I just looked at the notebook kept by Jeremiah Brown, of Seabrook, New Hampshire, circa 1782. His description of the dance Love In A Village includes the direction, "turne contrary corners".
Jacob Bloom On Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 9:59 AM Rich Sbardella via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > 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]> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > -- [email protected] http://jacobbloom.net/
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