Tapestry 2026/02/14

user: Mattie Rynkiewicz

Small Potatoes (variation)

by: Jim Kitch

introduces moves: swing, long lines, chain, do si do, circle, pass through

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
ladles chain
B1 8
ladles do si do once
8
partners swing
B2 6
circle left 3 places
2
pass through ⁋
8
next neighbors do si do once

Heartbreak Contra (A2 ring balance)

by: Dugan Murphy

introduces moves: petronella, balance the ring, allemande

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

Rock Creek Reel

by: David Harris

introduces moves: form a long wave, down the hall, up the hall

formation: improper

A1 8
gentlespoons dance in to a long wave in the center - balance the wave
8
gentlespoons dance out while ladles dance in to a long wave in the center - balance the wave
A2 8
ladles allemande right 1½
8
partners swing and end facing down
B1 8
down the hall and turn as a couple
8
up the hall and bend into a ring
B2 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors swing ⁋

You Can't Get There From Here

by: Carol Ormand

introduces moves: balance, form long waves

formation: improper

Begin in short wavy lines with ladles in the center and ones facing down the set.

A1 4
balance the wave
4
neighbors allemande right ¾ to
0
form long waves - ladles face in, gentlespoons face out the wave
4
balance
4
neighbors allemande right ¾
A2 0
form an ocean wave - gentlespoons by left hands and neighbors by right hands
4
balance the wave
12
neighbors swing
B1 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
8
neighbors do si do 1¾ ⁋
0
form an ocean wave - ladles by left hands and neighbors by right hands in short waves

Hey for Whore [alpha version] by Mattie Rynkiewicz

What Good Poussette Tastes Like [alpha version] by Mattie Rynkiewicz

The Becket Reel

by: Herbie Gaudreau

introduces moves: right left through, star

formation: Becket

Double progression.

In long lines, your partner is on one side of you, and your shadow is on the other side of you.

A1 8
shadows allemande left once
8
partners swing
A2 8
ladles chain
8
ladles chain
B1 8
left diagonal right left through ⁋
8
right left through
B2 8
star left 4 places
8
star right 4 places

The Nice Combination

by: Gene Hubert

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 ⁋

Butter

by: Gene Hubert

introduces moves: slide along set, 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

Easy Peasy

by: Diane Silver

introduces moves: California twirl

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
gentlespoons allemande left 1½
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
partners California twirl ⁋

Don't Be Afraid of Your Shadow by Bob Isaacs