Depends on your precise definition of "unimpeachable choreography"..
But here's some of my other go-tos in this situation: "O'brien's Star" (star throughs) "Mad, Mad World" (mad robins, though it does have a partner california twirl) "To Turn a Phrase" (entire set circling) "Salmonella Evening"/"Kitchen Stomp"/"Heartbeat Contra"/"Power Surge"/"Tica Tica Timing" (petronellas) "Catch A Falling Star" (odd stuff with stars) "Moody Street" (entire set promenade, though I've swapped the promenade directions) "Rollin' and Tumblin'" (roll aways) "Trip to IHOP"/"Woven Waves" (facing star set up with long waves) "Here and There" (down the hall) "Leaving Home"/"Handsome Young Maids" (dublin bay down the hall) "My Hungarian Gypsy Star" (double facing star) "Trust" (poussette) "Two Whos in the Middle" (phrase-shifted, variable waves) Cheers, -Chris Page Los Angeles, CA On Tue, Jul 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM Rick Mohr via Contra Callers <[email protected]> wrote: > > I’d like to find more easy-going contras for newcomers that still have > unimpeachable choreography and something of interest. By easy-going I mean: > > Straightforward transitions > > Stays in minor set (but OK to progress somewhere besides A1) > > A catch-up point like a balance or long lines forward & back > > > Here are some I think fit the bill: > > > Black Bird in the Night (rory o’mohr) > > Give the Scout a Hand (half hey with hands) > > Harmony Hey (half hey with hands, star progression) > > Kinematic Vorticity (gate) > > Rock Creek Reel (larks/robins balance in central wave) > > Simplicity Swing (star progression) > > Spoot the Dog (balance+dosido+allemande) > > > I don’t count dances like The Baby Rose where you balance & swing both > neighbor and partner. Those don’t seem newcomer-friendly to me because > there’s so much swinging. > > > What are some that you like? > > > Rick > > > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] _______________________________________________ Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
