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
A1. | ( 8) | N box the gnat, M pull by lf |
( 8) | P sw | |
A2. | ( 8) | Cir lf |
( 8) | P dsd | |
B1. | ( 8) | P box the gnat, W pull by lf |
( 8) | N sw | |
B2. | ( 8) | Rt & lf thru |
( 8) | Star lf |
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
(Lisa Greenleaf calls this the "delayed gratification reel")
A1. | ( 8) | N dsd 1 1/4 to wavy lines |
( 8) | bal wave, N almd rt 1/2, M almd lf 1/2 | |
A2. | ( 4) | P rt-hd bal |
( 8) | 1/2 hey (P pass rt sh) to other side | |
( 4) | P rt-hd bal [end of phrase!!!] | |
B1. | ( 8) | 1/2 hey back |
( 8) | P sw | |
B2. | ( 8) | Promenade across(*) |
( 8) | W ch |
(*) Lisa's variant; original has rt & lf thru
(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 |
Ideally, done as a no-walk-through dance, with the band playing us in.
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 |
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 |
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. I may or may not use this one.
Becket, progresses CW
A1. | ( 8) | Cir lf |
( 8) | lf diag W ch | |
A2. | ( 8) | Straight across W ch |
( 8) | Straight across rt & lf thru, end in a ring of 4 | |
B1. | (16) | Bal ring, Petronella twirl (2×) |
B2. | (16) | Look for P, P bal & sw |
Ends come in on other side of set to circle left. Joseph Pimental has noted that this dance can be danced faster than one might think, and thus really rocking tunes can be used.
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.