Re: [Callers] Itty-bitty dances, triplets, odd numbers

Rather than  "Head couples pass through, separate and go around one to form lines at the sides,"   the following might be helpful "Head couples pass through, separate and go around one to the position of  lines at the sides, with partners facing each other across."   Michael Fuerst      802 N Broadway      Urbana IL 61801      217 239 5844 On Friday, May 8, 2015 3:03 PM, Jack Mitchell <jmitchell.nc(a)gmail.com> wrote: Could you clarify the B2 of this dance?   You say that you form lines at the sides and swing.  But the lines don't go forward and back at any point. Is your partner in the opposite line from you or in the same line? Sent from Outlook _____________________________ From: Michael Fuerst via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> Sent: Sunday, May 3, 2015 4:20 PM Subject: Re: [Callers] Itty-bitty dances, triplets, odd numbers To: Caller's discussion list <callers(a)sharedweight.net> 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 right A2   Neighbor couples allemande left 1 1/2          Women chain to partner B1    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 across B2    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 _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net