[Callers] Re: Contra Corners?

Just adding to Jonathan's reply, the English country dance Trip to Tunbridge is almost exactly the same as Chorus Jig, but as a three-couple set: A1: Ones cast down outside past two couples, take a peak and dance back. A2: Ones down the center, return, cast to second place B1: Ones pass right shoulder, turn first corner by the right hand; Ones pass right, turn second corner by the right hand. B2: Ones cross to their own side (proper), lines of three lead out a double, turn alone and dance back, Ones cast to bottom, threes lead to second place, and twos two-hand turn at top in preparation for cast. There's no balance and swing, of course, and only right-hand turns, but the structure is clearly the same. Jerome Grisanti On Mon, Aug 21, 2023, 6:47 PM Jonathan Sivier via Contra Callers &lt;contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net <mailto:contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net>> wrote:     There are a bunch of English country dances that have corner/partner figures similar to the contra corners in contra dance (i.e. Fandango, Prince William, etc.)  I don't know what the earliest one is, but I suspect the figure was well known when the early American dances were being devised.  The figure is included in several of the chestnut dances such as Chorus Jig (which I once saw listed as Cora's Jig), Rory O'More and Sackett's Harbor.  Somewhere I saw the figure referred to as "contrary corners" in something written about chestnut dances.  I don't know if that is a genuine name that was once used, or not. Jonathan On 8/21/2023 5:34 PM, Rich Sbardella via Contra Callers wrote: _______________________________________________ Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net <mailto:contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-leave(a)lists.sharedweight.net <mailto:contracallers-leave@lists.sharedweight.net>