By Charlie Fenton
Composed 1994
| Type | Contra |
| Formation | Becket |
| A1 | (6) Circle left 3/4 (2) Pass through along the line (this is the progression) (8) With the new hands across left-hand star (lady in the lead) |
| A2 | (8) Gents drop out, ladies continue until facing partner (8) Hey 3/4, partners pass right shoulders to start |
| B1 | (8,8) Neighbors gypsy and swing (on gent's original side) |
| B2 | (8) Circle left 3/4 (8) Partners swing With the same neighbors... |
Author's Notes:
Written for the "historical" Contra Medley at the 50th New England Folk Festival in 1994. I have seen a different "fad" emerge in newly written dances each year or two at NEFFA and elsewhere. So I decided to bring together as many of the recent "trends" as I could into one dance to represent the state of contemporary Contra choreography. Since it contained so many dance cliches, I called it "Trite and True". Fortunately, all these pieces have become popular because they work well, so I was fairly pleased with the result of combining them. One of these fads is remaining in Becket formation just long enough to swing your partner, which I refer to as "Barely Becket".
This dance is from American Country Dances On Line
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Added to database 12/24/1996; last revised 3/5/1999; edited by Russell Owen