My barn dance series has been doing well with an occasional contra dance added in, and progressions are working. I feel "safer" including contra style progressions as 4-face-4 dances, though, especially when I have a wide age range of dancers. I know "trail buddies" can help the kids point in the right direction each time. 

Coconut Cream Pie ( https://contradb.com/dances/1548 ) is getting a lot of play lately, but I'd like to have a few more of that style in my deck. It would be nice to have a 4-face-4 both before and after the break, without it being literally the same dance. 
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