Here are two Becket dances which are somewhat unusual but still easy to call and robust to dance. These might be considered a "step up" for a beginner caller - something to grow into from straight glossary material - requiring a more thought out walk-through/teach.

-Don

Tranquility - Linda Leslie

Contra/Becket-CW/Easy (6/17/2000 Sandwich, MA)

A1   Long lines forward & back
Gents allemande left once and a half
A2   Neighbor Balance & Swing
B1   Pass through to an ocean wave
Balance
Walk forward
New Wave Balance
B2 Ladies allemande left one-half (or once and a half)
Partner Swing

(I recommend the 1+1/2 for the easier timing)

Wavy Star Slice – Becket – Don Veino 20170120

Type: Contra Dance, Becket Left/CW Formation

A1
(8) Slice left (Fwd on left diagonal, fall straight back)
(4,4) Fwd to Wavy Star*, Balance

A2
Star CW 3/4x (Gents forward, Ladies back up 3 places)
N Swing

B1
L Chain to P
Circle RIGHT 1x

B2
Partner Balance & Swing

*AKA “Gypsy Star” – Take hands in wave with same role N, Gents below Ladies, for an interleaved wave facing opposite role N. Let go of outside hands (the one touching adjacent hands/4 folks) and retake hands with opposite role N before rotating the star.

See http://veino.com/blog/?p=1357

On Jun 29, 2017 3:58 PM, "Kalia Kliban via Callers" <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

Hi all,

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.

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