Apologies, I responded directly instead of to the list! The progression for a becket would be similar to improper as far as being out is concerned - if there are an even number of couples, then you'd have a couple out at both the top and the bottom simultaneously, every other time. The only time you'd have a big fast turn of some sort would be if it's a double-progression dance; if you're trying to keep things very straightforward for your community I don't think you'd be selecting those dances anyway.
Abbie Sorg Tucson, AZ On Wed, Sep 11, 2024 at 8:30 AM Katherine Kitching via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi all- here in Halifax, to keep things simple for our > beginner-full/generally unskilled group, we never dance in Becket formation > these days. > > But Luke's original post has suddenly got me "seeing the light" about how > I could use simple beckets as a way to get beginner people dancing in > contra lines without worrying about the complexities of ejection and > getting ppl to remember to change places when ejected. (And also avoiding > the strange feeling of how the dance symmetry changes when you switch from > moving up the hall to down the hall or vice versa). > > So I'm going to test it out with my group... > > But I realize it's been a while since I danced a Becket and I forget some > of the basic mechanics. > > I just tried googling but could not easily find the info I was looking > for... > > so-- apologies for asking such a basic question here-- but I trust it will > be an efficient way to find an answer :) > > First off just a bit of info on my plan-- > , I plan for now to try out only very simple Beckets where everyone comes > back to their home place after every figure. > > So i'll be explaining the progression as sliding CCW (I'm gonna go with > CCW progression only, for now) 2 places, until you are in a new duple. > (we may play on simple variations of this like going forward in lines > towards the old couple, and veering backwards towards the new couple as in > the first dance Luke presented here). > > I understand that if there is an odd number of couples, then every time > the dance runs through, a couple will be ejected, either at the top or the > bottom. > > My question is-- if there is an EVEN number of couples, then are two > couples ejected, top and bottom, every second time?? > > Or, does the progression just involve a big fast turn for the people at > the top and bottom of the giant oval, so that they always meet a new > couple, every single time? > > thanks all for your help :) > > Kat k > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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