Dear Cheryl, Here are some dances I've found useful for smaller groups of dancers. Jacob For 4: Billingsdale Pattern by Chip Hendrickson or O'Donnell Anew by Tony Saletan (Both in Zesty Contras) For 5: General Dummer's Reel (http://www.library.unh.edu/special/forms/rpdlw/syllabus2006.pdf page 38) For 6: Cornish Six Hand Reel, or any triplet that's suitable for your group (See Zesty Contras for the triplets Ted's Triplet #3 and Housewarming.) Cornish Six Hand Reel - 64 bar dance - Starting formation: three couples in a line of six facing down the hall Line of six go down the hall, balance twice 8 bars Turn alone, come up the hall, balance twice 8 bars With partner RH turn, LH turn 8 bars Two hand turn, Dosido 8 bars Hey for six 16 bars Take partner in promenade position, face RH wall, couple at RH end of set leads promenade to LH end of set and makes an arch, other couples come under arch, all swing partner in new position 16 bars (See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKYLDM1w6NE for a fascinating variant) For 7: Shira's Seven Shira's Seven Jacob Bloom Starting formation: Longways for 3 couples plus extra dancer at top of set, in Ocean Wave with RH to partner, LH to next Suggested music: Westfork Gals All Balance, those who can Allemande R 4 bars All Balance, those who can Allemande L 4 bars Balance & swing partner, while extra dancer dances to foot of set 8 bars Extra dancer B&S their choice of the dancers in couple #3, The dancer left out B&S their choice of the dancers in couple #2 The dancer left out B&S their choice of the dancers in couple #1 8 bars All three new couples F&B to new extra dancer at top of set 4 bars Dosido partner to an ocean wave 4 bars For 9: Stars In The Triangle Stars In The Triangle Jacob Bloom Starting formation: Triangle of threesomes Middles swing RH person, LH people Star R, return 8 bars Middles swing LH person, RH people Star R, return 8 bars Middles Star R, Star L and go on to new threesome 8 bars Heys for three with new people 8 bars For 10: Texas Star (it may have been written as a square, but I think I've called it for five couple sets at least as often as I've called it for four couple sets) (http://www.phantomranch.net/folkdanc/dances/texassta.htm) Also, there are many whole-set-longways dances which work for sets of four to six couples. (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/greenery/BarnDances/ToC.html) At 12:00 PM 2/2/2013, you wrote: