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 24 – Elisabeth Monica with Sound Crossing

1. Simplicity Swing – Becky Hill
2. Stephanie’s Star – Cary Ravitz
3. Sarah’s Journey – Gene Hubert
4. Through the Looking Glass – Cary Ravitz
5. Jabberwocky – Jeremy Korr
       Set break
6. Slinkin’ Around – Melanie Axel-Lute
7. Susan’s Slide – Cary Ravitz
8. Queen of Hearts – Don Flaherty
9. Alice’s Gay Gordon -Jan Larsen
10. Butter – Gene Hubert

March 17 – Joe Micheals with SonoOnos

1. Frederick Contra – Tom Hinds
2. Catch a Falling Star – Melanie Axel-Lute
3. Southern Swing – Steve Zakon-Anderson
4. Fidgety Feet – Mark Richardson
5. Stewart’s Big Move – David Kaynor
6. Amy’s…something or other – unknown
       Set break
7. Stolen from Marlin – Sue Rosen
8. 3 Ceremonies – Adriane Moser
9. Chinese New Year – Chris Page
10. 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

All 2019 set lists
All 2020 set lists

All 2022 set lists