Re: [Callers] Beneficial Tradition end effects

On 2016-10-21 1733, Kalia Kliban via Callers wrote: Oh, _that_ dance. Cool. Now I know it's name. We danced that at Chehalis this Sept. Was great fun. I don't recall any overt weirdness, however I wasn't really looking at the ends throughout the whole of the dance. -- The penny dropped when I was reading the directions at hand, thinking, "This looks fun", and then read in Mary Dart's book, -- "A dance I wrote a few years ago called 'The Beneficial Tradition,' . . . I think it started in Philadelphia that they discovered they had a little extra time on their hands, so that after they pull by each of those hands they go, "hey!" or "ho!" or something like that, and they throw their free hand up in the air behind their heads. (Pearl 1990" -- In Becky Hill's collection is, (possibly from Dan Pearl), "Becket, double L/CW prog This one needs strong, clear four-beat phrases in B2. More driving or exhuberant, and not as mysterious or in a minor key." -- From "Give-and-Take" (Larry Jennings) "Neutrals must participate in the left-hand crossings, partners playing the part of neighbors. One dancer at each end stands pat during each diagonal crossing." -- From the RPDLW #24 / 2011 syllabus: "At the beginning of the dance, ladies should look on the left diagonal for a new lady with whom to allemande. The rule for diagonal action applies: at the ends of the set, if there is nobody to pull by with on the diagonal, stay put! Also, in B1, note that the ladies chain precedes the forward and back. This sets up B2 well, but is opposite to what often happens, and so dancers may forget at times. (In the original dance the A1 included a wave: Ladies allemande left once around and give right hand to partner to form a wave (4), balance the wave (4) and swing your partner (8). Lynn omits the balance.)" Thanks for the ID of the dance Kalia. That's a keeper. Cheers, John -- J.D. Erskine Victoria, BC