hook: Alternating corners for same role people
by: Jim Kitch
formation: Sawtooth CW
| A1 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 10 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | slide left along set one person so the
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| 8 | long lines forward & back
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| B1 | 16 | |
| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing, face next neighbors on slight left diagonal
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Perhaps better taught as Becket, but more properly considered sawtooth based on the positioning at the end of the partner swings. The passings at the end of the Contra corners feel different for the larks vs the ravens; the larks can "cheat" slightly and pass the next lark rather than the one they did the allemande right with while the ravens seem to be required to pass the one with whom they did the allemande right in order to get back to their partners. An interesting result, though I'm not sure if this distinction actually exists or if it's simply a matter of a relatively small sample size and the ravens can do the same "cheating" to get back to their partners.