Rick's Triplet #1
By Rick Mohr; July 23, 2000
Triplet, 1's Improper
Level: Intermediate

A1: Balance and swing partner (16)
    (1's face down, others face up)

A2: Dip and dive, 6 changes (inside couple arch) (16)
B1: Top two couples balance in a ring of four (4)
    Top two women roll away with neighbor (4)
    All balance in a ring of six (4)
    All women roll away (bottom two with neighbor, top with partner) (4)

B2: All balance in a ring of six (4)
    Circle left 6 hands round (12)

Rick writes:
Ted Sannella wrote many wonderful triplets and popularized the formation for
contra dancers. The best triplets give a short intimate dancing experience with
a zesty all-moving contra feel and the added variety of 3-couple figures.

A2's "dip and dive" starts with couples 1 and 2 trading places, couple 1
ducking under couple 2's arch. Then couples 1 and 3 trade places, couple 1
arching over couple 3, while couple 2 does a California twirl at the top. Then
couple 3 arches over couple 2 while couple 1 does a California twirl at the
bottom. After 6 such changes everyone is back home. (This figure works best if
the preceding dance had a California twirl so everyone can do it smoothly!)

In B1, couple 1 moves to the middle during the first roll away and to the
bottom during the second roll away. In both rollaways the women move to their
right while the men move to their left.

In terms of the original numbering, once through the dance leaves the couples
in a 2, 3, 1 sequence.