[Callers] Itty-bitty dances, triplets, odd numbers

[Jack Mitchell via Callers]

But those "pass by" moves really need to be done with hands to a) keep things connected and b) keep the dancers oriented (if you hold on for just a second after each pull by, it turns you back in to face the center (exactly the same way beginners tend to try to do a R&L Thru) with the correct hand free for the next pull by.  

Jack Mitchell




On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 10:21 AM -0700, "jill allen via Callers" <callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:










Kalia,
Since no one has mentioned it and to honor Larry Jennings, I will share this triplet I love with a zipper!  That is, I am pretty sure it's written by Larry.  Does anyone know the title?Jill Allen
Triplet (by Larry Jennings?) proper
A1 	all pass ptr by RH	all who can, pass person on L diag by LH	all pass person straight across by RH	L diag by LHA2 	across by RH	L diag by LH	bal ptr, box the gnatB1	B & S ptr ending properB2  bottom cpl lead up the middle, turn alone and lead back down the middle	cast with 2nd (now at bottom) cpl to end in 2nd place*
*end: 	33		11		22

On May 3, 2015, at 2:53 PM, Kalia Kliban via Callers wrote:
I just called a tiny dance last night, and went through several of my triplets along with a big pile of English 3-couple dances that we did to old-time tunes (that was a little weird for me but the dancers enjoyed them, so what the heck).  I was grateful to have the few triplets I had, and I'd like to expand my collection.  The ones I used were Microchasmic, David's Triplet #7 and Ted's Triplet #24, which all have distinctive bits in them (contra corners, round two/drop through, and a cast to invert then 1s lead up, respectively).  I like triplets that have some choreographic substance to them, something for the dancers to chew on.

Do you have favorites you enjoy dancing as well as calling?  I get the impression sometimes that triplets are "that thing you do to fill time until the real dancing starts," but 3-couple sets can be a whole lot of fun.  And sometimes they can save your butt as a caller.

We had lots of odd numbers last night, so in addition to the triplets and 3-couple English dances I used dances like Domino 5 (5 dancers) and Pride of Dingle (for 9).  For a short while we had 4 couples and did contras but most of the evening was "other."  Got any good dances for odd numbers?

Kalia
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