Hi Jerome (and all),

I have heard the left-petronella referred to as a “retronella” — which may be a useful search term, and also produces some delight when dancers hear it for the first time.

And although I worry US dancers would rush the gates and therefore find this a bit unsatisfying (not to mention, no neighbour swing! Which for some dancers is actually a positive...), I’ve had good feedback here in the UK about my dance, There and Back:

There and Back
Louise Siddons, 2022
Becket
A1 In a ring, balance and spin to the right; gate clockwise on the side (fill the music!)
A2 In a ring, balance and spin to the left; gate anticlockwise on the side
B1 Chain (Rh; those moving fwd out of the courtesy turn end slightly inside the set and look right); with the next, right shoulder 'round 1.5
B2 With your partner, balance and swing

Louise.
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