This discussion got me thinking about dances which have both a Gents RH chain
and Ladies LH chain. I wasn't sure if any existed, so I wrote a few. I have no
idea when I would ever call them, but it was a fun exercise :)
On a somewhat related note, I appear to have a thing for writing Becket dances,
but I'm proud to say that none of these start with "Circle Left 3 places". In
fact, they don't have any circles in them, so they can also help with the
"dances without a circle left" campaign.
That's Not How We Do ItContra, BECKET, by Rona Wiener, Jan 2016
A1 (4) Balance the Ring (4) Gents Roll away P along set (8) Gents
RIGHT HAND chain [To N] A2 (8) Gents [Gypsy] x1 (8) Neighbor Swing B1
(4) Balance the Ring (4) Ladies Roll away N along set (8) Ladies LEFT
HAND chain [to P] B2 (8) On Right Diagonal Half a hey [Ladies lead by L]
(8) Partner Swing
Slightly Less Wrong
Contra, BECKET, by Rona Wiener, Jan 2016
A1 (4) Balance the Ring (4) Spin R (as in Petronella), face NN (4)
Balance the Ring (4) Spin R A2 (8) Star L x 1 [hands across, gents drop out]
(8) Ladies LEFT HAND chain [to N] B1 (8) Star R x 1 [hands across,
ladies drop out] (8) Gents RIGHT HAND chain [To P] B2 (4) Pass
Through (12) Partner Swing
Double NegativeContra, BECKET, by Rona Wiener, Jan 2016
[Starts on side with P, Gents on R] A1 (8) Star R x 1 [hands across, ladies
drop out] (8) Gents RIGHT HAND chain [To N] A2 (8) Star L x 1 [hands
across, gents drop out] (8) Ladies LEFT HAND chain [to P] B1 (8) Half
a hey [Ladies lead by L] (8) Partner Swing B2 (8) Right and Left
Through (8) Pass Through, Single File Promenade along the set to NN
On Wednesday, January 20, 2016 10:17 PM, Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Callers
<[email protected]> wrote:
I think I just danced one in CDH which both chains. But I can't remember who
was chaining when because I was swapping anyway. But if anyone else was there
and remembers...
On Sun, Jan 17, 2016 at 7:11 PM, Ron Blechner via Callers
<[email protected]> wrote:
Anyone know any contras with gents chaining from right-hand position? I have
four I wrote on the plane, and I don't think I've ever danced one. And
considering the ro swapping I encounter at many of my gigs, maybe it's time I
start calling them sometime.I know there's one by Gene Hubert where ladies
chain, are rolled away with 1/2 sashay, and gents are right-hand chained from
the right. Notes for that appreciated. I'd like dances where gents are doing a
regular right hand chain.I'm not talking about "Gents chain", which is from the
Left-hand side. For that matter, I want to make it clear that "gents chain" is
named poorly. I called "gents, left-hand chain" the other night in Greenfield
and it required less explanation than when I've called/taught it as "gents
chain". But I digress.Thanks!
Ron Blechner
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