On Wed, Jun 05, 2013, Linda Leslie wrote: > On Jun 5, 2013, at 5:51 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: >> >>Here's a Beckett with a circle that doesn't start with a circle: >> >>Panix Dot Chat ([email protected]) >> >>Beckett formation >> >>Right-and-left thru on left diagonal (8) >> (Yes, start with progression) >> (Warn ends about not moving) >>Right-and-left thru new couple (8) >>Circle left 3/4 (8) >>Swing neighbor (8) >>Pass through (4) >>California twirl (4) >>Men left-hand turn once-and-half (8) >>Balance and swing partner (16) > > The dance is a double progression dance, so alerting dancers to the > fact that "you will quickly be back in the dance at the top" should > help. I also find that encouraging dancers to have an odd number of > couples (an extra couple at the bottom of the set) helps; this way, > they will get to dance with more of their neighbors.
Nope, not double-progression, I hate double-progression. ;-) However, the way it's constructed, nobody is ever out at the top; you're only out when you're on the bottom with an odd number of couples. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ <*> <*> <*> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html
