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
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: [Callers] Satisfying Sicilians
>
> I'm looking for recommendations of Sicilian circle dances that scratch
> the contra itch, that is to say, dances that are pleasing to dance in
> the same way that contras are. Joseph Pimentel's "Little Green Heron"
> falls into that category for me. What Sicilians have you danced that
> had that contra feel?
>
> Kalia
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