Hmmmmmm. I am going to respectfully disagree. It might seem like a
single progression, since you are doing 56 counts of the dance with
just one couple. But, you are actually dancing with two distinct
couples. You pass by the first couple in the R&L through on the left
diagonal, this is the only movement danced with them. You then dance
the remainder of the dance with a second couple.
Another hint that this is double progression is the fact that you are
not out at the top of the set (you indicate this in your notes, when
you mention that the top couple should not move; if it were single
progression, they would have to cross to other side of the set, and
wait out one cycle of the dance). This is quite distinctive of double
prog. dances.
Becket Reel is another Double prog. dance that progresses in the same
way that your dance does, except that the progression occurs at the
B1. You can see the dance below.
Hope this explanation helps!
warmly, Linda
Becket Reel By Herbie Gaudreau
Becket formation, double clockwise progression
A1 Allemande left your corner, swing partner
A2 full ladies chain across
B1 on the left diagonal: half right and left through
straight across: half right and left through
B2 (across) star left
star right
* note that you end with your left hand free ready for the initial
allemande left
On Jun 5, 2013, at 9:01 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
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:
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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.
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