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database updated: 2025-10-09

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Author contains 'bill olson'

Of 16430 dances in the db, your query matches 72.

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20 Below Bill Olson Duple Minor - Becket
Atonement Reel Bill Olson Circle Mixer
The Big Shmooze Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
The Big Whoop Bill Olson Circle Mixer
Bow Woman's Big Move Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
Bowdoinham Reel Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
Brandy's Star Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
The Broken Mirror Bill Olson Duple Minor - Becket
The Bus Stop Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
Cap Chat Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
Charlie in the Window Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
Chew Chew Charlie Bill Olson Duple Minor - Becket
Citronella Morning Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
Cranky Ingenuity Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
A Dance for Dan Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
A Dance for Stan Bill Olson Duple Minor - Becket
Dancing at the Rest Stop (deprecated) Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
Dancing With Amy Bill Olson Duple Minor - Becket
David Comes to Town Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
David Comes to Town {alternate} Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
David's Dilemma Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
Do Make Waves Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
The Eggbeater Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
Eleanor's Reel Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
Eleanor's Reel {original version} (deprecated) Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
Ellie's Pumpkin Show (deprecated) Bill Olson Duple Minor - Becket
Ellie's Pumpkin Show {alternate A&B} (deprecated) Bill Olson Duple Minor - Becket
Ellie's Pumpkin Show {alternate A} (deprecated) Bill Olson Duple Minor - Becket
Ellie's Pumpkin Show {alternate B} (deprecated) Bill Olson Duple Minor - Becket
Face the Music Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
Flash Bill Olson Duple Minor - Proper
The Forbidden Pleasure Bill Olson Duple Minor - Progressed improper
The Forbidden Pleasure {Becket version} Bill Olson Duple Minor - Becket
Green Hazel Daze Bill Olson Duple Minor - Becket
The Hussy Bride Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
The Hussy Bride {alternate} Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
The Hussy Queen Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
Jennifer's Reel Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
Kimberley's House Party Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
L'Atterrissage Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
The Loon Dance Bill Olson Longways for N couples
The Mohr the Merrier Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
The Mohr the Merrier {alternate} Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
Movin' Next Door Bill Olson Duple Minor - Becket
Movin' Next Door {original version} (deprecated) Bill Olson Duple Minor - Becket
Nat's Reel Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
Nat's Reel {Melanie Axel-Lute variant} Bill Olson Duple Minor - Progressed improper
New Suspect Reel Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
A Night at the Opera Bill Olson Circle Mixer
NOMAD's Land Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
Pam's Dance Bill Olson Duple Minor - Becket
Pam's Merry Go Round Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
Pam's Promenade Bill Olson Circle Mixer
PB&J Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
Perihelion Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
Retro Reel Bill Olson Circle Mixer
Roberta's Revenge Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
Rod's Grits Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
Rod's Grits {Lisa Sieverts variant} Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
Sadie's Serenade Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
Salute to Spoot Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
Scrod Pudding's Trip to the Mall Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
The Shoeless Trip to Harpswell Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
Spring Snow Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
Stellar Gypsy Bill Olson Duple Minor - Becket
Vassalboro Reel Bill Olson Duple Minor - Becket
WarmUp Cary Ravitz Four Facing Four
Warmup {variant} Cary Ravitz Four Facing Four
Weeks on the Road Bill Olson Duple Minor - Becket
Weeks on the Road {alternate} Bill Olson Duple Minor - Becket
When the Dance is Done Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper
The Wild Woman From North Carolina Bill Olson Duple Minor - Improper

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