Re: [Callers] Contra friendly squares

Hi Ron, Here are some figures that might fit your needs. But you also need some breaks/choruses that contra dancers will find easy; you don’t have to use ones shown with the figures. Chippenham Square by Colin Hume http://colinhume.com/insts.htm#ChippenhamSquare Geezy Peezy by Larry Edelman https://www.library.unh.edu/special/forms/rpdlw/syllabus2011.pdf Banjos in Love by Erik Hoffman in Contradictions: http://www.erikhoffman.com/dancescd.html Deer Park Lancers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ1D5IZt_dc The Lucky One by Tom Hinds in Bad Hair Decade Perceptual Motion by Tom Hinds https://www.library.unh.edu/special/forms/rpdlw/syllabus2007.pdf Camille’s Quadrille by Walter Lenk https://www.cambridgefolk.org.uk/contra/dances/camilles_quadrille.html Beaver Lake Jig by Ted Sanella https://www.cambridgefolk.org.uk/contra/dances/ted_sannella/beaver_lake_jig. html (if the men mess up the first move, then get the ladies to go to their left hand man for the allemande right instead – the ladies are often much better than the men!) Western Quadrille (from Chip Hendrickson) – based on Powell’s First Sett No. 3 – 1848 A1: Men Star Left (Hands Across); Star Right, take Left with Partner to form intersecting Waves A2: Balance the Wave (L/R), Partner Allemande Left 1/2 Balance the Wave (L/R), Partner Allemande Left 3/4 B1: All Four Ladies Chain Half Way x2 – finish by sending the Lady around the outside on to the next Man and turning Left to pick up your Corner B2: Corner Promenade to Man's Home (Original was Ladies’ Stars, but that makes the end of A2 an Allemande Left 1 & 1/4 in four beats) Or for a slightly more complex one on the same theme: Parisian Star https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzdwHF2EZ_k Hope that helps. If you want any of the instructions please e-mail me off-list.             Happy dancing,                    John John Sweeney, Dancer, England   john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802 940 574 http://www.modernjive.com for Modern Jive Events & DVDs http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent