Improper
A1. | ( 8) | 1s take near hands, promenade down center past 2 cpls |
( 8) | 1s separate, ret outside to place, step between 2s, face N | |
A2. | ( 4) | N sashay down |
( 4) | N bal | |
( 4) | N sashay back | |
( 4) | N bal | |
B1. | (16) | N bal & sw |
B2. | ( 8) | Long lines fwd & bk |
( 8) | 1s sw, end facing dn |
Improper
A1. | (16) | N bal & sw |
A2. | (16) | 4-in-line down hall, turn as cpls, ret, bend |
B1. | ( 6) | Cir lf 3/4 |
(10) | P sw | |
B2. | ( 8) | W ch |
( 8) | Star lf |
Improper, start in long lines
A1. | ( 8) | W in to wavy line, bal wave |
( 8) | W out while M in to wavy line, bal wave | |
A2. | ( 8) | M almd lf 3/4, give rt hd to N, bal wave |
( 8) | N sw | |
B1. | ( 8) | M almd lf 1 1/2 |
( 8) | P sw | |
B2. | ( 8) | Rt & lf thru |
( 8) | W ch |
Becket
A1. | ( 8) | Cir lf |
( 8) | W ch | |
A2. | (16) | Hey |
B1. | (16) | N sw |
B2. | (16) | Give & take, P sw |
Notes:
Improper
A1. | (16) | N bal & sw |
A2. | ( 8) | M almd lf 1 1/2 |
( 8) | P sw | |
B1. | ( 8) | W ch, end in ring of 4 |
( 8) | Bal ring, Petronella twirl to rt | |
B2. | ( 8) | Bal ring, Petronella twirl |
( 8) | Star lf |
Improper
A1. | ( 8) | Rt hand star |
( 8) | W turn back, N gypsy | |
A2. | (16) | W pass rt sh, P sw |
B1. | ( 8) | Cir lf 3/4, step to wave across |
( 8) | Bal, slide rt, almd lf 1/4 (W face in) | |
B2. | (16) | Hey (W pass rt sh) |
There are many versions of Becky Hill's Druid Reel (as far as I can tell). This one is the version that I learned from Lisa Greenleaf. What makes the dance special is the flow in A1 and A2. What makes it tricky is the one-step almd lf at the bottom of B1, which really should come before the end of the phrase, not at the beginning of B2. (Left to their own devices, the dancers will tend to allemande at the beginning of B2 instead, which works, but makes the timing of the hey rather tighter than it needs to be.)
(break)
Improper
A1. | (16) | N gypsy & sw |
A2. | ( 8) | M almd lf 1 1/2 |
( 8) | 1/2 hey | |
B1. | (16) | P gyspy & sw |
B2. | ( 8) | Long lines |
( 8) | Cir lf 3/4, pass thru |
Done as a no-walk-through dance, with the band playing us in.
Improper
A1. | ( 8) | Cir rt |
( 8) | N almd lf 1×, M pull by rt | |
A2. | (16) | hey, P st pass lf sh |
B1. | (16) | P bal & sw |
B2. | (10) | Cir lf 1 1/4 (to orig pos) |
( 6) | Cpls zig lf, then zag rt, to pass N cpl by W rt sh |
Improper, 1s bet 2s facing dn in line of 4
A1. | (16) | Dublin Bay, end in ring |
A2. | ( 8) | Cir lf |
( 8) | Bal ring, "cloverleaf"(*) turn single | |
B1. | (16) | N bal & sw |
B2. | ( 8) | Long lines |
( 8) | 1s sw |
Becket (the one that started it all)
A1. | ( 4) | Shadow almd lf |
(12) | P sw | |
A2. | (16) | W ch over and bk |
B1. | ( 8) | Lf diag rt & lf thru |
( 8) | Straight across rt & lf thru | |
B2. | ( 8) | Star lf |
( 8) | Star rt |
This dance usually teeters on the edge of breaking down until it finally does actually break down. This time, however, it went very well, with the dancers seeming to have no trouble at all.
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 |
Done as a no-walk-through dance to close out the evening.