I'll admit, I occasionally dream calling nightmares. Not usually in line
with anything that has or may happen, just awkward situations where I'm
calling and things are problematic. Last night the dream was that a member
of the band kept stopping the dance to explain to the dancers how the dance
SHOULD go. Really weird and not an issue I've actually had. Even David
Carpenter (rest his soul) who had strong opinions about chestnuts and would
opine from behind his fiddle before playing but not stop a dance in motion.
Anyway, upon waking at 4 am and processing said dream, I tried to figure
out what dance I'd been calling. It wasn't a challenging dance, and I
eventually constructed that it was
Becket, ccw
A1
(8) Long lines forward and back
(8) Balance the ring, petronella one place to the right, face new couple
A2
(16) Neighbor balance and swing, end facing partner
B1
(8) Long lines forward and back
(8) Balance the ring, petronella one place to the right,
B2
(16) Partner balance and swing
It reminds me of Midwestern Folklore by Oracle Johnson (and Will You Marry
Me by Seth Tepfer) in that it's sort of a half length dance you do twice
with neighbor and partner.
It would work as an Indecent dance too (although I'm pretty sure I was
calling it in Becket) :
A1
(8) Long lines forward and back
(8) Balance the ring, petronella one place to the right
A2
(16) Partner balance and swing
B1
(8) Long lines forward and back
(8) Balance the ring, petronella one place to the right, face new couple
B2
(16) New neighbor balance and swing
You could even line them up improper and then sneak them into indecent,
since the first partner swing fixes it for them. Although if you did that,
some folks would probably worry that the twos and ones weren't where they
started after one walkthrough; and folks should wait out indecent. Anyway...
Looking through my cards, and the online Callers Box, I can't find this
dance in either place, in either form.
Anybody recognize it?
Thanks all. And sweet dreams.
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On Thu, 2 Mar 2023 10:20:27 -0500, Luke Donforth via Contra Callers wrote:
Anybody recognize it?
No, but if you call it I'll gladly stop the dance to explain to the dancers how the
dance SHOULD go!
Colin Hume