For 3-facing-3's, I've been a fan of Tom Hinds' "Haste to the
Divorce". A distinctive and very easy dance. I like "Tollway Trio" by
Diane Burton, but usually it's been too complex for the crowd. And of
course there's "Walpole Cottage" by Pat Shaw, though that requires
special music.
My favorite non-contra-corners triplets are "Ted's Triplet #3",
"Beneficial Triplet" by Al Olson, "Proofreader's Triplet" by Al
Olson,
and "Star Chase" (the version with the B1 swing) by Al Olson. Of mine,
"Right and Left Triplet" has gotten decent feedback.
Good luck,
-Chris Page
Los Angeles, CA
On Mon, Nov 7, 2022 at 2:31 PM Louise Siddons via Contra Callers
<contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Hi all,
In a workshop yesterday, one of the participants asked about favorite 3-facing-3 dances.
I have several (Walpole Condo, by Ric Goldman, and Rita Rescheduled, by Alan Davies, for
example), but I said this is exactly the sort of question I find it productive to ask this
list — so here I am, asking on the workshop’s behalf!
And while we’re at it, a second question along these lines came up: great triplets that
*don’t* have contra corners? That’s a long list, potentially, so I’ll nuance it by saying
for myself I’m always particularly interested in accessible but unusual figures (The
Pleasure-Vest, by Colin Wallace, has an utterly delightful figure that combines a chain, a
star, and an orbit, for example).
Please don’t only point us to lists of these formations; the workshop participants were
specifically asking for individual recommendations of favorites. We can all Google, but
there’s utility in knowing that real, living humans find a particular dance worth doing
:)
Louise
Winchester, UK
louisesiddons.com
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