Hi Sue, Rather than the number of repeats you might want to think about the length of the waltz. Around here (Saint Louis) 4 to 5 minutes seems to be typical. The tempo is also an interesting factor. We do two waltzes during a contra evening. The first one, right before the break is often moderately quick. The dancers are near the top of their form -- thoroughly warmed up and not yet too tired. You might also consider how crowded the hall is when you pick a waltz. If you play a lively waltz, but there's no room for the dancers to move frustration happens. The second waltz can serve as an end-of-the-evening cool-down for the dancers so a smoother, gentler waltz might be in order. Of course most of our bands then follow this up with a breakneck hoedown as a last goodbye. The hoedown lasts for only a minute -- two quick rounds is about right. Dale On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 9:19 PM, Jim McKinney <stringtet(a)charter.net> wrote: -- I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.   -E. B. White