Looking at the zigzag progression, since both half poussettes are clockwise in the direction of progression, maybe consider Sunwise Zigzag as a title. Looks fun, I look forward to trying it.
Charley Harvey wrote a becket with that zig zag effect called Robins Wild, I called it at Sugar Hill and dancers found it fun. Jerome Grisanti 660-528-0858 http://www.jeromegrisanti.com "Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it." --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe On Mon, Oct 13, 2025, 11:29 PM Michael Fuerst via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > ****** > Becket right > ****** > 1) F&B and roll away (larks slide, robins roll) > 2) Bal the ring, spin or slide right one place in ring (aka petronella) > 3) Dsd (or right shoulder round) current neighbor > 4) Swing new neighbor > 5) Rights and lefts across > 6) Robins chain to partner > 7) Robins right shoulder round in center, > 8 ) Partners swing > .. > ****** > Becket, Zigzag progression (See *Note *below) > ****** > 1) F&B and roll away (larks slide, robins roll) > 2) Bal the ring, spin or slide right one place in ring (aka petronella) > 3-4) N's bal (or dsd) & sw > 5) 1/2 Pousette with partner around current neighbors, larks moving forward > 6) with new N's, balance the ring and petronella > 7-8) P's bal (or dsd) & swing *Note* > Everyone now progressed but on the opposite side from which they started. > Next cycle through the gets dancers back to their starting with > 5) 1/2 Pousette with partner around next neighbors, robins moving forward > One could also describe this dance's zigzag progression by explaining that > couples starting in the larks'/robins' line progress down/up the set A > zigzag progression has dancers progression either to the top or bottom of > the set, but with each cycle of the dance leaving dancers in the opposite > line from which they started. Ron Buchanan came up with this idea for > Becket dances some years ago. Starting the dance on phrase 5, I think makes > the dance switch between proper and improper. > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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