We had a large contingent of newcomers to the Santa Cruz contra dance on Friday night, but the regular dancers were welcoming and the band -- Laurie Rivin (fiddle), Daniel Steinberg (flute), John Hamstra (mandolin), Paul Machlis (piano) -- was gentle with the tempo, so we got them dancing in no time. I was really pleased with the evening, though I had to make some substitutions in my originally planned program. Here's what I wound up calling:
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