This is dance #7833 in The Caller's Box, a contra dance database.

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The Martyred Monk

by Jim Hemphill

Permission: full

FormationBase: Duple Minor - Proper
FormationDetail: Proper becket (M above W)
Progression: Single
Direction: CW

Figures:

A1

(8) Man one and woman two do a right-hand ladies chain to same-role neighbor

(8) Mad robin counterclockwise 1 & 1/4 around same-role neighbor; form wave of four, M1+W2 in center

A2

(4) Balance wave of four (SRNL,1CR)

(4) Man one and woman two slide right (past 1C)

(8) Partner swing

B1

(2) Shift left

(6) Circle left 3/4 [with N2]

(8) N2 neighbor swing

B2

(6) Ladies chain to partner

(2) Ones roll away (W roll L, M side-step R)

(8) In long lines, go forward and back

Calling Notes:

A proper Becket -- take proper and circle left 1/4. Man one and woman two are in the correct position to do a ladies chain at the beginning of the dance.
Appearances: website Hemphill