Emerald City Contra Dance Set Lists
We started recording set lists in 2019. Callers, if you’d like us to post your previous programs, send them to us at emeraldcitycontra@pobox.com. We try to keep this updated weekly, but don’t always succeed. If you don’t see a recent program, check back in a week or two.
A good place to search for dances and authors is The Callers Box. (Thanks to Chris Page and Michael Dyck.) No guarantees that dances are available there; however, they continually get new content, so check back later if you don’t see it now. Also, no guarantees that we or the callers transcribed the dances correctly.
Here are some of the most-commonly-called dances from 2019:
– Airpants by Lisa Greenleaf
– Al’s Safeway Produce by Robert Cromartie
– The Baby Rose by David Kaynor
– Chinese New Year by Chris Page
– First Hey by Paul Balliet
– Friday Night Fever by Tony Parkes
– Pinball Wizard by Andrea Nettleton
– Reel Easy by Cary Ravitz
For the sake of variety, please consider calling other dances from your collections.
2023
March 17 – Joe Micheals with SonoOnos
- Frederick Contra – Tom Hinds
- Catch a Falling Star – Melanie Axel-Lute
- Southern Swing – Steve Zakon-Anderson
- Fidgety Feet – Mark Richardson
- Stewart’s Big Move – David Kaynor
- To be determined
Set break - Stolen from Marlin – Sue Rosen
- 3 Ceremonies – Adrianne Moser
- Chinese New Year – Chris Page
- Amy’s Harmonium – Cary Ravitz
March 10 – Suzanne Girardot with WB Reid & Bonnie Zahnow
1. Simplicity Swing – Becky Hill
2. Pride of Charlottesville – Seth Tepfer
3. Another Nice Combination – Tom Hinds
4. Tica Tica Timing – Dean Snipes
5. Earl and Squirrel – Chris Weiler
Set break
6. Seven Sevens – Jim Kitch
7. Melody’s Madness – David Gleich
8. British Air – David Kaynor
9. Carol’s Delight – Tom Hinds
10. Once More With Feeling – Isaac Banner
March 3 – Lindsey Dono with The Electrodes
1. Hoedown on the Down Low (variation) – Jean Gorrindo
2. Cheat Lake Twirl (variation) – Perry Shafran
3. Rollin’ to the Grey Eagle – Hank Morris
4. Fatal Attraction – Roger Auman
5. Robin on a Wire (variation) – Will Mentor
6. Old Time Elixir #2 – Linda Leslie
Set break
7. Pedal Point – Yoyo Zhou
8. I Wanna Dance – Erik Hoffman
9. Shoot the Breeze – Rick Mohr
10. Cupid’s Clout – Susan Petrick
11. 3-33-33 (variation) – Steve Zakon Anderson
February 24 – Tom Wimmer and guest caller Shannon Horst with Heliotrope
1. Culver City Contra – James Hutson
2. Neighbor, Neighbor, on the Wall – Maia McCormick
3. Simplicity Becket (variation) – Rich Goss
4. Two Hearts in Reel Time – Lisa Greenleaf
5. After the Solstice (variation) – Lisa Greenleaf
6. Snake in the Hey – Cary Ravitz – called by Shannon
Set break
7. Folklife Frolic! – Lindsey Dono
8. The Eyes Have It – Becky Hill
9. Mood Swings – Sue Rosen
10. Virtual Duality – Peter Stix
11. January Jig – Gene Hubert
February 17 – Susan Michaels with Dale Russ & Mike Saunders
A partial and possibly incorrect list
2. Monday Night in Ballard – Mike Richardson
3. Punxsutawney Promenade – Dan Pearl
5. Mountains in Sunny Windows – Yoyo Zhou
7. Jim’s Whim – unknown composer
11. Rolling in the Hey (Roll in the Hey, maybe?) – Roger Diggle
February 10 – Amy Wimmer and guest caller Victoria Fox with Hummingbird
1. May Day! – Bob Dalsemer
2. Never Too Late – Tom Hinds
3. Mad About Dancing – Robert Cromartie
4. Oh Geez! – Joseph Pimentel
5. Flaherty Will Get You Everywhere – Bob Isaacs – called by Victoria
Set break
6. Celebrating 70 – Linda Leslie
7. Jurassic Redheads – Carol Ormand
8. Sweet Baby Violets – Isaac Banner
