This post was migrated from a collection of contra dances I wrote. The post date is mostly accurate, but the post time is not.

Difficulty

hard

Comment

Be careful: this dance is written with the sole purpose of making the dancers dizzy.

Position

becket

Progression

single

Choreography

A1

8 beats: balance ring and petronella

8 beats: balance and California twirl neighbor

A2

6 beats: circle left ¾

8 beats: do-si-do neighbor across the set

2 beats: spin in place

B1

8 beats: do-si-do partner

8 beats: swing partner

B2

16 beats: hey on left diagonal, slowly shifting towards each other; start with women passing right shoulders and men sliding left a little for the progression