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Updated June 30, 2019

(See Below this list for a link to list of dances printed in the NSDC Syllabi.)

 

List of Dances
Printed in the Contralab Quarterly since Spring 2013

 

Dances That Were Printed in the Quarterly (alphabetical order):
3, 33-33 (Winter 2019) Steve Zakon-Anderson

330 Blues (Spring 2019) Paul Moore

3RD HANNOVER TRIPLET (Summer 2015) Heiner Fischle
10 O’CLOCK MIXER (Fall 2014) Al Brozek
AFTERNOON GYPSY EYES (Spring 2013) Pat Kelm

AIN'T DANCING GRAND? (Fall 2018) John Coffman

Airpants (Winter 2019) Lisa Greenleaf

ALL AMERICAN PROMENADE (Spring 2017) Roger Whynot

ALL AMERICAN PROMENADE (Spring 2017) Jim Arkness
ALLYNN'S MOUNTAIN REEL (Fall 2016) Allynn Riggs

ANNIVERSARY REEL (Spring 2018) Jean & Ted Sanella

ANOTHER FLIRTY ATTEMPT (Spring 2018) Marian Hepburn

A PENNY SAVED (Winter 2015) Stew Shacklette
ANNIVERSARY REEL (Spring 2018) Jean & Ted Sannella

ANNE'S ADVICE (Winter 2016) Heiner Fischle
APRIL FOOL (Winter 2015) Stew Shacklette
ARDOISE SWINGS
(Summer 2015) Dottie Welch
ASHLEY'S STAR (Spring 2013) Bob Dalsemer
ASTON POLKA CONTRA (Fall 2014) John Findlay
BAKER'S WIFE (Winter 2015) Stew Shacklette
BALANCING BILLY (Spring 2013) Don Armstrong
BALSAM REEL (Spring 2014, Fall 2014) Roger Whynot
BALTIMORE WEATHERVANE (Winter 2016) Grant Logan
BANJO CONTRA
(Fall 2014) Jerry Helt

BANJO PICKER’S CONTRA (Spring 2019) Paul Moore
BARLEY AND OATS (Summer 2014) Ken Kernen
BATTLE OF THE BANDS (Winter 2016) Betsy Gotta

BEAUTIFUL LADY (Spring 2019) Paul Moore

BECK AND CALL (Winter 2019) David Smukler

BECKY’S IRISH LACE (Spring 2019) Paul Moore
BIG SOMBRERO CONTRA
(Winter 2014) Bob Ruff

BILLINGSDALE PATTERN (Winter 2017) Chip Hendrickson

BINGO WALTZ MIXER (Spring 2017) Bill & Gretchen Castner

BONNY CUCKOO (Spring 2019) Gail Ticknor

BOX CIRCULATE SICILLIAN (Summer 2017)

BROKEN SIXPENCE (Summer 2016) Don Armstrong

B.S.A. CONTRA (Summer 2017) Doug Kane
BUFFALO GAL'S TRIO (Winter 2017) Don Armstrong

BUTTER (Fall 2017 and Spring 2019) Gene Hubert

BUTTER HER UP (Spring 2019) John Coffman

CALIFORNIA QUADRILLE (Spring 2017) Pat Kelm

CALLISON HALL JIG (Winter 2014, Fall 2014) Don Armstrong
CALLISON HALL JIG MODIFIED FOR BEGINNER PARTIES (Fall 2014)
CALLISON HALL JIG FOR SWINGERS (Fall 2014)
Dottie Welch

CANYON CONTRA (Summer 2016) Don Armstrong
CARMEN’S SCARF Spring 2015, Fall 2016) Paul Balliet
CARRIE UNDER THE ARBOR (Spring 2015) Author: Unknown

CASTING IN LAKE ARROWHEAD (Spring 2019) Paul Moore
CASTING SIXPENCE (Winter 2014) Don Armstrong
CAYMAN ISLAND (Winter 2018) Don Armstrong

