Prairie Dog Ramble
By Dottie Welch, June 2016, Badlands National Park, South Dakota
Formation:  Alternate Duple, begin facing up or down
Music:  "Nail That Catfish / Sandy Boys", on Michigan Ruffwater Stringband Summer
      (Listen for music that helps with the claps.)

A1  (16)  Neighbor Balance and long Swing; - ;
A2  (8)  Circle Left (8); 
      (8)  Circle Right (8);

B1  (8)  (Facing partner across) Clap (knees, hands, other, "Hey"), Solo Turn to Right;
      (8)  Clap (knees, hands, other, "Ho"), Solo Turn to Left;
B2  (8)  Star Left;
      (8)  Star Right (to new Neighbor);


Sunday's Child 
By Dottie Welch, November, 2013			
Formation: Alternate Duple, Begin facing up and down, easy
Music:  "Shandon Bells and Young Man" on Yankee Ingenuity CD

A1  (8)  Circle Left.
      (8)  Circle Right.
A2  (8) Heel and Toe out and in (Opposites join both hands, beginning with their outside
        foot (gent's left and lady's right) touch heel, then toe, step side, close, side 
        moving apart from partner; and then use the inside foot for a heel and toe, side, 
        close, side to return). 
       (8) Do it again.

B1  (8) Opposite Swing ending as a couple with lady on the right facing down the hall.
      (8) Lines of four go down the hall.
B2  (8) Turn alone and come back.
      (8) Centers Arch, Ends go through the arch and move forward to a new pair.

Callison Hall Jig   (This favorite contra is the source of several spin offs.)
By Don Armstrong and Group at Callison Hall in Stockton, California, 1979
Formation:  Contra Lines with 1, 3, 5 active and crossed over, Double Progression
Music:  Lloyd Shaw 320, "Callison Hall Jig" by Stan Hamilton and Flying Scotsmen
Fiddlers: "Gig de Capuchon" (BA), "Gig de Sucre", "Smash the Windows"

A1  (8)  New Corner Heel and Toe apart and together 
      (8)  Do it again  (Heel, Toe, Side, Close, Side, - )
A2  (8)  Same lady Dosado
      (8)  Pass Thru and Swing

B1  (8)  Put her on the right and Half Promenade
      (8)  Same two Right and Left Thru
B2  (8)  Same four Circle Left
      (8)  Left Hand Star (Cross at the ends)

Redpoll Flit
By Dottie Welch, March 2013
Formation: Alternate Duple, begin facing up and down 
Music:

A1  (8)  With Corner Heel & Toe 
      (8)  Do it again
A2  (8)  Corner Swing
      (8)  Men center, Prom Up and Down 

B1  (8)  California Twirl, Come Back
      (8)  Ladies Chain Down the Line 
B2  (8)  Forward and Back 
      (8)  Circle Left 3/4 and Pass Thru

Heel and Toe with 3 Dosados
By Dottie Welch, June 2010
Formation:  Alternate Duple
Music: "Bonnie Annie" (Long)

A1  (8)  New corner Heel and Toe 
      (8)  Do it again
A2  (8)  Same Corner Dosado 
      (8)  Pass Thru and Face In

B1  (8)  Long Lines Forward & Back
      (8)  Ladies Dosado
B2  (8)  Gents Dosado
      (8)  Star Right

Heel and Toe High Five
Dottie Welch, June 2010
Formation:  Alternate Duple
Music: "Waltzing Matilda"

A1  (8)  New corner Heel and Toe
      (8)  Do it again
A2  (8)  Same Corner Dosado 
      (8)  Pass Thru and Face In   (or Swing)

B1  (8)  Forward and High Five, Back and Clap
      (8)  Forward again, Back and Clap
B2  (8)  Same 4 Circle Left
      (8)  Star Left

Heel and Toe Circles and Stars
Dottie Welch, June 2010 
Formation: Alternate Duple
Music: "Aunt May's Canadian Jig"

A1  (8)  New corner Heel and Toe
      (8)  Do it again
A2  (8)  Same Corner Dosado
      (8)  Pass Thru and Face In

B1  (8)  Circle Left
      (8)  Circle Right
B2  (8)  Star Right
      (8)  Star Left

Heel and Toe Switch
Dottie Welch, March 2007
Formation:  Alternate Duple
Music: "Steamboat Quickstep"

A1  (8)  New corner Heel and Toe
      (8)  Do it again
A2  (8)  Same Corner Dosado 
      (8)  Pass Thru and Face In

B1  (8)  Circle Left
      (8)  Circle Right
B2  (8)  Two Hand Switch with Partner
      (8)  Pass Thru & Face New Corner

Louisville O'More
By Dottie Welch, Sept. 2005, idea from Bev Bernbaum at Louisville Contra Dance
Formation:  Alternate Duple but begin facing up and down or Sicilian Circle
Music:  "Lamplighters and Kildare Fancy" on Sound of New England CD 

A1  (8)  Neighbor Dosado
      (8)  Ladies Left Turn once and hold on to make wave with neighbor
A2  (8)  Neighbors Balance together & away, slide right *
      (8)  Balance together & away, slide left 

B1  (8)  Swing Thru (Each two turn right half (4), centers turn left half (4))
      (8)  Partner Swing
B2  (8)  Long Lines go Forward and Back
      (8)  Each four Circle Left 1/4 and Pass Thru

* Balance: Step towards & touch, Step away and touch, 
   Slide: Step side, close, side, touch as neighbors pass noses 
   May replace slide with a solo turn in the same direction.