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Modern Contra Dances

Title Hits
12th Night _____ by Bob Green ______ (duple improper) Hits: 3215
50/50 _____ by Bob Isaacs _____ (Becket) Hits: 2835
A Perfect Tin _____ by Bob Green _____ (Becket, double progression) Hits: 2920
Aback_____by John Coffman_____(duple improper) Hits: 10819
Al's Safeway Produce _____by Robert Cromartie _____(duple improper) Hits: 9174
Alberta Street Contra _____ by Rich Goss _____(duple improper) Hits: 6229
Alexander's Swing Time _____ by Chris Page _____ (duple improper) Hits: 2770
All You Can Eat______ by Ted Crane_____(duple improper) Hits: 6124
Allison Wonderland _____ by Bob Green _____ (duple improper) Hits: 3168
Alternating Current _____by John Coffman _____ (duple improper) Hits: 6575
Amy's Harmonium _____ by Cary Ravitz _____ (CCW Becket) Hits: 6222
An Arm and a Leg _____ by John Coffman _____(duple Becket) Hits: 5445
Another Cure for the Claps _____by Rich Goss and Bob Isaacs _____(duple improper) Hits: 16139
Another Flirty Attempt _____by Marian Hepburn _____(duple improper) Hits: 6332
Another Nice Combination _____ by Tom Hinds _______ (duple improper) Hits: 5642
Another Orbit for Liz _____ by Bob Green _____ (duple improper) Hits: 5319
B & B _____by Robert Cromartie _____(duple improper) Hits: 6913
Back on the Interstate _____Chrystal Gallacci Jones _____(duple improper) Hits: 5132
Back Road to Ayer _____ by Lisa Greenleaf _____ (duple improper) Hits: 2239
Baker's Square _____ by Sarah Kaiser _____ (Becket) Hits: 2252
Banana Bread _____by Bill Pope ____ (Becket) Hits: 5762
Beauty and the Bees _____by John Coffman _____(duple improper) Hits: 6322
Becketize the Baby _____ by John Coffman _____ (Becket) Hits: 4405
Bee in Her Bonnet _____ by John Coffmann _____duple improper Hits: 4661
Beneficial Tradition _____by Dan Pearl _____(Becket) Hits: 11299
Birds of a Feather _____ by John Coffman _____ (duple improper) Hits: 5049
Blackbird Pie _____Joseph Pimentel _____(duple improper) Hits: 6674
Bloomingfoods Reel Food _____ by Bob Green ______ (duple improper) Hits: 2219
Bob's High Quality Bologna _____by John Coffman _____(duple improper) Hits: 5246
Bob's Valentine _____ by Chris Ricciotti _____ (duple improper) Hits: 1813
Box the Gnat Contra _____ by Becky Hill _____(duple improper) Hits: 7443
Boys From Urbana _____ by John Coffman _____ (becket) Hits: 3169
Broken Sixpence _____Don Armstrong _____(duple Improper) Hits: 9087
Burning the Bacon _____ by Steve Zakon-Anderson _____ (duple improper) Hits: 2852
Butter _____ by Gene Hubert _____ (Becket) Hits: 8151
Bye Bye Baltimore _____ by Bob Dalsemer _____ (duple improper) Hits: 2284
California Twirlin' _____by Janet Levatin _____(duple improper) Hits: 6921
Caped Crusader _____by Bob Green ______(2 couple mixer) Hits: 5216
Captain Kirk’s Halibut _____by John Coffman _____ (duple improper) Hits: 4851
Carpet Vectors _____ by Robert Cromartie _____ (duple improper) Hits: 6087
Caveman _____by Jim Hemphill _____(Becket) Hits: 5601
Chain the Hey _____ by Becky Hill _____ (duple improper) Hits: 5142
Chama River Reel _____ by Merri Rudd _____ (duple improper) Hits: 5033
Chasing Butterflies _____ by Jim Hemphill _____ (Becket) Hits: 5082
Cheat Lake Twirl _____ by Perry Shafran _____ (duple improper) Hits: 2658
Cherokee Shuffle _____ by David Kaynor _____(duple improper) Hits: 6198
Chicken on a Leash _____ by John Coffman _____ (duple improper) Hits: 5265
Circle of Love _____ by Susan Kevra _____ (duple inproper) Hits: 2002
Coriolus Effect_____ by Melanie Axel-Lute_____ (duple improper) Hits: 5431
Crystal Eyes for You _____ by Bob Green _____ (Becket) Hits: 2521
Dance of the Honeybee _____ by John Coffman _____ (Becket) Hits: 6621
David's Triplet #5 _____ by David Smukler _____ (proper triplet) Hits: 5335
