Hi Rich,

             Some options:

Half Promenade x2

First Corners Cross; Second Corners Cross x2

Full Poussette

             This is not from the period, but may be useful to get some of the concepts across: https://youtu.be/Zuas_3MVcv4

             Lots more about Right & Lefts here: https://contrafusion.co.uk/RightAndLeft.html

            Happy dancing,

                   John

John Sweeney, Dancer, England   john@modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802 940 574

http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent

From: Rich Sbardella via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net>
Sent: 07 November 2025 16:07
To: Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net>
Subject: [Callers] Rights and Lefts

I am tasked with calling a Colonial Dance with mostly novices.  Most of the dances I have are Triple Minors and contain Rights and Lefts.  I am converting the dances to Duple Minors in most cases, or perhaps to a Triplet if need be.

I have two questions.

Do you have a favorite replacement for the 16 count Rights and Lefts that will leave dancers facing their new neighbors?

Do you have any Regency period or colonial flavored dances for a group of novice dancers?

Thanks!

Rich Sbardella

Stafford, CT, USA