11 Sep
2024
11 Sep
'24
11:53 a.m.
Apologies, I responded directly instead of to the list!
The progression for a becket would be similar to improper as far as being
out is concerned - if there are an even number of couples, then you'd have
a couple out at both the top and the bottom simultaneously, every other
time. The only time you'd have a big fast turn of some sort would be if
it's a double-progression dance; if you're trying to keep things very
straightforward for your community I don't think you'd be selecting those
dances anyway.
Abbie Sorg
Tucson, AZ
On Wed, Sep 11, 2024 at 8:30 AM Katherine Kitching via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Hi all- here in Halifax, to keep things simple for
our
beginner-full/generally unskilled group, we never dance in Becket formation
these days.
But Luke's original post has suddenly got me "seeing the light" about how
I could use simple beckets as a way to get beginner people dancing in
contra lines without worrying about the complexities of ejection and
getting ppl to remember to change places when ejected. (And also avoiding
the strange feeling of how the dance symmetry changes when you switch from
moving up the hall to down the hall or vice versa).
So I'm going to test it out with my group...
But I realize it's been a while since I danced a Becket and I forget some
of the basic mechanics.
I just tried googling but could not easily find the info I was looking
for...
so-- apologies for asking such a basic question here-- but I trust it will
be an efficient way to find an answer :)
First off just a bit of info on my plan--
, I plan for now to try out only very simple Beckets where everyone comes
back to their home place after every figure.
So i'll be explaining the progression as sliding CCW (I'm gonna go with
CCW progression only, for now) 2 places, until you are in a new duple.
(we may play on simple variations of this like going forward in lines
towards the old couple, and veering backwards towards the new couple as in
the first dance Luke presented here).
I understand that if there is an odd number of couples, then every time
the dance runs through, a couple will be ejected, either at the top or the
bottom.
My question is-- if there is an EVEN number of couples, then are two
couples ejected, top and bottom, every second time??
Or, does the progression just involve a big fast turn for the people at
the top and bottom of the giant oval, so that they always meet a new
couple, every single time?
thanks all for your help :)
Kat k
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