Beatrice Becket 1/4 Left Erik Hoffmann
A1) Circle Left 3/4
w/ Neighbor D-S-D 1 1/2
---- Prog
A2) W/Next Neighbor Balance & Swing
B1) with these Neighbors -
Down the Hall - 4 - in - line
turn as couple - come back - cast around
B2) LL forward & Back
Ladies Chain across to Partner
C1) Hey for 4 [ Ladies Lead Pass R]
C2) Partner Balance & Swing
dance starts again with these Neighbors
--- Peter Amidon <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Mavis,
>
> I think Beatrice is a fantastic three-part French
> Canadian tune, so
> I would guess Erik wrote the dance for that tune.
>
> I wrote a three part dance once, to go with a three
> part tune
> that some musicians wanted to play, that I thought
> would be great,
> but which flopped when I tried it.
>
> I learned a great three part dance from David Kaynor
>
> Shutesbury Reel
> by David Kaynor
> 3 part contra dance
>
> A1: Circle L X1 & Swng N
> A2: Down Center, turn as couples and return
> B1: Face across & full hey
> B2: Dsd NEW N (#1's look Dwn, #2's look up) RHT N
> 1.75
> C1: M take LH-Blanc Wavy line, M pull by L & Swing
> Partner
> C2: Circle L 3/4, Blnc ring, Ptnr Calif twirl
>
> I can't remember which tune he used for it, but it
> was a classic New England 3 part tune.
>
> I have called that twice. Once it worked, and the
> other time it didn't work that well. I think it is
> a great dance that I have to learn a little more
> thoroughly.
>
> My experience is that contra dancers are so used to
> the AABB format that if you call a three-part dance
> it had better be a very good and intuitive dance,
> and you had better be prepared to know it inside
> out and upside down for efficient teaching and
> very clear, memorized prompting. I think a good
> three-part dance can be a great change for
> experienced dancers.
>
> Are you able to share the Erik Hoffman 3-part dance?
>
> Best,
>
> Peter
> --
> Peter Amidon
> [email protected]
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>
> I have never been lost, but I will admit to
> being confused for several weeks.
>
> -Daniel Boone
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