Swiss Allemande, as a three-couple set dance.  Face your partner and take hands at the sides.
First (Ladies/Robins) line lead round the other line and back to place
Second line lead around
Top couple sashay down, return, cast to bottom
All clap with partner, two hand turn

Jacob 


On Fri, Nov 7, 2025, 12:16 PM Maia McCormick via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Feels more contemporary contra than colonial-flavored, but a full interrupted square through would probably do the trick? (Face partner across, right hand balance (4), pull by partner right (2), pull by current neighbor left (2), face partner across and repeat.) Timing is tight and so it'll require some careful teaching, but I bet it could work!

Cheers,
Maia (Brooklyn, NY)
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On Fri, Nov 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM John Sweeney via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

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

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