14 Oct
2013
14 Oct
'13
5:20 a.m.
Hexitation (six couple square) is fun:
http://www.library.unh.edu/special/forms/rpdlw/syllabus2008.pdf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qNy9II3OiU
In this video the dance starts at around 0.:28. Before that, and in the
middle of the video, the caller has the head couples pair up and the couples
work as if they were a single person, then he calls standard square dance
breaks. Must try that :-)
Happy dancing,
John
John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362
http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
14 Oct
14 Oct
8 p.m.
New subject: Unsual dances (Hexitation)
Hi John,
On 14/10/2013 11:20 p.m., John Sweeney wrote:
Hexitation (six couple square) is fun:
http://www.library.unh.edu/special/forms/rpdlw/syllabus2008.pdf
The breaks using tandem couples are a nice touch.
Has anyone noticed that this dance is a Becket contra?
If the sets are rotated 90 degrees (i.e. bringing the single couples at the top
and bottom),
the figure is simply a (double prog for the non-UK callers) Becket dance
starting with the
top and bottom out.
A1: LLFB, CL 3/4, Pass thru
A2: N Gyp & Sw
B1: LLFB, (next) N Dosido
B2: (same) N Swing; LC
The swing ending mid-phrase goes over ok in this context. In B2 facing
back into the 'hex formation' and the ends not doing the LC are just the
natural end effects.
At our regular house dances, we often have small sets and many Becket dances
work very well viewed in this formation. Similarly four couple Beckets often yield
nice figures for squares.
Cheers, Bill
15 Oct
15 Oct
12:48 a.m.
New subject: Unsual dances (Hexitation)
Becket dances can be used to great advantage with small crowds. Here
we call becket dances where no one is every out "quad" beckets. That
is becket dances that can be done with just 4 couples, with no one
ever out at the end. Here is one such dance by Byron Ricker, called
Chasing the "L"
A1: On the L Diagonal, Right & Left Through; (stay where you are, if
there is no one on your L diagonal)
Ladies Chain Straight Across
A2: Men Allemande L 1 ½ x (to partner)
Gypsy with Partner
B1: Hey for 4 (Women start with L sh)
B2: Partner Balance & Swing
With just 4 couples, and couples out at the ends, you end up with half
the dances standing out half the time. Doing a dance where no one is
ever out is a good thing for small crowds.
Also, a Becket dance can be written where partners are changed, as well:
A1: Circle L 1x; flatten circle into a wavy line, men in the middle by
the L; Partner by the Right hand)
Balance l/r; slide left.
A2 Bal & swing partner.
B1: Ladies chain on the L diagonal;
On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 9:00 PM, Bill Baritompa
<staf186(a)ext.canterbury.ac.nz> wrote:
Hi John,
On 14/10/2013 11:20 p.m., John Sweeney wrote:
Hexitation (six couple square) is fun:
http://www.library.unh.edu/special/forms/rpdlw/syllabus2008.pdf
The breaks using tandem couples are a nice touch.
Has anyone noticed that this dance is a Becket contra?
If the sets are rotated 90 degrees (i.e. bringing the single couples at the
top and bottom),
the figure is simply a (double prog for the non-UK callers) Becket dance
starting with the
top and bottom out.
A1: LLFB, CL 3/4, Pass thru
A2: N Gyp & Sw
B1: LLFB, (next) N Dosido
B2: (same) N Swing; LC
The swing ending mid-phrase goes over ok in this context. In B2 facing
back into the 'hex formation' and the ends not doing the LC are just the
natural end effects.
At our regular house dances, we often have small sets and many Becket dances
work very well viewed in this formation. Similarly four couple Beckets often
yield
nice figures for squares.
Cheers, Bill
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New subject: Unsual dances (Hexitation)
Oops. It got sent before I finished typing the dance. Here is it in
it;s entirety.
A1: Circle L 1x; flatten circle into a wavy line, men in the middle by
the L; Partner by the Right hand)
Balance l/r; slide left.
A2 Bal & swing partner.
B1: Ladies chain on the L diagonal;
Ladies chain straight across.
B2: Do-si-do your old partner, who is now your neighbor.
Swing your new partner, who you did the courtesy turn with after the
ladies chain.
In this dance, the men stay in the same place, while the women move in
a clockwise direction around the Becket set, making it a mixer. Sets
should have even numbers of couples, as an odd man out at the end of a
set would remain out the whole dance!
On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 1:48 AM, Richard Hart <richhart49(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Becket dances can be used to great advantage with
small crowds. Here
we call becket dances where no one is every out "quad" beckets. That
is becket dances that can be done with just 4 couples, with no one
ever out at the end. Here is one such dance by Byron Ricker, called
Chasing the "L"
A1: On the L Diagonal, Right & Left Through; (stay where you are, if
there is no one on your L diagonal)
Ladies Chain Straight Across
A2: Men Allemande L 1 ½ x (to partner)
Gypsy with Partner
B1: Hey for 4 (Women start with L sh)
B2: Partner Balance & Swing
With just 4 couples, and couples out at the ends, you end up with half
the dances standing out half the time. Doing a dance where no one is
ever out is a good thing for small crowds.
Also, a Becket dance can be written where partners are changed, as well:
A1: Circle L 1x; flatten circle into a wavy line, men in the middle by
the L; Partner by the Right hand)
Balance l/r; slide left.
A2 Bal & swing partner.
B1: Ladies chain on the L diagonal;
On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 9:00 PM, Bill Baritompa
<staf186(a)ext.canterbury.ac.nz> wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> On 14/10/2013 11:20 p.m., John Sweeney wrote:
>>
>> Hexitation (six couple square) is fun:
>> http://www.library.unh.edu/special/forms/rpdlw/syllabus2008.pdf
>
>
> The breaks using tandem couples are a nice touch.
>
> Has anyone noticed that this dance is a Becket contra?
>
> If the sets are rotated 90 degrees (i.e. bringing the single couples at the
> top and bottom),
> the figure is simply a (double prog for the non-UK callers) Becket dance
> starting with the
> top and bottom out.
>
> A1: LLFB, CL 3/4, Pass thru
> A2: N Gyp & Sw
> B1: LLFB, (next) N Dosido
> B2: (same) N Swing; LC
>
> The swing ending mid-phrase goes over ok in this context. In B2 facing
> back into the 'hex formation' and the ends not doing the LC are just the
> natural end effects.
>
> At our regular house dances, we often have small sets and many Becket dances
> work very well viewed in this formation. Similarly four couple Beckets often
> yield
> nice figures for squares.
>
> Cheers, Bill
>
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