Ha Mac, re: "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter", I attempted something similar (Butter but with the larks chaining by the right instead)—that sure is a joke that's begging to be made! (And Will Mentor has a variant with a larks left hand chain that I believe he calls "Aioli", let me know if you want the choreo.)

Oooh how fun! Just throwing some thoughts out there:
-  call an English dance and don’t tell anyone
- call something in three (last time I called on April 1, I called Rick Mohr's "Joy of Six")
- it’s pretty tricky but if your crowd is up for it, I’ve got a 4x4 where your partner alternates between your original partner and your opp role trail buddy
- re: introducing a robins' left hand chain, if you want something even simpler than On the Other Hand, you might try this one
- if you feel spicy, a no-walkthrough dance that doesn't progress (or rather, progresses you forward and then back). I uh, accidentally did that at a workshop recently whoops, but people thought it was on purpose and had fun!

Let us know what you end up doing and how the dancers like it!
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On Fri, Mar 29, 2024 at 6:25 PM Mac Mckeever via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Also - if you want a very nice dance where the joke is the title rather than the dance

I made a small modification to Gene Huber's 'Butter' by changing the chain to a ladies RT  1 1/2 allemande - pass partner left to start hey.  Flows nicely

New name :  I can't believe it's not Butter

Mac
St Louis






On Friday, March 29, 2024 at 03:44:39 PM CDT, Timothy Klein via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:






I have the pleasure this year of calling the Knoxville contra dance on Monday, April 1st ... occasionally remembered as April Fools Day.

I'm taking the approach of exploring the spirit of the Fool -- challenging our assumptions and traditions and reminding us to smile, in spite of ourselves if necessary. In choosing/crafting my program, I'm looking for a balance of different and fun, of course. 

What foolish dances have you done in the past?

Timothy
Knoxville, TN

P.S. Here's my "concept" list:
* Reverse progression ("which way is up?")
* Contra mixer ("who needs a partner?")
* Left/Lark chain ("why do Robins chain and Larks allemand?")
* 3 face 3 formations ("what's a partner?")
* Crooked tunes ("why is everything 64 beats?)
* No swing ("how far can I go before the dancers burn me at the stake?")



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