Thanks, Seth. I agree there’s a shortage of repertoire in that sweet spot
around Family Contra/ Jefferson and Lincoln, etc, so I’ll be trying these
dances out soon.
Meg

On Mon, Jan 23, 2023 at 10:15 PM Tepfer, Seth via Contra Callers <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Hello Callers
>
> Last Saturday I found myself at a dance that had a large number of first
> time dancers (50+) and a fair number of experienced dancers. This is a
> fascinating place to be - more than Galopede, but pre-Chain in teaching.
> Family Contra by Sherry Nevins is the canonical dance. (
> https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=10422)
>
> I was inspired to come up with 3 others. Have you seen any of these
> before? Are they simply re-writes of existing dances?
>
> Title:  untitled
>
> Author: Seth Tepfer
>
> Formation: Improper
>
> Date: 1/21/2023
>
> A1: Circle Left; Neighbor Swing
>
> A2: Long Lines (8); 1s DSD (8);
>
> B1: 1s ‘lady round two, gent drop thru; gent round two, lady drop through’
>
> B2: 1s balance and swing
>
>
> Title:  Dahlonega Cozy
>
> Author: Seth Tepfer
>
> Formation: improper
>
> Date: 1/21/2023
>
> A1: N DSD (8); neighbor swing (8)
>
> A2: Down the hall, come back cozy
>
> B1: cloverleaf 3 places (8); partner swing (8)
>
> B2: Circle left 3/4 (8); bal ring (4), pass thru (4)
>
>
> Title:  Dahlonega ContraFlow(tm) and Weave
>
> Author: Seth Tepfer
>
> Formation: Sicillian
>
> Date: 1/21/2023
>
> A1: [weave left, weave right] x2
>
> A2: N DSD (8); neighbor swing (8)
>
> B1: larks allemande left 1.5 (8); partner swing (8)
>
> B2: bal ring 2X (8); circle right 3/4, weave right
>
>
>
> Seth Tepfer, MBA, CSM, PMP (he, him, his)
> Senior IT Manager, Emory Primate Center
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