Tapestry 2026/05/09

user: Mattie Rynkiewicz

Table of Contents

  1. Small Potatoes (variation II) by Jim Kitch
  2. The Nice Combination by Gene Hubert
  3. Cheers by unknown
  4. Cast Iron Courtney by Mattie Rynkiewicz
  5. Heartbreak Contra (variation) by Dugan Murphy
  6. Butter by Gene Hubert
  7. You Can't Get There From Here by Carol Ormand
  8. Swempy's Swamp Romp by Mattie Rynkiewicz
  9. Connections by Chris Page
  10. Retrouvaille by Seth Tepfer
  11. Pasta Promenade by Beau & Mickey Farmer
  12. Don't Be Afraid of Your Shadow by Bob Isaacs


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Small Potatoes (variation II)

by: Jim Kitch

introduces moves: swing, long lines, chain, do si do, circle, balance the ring, 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 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
pass through ⁋

The Nice Combination

by: Gene Hubert

introduces moves: down the hall, up the hall, 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 ⁋

Cheers

by: unknown

introduces moves: custom

formation: three-couple scatter mixer

A1 8
circle left 4 places (hands six)
8
circle right 4 places (hands six)
A2 8
into the middle & back
8
star right - hands across - 4 places
B1 16
bottom pull through and swing, then the next two, and the last two
B2 16
scatter promenade with new partner around the hall, make new hands six ⁋

Author unknown. Collected from Rоbin Nelson.

Cast Iron Courtney

by: Mattie Rynkiewicz

introduces moves: allemande, 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

For Courtney Deavours
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf5UXmLrugg

Heartbreak Contra (variation)

by: Dugan Murphy

introduces moves: petronella

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
balance & petronella
4
balance the ring
4
pass through ⁋

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

http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-modern/437-butter-by-gene-hubert-becket

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

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 ⁋

Connections

by: Chris Page

introduces moves: poussette, mad robin, meltdown swing

formation: improper

A1 4
half poussette - gentlespoons pull partners back then left (current neighbors)
4
mad robin ½ around, gentlespoons in front
4
half poussette - gentlespoons pull partners back then right (previous neighbors)
4
mad robin ½ around, gentlespoons in front
A2 16
neighbors meltdown swing
B1 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain ⁋
8
circle right 4 places

(gentlespoons can go backwards to keep momentum on the circle right)

Retrouvaille

by: Seth Tepfer

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 ⁋

Pasta Promenade

by: Beau & Mickey Farmer

introduces moves: custom, contra corners

formation: improper

A1 8
down the hall four in line, ones in the center
8
ones turn as a couple, twos turn alone, come back
A2 8
circle left 4 places
8
ones split the twos, symmetric dosido
B1 16
ones contra corners
B2 16
ones balance & swing ⁋

Don't Be Afraid of Your Shadow

by: Bob Isaacs

introduces moves: Rory O'More

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 6
circle left 3 places
2
pass through (pass partner right)
8
shadows allemande right 1½
B1 0
form long waves - gentlespoons face in, ladles face out
8
balance & Rory O'More right
8
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain ⁋
8
star left 4 places