Delphiniums and Daisies _____ by Tanya Rotenberg _____ (duple improper) Hits: 7221
Diamond Jubilee _____ by Jim Hemphill _____ (Becket) Hits: 1790
Diamond Jubilee in Mansfield _____ by Bob Green _____ (duple improper) Hits: 1678
Dip and Dive _____ by Tom Hinds _____ (duple improper) Hits: 6324
Dog Branch Reel _____ by Bob Dalsemer _____ (duple improper) Hits: 5910
Dolphiniums & Daisies ______ by Bob Green ______ (improper) Hits: 2407
Double Dip ______ by Ted Steele _______ (duple improper) Hits: 4060
Double Play _____ by John Coffman ______ (duple Becket) Hits: 4279
DownStream _____ by John Coffman_____ (duple improper) Hits: 6845
Drama in Middle School _____ by John Coffman _____ (duple improper) Hits: 4579
Du Quoin Races_____by Orace Johnson _____(Becket) Hits: 7012
Duck Soup_____by David Kirchner _____(duple improper) Hits: 5101
E6 _____ by Robert Cromartie _____ (duple improper) Hits: 4856
Eleanor's Reel _____ by Bill Olson _____ (duple improper, triple progression) Hits: 5405
Evanesce _____by Sarah Kaiser _____(Duple Improper) Hits: 1401
Family Contra in the Castle _____ by Seth Tepfer _____ (duple improper) Hits: 3222
Fast Hands _____ by Diane Silver _____ (duple improper) Hits: 5596
Fast Living _____ by David Kirchner _____ (four facing four) Hits: 5574
First Star _____by Ted Steele _____ (duple improper) Hits: 3521
Fly Around, My Pretty Little Miss _____ by Dale Wilson _____ (duple improper) Hits: 5904
Friday Night Fever_____ by_____Tony Parkes _____ (duple improper) Hits: 1940
Galena _____ by Jo Mortland _____(improper reverse progression) Hits: 5432
Gene's Valentine _____ by Dean Snipes _____ (becket) Hits: 1753
Get Me Going _____ by Lisa Greenleaf _____(duple improper) Hits: 6358
Girls of St. Louis _____ by John Coffman _____ (Becket) Hits: 6150
Good Friday ____ by Kirston Koths _____ (duple Improper) Hits: 4478
Goosebumps _____ by Bob Isaacs _____ (duple improper) Hits: 1702
Got Nice Neighbors _____ by Billy Boyer _____ (Becket) Hits: 4114
Grand Square Contra _____ by Jacob Bloom _____ 4X4 Hits: 2821
Groundhog Daze _____ by Jim Hemphill _____ (Becket) Hits: 5260
Gypsy in the Hey _____ by Jim Hemphill _____ (Duple improper) Hits: 3904
Hand to Hand _____ by Jim Hemphill _____ (duple improper) Hits: 3452
Happy as a Cold Pig in Warm Mud _____ by Mike Boerschig _____ (duple improper) Hits: 5794
Happy Hare _____ by John Coffman _____ (duple improper) Hits: 3491
Happy Wife Happy Life _____ by John Coffman _____(duple improper) Hits: 2064
Hay in the Barn _____ by Chart Guthrie _____ (duple improper) Hits: 5536
Heartbeat Contra _____ by Don Flaherty _____ (duple improper) Hits: 9196
Hey with Benefits _____by Bob Green _____(duple proper) Hits: 1566
Heyllamande _____ by Jim Hemphill _____ (duple improper) Hits: 3779
Hinton's Circle of Love _____ by John Coffman _____ (duple improper) Hits: 3594
Homeward Bound _____ by Andrea Nettleton _____(Becket) Hits: 5146
Ice Cream in the Sink _____by Kathy Hirsh _____ (circle mixer) Hits: 6745
Invertro Flirtilization_____ by Jim Hemphill _____(duple improper) Hits: 4798
Ionia Breakout _____ by Bob Green _____ (duple improper) Hits: 3836
Josephine _____ by Sarah Kaiser _____ (Becket) Hits: 1818
Jubilation Variation _____ by Cary Ravitz _____ (duple improper) Hits: 2262
Judy's Joy _____ by John Coffman _____ (duple improper) Hits: 3388
Karen's Kool Kurls _____ by John Coffman _____(duple improper) Hits: 4145
Labor of Love _____ by Kathy Anderson _____ (duple improper) Hits: 8635
Lauren's Lagniappe _____ by John Coffman _____ (CCW Becket) Hits: 3981
Lavender and Lilac _____ by John Coffman _____ (duple improper) Hits: 4737
Linda's Lovely Smile _____ by John Coffman _____ (duple improper) Hits: 4488
Louisville Slugger _____ by Bob Green _____ (duple improper) Hits: 2352
