Dance TEL004
Status: Revised
2026-08-09 BOC, Tommy Linden
Notes: Original version was written 2019-04-01, published 2025-04-22. Revised 2026-08-09.
Thread the Needle {β}
Tommy Linden
Douple minor - becket formation, progression to the left (clockwise)
A1
Larks left allemande once and a half to your neighbor (8)
Neighbor swing (8)
A2
Larks in front to the right (clockwise) mad robin (8)
With new neighbors, larks in front to the left (counterclockwise) mad robin (8)
B1
Robins back up for a pousette three quarters around your new neighbor to end in a line of four, facing your partner, robins back to back in the center (8)
Larks guiding the robins backing up into half a facing hey, robins passing by the right in the center, larks by the right (8)
B2
Partner right shoulder round into a swing (16)
Thread the Needle {β}
Tommy Linden
Becket CW
A1
Larks Left Allemande 1½
Neighbor Swing
A2
Mad Robin, Larks in Front (CW)
Mad Robin with New Neighbors, Larks in Front (CCW)
B1
Partner ¾ Poussette CCW
½ Facing Hey, Robins backing up passing by the Right, Larks passing forward by the Left
B2
Partner Meltdown Swing
Thread the Needle {β}
Tommy Linden
bkt cw
A1
(8) L L alle 1½
(8) N S
A2
(8) Mad robin, L in front (cw)
(8) New N mad robin, L in front (ccw)
B1
(8) P ¾ pous ccw
(8) R back up ½ facing hey (R R, L L)
B2
(16) P M/D S