| Ajde Lepa Maro (Ајде, лепа Маро) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Tesko Velesko (Tri Godini Stana) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Monster Mash | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Trakiiski | Dance | |||
| Libi | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Enigma (Αίνιγμα) (אניגמה) | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Oonaseto Selo (U Našeto Selo, У Нашето село) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Iedera (Crenguță de Iederă – Dobrogeana) [Sonia & Cristian version] | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Divna Divna (Divna čarne oči ima) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Imate Li Vino | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Lerikos (Eba St' Amaxi) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Novo Zagorsko | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Sarajevka Kolo (Ja sam Jovicu sarala varala) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Maricensko Pravo Horo (Marichensko Horo) | Music | Dance | Notes | |
| An Dro Retourne (Changerais-Tu) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Pajdusko (8 count) | Music | Sheet Music | ||
| Auauauau (Ziua-n care tu m-ai sărutat) | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Quirquinchos de Corazon | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Zek Zek Dadumle | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Syen Tu | Dance | |||
| Od Lo Ahavti Dai | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Valle Pogonishte | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Guzelleme | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Charleston Madison (Shake That Thing) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Sepastia Bar [Lind-Sinanian version] | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Shav El Admati | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Ha'tzoani (Zydeko - Cirque du Soleil) | Music | Dance | Notes | |
| Zile de la Mine | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Sborenka [Ginsburg version] | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Heyamo | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Sep 18, 2026 Annotated Playlist
Saturday, September 12, 2026
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.
Thursday, September 10, 2026
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...."
Saturday, September 5, 2026
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 |
Saturday, August 29, 2026
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 |
Saturday, August 22, 2026
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
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