Laura, I plead ignorance here. Will you please describe/define "gate?"

Thanks,
-Amy

On Fri, Apr 14, 2023, 11:18 AM Louise Siddons via Contra Callers <
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> Hi Jerome (and all),
>
> I have heard the left-petronella referred to as a “retronella” — which may
> be a useful search term, and also produces some delight when dancers hear
> it for the first time.
>
> And although I worry US dancers would rush the gates and therefore find
> this a bit unsatisfying (not to mention, no neighbour swing! Which for some
> dancers is actually a positive...), I’ve had good feedback here in the UK
> about my dance, There and Back:
>
> There and Back
> Louise Siddons, 2022
> Becket
> A1 In a ring, balance and spin to the right; gate clockwise on the side
> (fill the music!)
> A2 In a ring, balance and spin to the left; gate anticlockwise on the side
> B1 Chain (Rh; those moving fwd out of the courtesy turn end slightly
> inside the set and look right); with the next, right shoulder 'round 1.5
> B2 With your partner, balance and swing
>
> Louise.
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