Yes Alan, you’re right. I was calling it circle once to make it clear folks are back on their home side. (As opposed to the original dance Kat had which was a circle half and larks ended up on NOT their home side.)
You’d have to fudge the once bit. Alexandra Deis-lauby VILLAGEWESTDESIGN 646 283 3108 villagewestdesign.com <http://villagewestdesign.com/> Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/villagewestdesign/> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/VillageWestDesign> | Houzz <https://www.houzz.com/pro/villagewestdesign/village-west-design> > On May 29, 2025, at 6:53 PM, Winston, Alan P. via Contra Callers > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I haven't been paying close attention to this, but dance directions looked > fun and like I > could use them sometime. Trying to work it out in detail I'm perhaps > confusing myself with wrong assumptions. I think I've got something - is > this what was intended? > > Here's the instrux again: > > 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. > > Q: How do you end in that line? > > I'm thinking this is a circle-to-a-line situation, which I think means the > downward-bound lark lets go of neighbor robin as soon as they reach their own > side (partner still on oteher side) and draws the line out straight. Which I > think means it's a circle 3/4, not a circle all the way. > Obviously a demo required to get that done. I certainly see slice + CL3/4 > as 8 beats; the other 8 beats seems (in my head) longish to draw out to a > line, but it does give people a chance to sort themselves out. > > Q: Is CL 3/4 intended or is there some clear way to get to the line > otherwise? (1x, Partners turn two hands 3/4 or 1 & 1/4, open facing down > next to each other?) > > Observation: What I'm finding extra freaking cool about this is that it > absolutely doesn't matter what order partners come out in so long as they're > both on their home side; it absolutely doesn't matter if you turn alone or > turn as a couple. Everything gets sorted out by the partner swing at the end > and nothing else makes any difference so long as you think of the hey in > terms of ends and middles and don't fuss about roles. Anyway, that seems > like really robust error tolerance and correction, really really good for > beginners, and readily giving more sophisticated dancers harmless > opportunities to goof around. > > -- Alan > > > ________________________________________ > From: Katherine Kitching via Contra Callers > <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2025 3:02 PM > To: Shared Weight Contra Callers > Subject: [Callers] Re: Looking for input on this dance I wrote > > BEWARE: This email originated outside of our organization. DO NOT CLICK links > or attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. > > 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] > <mailto:[email protected]><mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[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] > <mailto:[email protected]><mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[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] > <mailto:[email protected]><mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> 01233 625 362 & 07802 940 574 > http://www.contrafusion.co.uk <http://www.contrafusion.co.uk/> for Dancing in > Kent > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]><mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]><mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]><mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]><mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>
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