CB CONTRA (Summer 2016) Walt Cole

CENTRAL TRUST (Spring 2019) Paul Moore and Yona Chock

CENTRIFUGAL HEY (Fall 2017) Gene Hubert

CHAIN THE HEY (Fall 2017) Becky Hill

CHARLOTTE'S DREAM (Winter 2015) Bob Howell
CHASING BUTTERFLIES (Fall 2015) Jim Hemphill
CHETICAMP LONG POTATO (Spring 2013) Marion Rose

CHETICAMP LONG POTATO SIMPLIFIED (Spring 2016) Dottie Welch

CHICO, CHICO (Spring 2019) Paul Moore

CHORUS JIG (Winter 2018) Traditional

CHRISTMAS HORNPIPE (Fall 2016) English Country Dance

CHRISTMAS IN KILLARNEY (Winter 2016) Paul Moore
CHRISTMAS STAR
(Fall 2016) Dottie Welch

CINCINNATI WALTZ QUADRILLE (Fall 2014) Jerry Helt
CIRCLE AROUND CHRISTMAS (Summer 2016) Pat Kelm

CITRONELLA MORNING (Fall 2018) Bill Olsen

CLASSIC COMMUNITY WALTZ (Summer 2015)
CLASSIC OLD JOE (Spring 2014, Summer 2014) Pat Kelm
COBB’S HILL REEL (Winter 2014) Ed Butenhof

COLONEL NORTHS CONTRA INSURGENCY (Winter 2019) Erna-Lynne Bogue

COMMITTEE CONTRA (Spring 2019) Southern California Contra Callers Association

CONTRA CORNERS (Winter 2018) Rob Harper

CONTRA CORNERS TRIO (Winter 2018) Dottie Welch

CONTRA CORNERS TRIPLET #2 (Winter 2018) Dottie Welch

CONTRARIWISE (Winter 2018) Barry Dupen

COVE LAKE OUTLET (Fall 2017) Dottie Welch

CRANBURY HEY (Fall 2017) Ed Potter

CROSS RUN SICILLIAN (Summer 2017)

CUMBERLAND REEL (Summer 2016) Traditional

DAVID’S MANDOLIN (Spring 2019) Paul Moore
DAVID’S TRIPLET #1.5 (Winter 2018) David Smukler

DAVID'S TRIPLET #4 (Winter 2017) David Smukler

DAVID’S TRIPLET #5 (Spring 2015) David Smukler

DAVID’S TRIPLET #6 (Winter 2017) David Smukler

DEEP WATER (Spring 2019) Paul Moore

DEER PARK LANCERS (Summer 2017)

DEVIN’S BAT (Spring 2019) Paul Moore
DIAGONAL DILLY (Winter 2018) Dottie Welch

DIAGONAL DILLY SIMPLIFIED (Winter 2018) Dottie Welch

DIXIE REEL (Spring 2019) Paul Moore

DOMINO FIVE (Winter 2017) Source: 4th Carnforth Book

DON BOSCO HORNPIPE (Fall 2017) Heiner Fischle

DON’T FORGET US CONTRA (Winter 2014) Walt Cole
DOSADO & FACE THE SIDES QUADRILLE (Fall 2014) Grant Logan’s adaptation
DOUBLE DOT (Winter 2017) Stew Shacklette

DOUBLE STAR TRIPLET (Winter 2017) Dottie Welch

DOUBTFUL SHEPHERD (Winter 2015) circa 1808

DUMBARTON DRUMS (Spring 2017) Tradtional
EARL & SQUIRREL (Winter 2015) Chris Weiler
EASY EIGHT (Fall 2013) Dottie Welch

EASYNELLA (Fall 2018) Heiner Fischle

EASY PETRONELLA (Fall 2018) - ???

