Tapestry 2025/12/29 (techno)

Airpants, Bradley Smith pass through

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

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
	4	balance the ring
	4	pass through to new neighbors ⁋

Bradley Smith Notes: Originally, the last figure of this dance was a neighbor do-si-do 1 1/2, but I usually swap it for the ring balance and pass through to make the progression as simple as possible for inexperienced dancers.

Jesse & Lizzy

by: Beau Farmer

introduces moves: petronella, promenade

formation: improper

A1	8	balance & petronella
	8	balance & petronella
A2	16	neighbors balance & swing
B1	8	neighbors promenade
	8	long lines forward & back
B2	16	ones balance & swing

Written for the wedding of two contra dancers

The Nice Combination

by: Gene Hubert

introduces moves: down the hall, up the hall, chain, star

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	circle left 3 places
	8	partners swing
B2	8	ladles chain
	8	star left 4 places ⁋

Sweet Cast Iron

by: Mattie Rynkiewicz

introduces moves: form an ocean wave, star promenade, butterfly whirl

formation: Becket

A1	16	partners balance & swing
A2	8	circle left 3 places
	8	neighbors allemande right once and a little bit more
B1	4	form an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands
	2	pass through ⁋
	10	neighbors swing
B2	8	gentlespoons allemande left 1½
	4	star promenade left ½
	4	butterfly whirl

Swempy's Swamp Romp

by: Mattie Rynkiewicz

introduces moves: right left through, square through

formation: Becket

A1	8	balance & petronella
	8	neighbors swing
A2	8	long lines forward & back
	8	right diagonal ladles chain (to trail buddy)
B1	8	right left through
	8	square through two - neighbors balance & pull by right, then shadows pull by left (trail buddy)
B2	16	partners balance & swing ⁋

Retrouvaille

by: Seth Tepfer

followed by schottishe & break

introduces moves: custom, box the gnat

formation: triad (triple minor dutribecket)

1s improper, 2s & 3s becket

A1	8	hands six, into the middle and back
	8	first corners swing
A2	16	second corners balance & swing
B1	8	partners right hand balance & box the gnat
	8	three changes of rights and lefts, starting partner right
B2	8	three more changes of rights and lefts
	8	partners swing ⁋

Year's End Jig

by: Mattie Rynkiewicz

introduces moves: form a long wave, turn alone, do si do

formation: Improper

A1	4	form an ocean wave & balance - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands
	4	ladles allemande left ¾
	4	ladles form a long wave in the center - balance the wave
	4	ladles allemande left ¾
A2	16	partners balance & swing
B1	8	balance & petronella
	8	neighbors swing
B2	4	balance the ring ⁋
	4	turn alone
	8	next neighbors do si do once and a little bit more

Suspiciously Familiar Contra Corners Dance

by: Mattie Rynkiewicz

introduces moves: contra corners

formation: improper

A1	16	neighbors balance & swing
A2	8	long lines forward & back
	8	ones do si do 1½
B1	16	ones contra corners
B2	16	ones balance & swing ⁋

non-alternating

Back to Back to Back to Back to You (variation)

by: Mattie Rynkiewicz

formation: improper

A1	6	neighbors do si do once
	10	neighbors swing
A2	6	gentlespoons do si do once
	10	ladles do si do 1½
B1	6	partners do si do once
	10	partners swing
B2	8	circle left 3 places
	4	balance the ring
	4	pass through ⁋

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