What's My Line?
a becket formation* contra by David Kirchner

A1
Balance in circle; gents trade places (8)
Circle left once around (8)

A2
Actives* do a half-figure eight above (8)
With next (same-sex) neighbor allemande right 1-1/2 to form long wavy lines (8)

B1
Balance; spin to the right as in Rory O'More (8) Balance; spin to the left as in Rory O'More (8)

B2
Those facing in** allemande left 1-1/2 (8)
Swing partner (8)

Notes: *Though this dance is a becket dance, there are actives and inactives. The actives are those headed down the hall, who stand to the caller's right.

**"Those facing in" in the B2 are technically the second corners (active lady and inactive gent), though I don't think that description helps dancers much at that point. As long as they allemande with the person across the set and slightly to their right, the dance should work fine.

Though the flow of the dance seems excellent for the most part, this dance can be extremely disorienting to even experienced dancers if they stand out incorrectly at the top of the set. Dancers should stand out in proper formation (i.e. closest to their "line").

The title comes from the confusion which occurred at the top of the set the first couple of times I tried this dance. (My thanks to dancers in St. Louis and at the 1998 Knoxville dance festival for their patience with my learning curve on how best to teach this dance.)

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