ELLEN’S GREEN JIG (Winter 2019) Roy Dommett

ESSEX REEL (Winter 2019) Tony Parkes

FALL COLORS (Fall 2016) Pat Kelm

FAMILY CONTRA (Winter 2016) Sherry Nevins
FAREWELL WALTZ CONTRA
(Summer 2014, Fall 2018) Pat Kelm

FARMER'S JIG (Winter 2017) Traditional Welsh
FEBRUARY ROBINS (Summer 2015) Dottie Welch
FERRY CROSSING (Spring 2018) Pat Kelm

FICKLE SPRING (Spring 2019) Paul Moore

FIGURE SKATING CONTRA (Fall 2013) Pat Kelm
FIRST HANNOVER TRIPLET (Summer 2015) Heiner Fischle
FIRST HEY (Fall 2017) Paul Balliet 

FIRST NIGHT QUADRILLE (Summer 2016) Bob Dalsemer

FISHING LINE   (Winter 2014) Pat Kelm

FLIRTATION REEL (Spring 2018) Tony Parkes
FLIRT & FOLLOW (Spring 2013) Pat Kelm

FOGGY ROAD (Summer 2015) Dottie Welch
FOLD & FOLLOW (Winter 2014) Dottie Welch

FOR BOB (Winter 2016) Paul Moore
FORT MCHENRY
(Fall 2013) Chuck Quigley

FOUR AROUND FOUR (Summer 2017) Unknown
FRACTION CONTRA (Winter 2014) Dottie Welch

FREDERICK CONTRA (Fall 2015) Tom Hinds, variation Lisa Greenleaf

FROGGY GOES COURTING (Summer 2017) Pat Kelm

GAY GORDONS (Spring 2017) Traditional Scottish Dance
GEORGE & AMBER’S WEDDING (Summer 2014) Dottie Welch

GEUD MAN OF BALLANGIGH (Fall 2016) English Country Dance

GOOD MAN RELAY (Fall 2016) Dottie Welch

GOTHIC DANCE (Spring 2016) Traditional
GRAPEVINE CONTRA (Winter 2014) Unknown

HANNOVER TRIPLET #6 (Summer 2016) Heiner Fischle
HANNOVER TRIPLET #9 (Summer 2015) Heiner Fischle
HANNOVER TRIPLET #12 (Summer 2015) Heiner Fischle

HANNOVER TRIPLET #14 (Fall 2013) Heiner Fischle
HAPPY AS A COLD PIG IN WARM MUD (Winter 2016) Mike Boersig
HARTLAND HEY
(Spring 2018) Pat Kelm

HAY IN THE BARN (Fall 2017) Chart Guthrie

HEARTBEAT CONTRA (Winter 2019) Don Flaherty

HEART OF GLASS (Fall 2017, Spring 2018) Cary Ravitz

HEART OF GLASS VARIATION (Spring 2018) Cary Ravitz

HEMLOCK GROVE AT LITTLE BAY DE NOC (Winter 2019) Dottie Welch

HEY FLUTTER CONTRA (Fall 2017) Dottie Welch

HEY HEY CONTRA (Fall 2017) Presented by Jerry Helt at Stockton Folk Dance Camp 2011

HEY MAN (Fall 2017) Paul Balliet

HEY SLIDE (Fall 2017) Dottie Welch

HOCUS POCUS (Fall 2015, Fall 2017) Lisa Greenleaf

HOPSCOTCH REEL (Fall 2018) Bob Isaacs & Chris Page

HORNPIPE HEY (Fall 2017) Dottie Welch

IDAHO CAMAS PRAIRIE (Winter 2016, Fall 2017) Dottie Welch

INDEPENDENCE FOREVER (Winter 2019) Jon Southard

INDIANA SPECIAL (Winter 2014) Pat Kelm

INDICATOR TRIPLET (Winter 2018) Carol David-Blackman
INFLATION REEL (Winter 2014) Tony Parkes
IRISH HOLIDAY CONTRA (Winter 2016)
Pat Kelm
IRISH WASHERWOMAN
(Winter 2015)
JANUARY 7TH JIG (Fall 2017)
Don Armstrong