Luke, You're Not My Father _____ by Bob Green _____ 4X4 Hits: 3703
Mae's Maze _____ by John Coffman_____ (duple improper) Hits: 3890
Maple & Cedar Swing _____ by Bob Green _____ (proper, ladies traded) Hits: 2892
March Fours _____by Bob Green_____ (four facing four) Hits: 4324
Martha and the Steel Penny _____ by Bob Green _____(diamond, Gent1 top center) Hits: 2163
Martha's Hot & Spicy _____ by John Coffman_____ (duple improper) Hits: 3981
Men in the Middle _____ by Cammy Kaynor ____ (duple improper) Hits: 4183
Missionary Men _____ by Jim Hemphill _____ (proper Becket) Hits: 4772
MMISL (Missile) Memory _____ by Jim Hemphill _____ (duple improper) Hits: 2008
Momma Loo's Reel _____ by Gene Hubert _____ (duple improper) Hits: 4511
Monday _____ by Jim Hemphill _____ (duple improper) Hits: 4722
Monsters in Music City _____ by Jim Hemphill _____ (duple indecent) Hits: 1745
Mountain Men _____ by Jim Hemphill _____ (duple proper) Hits: 1528
Mountain Ridge _____ by Billy Boyer _____ (duple improper) Hits: 3996
Mover and Shaker _____ by Rick Mohr _____(Becket) Hits: 2056
Mr. Darcy's FolkMads Kolo Contra & Waltz Medley _____by Bob Green _____(duple improper) Hits: 2514
Nectar of Ladue _____ by John Coffman _____ (duple Becket) Hits: 3770
NEFFA in My Wildest Dreams _____ by Bob Green _____ ( Becket) Hits: 4164
New Elixir _____ by Charlie Harvey _____ (duple Improper) Hits: 1768
November Nightts _____ by Jim Hemphill _____ (duple improper) Hits: 1528
Parkay: Ode to a Dance Floor _____ by Jim Hemphill _____ (ccw Becket) Hits: 2093
Paula's Promenade _____ by John Coffman _____ (duple improper) Hits: 9314
Plucking Daisy Petals _____ by Andrea Nettleton _____ (Becket) Hits: 4655
Proctor's Reel ____ by Joe Felsen _____ (duple improper) Hits: 3777
Quick Spin _____ by Carol Ormand _____ (four facing four) Hits: 4052
Reddie to Roll ______ by Cary Ravitz ______(Becket) Hits: 2481
Reel Macho _____ by John Coffman_____ (ccw Becket)) Hits: 3773
Reel Macho Revisited _____ by John Coffman _____ (duple becket) Hits: 3664
Reflection _____ by Don Flaherty ______ (improper) Hits: 1851
Renewal _____ by Gene Hubert _____(duple improper) Hits: 4345
Rick O'Shay Broke My Hey ______ by Jim Hemphill ______ (duple improper) Hits: 3520
Rick O'Shay's Hey _____ by Jim Hemphill _____ (duple improper) Hits: 4917
Rockin' Robin _____ by Rick Mohr _____ (duple improper) Hits: 4913
Roll in the Hey _____ by Roger Diggle _____ (duple improper) Hits: 6309
Rollin' and Tumblin' _____by Cis Hinkle _____ (duple improper) Hits: 5098
Rollin' to the Grey Eagle _____ by Hank Morris _____ (duple improper) Hits: 4505
Rollin' with Rohde _____ by Jim Hemphill ____ (duple improper) Hits: 3340
Rolling in the Dough _____ by John Coffman_____ (duple improper) Hits: 4379
Rory O'Less _____ by Bob Green _____ (duple Becket) Hits: 1591
Sailing in Fair Harbor _____ by Andrea Nettleton _____ (duple improper) Hits: 4608
Salmon Chanted Evening _____ by Steve Zakon-Anderson _____ (duple improper) Hits: 5991
Sama Ana Hannah _____ by John Coffman _____ (duple improper) Hits: 4133
Sasha _____ traditional _____ (circle mixer) Hits: 27291
Scout House Reel _____ by Ted Sannella _____ (duple improper) Hits: 5079
Seesaw Surfer _____ by Jim Hemphill _____ (Becket) Hits: 4679
Shaker Buddha _____ by Bob Green & Norm Stewart _____ (Becket) Hits: 4794
Shaking Out the Bees _____by John Coffman _____ (duple improper) Hits: 4056
Sharon of the Green Contra _____ by Jane Ewing _____(duple improper) Hits: 4451
Shaw's Garden ______ by Bob Green ______ (duple improper) Hits: 1631
Slapping the Wood _____ by Don Flaherty _____ (duple improper) Hits: 7202
Sleeping with the Hounds ______ by John Coffman ______ (duple Becket) Hits: 3838
Small Potatoes _____ by Jim Kitch _____ (duple improper) Hits: 6701
