So... it occurred to me that it'd be really easy to do a mixed-role contra corners from Becket position.
A few weeks ago, I danced Jim Kitch's Equinox, which had a fun setup and you finish Contra Corners by passing R , but ... do people know any simpler ways? Like, for example, dance below. I can't possibly have been the first to figure this out, eh? (If not written yet: Buttered Corners) Becket A1. Circle L 3/4 NS A2. Robins Chain LLFB* B1. Bottom couples Contra Corners** Same Couples Pass R, to P B2. P B + S ... slide L to New Ns * opportunity in the lines for partners to rollaway to swap roles ** and can alternate top couples, bottom couples, doing bottom couples - who were original 1s - first. This way, the top of the set has corners for people, always. Like, literally this gives 16 measures to progress and have a neighbor swing if you want. If we opened up to the idea of contra corners with a neighbor from Becket, it opens up immense numbers of dances that can be written. In dance, Julian Blechner
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