Thanks for all the great ideas, already!  I heard that the recipient  
(living, for those who wanted to know!) likes flowing dances, so I  
think I've found/received a couple of good candidates.

I appreciate it!
Joy


Joy wrote:
 > I'm calling a contra dance this weekend, and had a request for a
 > "birthday dance" to honor somebody's birthday. I can't think of any
 > contra dances that reference birthdays. Any suggestions or ideas?
 >
 > The crowd is likely to include a significant number of beginners  
mixed
 > into a mid-to-high level crowd. They are not amenable to anything
 > too far outside a modern regular contra, although it might depend on
 > the ratio of challenge: satisfaction.