I will often call a proper dance early in the evening, just to get the dancers
on
their toes.
Having dancers automatically line up improper often creates difficulities for
newcomers. Often as not, the newcomers will mimic a couple crossed over,
creating some confusion and taking more time to straighten out. That is why I
encourage dancers to line up proper to start, unless Becket formation is called
for. But that is another discussion altogether.
John
Unity Maine
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My geezerly self is about to show. I still tend to wait for the caller
to say "Improper." A holdover from when we actually had to find out if
the dance was proper or improper. Proper dances are so rarely called
these days that the improper formation is the basic starting point.
And, when a local (i.e. American) dance group automatically lines up
switched over, just saying "Becket" works here, too. But sometimes,
with a batch of newer dances, we gotta describe how you get there...
~erik hoffman
oakland, ca
On 9/20/2013 7:48 AM, Colin Hume wrote:
>> Tavi wrote: "Here's an interesting question: do 1's still think of
>> themselves as 1'swhen a dance is becket?"
> Not in England, where we don't seem to need the rigmarole of "Hands
> four from the top, ones improper. circle left (or right) one place".
> We just say "Becket formation". And as other people have noted, the
> dancers don't care which way the progression goes - the walkthrough
> will show them that if they're bothered.
>
> Colin Hume
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