My favorites are:
New England Dancing Masters -
Assembly, Other Side of the Tracks
Any Jig or Reel
Sashay the Donut
Chimes of Dunkirk
(These last two have a lot of children's dances, but many of the tunes are
medleys and can be used for various community & contra dances)
High Clouds,
Here in Montana, I routinely travel 100-300 miles (one way!) to call
dances. I, too, leave early and use my driving time as an opportunity to
practice calling. I arrange my program ahead of time, put on some music
as I travel and call. Going over the dances while I drive gives me time
to
Some of my favorites are ones that have end effects, but they are fun to
dance once people know to expect that. Often they have dancing on the
diagonals and progressions in the middle of the dance. Here are some:
Are You Most Done? by Russell Owen
You Married My Daughter by Jacob Bloom
Bases
