Dance Repertoire

Our repertoire consists of two components:

• American Square and Contra Dances which evolved from dances brought by immigrants to America
  
  
• International Folk Dances which retain their ethnic form and flavor
  

Dances from:

America

Colonial: Virginia Reel, Yankee Doodle, The Muffin Man, Washing Day, Boston Tea Party, Mrs. Hopkins’ Delight, Sir Roger de Coverly, Galopede, Four Hand Reel; El Vals de los Panos

Circle Dances: Ozark Rag, Old Brass Wagon, Heel & Toe Polka, Phrase Craze Mixer

African American Singing Games: Head and Shoulders, Zodiac (Zudio), Dinah’s Dead, Down in the Valley, Little Sally Walker, Step It Down, Chicken and a Chicken

Anglo American Singing Games: Round de Do Bop, Bobolinka, Jump Jim Joe, Alabama Gal, Can’t Jump Josie, Bingo, Old King Glory, The Bear Went Over the Mountain, Old Bald Eagle, The Tree Song, Singing in the Rain 

Square Dances: Marching Through Georgia, Listen to the Mockingbird, Solomon Levi Square; Duck for the Oyster

Contemporary: Intersection Reel, Flat Tire Reel, Zip It Up, Bob’s Jig, Traffic Jam 

Dances from:

 Around the World

Belgium: The Chimes of Dunkirk
China:  Jawoo Pang Iyo (Looking for a Friend), Ee Yay Yay
England: Galopede, Sweets of May, Sir Roger de Coverly, Noble Duke of York, Circassian Circle, Polka Poussette, Pattycake Polka
France: Lancer’s Quadrille, Bannielou Lamboal, La Boulangere, Maitre de la Maison
Germany: Kinderpolka, Lott ist Todt
Greece: Lerikos, Trava Trava
Hungary:   Cshebogar, Kortanc
Ireland: Bridge of Athlone, Waves of Tory, Thady You Gander, Siege of Ennis
Israel: Zemer Atik
Italy: Tarantella, Monferrina
Korea:  KangkangSulae (A Thief is Captured), Woorijibe Waewatni (Why Do You Come to My House)
Latin American: La Raspa, Caimarusa; Carnavalito; Los Machetes
Macedonia: Tragnala Rumjana
Poland: Trojak 
Polynesia: Hoe Ana
Quebec: Brandy Rump Bump, La Bastringue, Le Capitaine, Brandy Sherbrooke, Lancers Reel, Le Bus, Paul Jones, Les Saluts, Le Reel du Castor, Set a Crocher; La Plongeuse
Scandinavia: Seven Jumps; Danish Dance of Greeting, Fjaskern, At the Bottom of the Sea, Gustaf’s Skoal
Scotland: The Flying Scotsman, Foula Reel
Serbia: Savila Se Bela Loza, Setna, Biserka
South Africa: Pata Pata
Spain:  Baztango Esku-Dantza  (Basque); El Vals de los Panos
Russia: Troika, Sasha, Korobushka
Turkey:  Harmandan

Grade Appropriate Dances
for Primary and Elementary Schools

Kindergarten /1st Grade At the Bottom of the Sea Bobolinka Brandy Rump Bump Brandy Sherbrooke Can’t Jump Josie Chicken and a Chicken Chimes of Dunkirk Down the River The Gallop Head & Shoulders Hoe Ana Hunt the Cows Jawoo Pang Iyo Jump Jim Joe Kindergarten Reel Kinderpolka Little Sally Walker March & Circle Old King Glory Old Brass Wagon Penguin Dance Seven Jumps Singing in the Rain Spiral Dance The Tree Song Yan Petit Zodiac

Second Grade Alabama Gal Bingo Brandy Rump Bump Caimarusa Can’t Jump Josie Chicken and a Chicken Chimes of Dunkirk Down in the Valley Four Hand Reel Head & Shoulders Hoe Ana Jawoo Pang Iyo Jump Jim Joe Lancers Reel   La Raspa Old Brass Wagon  Penguin Dance Round de Do Bop Seven Jumps Singing in the Rain Sweets of May The Tree Song Yan Petit Zodiac

Third Grade Alabama Gal Brandy Rump Bump Bridge of Athlone Le Bus Can’t Jump Josie Chicken and a Chicken Chimes of Dunkirk Cshebogar Danish Dance of Greeting Flat Tire Reel Dinah’s Dead Chimes of Dunkirk Fjaskern Flat Tire Reel Flying Scotsman Four Hand Reel Galopede Hoe Ana Intersection Reel Jawoo Pang Iyo Los Machetes Lott ist Todt Noble Duke of York Polka Poussette Sasha Singing in the Rain Step It Down Sweets of May Tarantella Thady You Gander Woorijibe Waewatni Zemer Atik Zodiac

Fourth Grade Alabama Gal Bridge of Athlone Brandy Rump Bump Le Bus Chimes of Dunkirk Cshebogar Dinah’s Dead Fjaskern Flat Tire Reel Flying Scotsman Four Hand Reel Galopede Heel & Toe Polka Heel & Toe Longways Hoe Ana Intersection Reel KangkangSulae Los Machetes Lott ist Todt Marching Thru Georgia Mrs. Hopkins Delight    Les Saluts Sasha Singing in the Rain Sir Roger de Coverly Solomon Levi Square Step It Down Sweets of May Tarantella Virginia Reel The Washing Day Waves of Tory Woorijibe Waewatni Zemer Atik Zip It Up Zodiac