There's another aspect to this discussion; what about when circle L 3/4 and
pass through is the first move in a dance? Many Becket dances begin this way,
and I have no problem with that if the next move is an allemande or a dosido.
But when the A1 is circle L 3/4 and pass through, new neighbor swing, that
swing often gets compressed to about 6 beats. Fortunately, Gene Hubert gave us
a better alternative:
Butter Becket-L
A1. Slide L and circle L 3/4, neighbor swing
A2. Long lines, ladies chain
B1. Hey (LR, NL, GR, PL)
B2. Partner balance, swing
Here the slide L and circle L is a true 8 beats, and neighbors can used their
joined hands to pull into the swing. Yes, circle and swing is very common, but
that's a programming issue, not a timing issue -
Bob
