I agree about not wanting people coming from both sides. For just plain teaching the contra corners figure, I like Chorus Jig done as a triplet.. (B2 = actives swing to end of set 3's move up). I have done this dance with total beginner groups with no problem. The down side of doing a triplet, I guess, is the "herding cats" aspect of setting up many short sets..

bill

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My choice would be Sackett's Harbor.  The experienced dancers won't be bored because they're probably not used to doing triple
minors anyway.  The twos and threes are in no doubt who their ones are, and unlike modern contras where the move has been
condensed from triple minor to duple minor they won't have people coming at them from both sides.

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I strongly recommend that (as in this version) you join hands in lines of THREE at the start of the figure rather than long lines.
This gives people (particularly the threes) time to work out who they're going to be circling with.

Colin Hume


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