By Rick Mohr;
December 2004
Contra,
Becket
Level: Intermediate
| A1: |
(On left diagonal) Right and left through (8) Women allemande right 1 1/2 (8) (Join left hands with neighbor to form a wave of four) |
| A2: |
Balance the wave (4) Allemande left with neighbor 3/4 (4) Swing next neighbor (8) |
| B1: |
Men allemande left 1 1/2 (8) (Join right hands with partner to form a wave of four) Balance the wave (4) Allemande right with partner 3/4 (4) |
| B2: |
Allemande left with shadow (6) Swing partner (10) |
This is an accessible dance with an unexpected twist and some nice symmetries. Its "two steps forward and one step back" progression makes it a cousin of Rosen At the Wheel, but on the dance floor it feels quite different.
Dancers are next to their shadows at the beginning of the dance. If you introduce them before the walk-through they might still remember each other in B2.
For Bill Olson, an A1 caller, musician, and human being, in honor of many great times at the A1 Diner in Gardner Maine before the North Whitefield dance. "A1" is also the beginning of a contradance, and if Bill's there it's bound to be great.
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