This discussion got me thinking about dances which have both a Gents RH chain and Ladies LH chain. I wasn't sure if any existed, so I wrote a few. I have no idea when I would ever call them, but it was a fun exercise  :)

On a somewhat related note, I appear to have a thing for writing Becket dances, but I'm proud to say that none of these start with "Circle Left 3 places". In fact, they don't have any circles in them, so they can also help with the "dances without a circle left" campaign.

That's Not How We Do It
Contra, BECKET, by Rona Wiener, Jan 2016

A1   (4) Balance the Ring (4) Gents Roll away P along set
        (8) Gents RIGHT HAND chain [To N]
A2   (8) Gents [Gypsy] x1
        (8) Neighbor Swing
B1   (4) Balance the Ring (4) Ladies Roll away N along set
        (8) Ladies LEFT HAND chain [to P]
B2   (8) On Right Diagonal Half a hey [Ladies lead by L]
        (8) Partner Swing

Slightly Less Wrong
Contra, BECKET, by Rona Wiener, Jan 2016

A1   (4) Balance the Ring (4) Spin R (as in Petronella), face NN
        (4) Balance the Ring (4) Spin R
A2   (8) Star L x 1 [hands across, gents drop out]
        (8) Ladies LEFT HAND chain [to N]
B1   (8) Star R x 1 [hands across, ladies drop out]
        (8) Gents RIGHT HAND chain [To P]
B2   (4) Pass Through
        (12) Partner Swing

Double Negative
Contra, BECKET, by Rona Wiener, Jan 2016

[Starts on side with P, Gents on R]
A1   (8) Star R x 1 [hands across, ladies drop out]
        (8) Gents RIGHT HAND chain [To N]
A2   (8) Star L x 1 [hands across, gents drop out]
        (8) Ladies LEFT HAND chain [to P]
B1   (8) Half a hey [Ladies lead by L]
        (8) Partner Swing
B2   (8) Right and Left Through
        (8) Pass Through, Single File Promenade along the set to NN
           


On Wednesday, January 20, 2016 10:17 PM, Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:


I think I just danced one in CDH which both chains. But I can't remember who was chaining when because I was swapping anyway.  But if anyone else was there and remembers... 

On Sun, Jan 17, 2016 at 7:11 PM, Ron Blechner via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Anyone know any contras with gents chaining from right-hand position? I have four I wrote on the plane, and I don't think I've ever danced one. And considering the ro swapping I encounter at many of my gigs, maybe it's time I start calling them sometime.
I know there's one by Gene Hubert where ladies chain, are rolled away with 1/2 sashay, and gents are right-hand chained from the right. Notes for that appreciated. I'd like dances where gents are doing a regular right hand chain.
I'm not talking about "Gents chain", which is from the Left-hand side. For that matter, I want to make it clear that "gents chain" is named poorly. I called "gents, left-hand chain" the other night in Greenfield and it required less explanation than when I've called/taught it as "gents chain". But I digress.
Thanks!
Ron Blechner

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