9/9/2026 Wilmington, NC Wed Contra

user: Casey Caison



Database

Validation

toggle validations for common dance entry errors, e.g. typing 'gentlemen' when you're using 'leads'

Mad Robin in Love

by: Greg Frock

introduces moves: do si do, swing, long lines, mad robin, pass by, circle, balance the ring, California twirl

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors do si do once
8
neighbors swing
A2 8
long lines forward & back
8
mad robin, gentlespoons in front
B1 4
gentlespoons pass by left shoulders
12
partners swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
partners California twirl ⁋

Dancers will try to rush the mad robin to include the gentlespoons cross in A2. Remind them there is plenty of time to complete the figure. Written for Robin Wilson in 2011

Rock Creek Reel

by: David Harris

introduces moves: form a long wave, allemande, 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 ⁋

Becky's Brouhaha

by: Rhiannon Giddens

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

formation: improper

A1 8
neighbors right hand balance & box the gnat
2
neighbors pull by right to prev neighbors
6
prev neighbors allemande left once - return to current neighbors
A2 16
neighbors balance & swing
B1 8
circle left 3 places
8
partners swing
B2 8
ladles chain
8
star left 4 places - reach right hand to next neighbors

Hocus Pocus

by: Lisa Greenleaf

introduces moves: hey

formation: improper

A1 16
neighbors balance & swing
A2 8
ladles chain
8
ladles start a half hey - rights in center, lefts on ends right shoulder
B1 16
partners balance & swing
B2 8
circle left 3 places
4
balance the ring
4
partners California twirl ⁋