Thanks, Chris. I'm enjoying the various types of Triple Minor but you nailed it- I hope to give my dancers experience with the Moneymusk style of triples. Both of the dances you suggest fit the bill nicely (and my dancers enjoy the occasional ECD).
Allison in Maine On Tue, Aug 19, 2025 at 3:49 AM Chris Page via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Aug 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM Peter Foster via Contra Callers > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > One problem with a single progression triple minor is that the end > effects are > > a bit messy: at the top, dancers are waiting out for 2 turns, and at the > bottom > > an inexperienced couple can find themselves stuck there. > > Yes, but the point of this is to practice the messy end effects that > occur in Money Musk. > Which is why I also would lean against a triple minor where the twos > and threes are becket > -- there's not practice in the Money Musk formation.. > > My impulse would for a Money Musk warm-up would be: > > If they're okay with another no-swing dance that feels ECD-like, this > is a very easy triple minor: > > The Cotery > Triple Minor, proper > A1 Gent one set twice to lady two, then two-hand turn lady three, > return to place > A2 Lady one do the same > B1 Ones lead down, come back, cast off > B2 Ones and twos do four changes of rights and lefts > > The social interactions and seeing how people mess with the A1/A2 > gives this dance interest. > I'd try and keep sets to 7-10 couples. > > If the dancers want something with swings, I'd use Good Times, with a > variant B2: > > Good Times (B2 variant) > Al Olson > Ones improper > A1 Dip-and-dive to place > A2 Corner balance and swing > B1 Circle left 1 > B2 Long lines, ones swing > > The B2 was changed to let the ones swing each other, prevent > collisions in the center, and > to give time in the B2 for the twos and threes to identify their next > hands-six. > > This has a low piece count, and chances for people to figure out which > number they > are each time through the dance. > > Cheers, > -Chris Page > Los Angeles, CA > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > -- www.huntandallison.net http://thsmaritime.com/ www.centralhallcommons.org
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