Another great whole-oval dance, along with Gang of Four, is the ever-popular 
Fairport Harbour by Paul Balliet. Advanced dancers can add in a cool trick in 
that one: suggest that in the B, gents have time to rollaway your partner 
before passing through the set (with lady on the left - scandalous!) because 
it's a piece of cake to correct that with the next move, swing your partner on 
that other side.

My favorite "can only get away with calling it once every few years" dance is 
Carmen's Contra or variations, which features a truly goofy and fun 
"clap-clap-bump-bump" figure a la Carmen Miranda. Remind those dancing the 
gents' role to empty their pockets first.

Tina

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