Re: [Callers] Three Couples or Less

Hi Rich, Small numbers are common here, especially this winter. Here are some dances that have worked well for me: LONGWAYS - even cpls DoSiThree - Linda Leslie (3 - 5 cpls) Snowball - Martin Hayes (3 - 4 cpls) Waves of Tory, or Ted's Dip & Dive (Triplet #3) - Ted Sanella (3 - 6 cpls) Cumberland Reel (3 - 6 cpls) Weave the Top (3-7 cpls) (variation of "Over the Top") OXO dances (3-6 cpls) (single cpls use Hand Turns instead of Circle/Star) Microchase* (3 cpls) (easier version of Anne Fallon's Microchasmic) MIXERS - even cpls Lucky Six (3+ cpls) (Lucky Seven if 5, 7, or more cpls) Two's Out (4+ cpls) (if 4 cpls works better if back to neighbor instead of back to center) (my favorite of the many Easy Circle Mixers) Cabot School Mixer (4+ cpls) Sheehana's Reel* (3 - 4 cpls) (variation of Roger Whynot's Sheehan's Reel) (a little crowded with 3 cpls but it works) Three Track (3 cpl)* (variation of Three Stop which I miscalled but dancers liked so kept it this way) Two Track (3 cpl)* (simpler version of Three Track as some dancers got disoriented with the turns) (many similar dances to these two) OTHER and ODD Number Gelding of the Devil (3 cpls, or 2 cpls plus one with ghost) (B variation with 4 cpls, or 3 cpls plus one and ghost -- F&B 2 x, cpls cross & cast as usual) Sellengers Round (4+, easy to dance with a ghost) Rufty Tufty (2 cpl) (not particularly easy but OK if the music isn't too fast) (variation 3-4 cpl longways) On-the-Fly-Circles* (2, 3, or 4 cpls plus 1, longways mixer) (came up with this and the following one big snowstorm night when I had 5 and no dances to suit. Decided to keep them.) On-the-Fly-Stars* (2, 3, or 4 cpls plus 1, longways mixer) Raatikko (any number cpls - I haven't done this with small numbers but it works fine in a line as well as a circle so seems it would be good) (fun Finnish folk dance) The Carding (from Dudley Laufman's book) (Quad but easy to include an extra couple or two or a single even) (Depends on how your folks are with sashays, my current group have too many knee and hip replacements to enjoy this one). * I'll put the instructions in another post for those interested. Others all in the archives or common. Big cheers for the small dances! Sue R. , U.P.M.