Using the term corners does make more sensei a triple minor. Rich On Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 10:02 PM Jonathan Sivier <[email protected]> wrote:
> Given that it was most likely a triple minor back in the day it may in > fact be very closely related to Chorus Jig, which was also probably a > triple minor at one point. Perhaps someone liked the figures and applied > them to another tune. My understanding is that was very common then. > > Jonathan > > On 8/21/2023 7:11 PM, Jerome Grisanti wrote: > > 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] <mailto: > [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] <mailto: > [email protected]> > > > To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] <mailto: > [email protected]> > > _______________________________________________ > > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] <mailto: > [email protected]> > > >
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