Improper
| A1. | (16) | N bal & sw |
| A2. | (16) | 4-in-line down hall, turn as cpls, ret, bend line |
| B1. | ( 8) | Cir lf 3/4 |
| ( 8) | P sw | |
| B2. | ( 8) | Long lines fwd & bk |
| ( 8) | W ch |
Circle mixer
| A1. | (16) | P swing |
| A2. | ( 8) | Cir lf |
| ( 8) | Cir rt | |
| B1. | (16) | Into center and back, 2x |
| B2. | (16) | Give rt hand to P, pull by, single file promenade (Men ccw in center, Women cw outside) |
Improper
| A1. | ( 8) | N dsd 1 1/4 to wavy lines (W in center) |
| ( 8) | Almd rt 1/2, men almd lf 1x | |
| A2. | (16) | Hey (P pass rt sh) |
| B1. | (16) | N gypsy & sw |
| B2. | ( 8) | Cir lf |
| ( 8) | 1s sw, end facing down |
Worked beautifully for teaching a hey.
Improper
| A1. | (16) | N bal & sw |
| A2. | ( 8) | M almd lf 1 1/2 |
| ( 8) | P sw, end facing across | |
| B1. | ( 8) | Rt & lf thru |
| ( 8) | W ch | |
| B2. | ( 4) | P rt-hd bal |
| ( 4) | square through 2 hands | |
| ( 4) | P rt-hd bal | |
| ( 4) | square through 2 hands |
Proper
| A1. | ( 4) | 1s spin clockwise to rt into center, M1 end facing up, W1 end facing dn, while 2s slide up to orig 1s position |
| ( 4) | 1s bal P | |
| ( 4) | 1s spin clockwise to rt, end facing P with back to opposite-gender N | |
| ( 4) | 1s bal P | |
| A2. | ( 4) | 1s spin clockwise to rt into center, M1 end facing dn, W1 end facing up |
| ( 4) | 1s bal P | |
| ( 4) | 1s spin clockwise to rt, end facing P with back to same-gender N | |
| ( 4) | 1s bal P | |
| B1. | (16) | 1s dn center, turn alone, ret, cast off w/ same-gender N |
| B2. | (16) | Rt & lf thru (over and back) |
I called this dance as a "retrospective", teaching and calling it as above for the first 4 times through, and then the band stopped playing and we brought the dance into the 1960s (the "citronella" variant, where everybody gets to twirl):
| A1. | ( 4) | 1s spin clockwise to rt into center, M1 end facing up, W1 end facing dn, while 2s slide up to orig 1s position |
| ( 4) | Everybody take hands in a diamond, bal diamond | |
| ( 4) | Everybody spin clockwise one place to right | |
| ( 4) | Everybody bal diamond | |
| A2. | ( 4) | Everybody spin clockwise one place to rt |
| ( 4) | Everybody bal diamond | |
| ( 4) | Everybody spin clockwise one place to right | |
| ( 4) | Everybody bal diamond | |
| B1. | (16) | 2s spin one place to rt (back home), while 1s dn center, turn alone, ret, cast off w/ same-gender N |
| B2. | (16) | Rt & lf thru (over and back) |
Notice the slight awkwardness of the 2s having to get out of the way. After 6 more times through the dance the band changed to the tune Green Mountain Petronella, and I called the more modern version:
| A1. | ( 4) | 1s face dn, 2s face up, bal ring |
| ( 4) | Everybody spin clockwise one place to right | |
| ( 4) | Everybody bal ring | |
| ( 4) | Everybody spin clockwise one place to right | |
| A2. | ( 4) | Everybody bal ring |
| ( 4) | Everybody spin clockwise one place to right | |
| ( 4) | Everybody bal ring | |
| ( 4) | Everybody spin clockwise one place to right |
Improper
More common no-swing-to-swing version:
| A1. | ( 8) | Long lines fwd & bk |
| ( 8) | N sw | |
| A2. | ( 8) | Whole set cir lf |
| ( 8) | Whole set cir rt | |
| B1. | ( 8) | lf-hd star 3/4 |
| ( 8) | P sw | |
| B2. | ( 8) | M almd lf 1 1/2 |
| ( 8) | N sw (same N as in A1) |
The original version switches order in A1.
Improper
| A1. | (16) | N bal & sw |
| A2. | ( 8) | M almd lf 1 1/2 |
| ( 8) | P sw | |
| B1. | ( 8) | W ch, end in ring |
| ( 8) | Bal ring, petronella twirl rt | |
| B2. | ( 8) | Bal ring, petronella twirl rt |
| ( 8) | Star lf |
Improper
| A1. | ( 8) | N rt-hd bal, box the gnat |
| ( 8) | M almd lf 1 1/2 | |
| A2. | ( 8) | P rt-hd bal, box the gnat (puts W in center back-to-back, facing P) |
| ( 8) | 1/2 hey | |
| B1. | (16) | P bal & sw |
| B2. | ( 8) | W ch |
| ( 8) | star lf |
This strongly-connected dance worked amazingly well with a somewhat tired crowd.
improper
| A1. | ( 8) | N dsd 1 1/4 to wavy line (W in middle) |
| ( 8) | Bal wave, almd rt 1/2 | |
| A2. | ( 8) | Bal wave, M almd lf 1/2 |
| ( 8) | P sw, end facing down | |
| B1. | (16) | 4-in-line down hall, turn as cpls, return, bend line |
| B2. | ( 8) | Rt & lf thru |
| ( 8) | W ch, face new N |
The original dance has 1s hand-cast around 2s at end of B1. I often leave out the hand cast in favor of more forgiving timing.
becket, prog cw
| A1. | ( 4) | Shadows almd lf 1x |
| (12) | P sw | |
| A2. | (16) | W ch (over and back) |
| B1. | ( 8) | Rt & lf thru on lf diag |
| ( 8) | Rt & lf thru straight across | |
| B2. | ( 8) | star lf |
| ( 8) | star rt |
I have more trouble with this dance then almost any other dance I call. It's almost always on the verge of breaking down (assuming that it does not actually break down). The timing before and after the left diagonal rt-and-lf thru is not terribly forgiving of mistakes.
improper, double prog
| A1. | (16) | 4-in-line dn hall, turn alone, ret, bend line |
| A2. | ( 8) | Cir lf |
| ( 8) | Star lf | |
| B1. | (16) | New N bal & sw |
| B2. | ( 8) | Long lines fwd & bk |
| ( 8) | 1s sw, end facing down |
[3-dance medley]
Improper
| A1. | (16) | N sw, end facing dn |
| A2. | (16) | 4-in-line dn hall, turn as cpls, return, bend line |
| B1. | ( 6) | Cir lf 3/4 |
| (10) | P sw | |
| B2. | ( 8) | W ch |
| ( 8) | Long lines fwd & bk |
Improper
| A1. | ( 8) | N almd lf 1 1/2 |
| ( 8) | W ch | |
| A2. | ( 8) | W dsd 1 1/2 |
| ( 8) | N sw, end facing across | |
| B1. | ( 8) | Men almd lf 1 1/2 |
| ( 8) | P sw | |
| B2. | ( 8) | Promenade across |
| ( 8) | Cir lf 3/4, pass thru |
Improper
| A1. | ( 8) | N almd lf 1 1/2 |
| ( 8) | W ch | |
| A2. | (16) | Hey |
| B1. | (16) | P bal & sw |
| B2. | ( 8) | Cir lf 3/4 |
| ( 8) | N almd rt 1 1/2 |