references because we all have the same sense of humor.

Waltz

Box the Cat

by: Lisa Greenleaf

introduces moves: box the gnat, pull by dancers, custom, star

formation: improper

Have dancers introduce themselves to their previous neighbor during walkthrough.

A1 8
neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
2
neighbors pull by right
6
previous neighbors allemande left once
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 6
circle left 3 places
10
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places ⁋

Break

Double Mud Pig 🐽

by: Rick Mohr

introduces moves: long lines, allemande

formation: Becket

A1 6
circle left 3 places
10
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
right diagonal ladles chain to shadow #1
B1 8
star left 4 places with shadow #1
8
partners allemande right 1½
B2 8
star left 4 places with shadow #2
8
partners swing

Rick Mohr notes: While enjoying Mike Boerschig's Happy as a Cold Pig in Warm Mud I wondered, could you enjoy flying stars with both shadows instead of just one?

This dance is the result. It's more accessible than you might expect for a dance where you leave the minor set twice, because finding your partner rights the set in both B1 and B2. In B1, watch for your partner in the other star and meet with an allemande; in B2, watch for your partner in the other star and meet with a swing.

I'm not usually a fan of "shadow / partner / other shadow / partner" sequences because you keep repeating the same longish sequence with the same people, and so don't mix enough. But because the stars in this dance involve a changing cast of neighbors, you get the thrill of flying to your partner twice without the tarnish of identical setups

Bob the Surfer

by: Dugan Murphy

introduces moves: box circulate

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
8
partners swing
B1 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors allemande right 1½
B2 0
form long waves - gentlespoons face in, ladles face out
8
balance & box circulate - gentlespoons cross while ladles loop right
8
balance & box circulate - ladles cross while gentlespoons loop right, look to next neighbors ⁋

Waltz