Connoisseurs' Contra
By Madeline Smith
a proper duple minor contra
A1
- First corners do si do
- first corners swing and end facing the second man
A2
- First corners and second man circle three once around, first corners arch and the man duck through
- second corners swing (in first lady's place) while the second corners do a California twirl to face in
- finish that in a diamond, with the men facing across the set and the ladies facing up and down
B1
- Balance in that diamond, twirl moving one place to the right (cf. Petronella)
- balance and Petronella turn again
B2
- Star left
- seven eights to be precise -- till couples are progressed, but ones improper
- ones half figure eight up through the twos
Written for Sidmouth 1989, when the dances labelled "Experienced Dancers Only" were renamed
"Connoisseurs Dances" (the labels have since been abolished completely)
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