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<div> <font size="2">I have successfully called "Almost Sackett's Harbor," a triple minor, triple progression dance.</font></div>
<div><font size="2">with the Contra Corners figure in a triplet formation, and there is no waiting out at the top.</font></div>
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<div><span>In my dance community a proper dance won’t help because everyone dances all the roles so training folks to look for certain genders isn’t a good idea (and in my opinion never is). Instead, I’d suggest something with short Allemandes (half, 3/4) or diagonal waves (dr Blums delight). <br clear="none"><br clear="none">If the figure is new to your dancers, use a triplet (by David smuckler) or a three facing three (Melanie axel lute wrote one). Contra corners is much easier in that formation. <br clear="none"><br clear="none">A<br clear="none"></span><br clear="none">
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<div dir="ltr"><br clear="none">On Feb 20, 2019, at 5:06 PM, Ann Fallon via Callers <<a rel="noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net" target="_blank" removedlink__61e2d357-888e-4663-99f7-a56b4ce2c0b1__href="mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net">callers@lists.sharedweight.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div>
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<div>I like your idea of teaching a proper dance earlier in your program. If you are going to choose a contra corners dance in which the active couple has to do a half-figure eight to get proper, you might want to teach the half-figure eight in an earlier dance, too.</div>
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<div>Here's a triplet which I also find useful for teaching/learning contra corners. I am the author, but don't mean to be self-promoting here.</div>
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<div>Microchasmic Triplet</div>
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<div>Proper Formation, all facing partner</div>
<div>The middle couple is the "active" couple, so there is no need to get them into position before starting the contra corners.</div>
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<div>A1 Forward and Back, DSD Partner</div>
<div>A2 Middle couple turn contra corners</div>
<div>B1 ALL balance and swing Partner, end facing up</div>
<div>B2 Top couple lead a cast off to the bottom. When they reach the bottom they make a two-handed arch and the other two couples go below them and come through the arch.</div>
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<div> It's a <span style="font-size:10pt;">peel the banana, come through the arch figure as in the Virginia Reel. </span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:10pt;">Encourage the dancers to come to the top of their set before casting off to the bottom, or the sets will move too far down the hall. </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:10pt;">Here's a link to a video. </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:10pt;">Good luck!</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:10pt;">Ann</span></div>
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<div dir="ltr">Hi all, first time posting here!
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<div>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. </div>
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<div>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? </div>
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<div>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?</div>
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<div>Thanks in advance, </div>
<div>Hannah Chamberlain</div>
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