Just adding to Jonathan's reply, the English country dance Trip to Tunbridge is almost exactly the same as Chorus Jig, but as a three-couple set:
A1: Ones cast down outside past two couples, take a peak and dance back. A2: Ones down the center, return, cast to second place B1: Ones pass right shoulder, turn first corner by the right hand; Ones pass right, turn second corner by the right hand. B2: Ones cross to their own side (proper), lines of three lead out a double, turn alone and dance back, Ones cast to bottom, threes lead to second place, and twos two-hand turn at top in preparation for cast. There's no balance and swing, of course, and only right-hand turns, but the structure is clearly the same. Jerome Grisanti On Mon, Aug 21, 2023, 6:47 PM Jonathan Sivier via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > There are a bunch of English country dances that have corner/partner > figures similar to the contra corners in contra dance (i.e. Fandango, > Prince William, etc.) I don't know what the earliest one is, but I suspect > the figure was well known when the early American dances were being > devised. The figure is included in several of the chestnut dances such as > Chorus Jig (which I once saw listed as Cora's Jig), Rory O'More and > Sackett's Harbor. Somewhere I saw the figure referred to as "contrary > corners" in something written about chestnut dances. I don't know if that > is a genuine name that was once used, or not. > > Jonathan > > On 8/21/2023 5:34 PM, Rich Sbardella via Contra Callers wrote: > > Hey friends, > > Can anyone shed some light on the origin of the movement and the > especially the name "Contra Corners"? > > Rich Sbardella > > Stafford, CT > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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