25 Feb. 2012 program

Band: ContraDiction

"Modern Classics"

Improper

A1.	(16)	4-in-line down hall, turn alone, ret, bend line
A2.	( 8)	Cir lf
	( 8)	W ch
B1.	( 8)	W dsd 1 1/2
	( 8)	N sw
B2.	( 8)	Long lines fwd & bk
	( 8)	1s sw, end facing dn

Circle mixer

A1.	( 8)	W fwd & bk
	( 8)	M fwd, turn around ret to alamo ring (M face out, lf hd to P)
A2.	( 8)	Bal ring, P almd lf
	( 8)	Corners dsd
B1.	(16)	P bal & sw
B2.	( 8)	Promenade, W roll back over rt sh
	( 8)	New P promenade

Improper, no-cast variation

A1.	( 8)	N dsd 1 1/4 to wavy lines (W in center)
	( 4)	Bal wave
	( 4)	All almd rt 1/2
A2.	( 4)	Bal wave
	( 4)	Men almd lf 1/2
	( 8)	P sw, end facing dn
B1.	(16)	4-in-line dn hall, turn as cpls, ret, bend line
B2.	( 8)	Rt & lf thru
	( 8)	W ch

The original has:

B1.	( 8)	4-in-line dn hall, turn as cpls
	( 8)	return, centers hand-cast around ends

Becket, progressing CW

A1.	( 8)	Cir lf 3/4
	( 8)	Face N, pass through, new N almd lf
A2.	(16)	Orig N bal & sw
B1.	( 8)	Long lines fwd & bk
	( 8)	W almd rt 3/4 (to long wave of W in center, back to P), w/ one you meet almd lf 3/4 (M "adjust" to left to face P)
B2.	(16)	P bal & sw

Improper, start 4-in-line w/ 1s in center

A1.	(16)	4-in-line down hall, turn alone, ret, face N
A2.	(16)	Hey (N pass rt sh)
B1.	(16)	N gypsy & sw
B2.	( 8)	Long lines fwd & bk
	( 8)	1s sw, end facing down

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

[Break]

Improper

Becket, double progression

A1.	( 8)	Lf-diag W ch
	( 8)	Straight across W ch (to shadow)
A2.	(16)	Hey
B1.	(16)	P bal & sw
B2.	( 8)	Cir lf 3/4, pass through
	( 8)	w/ new N cir rt 3/4

Improper

Becket

A1.	(8)	Long lines forward and back
	(8)	Left diagonal ladies chain
A2.	(8)	Straight across ladies chain
	(8)	Right and left through, end in a ring
B1.	(16)	Balance the ring and Petronella twirl (2x)
B2.	(16)	Partners balance and swing

Notes:

Written for Sarah Robertson (now Goodyear) after she agreed to marry me!
Partners are in different sets during the Petronella twirls, so dancers should twirl either not quite once or once and a half for the second twirl to find their partners.
During the long lines in A1 dancers should make sure that they are facing a new couple. Alternatively, a reasonable variation is to replace the long lines with a circle to the left with new neighbors.
Our 9th anniversary was last Wednesday!

Becket

Notes:

Grand rt & lf: N rt, N2 lf, N3 rt, N4 lf almd, N3 rt, N2 lf,

give rt hand to N. The grand rt & lf bends around the ends. * After 1st time through dance, A1 is on a slight left diagonal

Improper

Done as a no-walk-through dance to close out the evening. Note: The original has just the swing in B1, with no balance.