I think there are certain figures that define a dance. butterfly whirl, rory-o-more, zipper, etc. I put contra corners in this category. Heys are not as defining (in my opinion) and can be spread around the program more easily (I include petronella in this same category) - but I till try to avoid calling 2 dances with full heys in the same program. My goal is to keep as much variety in the program as possible. I would not call contra corners twice n the same evening. I am glad Down by the Riverside has been recommended. I first danced this on a trip to Scotland with Melanie calling her dance. I did not like it much on the walk thru but once the dance started it changed my mind quickly. It is a great dance and certainly adds variety to a program. Mac On Thursday, February 21, 2019, 7:56:44 AM CST, Bob Hofkin <bhof...@middlej.com> wrote: Mac,
Callers do that all the time with hey for four--which I think is harder for inexperienced dancers than contra corners because there's less connection with the other dancers. Bob On 2/21/2019 8:14, Mac Mckeever via Callers wrote: > My concern with introducing CC in triplet is if you do that and then turn >around and do it in a contra you have done it twice in one program - and >probably very close together. I wouldn't want to do that > Mac McKeever > On Thursday, February 21, 2019, 12:12:29 AM CST, Chris Page via Callers ><callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > Like many others, I recommend a triplet or 3-face-3. You're not going > out of your minor set, and not everyone's active all the time. > > I recommend: > Corner Triplet (Linda Leslie) > Melanie's Triplet (Melanie Axel-Lute) > Microchasmic Triplet (Ann Fallon) > > or > > Down by the Riverside (3-face-3 by Melanie Axel-Lute) > > I don't recommend Ted's Triplet #7, because it also includes a proper > right-and-left through, which many people these days are more > unfamiliar with than contra corners. > > -Chris Page > San Diego, CA > > On Wed, Feb 20, 2019 at 1:38 PM Hannah Chamb via Callers > <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: >> >> Hi all, first time posting here! >> >> I'm new-ish to calling and I've yet to call contra corners. I think I'm up >> for the challenge and could teach the figure itself, but I still think it's >> a tricky one for dancers in all but the most experienced crowds. A few >> callers I know have advised me to build up to a challenging figure like >> contra corners over the course of an evening by calling dances that echo the >> skills the dancers will need later. >> >> With that in mind, what dances would you call early in the evening in a >> mixed-level group that would help "teach" dancers the skills they need to be >> successful at contra corners? >> >> I've been thinking I should include an easy proper-ish dance, and maybe a >> dance with allemandes outside the minor set... anything else come to mind? >> >> Thanks in advance, >> Hannah Chamberlain >> Westbrook, ME >> _______________________________________________ >> List Name: Callers mailing list >> List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net >> Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ > _______________________________________________ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ >
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