Sep 11, 2026 Annotated Playlist

Biserka/Bojarka	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Liljano Mome [Iliev version]	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Lilyano, Mome [Moreau version] (Liljano Mome)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Esmer [Özkök Version] (Esmerim Biçim Biçim)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Esmer [Kilic version] (Esmerim)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Horehronsky Czardas (To ta Hel'pa)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Tresenica	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Ehun Alargunen Dantza (100 Alargunen Dantza)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Divcibarsko Kolo	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Ventzi's Arap (Katerino Mome)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Ajde Jano	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Yepyeni Halay [Şêxanî]	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Cobankat	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Alunelul	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Dizzy	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Denjovo Horo	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Harmonika (Harmonica)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Dancu		Dance	Notes
Skip [Cajun Skip] (Down at the Twist and Shout)	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Jovano Jovanke (Yovano Yovanke)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Rueckelreih	Music		Notes	Sheet Music
Sulam Ya’akov (Sulam Yaakov)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Setnja	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Valle Kosovare! [Otterholt version]	Music	Dance	Notes
Love a Rainy Night* [South Side Shuffle]	Music	Dance	Notes*	Sheet Music
Ais Giorgis (Kato ston Ai Giorgi)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Sakarsko Horo (Mama si Rade dumashe)	Music	Dance	Notes
Triandifillia (Απάνω στην τριανταφυλλιά, Apano Stin Triandafillia)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Saracia	Music		Notes
Ketri Ketri	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Adjon Az Isten (Let God Give)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music

* Love A Rainy Night is a 32-count dance pattern, Southside Shuffle is 28 counts, but the only difference is that the first 4 counts are repeated for Love A Rainy Night.

NY Times: Dudley Laufman, Eminent Folk Dance Caller, Dies at 95

 Going through a backlog of NY Times emails, came across this article from early August, which has interesting background about contra dancing:

Dudley Laufman, Eminent Folk Dance Caller, Dies at 95 (should be unlocked gift link)

"A farmer, poet and musician, he revitalized contra dancing in the 1960s and ’70s, bringing the tradition to a new generation.

...

"Mr. Laufman was best known for calling contra dances, a style similar to square dances in which partners line up across from each other. The caller, backed by a band playing fiddles, accordions and other instruments, dictates the dancers’ movements, in keeping with the music.

Contra dancing has its roots in Europe and arrived in the United States in the late 18th century, taking hold in farming communities. But by the 1950s, when Mr. Laufman began calling, it was close to extinct.

Mr. Laufman brought a looser, more inviting energy to contra, one that appealed to the back-to-the-land counterculture of the ’50s, a precursor to the hippies of the ’60s...."

 

 

 

Sep 4, 2026 Annotated Playlist

Trakisjka Racenica Na Horo	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Povrateno	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Nanny Goat, The (An Gabhar Bán)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Personality	Music			Sheet Music
Prekid Kolo	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Vodenki (V'Apsana Me Klade)	Music	Dance	Notes	Lyrics
Sano Duso [Vranjanka]	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Varnenska Tropanka	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Libe Lično [Almino Oro] (Ја излези либе лично, Ja izlezi libe lično)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Deninka (Ordan Seti Na Kulata)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Siman She'ata Tza'ir ( סימן שאתה צעיר)	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Fatise Kolo [Kolo from Vranje]	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Annas Visa [Vals]	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Tokyo Polka (Ievan Polkka)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Dospatsko Horo	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Hora Primăverii (Hora Primaverii)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Draganinata (Dragana I Slavei)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Yayla Yolu (Yayla Yolundan Aştım)	Music		Notes	Chords
Fado Portugues de Nos	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Gras Kalo (Ding Deng Dong)	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Hineh Ma Tov - Line Dance	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Gori More	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Scottish des Troubadours [La Scottish du Point Sublime]	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Boot Scootin' Boogie	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Nyandalo	Music	Dance	Notes	Lyrics
Macedonian Sirto		Dance		Sheet Music
Një Bahçe O Me Portokalle	Music	Dance	Notes	Lyrics
Never On Sunday	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Neenam Neenam (+ Khahch + Tsatkeh)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Teen (Khumkhuma)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Orijent (Brdjanka Kolo)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Trgnala Rumjana	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music