9. Ellen’s Yarns – Rick Mohr
February 3 – Lindsey Dono with Pachelbel’s Bazooka
1. Foxglove – Tom Thoreau
2. Leap of Faith – Bob Isaacs
3. Hocus Pocus – Lisa Greenleaf
4. Fiddler’s Frolic – Cary Ravitz (Will Mentor variation)
5. The Judge – Bob Isaacs
Set break
6. Wilcox Reel – Will Mentor
7. Labor of Love – Kathy Anderson
8. Trip to Wilson – Will Mentor
9. Major Hey – Erik Hoffman (Carol Ormand 32 bar variation)
10. Now We Are Four – Erik Weberg
11. Surfing the Set – Richard Fischer and Bob Isaacs
January 27 – Koren Wake with Fortified
1. Simplicity Swing – Becky Hill
2. Salmonella Evening – Steve Zakon-Anderson
3. Woven Waves – Cary Ravitz
4. Delphiniums & Daisies – Tanya Rotenberg
5. Naked in California – Nils Fredland
Set break
6. Spring Break – Nils Fredland
7. Diagonal Discovery – Gene Hubert
8. Dinner at the Swingside – Hal Mueller
9. Abolish Mop Snarl – Nils Fredland
10. Susan’s Slide – Cary Ravitz
January 20 – Susan Michaels with One Dollar Whiskey
1. Ben’s Spin-off #3 – Gene Hubert
2. The Honeymoon – Becky Hill
3. Unknown – Lisa Greenleaf
(circle L 3/4, N swing, R&L through, *L, next N balance box gnat, mad robin, larks cross, partners swing)
4. Chuck the Budgie – Rick Mohr
5. Joel’s in the Kitchen – Sue Rosen
Set break
6. Jubilation – Gene Hubert
7. Colin’s Carnival Ride – Rick Mohr
8. Swap Meet – Chris Page
9. Four Have Sprung – Yo-yo Zhou
10. Jim’s Whim – Rick McMath
January 13 – Isaac Banner with Natterjack
1. Back of the Envelope – Dugan Murphy
2. Dancing in My Bones – John Coffman
3. Pebbles in My Boots – Isaac Banner
4. Luna in the Library – Ron Blechner
5. Square Through to You – BOB
Set break
7. The Sun Never Sets on Puget Sound (Except When It Does Sometimes) – Isaac Banner
8. Spring Break – Nils Fredland
9. Sleepy Sam’s Late Night Jam – Isaac Banner
10. Winter in Summerland – Jeff Spero
January 6 – Susan Petrick with Contra Quartet
1. There You Go – Sue Rosen
2. Toward Your Partner – Devin Norden
3. Feeling Giddy – Susan Petrick
4. Mixed Hand Madness – Bob Isaacs
5. Trinity – Gene Hubert
6. Roll Around – Cary Ravitz
Set break
7. Country Doctors Reel – Merilee Karr
8. String of Swings – Rick Mohr
9. Coming Home From Toohollie – Janet Shepherd
10. 50/50 – Bob Isaacs
11. 24 Below – Melanie Axel-Lute
2022
December 30 – Valerie Cohen with Folderal
1. Cranky Ingenuity – Bill Olson
2. Simplicity Swing – Becky Hill
3. Jubilation – Gene Hubert
4. Wicked Smooth – Don Veino
5. Pigtown Petronella – Cary Ravitz
6. Frederick Reel – Tom Hinds
Set break
7. The Boys from Urbana – John Coffman
8. Hey Gorgeous – Luis Gamez
9. Head of the Bed – Nils Freland
10. The Carousel – Tom Hinds (no walk through)
December 23 – No dance
December 16 – Suzanne Girardot with Chicken Feathers
1. Reel Easy – Cary Ravitz
2. Warming Up the Car – Nick Bouley
3. Green-Eyed Girl – Jim Kitch
4. Spring Break – Nils Fredland
5. 24th of June – Steve Schnur
Set break
6. Square Affair – Becky Hill
7. Redbeard Reel – Bob Isaacs
8. Twenty Below – Bob Isaacs
9. Still More O’More – Jim Kitch
10. Heart of Glass – Cary Ravitz
December 9 – Craig Wolfe with the Porch Owls
1. Nice Combination – Gene Hubert
2. Apples & Chocolate – Sue Rosen
3. Flutter Butter (variation) – Allan Brozek
4. Sarah’s Journey – Gene Hubert
5. Higg’s Boson – Isaac Banner
6. In Cahoots – Rick Mohr
Set break
7. Hot Point Special – Joseph Pimentel
8. Steel Anniversary Reel – Rick Mohr
9. A Summer Night in Seattle – Mike Richardson
10. No Rest for the Weary – Andrea Nettleton & Jeff Spero
December 2 – No dance
November 25 – Eric Curl with KGB
Sorry, no set list yet.
