I wrote an AABBCC dance about a year ago that I haven't had the chance to call yet, based on Don Flaherty's Heartbeat Contra. I wrote it because I wanted a simple 48-bar dance to pull out for a fun change of pace without too much added difficulty, but all the ones I could find were far more complex than I wanted (with uncommon/advanced figures that many beginners may find daunting). Each move of this dance are all figures that I often have taught in the first half of our regular monthly Contra Dances. I've been debating in which order to put the Robins Chain/Long Lines, so feel free to play with it and do what works best. If anyone chooses to call the dance, please send me feedback!
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96 Heartbeats, by JJ Luxe.
Improper
A1: (16) Balance Ring & Petronella Twirl 2x.
A2: (16) Neighbor Balance & Swing.
B1: (8) Long Lines Fwd & Back.
(8) Robins Chain.
B2: (16) Hey for 4 [Robins start Right].
C1: (16) Partner Balance and Swing.
C2: (8) Circle Left ¾.
(8) Balance Ring and Partner California Twirl, face new neighbors
Hi there everyone, glad to join the list.
I’m curious about duple minor contra sequences that are written for 3-part AABBCC tunes. Can anyone share or point me to any such dances?
My question is partly inspired by Gene Hubert’s Fan In The Doorway, written for three part *slip* jigs. I’m pretty sure I’ve run across sequences written for AABCC tunes (no repeat on the B). I might even have spotted some 4–face-4’s written for full 3-part tunes on ibiblio (the database seems to be down as I write this so I can’t confirm). But so far I’m coming up empty for AABBCC duple minors.
If you’ve got anything I’d be much obliged.
-Joseph Erhard-Hudson
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