Aug 28, 2026 Annotated Playlist

Lesi (Kapetan Leši)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Lubili Se Dvama Mladi (Le retour des grues)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Hai Ne Ne Ne	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Hakol Od Yistader	Music	Dance	Notes	Lyrics
Nola	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Oj Ti Momche Ohrigjantche	Music	Dance	Notes	Lyrics
Ţarina De La Abrud (Țarina De La Abrud)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Janino		Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Hora Mare Bucovineana	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Pravo (Novo Zagorsko)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Adir Adirim	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Rumelaj	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Savila Se Bela Loza	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Tzadik Katamar	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Linda Eh!	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Hora Tsup Tsup		Dance
Do Mar Ciften [Helmer version]	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Kouventa stin Kouventa	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Stella di Maggio	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Karamfil	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Sweet Girl (Siroon Agcheek)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Primavera en Salonico	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Waltz Across Texas	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Ne Félj Lányom (Ne Felj Lanyom)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Kasapsko	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Linerender [Line Dance Reinlender] (Skepparshottis)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Lemon Tree	Music			Sheet music
Lassú Sergő (Lassu Sergo)	Music	Dance	Notes	Lyrics
Denjovo Horo	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Kostursko Oro (Dodek je moma pri majka)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music

Aug 21, 2026 Annotated Playlist

Lesnoto (NAMA Lesnoto Medley)	Music	Dance	Notes	Lyrics
Hakol Od Yistader	Music	Dance	Notes	Lyrics
Gerakina	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Gaida	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Kazi Jano (Kazi Jano, Kazi Duso)	Music	Dance		Sheet Music
Gocino Kolo	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Pajdusko (8 count)	Music			Sheet Music
Koritsa (Don’t Cry) [Valle nga Konispol]	Music	Dance	Notes
Vallja e Dados (Valle e Dados)	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Avant deux en ronde – Poitou/Vendée (Entrez La Belle en Vigne)	Music*	Dance	Notes	Lyrics
Belasicko Oro	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Sardana Curta	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Cobankat	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Osman Aga			Notes	Sheet Music
Hopa Hopa (Hopa cupa skoči) [Croatian]	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
For A Birthday [Ugros] (Születésnapra)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
T'Astrin Ki Tou Fengaraki (Τ'αστριν κι του Φεγγαράκι)	Music	Dance	Notes	Lyrics
Louky (Mý Zlatý Dolanský Louký)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Miserlou	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Hopa Hopa [Albanian]	Music	Dance	Notes	Lyrics
Narino	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Ichi Tasu Ichi No Ondō	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Karagouna	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Lerikos (Eba St' Amaxi)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Cupid Shuffle	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Legnala Dana	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Hora et Labora [Romaniac] (Hai, Inima Hai)	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Hora Miresii (Gată-Ti Fată Iăduta)	Music	Dance**	Notes	Sheet Music

* The 2-CD set “Chaï Live – Bal de Granit” that includes the recording of “Entrez La Belle en Vigne” is available at this link: https://www.helloasso.com/associations/gonzo-collectif-2-deleted/boutiques/benoit-guerbigny-cd-s

** The Hora Miresii video with Theodor Vasilescu is a little different from the version taught by Nico Helferink that we do

BBC World Service: Why dancing could be the ultimate brain workout

Why dancing could be the ultimate brain workout - BBC World Service - YouTube

Aug 14, 2026 Annotated Playlist

Kumanovsko Oro (Što Mi Omilelo Male)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Jeftanovicevo Kolo	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Milisso [Μηλίσσω]	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Ini Vitui Ni Feata, Moi (Am Văzut o Fată, Măi)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Jondane Johane	Music	Dance	Notes	Lyrics
Sitna Zborenka	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Hora Lautreasca din Dolj	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Pravo Trakijsko Horo (Pravo Trakiisko)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Louky (Mý Zlatý Dolanský Louký)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Toichevo Kolo	Music	Dance		Sheet Music
Gori More	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Strumicka Petorka	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Paraliakos (I Bratsera, or Vratsera)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Svekrvino (Mamo koj chuka na porti)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Ah Si! (Levantando Las Manos)	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Passu Torrau [Moreau version] (Su Passu Torrau)	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Draganinata (Dragana I Slavei)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Joc Batrinesc de la Niculetul	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Le Maitre de la Maison	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Corlu Aroman (Hai Armani)	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Biserka/Bojarka	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
An Dro (Pique la Baleine)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Mahala Mori Shej	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Skip (Cajun Jamboree)	Music	Dance	Notes
Reyhan (Dağlar Kizi Reyhan)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Asta-i Hora Mare [Hora Mare din Bucovina]	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Dana (De Bana)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Hakinor Hane'eman	Music	Dance	Notes	Lyrics
Katushe Mome Katushe	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Hora Miresii (Gată-Ti Fată Iăduta)	Music	Dance*	Notes	Sheet Music

* The Hora Miresii video with Theodor Vasilescu is a little different from the version taught by Nico Helferink that we do