If you ever do triplets at your dance, you could teach the figure in a triplet first. Ted's Triplet #7 uses it, if I recall correctly. Jacob
On Wed, Feb 20, 2019, 5:30 PM Richard Hart via Callers < [email protected] wrote: > I’d make sure that the dancers had already successfully danced every other > move in the dance you want to call with contra corners. That way you could > focus on the contra corners and the dancers would understand where they > would be at the beginning and end of the move. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Feb 20, 2019, at 4:37 PM, Hannah Chamb via Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi all, first time posting here! > > > > I'm new-ish to calling and I've yet to call contra corners. I think I'm > up for the challenge and could teach the figure itself, but I still think > it's a tricky one for dancers in all but the most experienced crowds. A few > callers I know have advised me to build up to a challenging figure like > contra corners over the course of an evening by calling dances that echo > the skills the dancers will need later. > > > > With that in mind, what dances would you call early in the evening in a > mixed-level group that would help "teach" dancers the skills they need to > be successful at contra corners? > > > > I've been thinking I should include an easy proper-ish dance, and maybe > a dance with allemandes outside the minor set... anything else come to mind? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Hannah Chamberlain > > Westbrook, ME > > _______________________________________________ > > List Name: Callers mailing list > > List Address: [email protected] > > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > _______________________________________________ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: [email protected] > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >
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