Bill Olson's Dance Compositions

There are over 50 dances in here, all contras and circle mixers. The original 50 or so, written over about a 10 year period from 1994 to 2004 are still right here as they have always been. I will add the "new ones" as quickly as i can.. There ARE some new ones, so check it out!!! There will be more new ones too, I'm working on some squares as well as contra dances. woo hoo!

Here are some of the dances I've composed, with a little explanation about why. Feel free to spread them around. Hope some of this is useful to people out there. Comments? Questions? Dances to share?  Email me: Bill Olson.

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Dance Menu
      A NIGHT AT THE OPERA
(circle mixer)		 BOWDOINHAM REEL
(duple improper contra) 		 VASSALBORO REEL
 (Becket formation contra) 
      WEEKS ON THE ROAD
(Becket formation contra)		 THE SHOELESS TRIP TO HARPSWELL
 (duple improper contra) 		 FORBIDDEN PLEASURE
 (duple improper contra) 
      THE HUSSY QUEEN
 (duple improper contra) 		 SALUTE TO SPOOT
 (duple improper contra) 		 DAVID COMES TO TOWN 
 (duple improper contra) 
      NAT'S REEL 
 (duple improper contra) 		 DANCING AT THE REST STOP
 (duple improper contra) 		 THE MOHR THE MERRIER
 (duple improper contra) 
      FACE  THE MUSIC 
      (improper, double prog.) 		 PAM'S MERRY GO ROUND
(improper, double progression) 		 CITRONELLA MORNING
 (duple improper) 
      NEW SUSPECT REEL
 (duple improper) 		 ATONEMENT REEL
 (circle mixer) 		 NOMAD'S LAND
 (duple improper) 
      THE BROKEN MIRROR
 (Becket formation contra) 		 PAM'S PROMENADE
 (circle mixer) 		 BRANDY'S STAR 
 (duple improper) 
   DAVID'S DILEMMA 
 (duple improper) 		 SPRING SNOW 
 (duple improper) 		 A DANCE FOR DAN
 (duple improper) 
THE BUS STOP
(duple improper) 
THE BIG WHOOP 
      (circle mixer) 		       SCROD PUDDING'S TRIP TO THE MALL
(duple improper) 
PB&J
(duple improper)
RETRO REEL
(circle mixer)
  THE HUSSY BRIDE
(duple improper)
PERIHELION
(duple improper)
 ROD'S GRITS
 (duple improper)
THE WILD WOMAN FROM NORTH CAROLINA
                        (duple improper)
 DANCING WITH AMY
(becket formation)
 THE BIG SHMOOZE
(duple improper)
ROBERTA'S REVENGE
(duple improper, double progression)
L'ATTERRISSAGE
(duple improper, double progression)
BOW WOMAN'S BIG MOVE
(duple improper)
THE EGGBEATER
(duple improper)
FLASH
(duple proper)
CHARLIE IN THE WINDOW 
(duple improper)
CHEW CHEW CHARLIE
(Becket formation contra)
 DO MAKE WAVES
(duple improper)
A DANCE FOR STAN
(Becket formation contra)
JENNIFER'S REEL
(duple improper contra)

20 BELOW
(Becket formation contra)
  MOVIN' NEXT DOOR
(Becket formation contra)
SADIE'S SERENADE
(duple improper contra)
ELEANOR'S REEL
(duple improper, 
triple progression contra)
  GREEN HAZEL DAZE
(Becket Formation Contra)
   CRANKY INGENUITY
(duple improper contradance)
WHEN THE DANCE IS DONE
(duple improper contra)
PAM'S DANCE
(Becket formation, double progression contra)




 
 
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