Ted's Triplet #7 is my go-to dance for introducing contra corners. Bob
On Wed, Feb 20, 2019 at 5:10 PM Jacob or Nancy Bloom via Callers < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > 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 < > callers@lists.sharedweight.net 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 < >> callers@lists.sharedweight.net> 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: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net >> > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ >> _______________________________________________ >> List Name: Callers mailing list >> List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net >> Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ >> > _______________________________________________ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ >
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