Snakes _____ by Dorothea Nettleton _____ (duple improper) Hits: 4359
Spring Fever _____ by Tony Parkes _____ (duple improper) Hits: 5501
Star Hey Night _____ by Bob Green _____ (Becket) Hits: 4675
Starry Starry Night _____ by Judy Bass _____ (Becket) Hits: 4221
Stimulus Package _____ by John Coffman _____ (duple Becket) Hits: 3459
String of Swings _____ by Rick Mohr & Bob Isaacs ______ (improper) Hits: 1921
Sunday Swing _____ by Sarah Kaiser _____ (duple improper) Hits: 2254
Sweet Music for Guys _____ by Becky Hill _____ (duple improper) Hits: 3216
Sweet Potato Pie _____ by John Coffman _____ (duple improper) Hits: 1717
Swingshot ______ by Seth Tepfer _____ (duple improper) Hits: 4178
Ted's Triplet #7 _____ by Ted Sannella _____ (triplet) Hits: 6167
The Amazing Sarah Wilcox _____ by Tom Hinds _____ (progressed improper) Hits: 2215
The Amethyst Pear _____ by Bob Green _____ (Becket) Hits: 2092
The Baby Rose _____ by David Kaynor _____ (duple improper) Hits: 8070
The Big Bicep _____ by Jim Hemphill _____ (Becket) Hits: 4690
The Big Chit Chat _____ by John Coffman _____ (Becket) Hits: 4478
The Big Easy _____ by Becky Hill _____ (duple improper) Hits: 3914
The Birthday Dance _____by Gene Hubert _____ (duple improper) Hits: 1580
The Carousel _____ by Tom Hinds _____ (duple improper) Hits: 8819
The Connectrix _____ by Rick Mohr _____ (duple improper) Hits: 4047
The Dance Gypsy _____ by Gene Hubert _____ (Becket) Hits: 7137
The Devil's Backbone _____ by William Watson _____ (four facing four) Hits: 7845
The Dog's Breakfast _____ by David Kaynor _____ (Becket) Hits: 4071
The Dorsett Exchange _____ by Jim Hemphill _____ (duple improper) Hits: 4082
The Edgy Knitter ______ by John Coffman _____(duple improper) Hits: 6273
The Eggbeater _____ by Bill Olson _____ (duple improper) Hits: 6306
The Elegant Trogon _____ by Kathy Anderson _____ duple improper Hits: 4384
The Eyes Have It _____ by Becky Hill _____ (Becket) Hits: 4952
The Nice Combination _____by Gene Hubert_____(duple improper) Hits: 8132
The Social Butterfly _____ by John Coffman ______ (Becket) Hits: 3831
The Square English Contra _____ by Jim Hemphill _____ (duple proper) Hits: 4005
The Third Time's the Charm ____ by Roger Diggle _____ (Becket) Hits: 4387
The Turning Point _____ by Gene Hubert _____ (duple improper) Hits: 2284
Three Thirty Three _____ by Steve Zakon-Anderson _____ (duple improper) Hits: 5498
Time to Play ____ by Tom Senior _____ (duple improper) Hits: 4203
Top Spin _____by Kathy Anderson _____ (duple improper) Hits: 3733
Triassic Poetry ______ by Lindsey Dono _____ (duple improper) Hits: 2442
Trip to Tbilisi _____ by Bob Green _____ (duple proper) Hits: 1852
Trip to Wilson _____ by Will Mentor _____ (Becket) Hits: 3436
Tutti Fruiti _____ by John Coffman _____ (duple improper) Hits: 3211
United We Dance _____ by Bob Isaacs _____ (duple improper) Hits: 8712
Venus and Mars _____ by Martin Sirk _____ (duple improper) Hits: 5395
Viviana's Chainsaw Massacre _____ by Bob Green _____ (Becket) Hits: 2560
Wave Goodby to Winter _____ by Jim Hemphill _____ (duple improper) Hits: 1731
Weave Well Enough Alone _____ by Jim Hemphill _____ (4X4) Hits: 1928
Wes Side Story _____ by Bob Green _____ (Becket Mixer) Hits: 5519
Wild Blue Yonder _____ by John Coffman _____ (Becket) Hits: 1822
Wild Hemp _____ by Jim Hemphill _____ (Becket) Hits: 3812
Willow Ware _____by Bob Green _____ (Becket) Hits: 4343
Wizard's Walk _____ by Ruthie Unger _____ (duple improper) Hits: 9364
Working Stiff _____ by John Coffman _____ (duple improper) Hits: 4120
XYZ _____ by Bob Green _____ (duple improper) Hits: 7898
You Can't Get There From Here _____ by Carol Ormond _____ (duple improper) Hits: 5168
Zombies of Sugar Hill _____ by Gene Hubert _____ (duple improper) Hits: 2594

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