On 7/11/2015 7:32 PM, Luke Donforth via Callers wrote: Not every band is up to this tune, either, even with sheet music in advance. A while back Martha Wild suggested that Ragtime Annie (minus the C part) worked well for this dance, and it's a tune that a lot more bands might know. Thanks, Martha, for the suggestion! One of my favorite triplets, and great for teaching contra corners to newer dancers. The "gent round 2 lady drop through" part moves surprisingly quickly. If your dancers lag at all during that section, you'll need to adjust later by dropping out the balance or the dosido. There's a square set dance by Brooke Friendly and Chris Sackett called "Banjo in a Bear Suit" that might work well for an adventurous contra group. It's another challenging tune that you don't want to surprise your band with, but as with LJR there may be a more common tune that would work for this. It's kind of a mixer. It's written for English dancers, hence the turn singles. Banjo In A Bear Suit 4C sq A1 1-4 P balance F&B then pass through with a turn single R to meet someone new at corner of set. 5-8 Repeat. Heads and sides have swapped position. A2 1-8 Actives (current sides) form ring and balance, Petronella R, balance and Petronella R, then face nearest head person for... B 1-8 Parallel whole heys for 4 along set, starting by R. 9-12 In 4s (not the 4 who were in the hey, but 2 from each hey), R-hand star once around 13-16 While heads (ends) swing, the actives/sides/middles square through (starting with the active who was in the star with them, 4 beats for each change of the square through), ending in a square. There are some orientation challenges involved in this dance, so it's a "high five" moment when you get a set all the way through. Kalia