I figure Beckets are so nice because they have, in addition the slide movement (or middle-of-dance progression) a story line which generally ends you up swinging with your partner. (Hi, honey! I'm home...)
M E On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 8:48 AM, Donald Perley <[email protected]> wrote: > That brings up the question of what is a Becket? In my mind defining > element, besides the starting position, is the couples progressing > along the side of the set, and around the end without having to switch > places while waiting out. > > This one appears to be a conventional duple improper dance, except > with the A and B parts switched so couples happen to be on the same > side as starting position. That is, progression happens at start of B > with partners on opposite sides of the set. > > On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Michael Barraclough > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Does anyone have this dance already? > > > > Becket > > > > A1 Partner balance and box the gnat, ending in a long wavy line > > Partner balance right and left, Rory O'More spin right > > > > A2 Balance the ring and petronella spin right one place > > Balance the ring and partner California Twirl > > > > B1 New neighbor balance and swing > > > > B2 Give and take (ladies take, partner swing) > > > > > > Michael Barraclough > > www.michaelbarraclough.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Callers mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > -- As you set out for Ithaka, pray that your journey be long, full of adventure, full of discovery... May there be many summer mornings when, with what pleasure, with what joy, you enter harbors you're seeing for the first time. ~Constantine Cavafy, "Ithaka" 1911
