The move in B2 in Andy White’s is known as Mow the Wheat (& Sow the Clover).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhV1duKhZ_Q It features in the old English dance Quarndon Hill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zZdNjyXiG0 I have a similar Sicilian Circle: https://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/DosiMow.html Happy dancing, John John Sweeney, Dancer, England [email protected] 01233 625 362 & 07802 940 574 http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent From: Rick Mohr via Contra Callers <[email protected]> Sent: 11 January 2025 21:43 To: Lisa Sieverts <[email protected]> Cc: Shared Weight Contra Callers <[email protected]> Subject: [Callers] Re: Basic Beckets for Beginners I love that we're thinking about contra choreography for groups of mostly newcomers -- so different from writing for experienced or mixed groups. A contra doesn't need a swing to be fun, or a chain requiring roles, or caring which side of the set you're on. Great to have some good minds on the topic! Here are two reliably good ones from our teen dance: On the Ball (Rick Mohr) duple improper A1: Circle left, dosido neighbor A2: Circle right, see-saw partner B1: Balance the ring and Petronella turn Balance the ring and Petronella turn B2: Balance the ring, two-hand turn partner 1 1/2 Andy White's (Amy Cann) duple improper A1: Circle left, dosido as couples A2: Dosido neighbor, two-hand turn neighbor B1: Clap with neighbor / partner / neighbor / partner – self, rights, self, lefts B2: Twos arch and move forward as ones duck through Ones arch and move backward as twos duck through backward Twos arch and move forward as ones duck through See also some others here <https://rickmohr.net/Contra/TeenDance/Dances/> . Rick
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