I’d like to find more easy-going contras for newcomers that still have unimpeachable choreography and something of interest. By easy-going I mean:


Here are some I think fit the bill:


Black Bird in the Night (rory o’mohr)

Give the Scout a Hand (half hey with hands)

Harmony Hey (half hey with hands, star progression)

Kinematic Vorticity (gate)

Rock Creek Reel (larks/robins balance in central wave)

Simplicity Swing (star progression)

Spoot the Dog (balance+dosido+allemande)


I don’t count dances like The Baby Rose where you balance & swing both neighbor and partner. Those don’t seem newcomer-friendly to me because there’s so much swinging.


What are some that you like?


Rick