22 Aug
2023
22 Aug
'23
12:02 p.m.
I just looked at the notebook kept by Jeremiah Brown, of Seabrook, New
Hampshire, circa 1782. His description of the dance Love In A Village
includes the direction, "turne contrary corners".
Jacob Bloom
On Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 9:59 AM Rich Sbardella via Contra Callers <
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Using the term corners does make more sensei a triple
minor.
Rich
On Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 10:02 PM Jonathan Sivier <jsivier(a)illinois.edu>
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Given that it was most likely a triple minor
back in the day it may
in fact be very closely related to Chorus Jig, which was also probably a
triple minor at one point. Perhaps someone liked the figures and applied
them to another tune. My understanding is that was very common then.
Jonathan
On 8/21/2023 7:11 PM, Jerome Grisanti wrote:
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Just adding to Jonathan's reply, the English
country dance Trip to
Tunbridge is almost exactly the same as Chorus Jig, but as a
three-couple
set:
A1: Ones cast down outside past two couples, take a peak and dance back.
A2: Ones down the center, return, cast to second place
B1: Ones pass right shoulder, turn first corner by the right hand;
Ones pass right, turn second corner by the right hand.
B2: Ones cross to their own side (proper), lines of three lead out a
double, turn
alone and dance back, Ones cast to bottom, threes lead to
second place, and twos two-hand turn at top in preparation for cast.
There's no balance and swing, of course, and only right-hand turns, but
the
structure is clearly the same.
Jerome Grisanti
On Mon, Aug 21, 2023, 6:47 PM Jonathan Sivier via Contra Callers <
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There are a bunch of English country dances that have
corner/partner
figures similar to the contra corners in contra dance (i.e.
Fandango, Prince William, etc.) I don't know what the earliest one is, but
I suspect the figure was well known when the early American dances were
being devised. The figure is included in several of the chestnut dances
such as Chorus Jig (which I once saw listed as Cora's Jig), Rory O'More and
Sackett's Harbor. Somewhere I saw the figure referred to as "contrary
corners" in something written about chestnut dances. I don't know if that
is a genuine name that was once used, or not.
Jonathan
On 8/21/2023 5:34 PM, Rich Sbardella via Contra Callers wrote:
> Hey friends,
> Can anyone shed some light on the origin of the movement and the
especially the name "Contra Corners"?
> Rich Sbardella
> Stafford, CT
>
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