<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_10432">For me the absolute, guaranteed never to fail contra (as opposed to a longways dance such as Gallopede), is Jefferson and Liberty. I assume it's derived from a traditional dance of the same name created in Colonial times.<br></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_10436" style="display: block;"><div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_10435"><div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_10434"><div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_10444"><div id="yiv8799986271"><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_10456"><div id="yiv8799986271yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_4317"><span><br clear="none"></span></div><div id="yiv8799986271yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_4317"><span id="yiv8799986271yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_4582">Jefferson and Liberty (duple,no need to worry about who's on which side)</span></div><div id="yiv8799986271yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_4317"><span><br clear="none"></span></div><div id="yiv8799986271yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_4317"><span id="yiv8799986271yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_4624">A.1. Circle 4 left and right ("It doesn't matter if you get all the way to the left as long as you finish where you started.")</span></div><div id="yiv8799986271yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_4317"><span id="yiv8799986271yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_4625">A 2. Star right and left (Same instruction.)</span></div><div id="yiv8799986271yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_4317">B. 1. Ones down the outside and back.</div><div id="yiv8799986271yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_4317">B.2. Down the center, 4 in line, ones in the middle. Ones make an arch, twos duck under ("Twos take hands with your partner so you don't lose each other!") Everybody comes back up the set, everybody look to the nexy couple..</div><div id="yiv8799986271yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_4317"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv8799986271yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_4317">If they're able, you can suggest that the ones not turn around to come back up the set, but come backwards so they can get acquainted with their new neighboring couple.</div><div id="yiv8799986271yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_4317"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv8799986271yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_4317">Susan Elberger</div><div id="yiv8799986271yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_4317">Lowell, MA</div><div id="yiv8799986271yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_4317"> </div><div class="yiv8799986271qtdSeparateBR" id="yiv8799986271yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_4318"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv8799986271yahoo_quoted" id="yiv8799986271yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_4334" style="display:block;"> <div id="yiv8799986271yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_4333" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div id="yiv8799986271yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_4332" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div class="yiv8799986271yqt9899656163" id="yiv8799986271yqt01445"><div dir="ltr" id="yiv8799986271yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_4331"> <font id="yiv8799986271yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_4330" size="2" face="Arial"> </font><hr id="yiv8799986271yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_4329" size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Rich Sbardella via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net><br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> trad-dance-callers@yahoogroups.com; Caller's discussion list <callers@sharedweight.net> <br clear="none"> <b id="yiv8799986271yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_4361"><span id="yiv8799986271yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_4360" style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, March 5, 2016 1:44 PM<br clear="none"> <b id="yiv8799986271yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_4363"><span id="yiv8799986271yui_3_16_0_1_1457203827486_4362" style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Callers] Contras for One Nighters<br clear="none"> </div> <div class="yiv8799986271y_msg_container"><br clear="none"><div id="yiv8799986271"><div dir="ltr">I rarely call a contra at a One Night Party Dance, but occasionally I am asked to. I have a few in my cards, but can anyone make some sure fire recommendations.<div><br clear="none"></div><div>Assume 95%-100% non dancers.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Thanks, Rich</div><div>Stafford, CT</div></div></div><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Callers mailing list<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Callers@lists.sharedweight.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:Callers@lists.sharedweight.net">Callers@lists.sharedweight.net</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net">http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div> </div> </div> </div></div></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>