JANUARY MIXER (Winter 2015) Bob Dalsemer 
JEAN'S FLING (Winter 2015)
Stew Shacklette

JEFFERSON'S REEL (Summer 2016) Traditional
JEN & SEAN'S WEDDING CONTRA (Spring 2013)
Pat Kelm

JENNY REEL (Spring 2017) Author Unknown

JEREMY’S JIG (Spring 2016) Pat Kelm (April 2016)

JLM CONTRA (Winter 2014, Summer 2016) Mona Cannell

JOYS OF QUEBEC (Spring 2017) Chip Hendrickson
JSK WEDDING CONTRA (Spring 2013, Fall 2013) Pat Kelm
JUDY'S CONTRA (Winter 2016) Leif Hetland

JUNE BUG REEL (Spring 2016) Dottie Welch
KATHIE'S DELIGHT
(Winter 2015) Stew Shacklette
KEEP THE DEVIL OFF BALANCE (Spring 2013, Winter 2014) Pat Kelm
KINFOLKS (Summer 2018) Traditional, revised by Pat Kelm

KIWI RING (Spring 2015) (Scottish Country Dance Mixer)
KNOWLE PARK (Spring 2013) English Country Dance

HANDSOME YOUNG MAIDS (Winter 2019) Sue Rosen

HEEL AND TOE (Spring 2016) Unknown

HORTENSIA’S CRAVAT (Fall 2017) Bronwyn Woods

INDEPENDENCE FOREVER (Winter 2019) Jon Southard

LA CHAPELLOISE (Spring 2017) Traditional

LADY GO ROUND THE LADY (Summer 2018) Traditional

LANCERS (Summer 2017)

LEAVING OF LIVERPOOL (THE) (Winter 2017) English Country Dance

LEFT SWING THRU SICILLIAN (Summer 2017) Dottie Welch

LE MARCHANT HEEL AND TOE (Spring 2015) Dottie Welch

LE VOYAGEUR (Winter 2019) David Smukler

LONESOME SHEPHERD Winter 2015) Jack McKay?

LONG POTATO (Spring 2016) Traditional (description from Step Lively 2 – Canadian Dance Favourites)

MAKE AN ARCH (Summer 2018) Traditional

MANDOLIN CONTRA (Fall 2014) Glen Nickerson
MARCHING TO PRETORIA (Winter 2014) Bob Brundage, adapted by Bob Howell

MARJORIE DAW (Spring 2018) Pat Kelm

MARKET LASS (Spring 2017) Traditional
MAY DAY CONTRA (Spring 2014, Summer 2014) Pat Kelm

MAY MADNESS (Fall 2017) Dottie Welch
MICHAEL'S CONFUSION (Winter 2015) Stew Shacklette
MICROCHASMIC REEL (Winter 2017) Ann Fallon

MIDWEST FOLKLORE (Fall 2015) Orace Johnson

MINIMUM FUSS, MAXIMUM FUN (Spring 2019) Dean Snipes

MINI VIRGINNY (Winter 2017)

MISSED MY EXIT (Fall 2017) Betsy Gotta

MONA'S TRIP (Summer 2016) Stew Shacklette

MUSIC BOX DANCER (Summer 2018) Corbin Geis

MOSTLY HEY (Spring 2019) Glen Morningstar Jr

NANTUCKET SLEIGH RIDE (Winter 2019) Kirsten Koths

NEWLYWED'S REEL (Spring 2018) Jean & Ted Sannella

NEW ENGLAND MARCH (Fall 2017) Tony McUmber

A NICE COMBINATION (Summer 2016) Gene Hubert

NO NAME CONTRA (Spring 2015) Jerry Helt
NORTHERN LIGHTS (Summer 2018) Traditional

