Hi Bill,

              Just get them to line up in contra lines and say, “Hands six from the top; hold hands in a circle of six; spread out and find some space then make two lines of three facing three.”

              Then you just have to sort out any odd couples at the bottom.

            Happy dancing,                         

                   John                                  

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From: Callers <callers-bounces@lists.sharedweight.net> On Behalf Of Bill Olson via Callers
Sent: 11 July 2019 16:26
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Subject: Re: [Callers] Contra Corners Dance

I agree about not wanting people coming from both sides. For just plain teaching the contra corners figure, I like Chorus Jig done as a triplet.. (B2 = actives swing to end of set 3's move up). I have done this dance with total beginner groups with no problem. The down side of doing a triplet, I guess, is the "herding cats" aspect of setting up many short sets..

Bill