> On Jan 25, 2024, at 12:00 AM, [email protected] > wrote: > >>> Late in a regular evening dance a caller recently threw in a contra >> with larks and robins progressing in opposite directions or at >> different rates. Although it was announced as a mixer, it was >> sufficiently unexpected that chaos and discomfort ensued. I'd have >> been happier with that in a workshop setting. "Dance with who's >> coming at you." >> >> David, I'd love to have this dance for uh, scientific purposes and >> certainly not to sow chaos 👀 >> >> >> -- >> Maia McCormick (she/her) >> 917.279.8194
Here is one: Note: I can’t guarantee I have everything right here. I think I remember prepping to call it and then chickening out! :-) ð BECKET MIXER No Use Crying Over Spilled Milk by Chris Weiler Teaching: Note: warn Robins that they’ll feel stuck at ends when not stuck. If there’s nobody on your side to dance with, then dance with the person across from you and face back in LL/RR as usual. Larks triple progress, but robins progress forward 2 and back one so it can feel like you’re stuck when you’re not. Don’t fix it or you will get stuck! A1 BECKET: on side of set w/partner: Partner balance & swing A2 (6) Circle left 3 places & pass thru along the set (8) New neighbor swing B1 (8) long lines forward and back (8) third neighbor (beside you along side of set, who you did NOT just swing) allemande left 1 ½ (there’s an awkward hand-hold switch here: robins, you can make it smoother if you take the lark’s left hand you’re holding in your right hand, and put it into your left hand for the allemande left 1 ½ ) B2 (8) Robins chain (to current partner— then say goodbye) (8) Star left (all the way around) to a new partner Calling Notes: Note: If you’re out at the ends and there’s nobody on your side to dance with, then do the move (whether partner or neighbour) with the person across from you and face back in LL/RR as usual. warn Robins that they’ll feel stuck at ends when not stuck. Larks triple progress, but robins progress forward 2 and back one so it can feel like you’re stuck when you’re not. Don’t try to fix it or you will get stuck! Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7At3Dhq-G0
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