Thankyou for your help. 2010/2/7 John Tuck <[email protected]>
> I have been trying to work out how Orace Johnson's becket contra works. > I have the dance from the year 2000 syllabus of the New England Dance > Legacy Weekend, in other years also called the Ralph Page Legacy Weekend. > > *Du Quoin Races *by Orace Johnson (1991) > > As called by: Laura Johannes > > Formation: Contra, Becket formation > > Reels: *Gravel Walk/Molly Rankin's/Sarah's New Tune *(Sarah Hydorn) > > A1- Balance ring, pass through to an ocean wave > > And balance again, allemande right 3/4 to form long waves (men facing out, > women in) > > A2- Balance, women cross set to where partner is standing as men turn into > the place of the > > woman on their right. Form new long waves with the women facing out and the > men in. > > Balance, “rotate” again (men walking across set, women looping around to > the right) > > B1- Swing partner on the side (the same side you started on) > > Circle left halfway, roll away with a half sashay to trade places with > neighbors (across set) > > B2- Circle left halfway, roll away with a half sashay to trade places with > partners (along set) > > Circle left halfway, and shift left along the set to face new neighbors > > To “pass through to an ocean wave," begin to pass through across the set. > Ladies catch each other's left hand and > > turn just 1/4 as the gents cross all the way, turn right, and take > partners’ right hands to form wavy lines-of-4 across.** > > I don't seem to get far as after A1 I have partners beside each other in > the long wavy lines. In A2 the ladies should cross to their partners place. > I'm sure David Smukler hasn't made a mistake in his record of the dance, but > I cant find my mistake. Can anyone help me? > John Tuck >
