14 Apr
2023
14 Apr
'23
4:57 p.m.
On 2023-04-14 8:45 a.m., Jerome Grisanti via Contra Callers wrote:
Hello Friends,
I have called a dance that I cannot now find, it included a petronella turn
to the right and one to the left. I liked it because the unusual direction
is different for experienced dancers while easy for newish dancers.
Can anyone recall seeing such a sequence?
I thought it might be a Joseph Pimentel dance, but now I'm questioning
everything I ever thought I remembered.
In the Caller's Box, petronella to the left is notated as
"reverse petronella turn"
https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/Glossary.htm#reverse-petr…
We've currently got 33 dances containing that figure, of which one is by
Joseph Pimentel: "A Balanced Tern", from "The Goldcrest Collection".
Its A1 is:
ring balance, petronella right
ring balance, petronella left
So that might be the dance you're looking for.
-Michael