Re: [Callers] Satisfying Sicilians

Hi Kalia, My favorite of these is Walpole Dollhouse, a simplification of Pat Shaw's Walpole Cottage: Walpole Cottage- (attributed to) Erik Hoffman (3x3 Sicilian) A1 1-4 LL F+B 5-8 "Partners" (opposites) DSD A2 1-16 Middles dbl contra corners (PR, 1st Crnr L, PR, 2nd Crnr L, &c) B1 (continued) B2 1-4 Circle 6 L ½ way 5-8 Original trios circle L 3 as far as possibl, end facing next Notes: 1) Each time thru the trio can swap around who's active in the middle (or not) 2) Teaching: With lines facing each other, each middle finds their corners by pointing: 1st to the right of their opposite, 2nd to the left of their opposite, 3rd to their own immediate left, 4th to their immediate right. 3) Teaching: it helps if the middle does a twizzle to swap hands after turning 4th corner, now grabbing 3rd corner by the left as they start the circle 6. 4) Teaching: if I sense the crowd can handle it, I'll teach the B2 5-8 circle as a basket hold. I really like this dance because it's a very sneaky way to teach contra corners to almost anyone. Plus the circles both provide silly fun and any recovery needed after all the corners. :-) Thanx, Ric Goldman Mighty cold Californian in Montreal