Thanks again everyone for your help, Evidently "number one Lark" was not a good choice of term in the end!! :D
Good to know there is no standardized term like 1's and 2's for Beckets. We used to dance only in improper formation, and I would do this "circle right 1/2 and unfold" with the #1 Raven leading out the line. I was trying to ensure this would still work in Becket and trying to figure out the most logical person to initiate it ... Hopefully I am at least correct that it makes most sense for it to be the "upward bound" Lark? It always worked well, in improper, with the number 1 Raven.... I would demonstrate it to the group and after 1 or 2 tries, everyone nailed it like clockwork... Anyhow, this dance you suggested Alexandra is perfect for my needs, and I will go with it, thank you!! Becket A1 Slice left, circle left once around end in a line facing down the hall next to your partner on your home side A2 Down the hall, turn alone come back, face partner on the side B1 Tug into a hey passing partner right shoulder to start B2 Partner balance and swing. Lots of recovery time, things take 8 or 16 counts, lots of time on one’s “home" side, hard to get lost. KK May 29, 2025 12:16:30 PM Alex Burka via Contra Callers <[email protected]>: > The way I read Katherine's dance, the "1s" (the couple who was facing down > the hall before circling left 1/4, if you were to get into becket that way) > are in fact progressing down the hall, so is there actually an issue here? > > Playing out the dance in my head, the circle R is essentially a circle 1/2 > and then unfold, so lark 1 is facing down and has their right hand free. Then > after the allemande 1 1/2 they're back on original side facing partner. Full > hey brings them back to that point again and then they progress down the > hall. No? > > On Thu, May 29, 2025, 10:42 AM Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Contra Callers > <[email protected]> wrote: >> John, the question at the moment is how to define them for dance writing >> purposes. In her original dance, there is “Lark 1“ referenced. If you don’t >> define which side lark one starts on you get two very different dances. >> >> In my mind, the 1s are defined as the right-file couple because they used to >> be the ones facing down the hall in improper formation assuming everyone >> moves one place to the left around the circle instead of right. >> >> I would argue that the dancers know it too. When I call a becket dance that >> progresses backwards and don’t tell them, invariably someone waves their >> arms and hollers from the floor that it’s broken and they progressed the >> wrong direction. >> >> >> Alex >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On May 29, 2025, at 6:59 AM, John Sweeney via Contra Callers >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> HI Katherine, >>> >>> Numbers in Becket formation are not defined. Some callers >>> may number them, I have never seen a reason to. The progression is >>> normally just clockwise or counter-clockwise. Just tell the dancers which >>> way to look (left or right diagonal) when they are progressing. >>> >>> >>> >>> If you need to identify someone then I would point to one >>> side of the hall (or give it a name) and tell the person on that side what >>> to do. If you give them numbers then the numbers will change when they are >>> out at the top or the bottom. But that side of the hall is always that >>> side of the hall. >>> >>> >>> >>> Flirtation Reel is a great dance, but does have a Swing. >>> >>> >>> >>> Happy dancing, >>> >>> John >>> >>> >>> >>> John Sweeney, Dancer, England [email protected] 01233 625 362 & 07802 >>> 940 574 >>> >>> http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> _______________________________________________ >> Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
_______________________________________________ Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
