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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText>Hi Kalia,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Here are some suggestions:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b>Adam's Beginning</b>, Erik Hoffman, Becket<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>A1 1-8 Down the hall, turn as cpl, return, bend<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>A2 1-4 Cir L 1x<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> 5-8 With Ptnr, slide L 1 place and cir L 3/4 w/ new Nbr<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>B1 1-4 (new) Nbr DSD<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> 5-8 (new) Nbr swing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>B2 1-8 Women pull-by R and Ptnr swing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b>American Airlines Flight 3672</b>, John Nance, Becket<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>A1 1-4 Long lines fwd + back<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> 5-8 Women chain on L diagonal<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>A2 1-2 Pass thu across (no courtesy turn)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> 3-8 Nbr swing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>B1 1-4 Women chain across<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> 5-8 Women lead half-hey (WR, NL, GR, PL)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>B2 1-8 Ptnr balance + swing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b>At Least There's a Partner Swing</b>, Ric Goldman, Becket<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>A1 1-4 Women chain across to Nbr and courtesy turn<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> 5-8 Nbr turn to face each other (dropping R hands) and Swat the Flea*<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>A2 1-4 Nbr allemande L 1-1/2<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> 5-8 Women allemande R 1x<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>B1 1-8 Nbr balance + swing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>B2 1-4 Cir L 3/4 (women leading her Ptnr) and slide L 1 place along line<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> 5-8 Women rolls Right into Ptnr swing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>* The original (more complex version) of this move has neighbors drop right hands and then take rights hands over left hands for a crossed 2-hand balance and trade places while turning the women CW under raised cross-hands, and finally dropping/retaking L hands to start the allemande. Dancers like the move a lot but I wouldn't add the complexity for a new caller.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b>Balance and Think</b>, Gene Hubert, Becket<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>A1 1-4 Long lines fwd + back<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> 5-8 Gent allemande L 1-1/2<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>A2 1-8 Nbr balance + swing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>B1 1-4 Cir L ¾<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> 5-6 Balance ring<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> 7-8 All trade place on R diagonal with same gender person*<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>B2 1-8 Ptnr balance + swing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>* In B1 7-8, gents trade with a different minor <i>while</i> women trade within the same minor (i.e. opposite women)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b>Boomerang</b>, Gene Hubert<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>A1 1-4 Long lines fwd + back<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> 5-8 Right + left thru<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>A2 1-4 Women chain to Nbr<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> 5-8 Left diagonal women chain to shadow<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>B1 1-4 Pull thru across the set and turn alone<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> 5-8 Circle L 1x<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>B2 1-8 Ptnr balance + swing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b>Call Me</b>, Cary Ravitz, Becket CCW<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>A1 1-4 Right + left thru<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> 5-8 Women chain to Nbr<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>A2 1-4 Star L 1x<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> 5-8 (Look away from star for new) Nbr swing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>B1 1-4 Cir L 3/4 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> 5-8 Half hey (women start Left-shoulder)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>B2 1-8 Ptnr balance + swing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b>Equal Turn</b>, Tom Hinds, Becket<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>A1 1-4 Gents allemande L 1-1/2<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> 5-8 Nbr swing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>A2 1-4 Right + left thru<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> 5-8 Women chain to Ptnr<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>B1 1-4 Cir L 3/4, pass thru to the next<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> 5-8 Women allemande L 1-1/2<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>B2 1-8 Ptnr balance + swing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b>Friday Night Affair</b>, Chrissy Fowler, Becket<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>A1 1-4 Right + left thru<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> 5-8 Women chain to Nbr<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>A2 1-8 Interrupted Sq thru (Ptr start, end passing Nbr to next)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>B1 1-8 (new) Nbr balance + swing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>B2 1-4 Women’s give + take<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> 5-8 Ptnr swing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>(I have more, but I think this is a good start).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Ric Goldman<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>letsdance@rgoldman.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Callers [mailto:callers-bounces@lists.sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Kalia Kliban via Callers<br>Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2017 2:59 PM<br>To: Caller's discussion list <callers@sharedweight.net><br>Subject: [Callers] Looking for a particular sort of becket dance</p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>I'm re-vamping my list of simple contra dances for new callers, and am in search of a very particular sort of becket dance. The list is one of my hand-outs for callers' classes at camps, so the folks who'll be using it are likely to be nervous, brand-new callers. To that end, I'm looking for sturdy, hard-to-break, low-piece-count dances. In a perfect world they'd be composed of simpler glossary figures.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>I already have a fair collection of simple dances to choose from, but would like to include one more becket dance (I have Tica Tica Timing already on the list). This perfect becket that I'm looking for should _not_ start with circle L 3/4, and should not contain petronella twirls. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> Bonus points if it doesn't have a whole hey, since I've already got a couple of whole hey dances in the list.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>I look forward to hearing what you can recommend.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Many thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Kalia Kliban<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Callers mailing list<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="mailto:Callers@lists.sharedweight.net"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Callers@lists.sharedweight.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>