The name should be "Still No Name" On Mon, Jan 13, 2025 at 7:23 AM Peter Foster via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote:
> It actually starts with a left hand star and finishes with a wheel left: > > Still No Name > becket, progressing right > > A1 Star left, star right > A2 pass through and swing partner, finish facing down > B1 Down the hall 4 in line, 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 > > So the final promenade has the men passing left shoulder, then > wheel to the left to face a new couple. > > Although the version you posted is also useable, and progresses > in the more usual clockwise direction. > > > Peter Foster > > > On 13/01/2025 11:18 pm, barrie bullimore via Contra Callers wrote: > > Peter Foster (Australia!) has a good Becket dance for beginners although > I'm not sure he's named it. > > A1 Star Right; star left > A2 Pass thru across the set and swing partners to face down > B1 Down the hall as couples (4 in line) turn as couple and return to face > across > B2 Long lines forward and back; half promenade and wheel right to face > new couple (J-promenade) > > Barrie bullimore > > On Sun, Jan 12, 2025 at 9:59 AM Michael Fuerst via Contra Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Here is a dance of mine that would work with teenagers after several >> dances >> On could replace the partner B&S with partner dsd, then neighbor dsd >> across >> Positional Thinking Becket Left >> A1 >> Balance the ring. Pass to a wave by gents turning right >> 1/2, ladies crossing set to take partner's left hand >> Balance left and right; allemande left 3/4 to long wavy >> lines, gents facing in >> A2 >> Balance forward and back, box circulate to long waves, >> with gents facing out, current neighbors left and next neighbors right >> hands joined. >> Balance right and left; ladies cross set while >> gents turn over right shoulder to next neighbor's place. >> B1 >> Partners balance and swing, end facing new neighbors across >> B2 >> Long lines forward and back. >> Circle right >> >> >> On Sat, Jan 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM Rick Mohr via Contra Callers < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> 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 >>> >>> On Tue, Nov 26, 2024 at 10:41 AM Lisa Sieverts via Contra Callers < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Riffing on Luke’s dance Star Trek Phraser, I’ve written this one. It’s >>>> essentially role-free, in that it doesn’t matter who ends up on the left or >>>> the right after the swing. Yes, there are 3 stars in a row. >>>> >>>> Stars are Aligned >>>> by Lisa Sieverts >>>> BECKET, CCW >>>> >>>> 1. >>>> >>>> LH Star >>>> 2. >>>> >>>> RH Star >>>> 3. >>>> >>>> P Do Si Do (on side) >>>> 4. >>>> >>>> P Swing >>>> 5. >>>> >>>> Whole Set Oval Left >>>> 6. >>>> >>>> Whole set Oval Right >>>> 7. >>>> >>>> F&B >>>> 8. >>>> >>>> LH Star, on to the next, partners moving along the line >>>> >>>> Lisa Sieverts >>>> 603-762-0235 >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> On 9 Sep 2024, at 20:08, Luke Donforth via Contra Callers wrote: >>>> >>>> Thanks all. >>>> >>>> I continue to turn this one over in my head, and I think I've got a new >>>> one (borrowing heavily from Bob Isaac's *To Turn a Phrase* and the >>>> star-to-star transition of Mick Richardson's *Star Trek*) >>>> >>>> Star Trek Phraser >>>> by Luke Donforth >>>> Contra/Becket-CCW >>>> >>>> A1 ----------- >>>> (8) Left hand Star >>>> (8) Whole set oval right >>>> A2 ----------- >>>> (8) whole set oval Left >>>> (8) Groups of 4 Circle Left 1X >>>> B1 ----------- >>>> (8) Partner Do-si-do >>>> (8) Partner swing >>>> B2 ----------- >>>> (8) Long lines, forward and back >>>> (8) Left hand Star 1x, walk on to next star >>>> >>>> On Sun, Sep 8, 2024 at 7:55 PM <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> https://aptsg.org/Dance/dances.html#Balter >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Sep 8, 2024 at 11:50 AM Luke Donforth via Contra Callers < >>>>> [email protected]> 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] >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Luke Donforth >>>> [email protected] <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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] >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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] >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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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