Sorry that I'm late to the game on this email thread... summertime with a kiddo around means a lot less time for fun emails. :)

I wanted to chime in on a few easy contras for when you have a loooot of beginners.

Apologies if they've been mentioned already.

Emily in Ottawa

Festival Reel by Will Mentor

Becket

A1: Slice L --- LLFB

A2: LH Star --- RH Star

B1: Larks DSD --- Robins DSD

B2: P Bal & Swing

Quandranella by Claire Takimori

Becket

A1: Bal & petronella --- Bal & petronella
A2: Bal & petronella --- Bal & petronella
B1: Partner Bal & Swing
B2: LLFB ---- (Call early!) Slide L and Circle L with new Ns (ORRRRR just slide left take hands and be ready to start again... depending on the crowd)

F&T Reel by Chris Ricciotti
A1: Circle LEFT--- Circle RIGHT (end this with 2s break hands to all face down)

A2 Down the hall (1s in middle). 1s arch/2s through… come up 2X2 with 2s in lead.
B1 P DSD –- LLFB
B2 2s swing ---1s swing

My Becket for Beginners
Lisa Sieverts as modified by Emily Addison
BECKET
A1: Circle LEFT ---Circle RIGHT
A2: Bal & petronella turn --- Bal & petronella turn
B1: Bal, pass thru ACROSS the set & P swing on the side
B2: Forward and Back ---- Slice Left Forward and Back to new neighbors