Re: [Callers] Itty-bitty dances, triplets, odd numbers

But those "pass by" moves really need to be done with hands to a) keep things connected and b) keep the dancers oriented (if you hold on for just a second after each pull by, it turns you back in to face the center (exactly the same way beginners tend to try to do a R&L Thru) with the correct hand free for the next pull by.   Jack Mitchell On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 10:21 AM -0700, "jill allen via Callers" <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: Kalia, Since no one has mentioned it and to honor Larry Jennings, I will share this triplet I love with a zipper!  That is, I am pretty sure it's written by Larry.  Does anyone know the title?Jill Allen Triplet (by Larry Jennings?) proper A1 all pass ptr by RH all who can, pass person on L diag by LH all pass person straight across by RH L diag by LHA2  across by RH L diag by LH bal ptr, box the gnatB1 B & S ptr ending properB2  bottom cpl lead up the middle, turn alone and lead back down the middle cast with 2nd (now at bottom) cpl to end in 2nd place* *end:  33 11 22 On May 3, 2015, at 2:53 PM, Kalia Kliban via Callers wrote: I just called a tiny dance last night, and went through several of my triplets along with a big pile of English 3-couple dances that we did to old-time tunes (that was a little weird for me but the dancers enjoyed them, so what the heck).  I was grateful to have the few triplets I had, and I'd like to expand my collection.  The ones I used were Microchasmic, David's Triplet #7 and Ted's Triplet #24, which all have distinctive bits in them (contra corners, round two/drop through, and a cast to invert then 1s lead up, respectively).  I like triplets that have some choreographic substance to them, something for the dancers to chew on. Do you have favorites you enjoy dancing as well as calling?  I get the impression sometimes that triplets are "that thing you do to fill time until the real dancing starts," but 3-couple sets can be a whole lot of fun.  And sometimes they can save your butt as a caller. We had lots of odd numbers last night, so in addition to the triplets and 3-couple English dances I used dances like Domino 5 (5 dancers) and Pride of Dingle (for 9).  For a short while we had 4 couples and did contras but most of the evening was "other."  Got any good dances for odd numbers? Kalia