Flurry 2025 The Dam Beavers & Alex Deis-Lauby 2/16/25

Alex Deis-Lauby & The Dam Beavers at The Flurry Festival in Saratoga Springs, NY. The Dam Beavers features Scotty Leach on piano, Ben Schreiber on fiddle, and Ness Smith-Savedoff on drums. Their tune set includes "Bad Axe Breakdown" by Larry Unger, and the traditional reel "Glory in the Meeting House".
Alex Deis-Lauby is calling the contra dance "Flapjack Express" by Joseph Pimentel [choreography below].
The Flurry is a three day festival of traditional dancing and music held each February in Saratoga Springs, NY.
Note: This video is using the line audio feed to give the best sound for the music. The sound of the caller and dancers are not heard but rest assured the excellent calling, percussion of the balances, and energy of the dancers were loud and clear in the hall! They can be found on this video version:    • Flurry 2025 The Dam Beavers & Alex Deis-La...  
Band: http://thedambeavers.band/
Caller: https://alexandradeislaubydancecaller...
Venue: http://www.flurryfestival.org/
Choreography for "Flapjack Express" by Joseph Pimentel Improper
A1 4 form an ocean wave & balance - robins by left hands and neighbors by right hands
4 neighbors allemande right ½
4 form an ocean wave & balance - larks by left hands and neighbors by right hands
4 larks allemande left ½
A2 4 form an ocean wave & balance - larks by left hands and partners by right hands
4 shadows pass by right shoulders to 2nd shadows
8 star left 4 places with 2nd shadows
B1 4 shadows pass by right shoulders
12 partners swing
B2 4 circle left 2 places
2 robins roll away partners with a half sashay
2 robins pass by right shoulders
8 neighbors right walk around once to next neighbors