[Callers] Contra Corners Walk Through

Hi All-- Over the past few times I've called it, I've been playing with how I walk contra corners thorugh.... I've never really liked the ID your first and second corner (look at your partner, look to the right of your partner, that's your first contra corner; look to the left, that's your second, now allemande your partner by the right.....) For one thing, I never remember it helping when I first learned contra corners. For another thing, it gets you to look at the faces, but not really pay attention to the positions. So, after calling it last night (Labor of Love, by Kathy Anderson), I came up with another possibility (which I haven't tried yet). I'd be interseted to hear how you teach contra corners (assume that about 1/4 of the group hasn't done it, 1/4 doesn't understand it, and 1/2 just doesn't do it very often -- that's approximately the way things generally are in this part of the world). So, here's the idea: Get proper Point out corner number 1 -- across the set and to the right. #1 w/ partner allemande R 1/2. Turn a little farther to form short waves on the diagonal with a person of the opposite gender (this is a chance for the caller to see that everyone has the right person) Let go of partner, All L 1x w/ 1st corner, reform wave All R exactly 3/4 to someone ELSE of opp gender (#2's face across and left to look for that person coming at you, #1's you may have to tap this other person on the shoulder to get them to turn in) Catch them by the Left Hand to Form Wave W/ Corner #2, All L 1x back to P #1 B&S I know that there is more information there than I would want to actually *say* in a walk through, but some of it (like which way the #2 corners are going to end up facing) is stuff I want to be aware of and maybe stuff that would be a problem for this way of teaching contra corners. Having come up with this, I also thought that this series of moves could (or possibly has been) make a good dance: Wave with first corners, balance, allemande L, balance, allemande R, wave with 2nd corners, balance, Actives swing. Anyone know of a dance already like that that I should be aware of? Jack