[Callers] Re: Dance with petronella right and left

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.