Contra Dances by Melanie Axel-Lute

If you use any of these dances, I'd like to hear about it! Tell me what you liked (or didn't) and any suggestions for changes or teaching hints you have. Thanks!

Appetizers

• Bristol Court

• Cactus Wren

• Catch a Falling Star

• Down by the Riverside 3 facing 3

• Halloween Twist

• Hypnosis

• Little Black Dress

• The Miller's Thumb

• Pulling Taffy

• The Ramapo Romp Circle Mixer

• Star of the Show

• The Susquehanna Circle Circle Mixer

• The Whole Enchilada

Main Courses

• Bluebirds on My Shoulder

• Cats and More Cats

• Cha Cha Chatham

• The Crochet Hook

• Dean's Valentine

• Four by Four Four facing four

• Going into Orbit

• Hey Nonny No

• The Hobbit

• Long May It Wave

• Marco's Reel

• Melanie's Triplet

• The Miller's Nephew

• Mud in Your Eye

• Oh, More Heys!

• One Good Tern

• Pam's Four

• Princeton Becket

• Salute to Dave Colestock

• Slinkin' Around

• The Somerville Circle

• Stolen Kisses

• Sweetheart

• 24 Below

• Venetian Blinds

• Windy Morning

• Wrinkled Ribbon

Specialties

• Bill Bailey

• Chaos Pie

• Friends in Pennsylvania

• I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia

• The Ideal Husband

• Orbiting Venus

Alphabetical list of all dances

• Bill Bailey

• Bluebirds on My Shoulder

• Bristol Court

• Cactus Wren

• Catch a Falling Star

• Cats and More Cats

• Cha Cha Chatham

• Chaos Pie

• The Crochet Hook

• Dean's Valentine

• Down by the Riverside 3 facing 3

• Four by Four Four facing four

• Friends in Pennsylvania

• Going into Orbit

• Halloween Twist

• Hey Nonny No

• The Hobbit

• Hypnosis

• I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia

• The Ideal Husband

• Little Black Dress

• Long May It Wave

• Marco's Reel

• Melanie's Triplet

• The Miller's Nephew

• The Miller's Thumb

• Mud in Your Eye

• Oh, More Heys!

• One Good Tern

• Orbiting Venus

• Pam's Four

• Princeton Becket

• Pulling Taffy

• The Ramapo Romp Circle Mixer

• Salute to Dave Colestock

• Slinkin' Around

• The Somerville Circle

• Star of the Show

• Stolen Kisses

• The Susquehanna Circle Circle Mixer

• Sweetheart

• 24 Below

• Venetian Blinds

• The Whole Enchilada

• Windy Morning

• Wrinkled Ribbon

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