OKLAHOMA, OK (Summer 2013) Dottie Welch?
OLD CENTURY REEL (Fall 2013) Don Armstrong
OLD LANG SYNE CONTRA (Spring 2014) Dottie Welch

ONES TRADE TWOS TRADE SICILLIAN (Summer 2017)

OSHTEMOTION (Winter 2018) Barry Dupen

PADDY ON THE TURNPIKE (Winter 2016) Traditional

PARTNER’S DELIGHT (Spring 2018) Betsy Gotta

PASS THE OCEAN SICILLIAN (Summer 2017)
PATRIOT’S JIG
(Winter 2014)
Ted Sannella
PAT’S CIRCLE CONTRA (Summer 2018) Pat Kelm

PELICANS ON THE ASSINIBOINE RIVER (Spring 2014) Dottie Welch

PETRONELLA (Fall 2018) Traditional

PETRONELLA ALTERED (Spring 2013, Fall 2018) Pat Kelm
PETRONELLA'S PIN (Fall 2015, Fall 2018) Dave Colestock

PETRONELLA SPELLA (Fall 2018) Dottie Welch

PETRONELLA TRIPLET (Fall 2018) Dottie Welch

Playing with Arches (Winter 2019) Dottie Welch

POLKA DOT (Winter 2017)

POLKA MIXER (Winter 2017) variation of Children's Polka

POR QUE' NO? (Why Not?) (Summer 2016) Len Cannell 

PROPER NELLA (Fall 2018) Dottie Welch
PROPER OR NOT (Summer 2016) Pat Kelm

PROPER START (Summer 2018) Dottie Welch

QUIET CONTRA (Winter 2014) Ed Gilmore
QUEBEC MESCOLANZA (Spring 2015) Dottie Welch

RAINY DAY TRIPLET (Winter 2017) Pat Kelm

REEL DU CASTOR (BEAVER REAL) (Spring 2016) Traditional Québecois dance RICOCHET HEY (Spring 2018) Lisa Greenleaf

RIGHT HAND HIGH, LEFT HAND LOW (Summer 2018) Traditional

RIO GRANDE GORGE #1 (Gents Ricochet) (Spring 2018) Dottie Welch

RIO GRANDE GORGE #2 (Ladies Ricochet) (Spring 2018) Dottie Welch

ROARING GOOD TIME (Spring 2018) Pat Kelm

ROARING MIXER (Spring 2013) Heiner Fischle

ROLL IN THE HEY (Fall 2016, Fall 2017) Roger Diggle

ROUND ABOUT (Spring 2017) Cis Hinkle
RUN LEFT SICILLIAN (Summer 2017)

RUN RIGHT SICILLIAN (Summer 2017)

SACKETT’S HARBOR (Winter 2018) Traditional

SALMONELLA EVENING (Fall 2018) Louie Cromartie & Steve Zakon-Anderson

SASKATCHEWAN GRASSLANDS (Fall 2017) Dottie Welch
SCOUT HOUSE REEL (Spring 2018) Ted Sannella

SCOUT HOUSE SQUARED (Winter 2019) Dottie Welch

S.D.A.W. CONTRA (Winter 2014) Pat Kelm

SHADRACK’S DELIGHT (Winter 2014) Tony Parkes

SHARON’S WEDDING CONTRA (Spring 2018) Pat Kelm

SHEEHAN'S REEL (Winter 2017) Roger Whynot

SHEPHERD'S CROSSING (Winter 2017)

SHERBROOKE HEY (Winter 2016) Pat Kelm
SICILIAN CIRCLES
– 8 dances (Fall 2013) Dottie Welch

