Emerald City Contra Dance Set Lists
We started recording set lists in 2019. 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, courtesy of Chris Page and Michael Dyck. We offer no guarantees that dances are available there; also, no guarantees that we or the callers transcribed the dances correctly.
Please try something new or different, especially if it was called recently; consider calling other dances from your collections.
Dances called 7 times in 2025:
– Once More with Feeling – Isaac Banner
5 times:
– Folklife Frolic – Lindsey Dono
– Heartbeat Contra – Don Flaherty
4 times:
– Bev’s Becket A – Cary Ravitz
– Cows are Watching – Bill Pope & Judy Goldsmith
– Earl & Squirrel – Chris Weiler
– Maliza’s Magical Mystery Motion – Cary Ravitz
– Square Affair – Becky Hill
– Train Delay – Maia McCormick
2026
February 20 – Caitlin Bannan and guest caller Marshall Gould with Fortified
- Get Me Going – Lisa Greenleaf
- Back to Back (variation) – Isaac Banner
- The Erik Effect – Ben Werner and Danielle Boudreau (called by Marshall)
- Friday at the Fool – Seth Tepfer (called by Marshall)
- Diana’s Delight – Yoyo Zhou
- Charismatic Megafauna – Linda Leslie
Set break - Rory O’Most – Isaac Banner
- Tangled Yarns – Isaac Banner
- Cupid’s Clout – Susan Petrick
- And Thinking about Coffee Cups (variation) – Michael Furst
February 13 – Craig Wolfe with Contra Quartet
- Air Pants – Lisa Greenleaf
- In Cahoots – Rick Mohr
- The Black Lake Inlet of Dr. Joe Rush – Seth Tepfer
- Celebrate Everyone – Seth Tepfer
- Chinese New Year – Chris Page
- Still More O’More – Jim Kitch
Set break - [Currently Unnamed Dance] – Craig Wolfe
- Hotpoint Special – Joseph Pimentel
- Star Trek – Mike Richardson
- Mary Cay’s Reel – David Kaynor
February 6 – No dance here
January 30 – Isaac Banner with Natterjack
- First of November – Isaac Banner
- Saturday Night Line – Joseph Pimentel
- Camp Sertoma Farewell – Dean Snipes
- Ellie’s Iguanarama – Isaac Banner
- Rollin’ to the Grey Eagle – Hank Morris
- Petronella Stomp – Tom Lehmann
Set break - Treachery, Faith, and the Great River – Isaac Banner
- The Birds From Urbana – Isaac Banner
- Calliope’s Double Cross – Luke Donforth
- 16 for Gregg – Luke Donforth
January 23 – Abigail Golden with Three-Piece Sutra
- Pivot the Line – Jacqui Grennan
- Rounding the Corners – Jim Hemphill
- Hortensia’s Cravat – Bronwyn Woods
- Rock the Cradle, Joe – Ridge Kennedy
- Mad Robin Swing – Tom Lehmann
- Power Surge – Bob Isaacs
Set break - Chuck the Budgie – Rick Mohr
- Across the Pond – Jeremy Korr
- Marshmallows in Flight – Rich Goss
- Maliza’s Magical Mystery Motion – Cary Ravitz
January 16 – Lindsey Dono with Night Herring
- Another Last Dance – Erik Hoffman
- Petronella’s Pin – Dave Colestock
- The Carousel – Tom Hinds
- Hot Buttered Rolls – Perry Shafran
- The Second Time Around (variation) – Jim Kitch
- Susie’s Sendoff – Scott Higgs
Set break - 334 – Diane Silver
- Kinematic Vorticity (variation) – Carol Ormand
- Mad Robin in Love (variation) – Greg Frock
- West by Midwest (variation) – Carol Ormand
January 9 – Morna Leonard with Hummingbird
- Heritage Reel – Tony Parkes
- Pittsboro Patty Cake – Gene Hubert
- Rock the Cradle, Joe – Ridge Kennedy
- Bye Bye Shy Bear – Morna Leonard
- Young Heart, Old Brains (mashup of some kind) – author unknown
Set break - Trip to Lambertville – Steve Zakon Anderson
- Comfort Deluxe (variation) – Rick Mohr
- Rocket City Romp – Cis Hinkle
- Catch a Falling Star – Melanie Axel Lute
- 20 Below – Bill Olson
January 2 – Elisabeth Monica with Anglerfish
- Birthday – Robin Banerji
- Serenity and Grace – Linda Leslie
- Safe and Sound (variation) – Isaac Banner
- In the Firefly Light We Dance – Don Flaherty
- Starship – John Coffman
Set break - Throw Down Your Guns – John Coffman
- Message from the Future – Maia McCormick
- Abby’s Pushback Hey – Jan Larsen
- Ariel’s Celebration – Nils Fredland