One problem with a single progression triple minor is that the end effects are 
a bit messy: at the top, dancers are waiting out for 2 turns, and at the bottom 
an inexperienced couple can find themselves stuck there. 

A triple progression fixes these end effects. I've put together a role free 
triple minor with a triple progression. It borrows rather heavily from the 
bush dance Thady You Gander. So ... 

Take a Gander at This
Triple minor, triple progression, couple 1 improper

A1 First line (the robin's side, so lark 1 followed by 
      robins 2 and 3) go around the other three people 
     and back to place
A2 Second line the same
B1/B2 Couple 1 strip the willow past THREE couples: 1s 
         turn partner right, turn the 2s by the left, 1s turn 
       partner right, next couple left, 1s turn partner right, 
       the next couple by the left (yes, that last couple was in 
      a different triple minor set). There should be time for 
     the 1s to finish with a short swing and face down. The new 
     number 1 at the top also swings at this time. 

During the strip the willow, the 1s are working their way down 
and the other couples need to move up after they are turned. 

Peter Foster


On 17/08/2025 9:27 pm, Allison and Hunt Smith via Contra Callers wrote:
Thanks, Colin and Jacob! I will add them to the repertoire! 

Think I'll try Swiss Allemande next week- that's about right for this crowd. 

Allison in Maine

On Sat, Aug 16, 2025 at 10:39 AM Jacob or Nancy Bloom <jandnbloom@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Allison,
I recommend the 18th century dance Swiss Allemande.  Historical note: Swiss Allemande and Allemande Swiss were two different tunes, and multiple dances were written to both of them.  The dance below was published by the dancing master Benjamin Walker in 1784.  More information is available on my blog at dancehistoryalive.com/blog/2018/0

Swiss Allemande  Proper Triple Minor  Walker 1784

The (Ladies/Ravens/First Line/People Facing The Door) take hands and the first (whatever) leads their line around the other three people and back to place
The (Gents/Larks/Second Line/People Facing The Windows) do the same
First couple down the center, return and cast off one place
All clap (own hands, right hand with partner, own hands, left hands with partner, own, right, own, left), two hand turn with partner

At the start of the next time through the dance the former second (whatever) is likely to have to run to catch up with the two people in their new minor set.  Let the dancers know in advance that this is likely to happen, and that it's part of the fun of the dance.

Jacob Bloom



On Sat, Aug 16, 2025, 9:33 AM Allison and Hunt Smith via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
I've had a request which I would love to honor, to teach Moneymusk to my dance community. It's a perpetual "advanced beginner/intermediate" group, with some very good dancers here and there. I think that with time, we could make it work, but I would love to introduce the concept of triple minor with something simpler. I could certainly do any number of ECDs, but do any of you know of a relatively easy contra in triple minor? Sort of a "Triple Minor 101"?
Thanks!
Allison in Maine

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