November 18 – Lindsey Dono with Countercurrent
1. Foxglove – Tom Thoreau
2. Leap of Faith – Bob Isaacs
3. Rollin’ into the Grey Eagle – Hank Morris
4. Rocks and Dirt – Erik Weberg (variation)
5. Spud’s Reel – Lisa Greenleaf
Set break
6. Pedal Pushers – Bob Dalsemer
7. Blue and Green Candles – Isaac Banner
8. Kinematic Vorticity – Carol Ormand (variation)
9. A Sure Thing – Chris Page
10. Another Nice Combination – Tom Hinds (variation)
11. Zag it Back – Jacqui Grennan
November 11 – George Marshall with Engine Room
1. Broken Sixpence – Don Armstrong
2. Slapping the Wood – Don Flaherty
3. A Rollin’ and A Tumblin’ – Cis Hinkle
4. Deja Vu Again & Again – Ron Buchanan
5. Flirting Attempt – Mary Ann Hepburn
6. Homeward Bound – Andrea Nettleton
Set break
7. Nice Combination – Gene Hubert
8. The Cows Are Watching – Bill Pope & Judy Goldsmith
9. Just Keep Balancing – Heather Carmichael
10. Spring Fever – Tony Parks
11. Winter Storm – Linda Leslie
November 4 – Rich Goss with Brandon Vance, Vienna Scheyer, & Dave Bartley
1. After the Solstice – Lisa Greenleaf & Tony Parks
2. Al’s Safeway Produce – Robert Cromartie
3. Butter – Gene Hubert
4. Tag & Zag – Rick Mohr
5. Time for a Change – Rich Goss
6. Treasure of the Soda Bar – Maia McCormick
7. Cheat Lake Twirl – Perry Shafran
8. Vote With Your Feet – Bob Isaacs
9. Black Mountain Reel – Tom Hinds
10. Pat’s Parade – Sue Rosen
11. The Baby Rose – David Kaynor
October 28 – Richard Barnes with The Electrodes
Sorry, no complete set list yet. However, we identified one dance…
Major Hey (original version) – Erik Hoffman
October 21 – Koren Wake with Au Contraire
1. Dancing Spell – Cary Ravitz
2. Spin Break – Claire Takemori
3. Rocket City Romp – Cis Hinkle
4. You Can Get There From Here – Linda Leslie
5. Mary Cay’s Reel – David Kaynor
Set break
6. Naked in California – Nils Fredland
7. Box the Cat – Lisa Greenleaf
8. Songbird – Cary Ravitz
9. The Country of Marriage – Susan Kevra
October 14 – Joe Micheals with Riff Raff
1. Thursday Night Special #1 – Larry Jennings
2. Harmony Supper Line – Jim Saxx
3. Indian Summer – Tom Lehmann
4. Unknown dance with a neighbor rollaway – unknown author
5. 10th Year in Tommerup – Linda Leslie
Set break
6. 24th of June – Steve Schnur
7. Unknown dance with diagonal 1/2 heys – unknown author
8. Evil Duane – Erik Weberg
9. Thing of Trust – Chris Page
October 7 – Susan Michaels with Merriweather
1. Honeymoon – Becky Hill
2. The Long Road – Kathy Anderson
3. Halliehurst – unknown author
4. 4 Have Sprung – Yoyo Zhou
5. Southern Summer – Cary Ravitz
Set break
6. David’s Guiding Star – Steve Zakon-Anderson
7. Road Kill – Cary Ravitz
8. Nothing Works and We Don’t Know Why – Yoyo Zhou
9. Marian’s Delight – Carol Copp
September 30 – Isaac Banner with Audacious
1. Once More With Feeling – Isaac Banner
2. My Marbles Have Many Moods – Rick Mohr
3. The Birds From Urbana – Isaac Banner
4. First Hey – Paul Balliet
5. Blue and Green Candles – Isaac Banner
Set break
6. Chuck the Budgie – Rick Mohr
7. Aiming for Phoenix – Isaac Banner
8. Sleepless at Pinewoods – Bob ???
9. Last Hey – Isaac Banner
September 23 – Tom Wimmer with SonoOnos
1. Hocus Pocus – Lisa Greenleaf
2. Floor Play – Paul Balliet
3. Mad About Dancing – Robert Cromartie
4. Amy’s Harmonium – Cary Ravitz
5. Circadian Rhythms – Lynne Ackerson
Set break
6. Flaherty Will Get You Everywhere (variation) – Bob Isaacs
7. Heart of Glass – Cary Ravitz
8. Unknown dance (variation) – unknown author, via Seth Tepfer
9. Cranky Ingenuity – Bill Olson
10. Still More O’Moore – Jim Kitch
September 16 – Amy Wimmer with Dale Russ & Mike Saunders.
1. Air Pants – Lisa Greenleaf
2. Jubilation – Gene Hubert
3. Ann Arbor 4 – Al Olson
4. Celebrating 60 – Linda Leslie
5. Jenny Hits a Tree – Jessica Ritts & Tom Wimmer
Set break
6. Lanny’s Back in Town (variation) – Erik Weberg
7. The Carousel – Tom Hinds (guest caller Koren Wake)
8. Variation on William Watson’s “McKenzie River” – Susie Kendig
9. The Phinney Gaffer Becket – Eric Chard
10. Balance to My Lou – Becky Hill
September 9 – Greg Frock with Ryan McKasson & Anita Anderson.
Sorry, we didn’t get the set list.