Here is one of my favorites Down by the Riverside - by Melanie Axel-Lute 3 face 3 - any gender mix works (1 gent, 2 ladies, 1L 2G, 3 G or 3L)
A1 - Face N lines of 3 for & back Do-si-do N you are facing (your opposite A2 - In each line - center person turn contra corners (you only turn Neighbors - not your partners) B1 - All - 2 hand turn with opposite Circle 6 1/2 way B2 - with just your partners - basket swing - end facing new N - with new person in the center of your group of 3 Have fun with this - it really works nicely. It is different - but not difficult at all. Mac McKeever On Sunday, October 13, 2013 9:23 AM, Bob Green <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Jeanette. Here are a couple from the Crack Pipe Collective that are just a little outside-the-box. The first is *Missionary Men* by Jim Hemphill done in Proper Becket formation: http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-modern/443-mission-men. This one is *Wes Side Story, *a Becket mixer: http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-modern/445-wes-side-story. Another great group of dances to explore are the triplets. One I like is Ted's triplet #7 for teaching contra corners: http://www.cambridgefolk.org.uk/contra/dances/ted_sannella/teds_triplet_7.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD7Q6dWN430 The Ralph Page Weekend syllabi are also a great place to find a variety of formations. Here is a link to one from 2006: http://www.library.unh.edu/special/forms/rpdlw/syllabus2006.pd Happy exploration! Bob Green On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 11:07 PM, Jeanette Mill <[email protected]>wrote: > I am researching dances outside of duple improper/becket formations for a > small but experienced groups of dancers hungry for something a bit > different. I am confident calling DI and becket, but haven't ventured much > into other formations except circle mixers, so need to stick to things that > will succeed for both me and the dancers. Other options would be DI or > beckett but with something unusual happening. > > Suggestions welcome. > > And if anyone has instructions for Sackett's Harbor I'd be grateful to > receive them. > > "The piano - 88 little mistakes waiting to happen." Peter Barnes. > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list [email protected] http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
