The Left Hand

By Merilee Karr and Jim Morrison

Improper Contra

A1

• Ones swap places by first lady casting round the second couple while her partner follows her, but ends by cutting through the second couple.
  • all are now proper
• circle four to the right

A2

• Ones repeat the chase, with the first man casting and the first lady taking the short cut to end in original places
• circle four to the right

B1

• Two hand turn neighbour anticlockwise once and a half
• half ladies chain

B2

• Circle right three quarters
• two hand turn partner anticlockwise once and a half

This dance is reputed to have won the Bad Contra Contest in Ann Arbor, 1994.

Merilee Karr suggests doing it to a jig; she also says "Have fun. And remember, the caller doesn't have to dance it."

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