I wrote the dance below in 2017. I think the B1 can be considered a contra corners variation. I called it once or twice. It seemed to work all right and wasn’t too challenging. I did get feedback that the spacing in B1 might be an issue. Comments welcome, especially if you give it a try!

Richard Fischer
Arlington, MA


Chorus Reel    Sicilian Circle    Richard Allen Fischer

 

Formation: Duple Improper Sicilian Circle. Ones facing CCW, Twos facing CW. Dance begins with Ones joining near hands while Twos stand normal distance apart.

 

A1)  Everyone dances forward, Ones passing between Twos, Twos pasing outisde the Ones, two steps per pass, passing Neighbors 1 & 2; Swing Neighbor 3. End swing facing across to Partner

 

A2)  In current group of four, Ladies dosido, Gents dosido [Use dosidos to adjust spacing as needed.]

 

B1)  All turn modified contra corners (in which everyone is moving). Allemande R with Partner 3/4, allemande Same-Sex Neighbor by L 1x, allemande Partner by R 1/2, allemande the other Same-Sex Neighbor by L 1x.

 

B2)  All balance and swing Partner. End facing new neighbors in direction of progression, Ones with near hands joined, Twos separating a bit from partner.

 

Suggested tune:  Chorus Jig!

 

July 20, 2017


On Aug 26, 2025, at 9:40 AM, Tepfer, Seth via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

Michael:
Here is a contra triplet that does double contra corners
Title: B and B (Bagpipes and Barbershops)
Author: Seth Tepfer
Formation: 3 couples, 1s improper, 2s&3s proper
A1: 1s&2s neighbor balance and swing
A2: forward and back; partner do si do
B1: 1s turn contra corners 1 & 2
B2: 1s turn contra corners 3&4, cast to the bottom, 3s move up


Seth Tepfer, MBA, CSM, PMP (he, him, his)
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