I was thinking about this more and had a go at writing a CW Becket dance with a connected progression and no role dependency:
Gremlins in the Keyboard (Jeff Kaufman) Becket A1 (8) Long lines forward and back while sliding left (4) Pass through across (4) Turn alone to face back in A2 (8) Balance the ring, spin to the right (Petronella) (8) Balance the ring, spin to the right (Petronella) B1 (4) Balance neighbor across the set (4) Pull by right, pull by left with partner along the set (4) Balance neighbor across the set (4) Pull by right, pull by left with partner along the set B2 (2) Turn over your right shoulder (4) Partner right shoulder round (10) Partner swing Jeff On Tue, Sep 10, 2024 at 9:18 AM Peter Foster via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > Here's one, which borrows a fair bit from A Pillar of Weathersfield: > > (no name yet) > becket, progressing to the right > A1 Star left, star right > A2 pass through and swing partner, finish facing down > B1 Down the hall, turn as a couple, return and face across > B2 Long lines F&B, promenade across and, in the courtesy > turn, progress to the next couple, ready to restart > with the star left > > Peter > > > On 9/09/2024 2:50 am, Luke Donforth via Contra Callers wrote: > > Hello all, > > Oftentimes at One Night Gigs, I'll do a mix of circle and longways set > dances. With scatter mixers and specialty dances, I can fill an evening. > But sometimes I get a group that "wants contras" or is looking to grow > their familiarity with the dance form. > > I think Becket dances without lark/robin distinctions and no neighbor > swing are AN easy option into "hands-four" contras. There are other ways > in, but I'm looking for more Beckets that match that description. For a > while I've had "Pluck It" in my box as a friendly option: > > Pluck It > Contra/Becket-CW > > A1 ----------- > (8) Circle Left > (8) Circle Right > A2 ----------- > (8) Left hand Star > (8) Right hand Star > B1 ----------- > (8) Partner Do-si-do > (8) Partner swing > B2 ----------- > (8) Neighbor Do-si-do across set > (8) Long lines, yearn left > > This is, in my opinion, pretty close to the traditional mixer Scatter Shot > but done as a keeper in Becket. (It does have a DSD across the set, which > in a recent thread was listed as a no-no for some callers. While I wouldn't > use that move at a dance weekend, for One Night gigs I think it's > accessible and acceptable). You don't have to teach ballroom swing, and if > folks want to elbow swing and swap roles with their partner it doesn't > really impact the dance (this is a small advantage of Becket over improper > for this type of dance; different position on the side is less disorienting > than different side of the set). > > What other Becket dances do folks have that don't rely on roles? No larks > allemande or robins chain, etc. > > On the drive home from my gig last night I came up with this one (which > may already exist), written for Naomi who organizes the community dance I > was at: > > A Pillar of Weathersfield > Contra/Becket-CW > > A1 ----------- > (8) Balance the ring and spin to the right (petronella) > (8) Balance the ring and spin to the right (petronella) > A2 ----------- > (16) Partner balance and swing, end facing down the hall > B1 ----------- > (8) Down the hall, four in line (turn as couples) > (8) Return and face across > B2 ----------- > (8) Long lines, forward and back > (8) Promenade across the Set, turn as a couple and progress > (Go between the ones you danced with, passing by left shoulder, and the > new couple on your right, turn to take hands with new couple) > > I'd be curious what else folks have that they use for entry-level contras > when you don't have a critical mass of experience for improper dances with > neighbor swings. > > Thanks! > Luke Donforth > Burlington, VT > > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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