Caspian Tern

By David Cottle

Becket; Double Clockwise Progression

A1

• Balance and swing partner

A2

• Ladies chain across
• balance in ring and Petronella turn into a tidal wave
  • ladies cross the set to face out, men turn along the side to face in

B1

• on the sides: balance towards partner, away, slide across partner; balance towards, away, slide back

B2

• Half a hey on the left diagonal: men pull past partner left and then pass right as women follow their partner
• half a hey straight across, men passing right to start

Note that laggards in the diagonal half hey will get run down by those on time for the straight-across hey; however the balance and swing give some recovery time.

Note that B1 does nothing except confuse people as to where they are. It may be worth identifying the left diagonal in the walk through at the start of B1 rather than waiting until everyone is confused at the start of B2. Some women (who are facing out) may find it hard to appreciate that their left diagonal is behind and to their right.

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