29 May
2025
29 May
'25
10:16 a.m.
The way I read Katherine's dance, the "1s" (the couple who was facing down
the hall before circling left 1/4, if you were to get into becket that way)
are in fact progressing down the hall, so is there actually an issue here?
Playing out the dance in my head, the circle R is essentially a circle 1/2
and then unfold, so lark 1 is facing down and has their right hand free.
Then after the allemande 1 1/2 they're back on original side facing
partner. Full hey brings them back to that point again and then they
progress down the hall. No?
On Thu, May 29, 2025, 10:42 AM Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
John, the question at the moment is how to define them
for dance writing
purposes. In her original dance, there is “Lark 1“ referenced. If you
don’t define which side lark one starts on you get two very different
dances.
In my mind, the 1s are defined as the right-file couple because they used
to be the ones facing down the hall in improper formation assuming everyone
moves one place to the left around the circle instead of right.
I would argue that the dancers know it too. When I call a becket dance
that progresses backwards and don’t tell them, invariably someone waves
their arms and hollers from the floor that it’s broken and they progressed
the wrong direction.
Alex
Sent from my iPhone
On May 29, 2025, at 6:59 AM, John Sweeney via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
HI Katherine,
Numbers in Becket formation are not defined. Some callers
may number them, I have never seen a reason to. The progression is
normally just clockwise or counter-clockwise. Just tell the dancers which
way to look (left or right diagonal) when they are progressing.
If you need to identify someone then I would point to one
side of the hall (or give it a name) and tell the person on that side what
to do. If you give them numbers then the numbers will change when they are
out at the top or the bottom. But that side of the hall is always that
side of the hall.
Flirtation Reel is a great dance, but does have a Swing.
Happy dancing,
John
John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802
940 574
http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
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