Though it may seem like heresy to do it without the associated tune, Levi Jackson Rag can
be done to other thirty-two bar tunes if the band doesn't know the required tune, and
is good for 5 couples.
On May 3, 2015, at 12:53 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
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