Improper
A1. | ( 8) | 1s take near hands, promenade down center past 2 cpls |
( 8) | 1s turn alone, ret, turn to face N | |
A2. | ( 4) | N sashay down |
( 4) | N balance | |
( 4) | N sashay back up | |
( 4) | N balance | |
B1. | (16) | N sw |
B2. | ( 8) | Long lines fwd & bk |
( 8) | 1s sw, end facing dn |
Modified version of A1 to simplify the timing for beginners
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. | (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 |
Becket
A1. | ( 8) | Hands across star rt |
( 8) | W ch | |
A2. | (16) | Hey |
B1. | (16) | W pass rt sh, P sw |
B2. | ( 8) | Long lines fwd & bk |
( 8) | Hands across star rt, slide lf to new N cpl |
Improper, start in wavy lines across, W in center
A1. | ( 8) | Bal wave, slide rt (Rory O'More) |
( 8) | Bal wave, slide lf | |
A2. | ( 4) | N almd rt 1/2 |
( 4) | M almd lf 1/2 | |
( 8) | P sw | |
B1. | ( 8) | Long lines fwd & bk |
( 8) | Rt & lf thru | |
B2. | ( 8) | Cir lf 3/4 |
( 8) | N dsd 1 1/2 to new waves |
I replaced the Rt & lf thru w/ a promenade across. Ugh. Terrible transition.
Improper
A1. | ( 8) | M almd lf 1 1/2 |
( 8) | M pick up P, star promenade across, butterfly whirl | |
A2. | ( 8) | W gypsy |
( 8) | P sw | |
B1. | ( 8) | Bal ring, pass thru across |
( 8) | All turn rt, single-file promenade around ring 3/4 | |
B2. | (16) | N bal & sw |
(break)
Improper
A1. | ( 8) | N almd rt 1/2, change hands, almd lf 1x |
( 8) | W ch | |
A2. | (16) | Hey |
B1. | (16) | P bal & sw |
B2. | ( 8) | W ch |
( 8) | Star lf |
Dance performed without a walkthrough
Proper
A1. | (16) | 1s down outside, turn alone, return, step between 2s |
A2. | (16) | 1s down center, turn alone, return, cast off around 2s |
B1. | (16) | 1s turn contra corners |
B2. | (16) | 1s bal & sw in center, end facing down |
( 8) | W ch |
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
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 (2x) |
B2. | (16) | Look for P, P bal & sw |
Ends come in on other side of set to circle left. Joseph Pimental noted that this dance can be danced faster than we did it, 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 |
Dance called without a walkthrough.