One issue I've been interested in is how this dance might feel
depending on which part you start with, mostly because Jack had first
experienced it starting with the Hey.
One could possibly move the N Balance & swing to the A1 to avoid a mid-
dance progression, as some do with Becky Hill's
Actually, it seems like that would make it more awkward... The gents
would have to get their right hand out from behind their neighbor to
allemande, plus a gents alle R into a swing (without a balance) is
generally somewhat awkward too (because you have to catch hands and then
get the hands
Another question:
Might it be a little smoother if A2 in this version were instead:
A2Gents Alle RIGHT 1 1/2
P Sw
Done this way, there is no, or less, change in direction of motion.
Rich Hart..
Linda Leslie remarked on 8/14/2011 12:20 PM:
I think this is an interesting question!
Indeed, the allemandes are only 1/2, and the wave is with the ladies
that were in the Hey (making it single progression). The way we danced
it, it ended with the partner swing and started with the Hey, making it
Becket. It's a right progression Becket, and the progression actually
happens
I think this is an interesting question! In the same way that an
improper contra can start in short waves, and we don't give it a new
formation name (or long lines at the sides, etc.), the important piece
is that you and your neighbor are on the same side of the contra set.
In this dance,
I'm about to start a revolution, or at least three quarters of one..
Okay, Becket formation
and then let the dance start as Richard suggests:
A 1 partners turn by the right half way and a little more, ladies take left
hands to form short waves.
etc.
It looks like it is only becket in the sense that dancers begin on the same
side. The initial positon appears to be incorrect. Shouldn't it be:
"Begin in short waves - ladies take LEFT hands in center - right hand w partner on
the side"
I think you could get to this position during the walk
Maybe this is a dumb question, but is this really a becket formation if it
starts in short waves? It seems like it is a new animal. But I suppose rare,
odd starting formations don't deserve names until they're less rare, so this is
just shorthand.
> Contra House by David Guisti (Becket)
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