Contra Dances by Melanie Axel-Lute
Appetizers
For inexperienced dancers or for early in the evening.
Main Courses
Intermediate level dances.
Specialties
Unusual and more difficult dances.
Alphabetical list of all dances
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
Cactus Wren
Catch a Falling Star
Down by the Riverside
3 facing 3
Halloween Twist
Hypnosis
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
Four by Four
Four facing four
Hey Nonny No
The Hobbit
Marco's Reel
Melanie's Triplet
The Miller's Nephew
New!
Mud in Your Eye
One Good Tern
Pam's Four
Princeton Becket
The Somerville Circle
Stolen Kisses
Sweetheart
Windy Morning
Wrinkled Ribbon
Specialties
Bill Bailey
Chaos Pie
New!
Friends in Pennsylvania
I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia
The Ideal Husband
Orbiting Venus
New!
Alphabetical list of all dances
Bill Bailey
Bluebirds on My Shoulder
Cactus Wren
Catch a Falling Star
Cats and More Cats
Cha Cha Chatham
Chaos Pie
The Crochet Hook
Down by the Riverside
3 facing 3
Four by Four
Four facing four
Friends in Pennsylvania
Halloween Twist
Hey Nonny No
The Hobbit
Hypnosis
I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia
The Ideal Husband
Marco's Reel
Melanie's Triplet
The Miller's Nephew
Mud in Your Eye
One Good Tern
Orbiting Venus
Pam's Four
Princeton Becket
Pulling Taffy
The Ramapo Romp
Circle Mixer
The Somerville Circle
Star of the Show
Stolen Kisses
The Susquehanna Circle
Circle Mixer
Sweetheart
The Whole Enchilada
Windy Morning
Wrinkled Ribbon
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