hook: shadow rollaway progression
by: John Coffman
formation: Becket
It is important to help dancers identify their shadow before the dance starts. In Becket formation, have dancers face their partner; their shadow is beyond their partner.
| A1 | 8 | gentlespoons allemande left 1½
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| 8 | neighbors swing
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| A2 | 8 | left diagonal ladles chain to shadow
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| 8 | shadows promenade on the left
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| B1 | 8 | ladles do si do 1½
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| 6 | circle left 3 places
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| 2 | gentlespoons roll away shadows with a half sashay ⁋
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| B2 | 16 | partners balance & swing
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Start the dance over with the neighbors now across from you.
John Coffman Notes: After the left diagonal ladles chain in A2, all will be dancing with their new neighbor and their shadow.
The {unusual} progression takes place in B1 with the {shadow} roll away.
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