Occasionally, I stumble on a sequence that hasn’t already been crafted. Feedback is always appreciated; please let me know what works and what you might consider revising.

Tested dances: 
These contras are in the repertoires of other individuals and have all been called at camps, weekends, or festivals.

Diamond Allotrope, improper, November 2016
(begins in short wave, ladies LH in middle)
A1: short wave balance R/L
spin to a diamond*
balance the diamond
spin right
A2: balance the diamond
lark draw neighbor robin to their side, neighbor swing
B1: half hey, larks pass LSh
robins ricochet, partner swing
B2: robins chain
star left 1x
*robins facing across, larks facing up/down- larks are facing the same direction that they do in the short wave.
Inspired by Jerome Grisanti’s Kimmswick Diamonds.

Folklife Frolic, improper, May 2015
A1: star right 1x
neighbor allemande right 1 1/2 to long waves (larks face in)
A2: balance, box circulate (larks cross, robins loop)
balance, box circulate (robins cross, larks loop)
B1: balance the wave, larks cross
partner swing
B2: robins chain
star left 1x
Written for a Saturday evening set at NW Folklife.

In the Mood, becket CCW (coauthors Julian Blechner and Yoyo Zhou), February 2017
A1: circle L 3/4
neighbor swing
A2: right and left through
CCW mad robin (robins in center slide L)
B1: CW half pousette around next neighbors (larks backing up)
CW mad robin (larks in center slide R)
B2: larks pass left shoulders
partner right shoulder ’round and swing
This is version #3 of the now-retired dance “Mesmerize Me.” 

Triassic Poetry, improper, November 2014
A1: neighbor 1 pass right shoulder (up/down)
neighbor 2 left shoulder ’round 1x
neighbor 1 swing
A2: long lines
larks allemande left 1 1/2
B1: partner balance and swing
B2: robins chain
half hey (robins pass right)
My first dance. The idea here was to craft a hey with a ninety degree angle. The end result had similarities to Carol Ormand’s Jurassic Redheads as well as Lisa Greenleaf’s Poetry in Motion, hence the title.

Straighten Up and Slide Right, becket CCW, May 2017
A1: circle left 3/4
neighbor swing
A2: long lines
robins chain
B1: CCW mad robin (robins in center slide L)
circle right 1x
slide RIGHT (robin in lead)
B2: next larks allemande left 1x
partner swing
Inspired by a Facebook discussion of the question: “can dancers intuitively slide to the right along the set?” 

Hiatus, improper, December 2016
A1: 1s half figure 8 down below 2s
2s hole-in-the-wall cross by R shoulder to trade places*
1s step between 2s to make a line of four going down the hall (8)
line of four down hall, bend the line (8)
A2: 2s half fig 8 above same 1s
1st hole-in-the-wall cross by R shoulder to trade places*
2s step between 1st to make a line of four facing up the hall (8)
line of four up the hall, bend the line (8)
B1: circle left 3 places (6)
neighbor lark roll robin across set (2)
partner swing (8)
B2: long lines (8)
robins chain (8)
*Crossers need to “hesitate until the 5” so they don’t bump into the couple dancing the half figure 8 around them.
This sequence is the ‘equalized’ version of “Rick Mohr’s Potluck (below).

Other choreography:

Rick Mohr’s Potluck, improper, (Coauthors: Christine Appleberry, Cindy Holmes, James Lane), April 2016
A1: long lines
1s half figure 8 down below 2s
2s hole-in-the-wall cross by R shoulder to trade places*
1s step between 2s to make a line of four going down the hall (8)
A2: down the hall, turn as couples, return
B1: balance the ring, give and take to robins’ side
partner swing
B2: circle left 3/4
neighbor swing
*Crossers need to “hesitate until the 5” so they don’t bump into the couple dancing the half figure 8 around them.
In his choreography workshop, Rick Mohr asked us to come up with a “nugget,” or figure idea, to construct a dance around. My suggestion of a half figure 8/hole-in-wall meanwhile figure won enough votes to merit a group effort. 

Life Is Short; Dance Often, CCW becket (coauthor Yoyo Zhou)
A1: circle left 1x
ladies chain to neighbor 1
A2: CCW mad robin around neighbor 1
circle right 1x
B1: with partner, veer right, veer left to face neighbor 2
~3/4 hey, larks pass left
B2: partner balance and swing
Come in from the ends in B1 with the robin on the left.