3 May
2015
3 May
'15
4:20 p.m.
A four couple contra I call sometimes is "Vet's Revenge" by Colin Hume
Duple Improper
A1 Neighbor couples (1's with 2's, 3's with 4's) star left Middle
couples (2's with 3's) star rightA2 Neighbor couples allemande left 1 1/2
Women chain to partnerB1 All four couples promenade in a circle a bit more than 1/2
around to form a square (until the original couple 1 is in position 3 of a
square, i.e., facing the music) This must be done somewhat quickly
Side couple women chain acrossB2 Head couples pass through, separate and go around one
to form lines at the sides All swing partner, finish with the two couples now in
the middle facing the nearest end, and the two couples at the end facing the
middle
Michael Fuerst 802 N Broadway Urbana IL 61801 217 239 5844
On Sunday, May 3, 2015 2:54 PM, Kalia Kliban via Callers
<callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
I just called a tiny dance last night, and went through several of my
triplets along with a big pile of English 3-couple dances that we did to
old-time tunes (that was a little weird for me but the dancers enjoyed
them, so what the heck). I was grateful to have the few triplets I had,
and I'd like to expand my collection. The ones I used were
Microchasmic, David's Triplet #7 and Ted's Triplet #24, which all have
distinctive bits in them (contra corners, round two/drop through, and a
cast to invert then 1s lead up, respectively). I like triplets that
have some choreographic substance to them, something for the dancers to
chew on.
Do you have favorites you enjoy dancing as well as calling? I get the
impression sometimes that triplets are "that thing you do to fill time
until the real dancing starts," but 3-couple sets can be a whole lot of
fun. And sometimes they can save your butt as a caller.
We had lots of odd numbers last night, so in addition to the triplets
and 3-couple English dances I used dances like Domino 5 (5 dancers) and
Pride of Dingle (for 9). For a short while we had 4 couples and did
contras but most of the evening was "other." Got any good dances for
odd numbers?
Kalia
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