Dances in Zesty Contras

Table of Contents

• Facing Couples
  • Facing Couples proper
• Duple Minor
  • Duple Minor improper
• Triple Minor
  • Triple Minor proper
  • Triple Minor with the 1s improper
  • Triple Minor with the 1s, 2s improper
• Quadruple Minor
  • Tempest

Facing Couples

Facing Couples proper

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
O'Donnell Anew		Tony Saletan ~1983		Facing Couples permutation: 21

Duple Minor

Duple Minor improper

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Pop Goes the Weasel ~ Jennings		Thomas Hillgrove 1857 Larry Jennings ~1983	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Queen's Favorite		Traditional (date unknown)		Duple Minor

Triple Minor

Triple Minor proper

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Concordia Reel		Lou Shapiro ~1983		Triple Minor
Kernan's Contra		Ken Kernan 1977 Al Olson ~1983		Triple Minor

Triple Minor proper double progression

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Baskets of Brew		Al Olsen ~1983		Triple Minor

Triple Minor proper triple progression

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
A Quicker Lass		Al Olson ~1983		Triple Minor

Triple Minor with the 1s improper

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Castner's Contra		Rich Gardner ~1983		Triple Minor
Easy Living		Al Olson ~1983		Triple Minor
Kitchen Hornpipe		Ralph Page 1958		Triple Minor
Little-Good Harbor		Al Olsen ~1983		Triple Minor

Triple Minor with the 1s improper triple progression

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Peterborough Challenge		Bill Cochran ~1983		Triple Minor

Triple Minor with the 1s, 2s improper double progression

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Dipping & Diving in the Brew		Al Olson ~1983		Triple Minor

Quadruple Minor

Tempest

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Ted's Tempest		Ted Sannella ~1983		Tempest

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