Hi all,
I'm thinking of going to my son's school's Civil War day and teaching a
dance.
The idea of Sackett's Harbor is nice because it is relatively local (Upstate New
York)
and has the cool history from 1814?(dance used to be called Speed The Cable - google it),
But I am leery of teaching a triple minor with contra corners as a progression dance.
I'm wondering if anyone out there has called this dance as a tripLET, and fixed the
progression by having the 2's and 3's trade places while the ones go "across
the hall?"
If not, I will claim it as my own!! If so, I would like to know the name of the dance and
the
author, so credit can be righteously given.
Also, what do you think are the prospects of teaching said dance to a group of 5th
graders?
Finally, Sackett's Harbor has been called so many times in our weekly dance of late
that
I have taken to adding the following "flourish" when the involved dancers are
all experienced:
As an idle dancer during the contra corners part, Join in for stars of 3 when the active
is turning
the person across from me. (I could also do the 3 person star with the person behind me,
but
I haven't done it because I can't keep track of who's in that set and
don't want to confuse the
beginners) It really adds some zest to an otherwise ho-hum (no partner swing) dance.
Any comments?
For reference:
Sackett's Harbor:
Hands six circle 3/4 Left?(8)
Actives "down" the hall -really across the hall, and Rigadoon?(8)
(this is where I would have 2's and 3's trade places with allemande or sashay or
do-si-do)
Actives Turn alone come back and cast to
??? middle position (in original dance cast is with 2s, in triplet version it's with
3's) (8)
Contra corners (this is where I add my zest) (16)
Actives fall back to place (-)
Lines of 3 forward and back
Hands Six circle RIGHT (8)
In the triplet version, the 1's become 2's, the 3's become 1's and the
2's become 3's.
In the original, the 1's stay 1's and the 2's and 3's trade back and forth
until the end of the set.
Bob