This is dance #5008 in The Caller's Box, a contra dance database.

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Beckler's Lament

by Penn Fix

Permission: full

FormationBase: Duple Minor - Improper
Progression: Single

Figures:

A1

(8) Neighbor swing

(8) Right and left through with neighbor; face down

A2

(6) In a line of four, go down the hall (M2-W1-M1-W2)

(2) Neighbor turn as couples

(6) In a line of four, go up the hall (W1-M2-W2-M1)

(2) Bend the line

B1

(6) Circle left 3/4

(10) Partner swing

B2

(4) Men allemande left 1

(10) Partner star promenade 1 & 1/4 (ML)

(2) Partner butterfly whirl counterclockwise (in center)

Appearances: Contra Dancing in the Northwest, p 105