SIEGE OF CARRICK (Fall 2016) Traditional Irish Dance

SIEGE OF CARRICK FOR SQUARE DANCERS (Fall 2016) Dancing for Busy People

SLAUNCH TO DONEGAL (Winter 2014, Winter 2015) Ede Butlin
SLIDE RIGHT CONTRA #1 WITH CLAPS (Spring 2013) Dottie Welch
SOONER SLICE (Summer 2013) Contralab attendees  

SPLIT THAT COUPLE (Spring 2015) Pat Kelm

SPRING IN DUNCAN (Spring 2016) Marian Rose

STAR ISLAND STAR (Spring 2015) Phoebe and Emily Troll

STARS & STRIPES QUADRILLE (Spring 2015) Jerry Helt
ST. PATRICK'S DAY IN THE MORNING (Winter 2015)

SUMMER SUNSHINE (Summer 2016) Paul Balliet

SUSITNA HEADWATERS VIEW (Fall 2017) Dottie Welch

SWING ‘N HEY (Fall 2017) Al Brozek
TAG & TURN (Winter 2014)
Dottie Welch

TAGGERS DELIGHT (Spring 2017) Betsy Gotta

TAKE A PEEK, DUCK FOR THE OYSTER (Summer 2018) Traditional

TALKING WITH BOB (Fall 2017) Betsy Gotta
TED’S THREE-QUARTER CHAIN (Fall 2014) Ted Sannella
TED’S TRIPLET #3 (Fall 2013, Spring 2015) Ted Sannella
TED'S TRIPLET #14 (Spring 2018) Ted Sannella

TED'S TRIPLET #40 (Spring 2018) Ted Sannella

TEXAS STAR CONTRA (Spring 2018) Pat Kelm

THADY YOU GANDER (Spring 2016) English Folk Dance
THE CALLER’S WIFE (Spring 2018) Ted Sannella

THE JANUARY SEVENTH JIG (Spring 2014) Don Armstrong 
THE OXO REEL (Winter 2015)
THE WANDERER (Summer 2018) Cal Campbell & the Metro State Class

THRU THE WHITE AND DRIFTED SNOW (Fall 2014) Bob Howell

TOM'S CIRCLE (Summer 2017) Tom Sellner

TONTO NATURAL BRIDGE (Winter 2019) Dottie Welch

TRIBUTE TO BOB CHAPMAN (Fall 2017) Steve Holland

TUNNEL CONTRA (Spring 2016) Herbie Gaudreau
TWO, FOUR, SIX, EIGHT (Fall 2013)
Dottie Welch

UMBRELLAS FOR APRIL (Summer 2016) Pat Kelm

UNRULY REUNION (Winter 2019 and Spring 2019) Robert Cromartie

VINTON'S HORNPIPE (Spring 2013) Unknown

VIRGINIA NO REEL (Spring 2016) Calvin Campbell

VIRGINIA REEL (Spring 2016) Traditional
VIRGINIA REEL SQUARE (Fall 2014)
Ted Sannella

WASHINGTON HEY (Fall 2017) Ralph Sweet
WASHINGTON QUICKSTEP (Summer 2016) Traditional

WASKESIU RIVER WALLEYE (Spring 2014) Dottie Welch

WEAVERS CIRCLE (Spring 2016) Unknown

WEAVE THE LINE (Winter 2019) Kathy Anderson

WEDDING RINGS (Spring 2014) Dottie Welch

WESER FUN CONTRA (Winter 2019) Heiner Fischle

WHEEL & DEAL SICILLIAN (Summer 2017)

WHIRLING MAPLE LEAVES (Fall 2013) Dottie Welch

WHIRLING MARCH WIND (Spring 2017) Pat Kelm

WHIRLPOOL (Fall 2018) Chris Page

WINDY CORNERS (Winter 2018) Dottie Welch

WINTER WALK (Winter 2014) Dottie Welch

YUCCA JIG (Winter 2014) Don Armstrong

 

 

Dances printed in the NSDC Syllabi from 1990 to 2018 click here.

Thanks to Jeff Smith for gathering all of these.