On Jan 25, 2024, at 12:00 AM,
contracallers-request(a)lists.sharedweight.net wrote:
>> Late in a regular evening dance a caller recently threw in a contra
> with larks and robins progressing in opposite directions or at
> different rates. Although it was announced as a mixer, it was
> sufficiently unexpected that chaos and discomfort ensued. I'd have
> been happier with that in a workshop setting. "Dance with who's
> coming at you."
>
> David, I'd love to have this dance for uh, scientific purposes and
> certainly not to sow chaos 👀
>
>
> --
> Maia McCormick (she/her)
> 917.279.8194
Here is one: Note: I can’t guarantee I have everything right here. I think I remember
prepping to call it and then chickening out! :-)
ð BECKET MIXER
No Use Crying Over Spilled Milk
by Chris Weiler
Teaching:
Note: warn Robins that they’ll feel stuck at ends when not stuck. If there’s nobody on
your side to dance with, then dance with the person across from you and face back in LL/RR
as usual. Larks triple progress, but robins progress forward 2 and back one so it can feel
like you’re stuck when you’re not. Don’t fix it or you will get stuck!
A1 BECKET: on side of set w/partner: Partner balance & swing
A2 (6) Circle left 3 places & pass thru along the set
(8) New neighbor swing
B1 (8) long lines forward and back
(8) third neighbor (beside you along side of set, who you did NOT just swing) allemande
left 1 ½
(there’s an awkward hand-hold switch here: robins, you can make it smoother if you take
the lark’s left hand you’re holding in your right hand, and put it into your left hand for
the allemande left 1 ½ )
B2 (8) Robins chain (to current partner— then say goodbye)
(8) Star left (all the way around) to a new partner
Calling Notes:
Note: If you’re out at the ends and there’s nobody on your side to dance with, then do the
move (whether partner or neighbour) with the person across from you and face back in LL/RR
as usual.
warn Robins that they’ll feel stuck at ends when not stuck. Larks triple progress, but
robins progress forward 2 and back one so it can feel like you’re stuck when you’re not.
Don’t try to fix it or you will get stuck!
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7At3Dhq-G0