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Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
3D Waltz		Fried de Metz Herman 1998		Duple Minor
6 for the Six Proud Walkers		Fried de Metz Herman 1994	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

A

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Amazed Geneticist		Pat Shaw 1976		4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142
Amethyst Brook		Chris Sackett/Brooke Friendly 2017		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Ann Arbor Hornpipe		Gary Roodman 2009		Duple Minor
Anna Maria - Playford		Henry Playford 1698 Frank van Cleef 1995	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Apollo's Hunt		Gary Roodman 2009	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Arundel Street		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 2020	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
At Rainbow's End		Fried de Metz Herman 2002		Duple Minor
Away with February		Jenny Beer 1998		Duple Minor

B

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Bickerstaff's Prophesie		Nathaniel Kynaston 1711 Andrew Shaw 2002		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Birds of a Feather - Herman		Fried de Metz Herman 1994		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Blackheath ~ Kliban		Henry Playford 1701 Kalia Kliban 2011	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Bonny Jocky Bonny Jocky ~ RSCDS Walsh 1740 RSCDS 1938 Triple Minor
Bonny Jocky ~ Williams		Walsh 1740 George Williams 2024		Triple Minor
The Boyan		Wright 1740 Bob Lilley ~2023		Duple Minor
Brenda's Brainbender		Bob Lilley 1999		Duple Minor
The Britain ~ 3 Couple		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Brittainne		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Burlington House Burlington House ~ 3 Couple John Young 1718 Pat Shaw ~1965 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 Burlington House ~ Triple John Young 1718 Pat Shaw Triple Minor
Buskin ~ Triple/Triple		Henry Playford 1701 Philippe Callens 2004		Triple Minor

C

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
C&N		Philippe Callens 1996		4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142
Captain Corbet's Maggot		John Young 1718 Philippe Callens 2003		Duple Minor
A Castle in the Air		Minnie Bänninger 2002		Duple Minor
Cherries and Chocolates		Miriam Newman 2009	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Triple Minor
Childgrove ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Chuck's Strathspey		Frank Wu 2013		Triple Minor
Cockle shells Cockle shells ~ (up) Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton (mod) 1985 Bare Necessities Duple Minor Cockle shells ~ Bolton Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton 1985 Playford Assembly Bare Necessities Duple Minor
The Collier's Daughter - Neal		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990		Duple Minor
Crabapple Lane		Gary Roodman 2020		Duple Minor
Cupid's Garden ~ Bolton		Henry Playford 1688 Charles Bolton 1989	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Cynthia's Waltz		David Macemon ~1993		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

D

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Dam It		Nathaniel Kynaston 1718 Andrew Shaw 2006		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Dance of the Duckies		Chris Sackett 2017		Duple Minor
The Devonshier Gairl		John Young 1718 Charles Bolton 1997		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Devonshire Girl		John Young 1718 Charles Bolton 1997		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Devonshire House Devonshire House ~ Cook Henry Playford 1698 Tom Cook 1979 Colin Hume Duple Minor Devonshire House ~ Hume Henry Playford 1698 Colin Hume 2018 Colin Hume Duple Minor Devonshire House ~ Pat Shaw Henry Playford 1698 Pat Shaw ~1965 Colin Hume Duple Minor
Divanshire Gairl		John Young 1718 Charles Bolton 1997		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Divonsshire Gairl		John Young 1718 Charles Bolton 1997		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Don't Just Do Something, Stand There!		Shag Graetz 1977		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Draw Cupid Draw ~ Andrew Shaw		John Young 1710 Andrew Shaw 2006	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

E

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Eggshell Whimsy Eggshell Whimsy Walsh 1731 Scott Higgs 2018 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Excuse Me Excuse Me ~ Callens John Playford 1686 Philippe Callens 2002 Colin Hume Duple Minor Excuse Me ~ Christian John Playford 1686 Graham Christian 2001 Playford Assembly Colin Hume Duple Minor

F

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Fair Winds		Jenny Beer 2018		Duple Minor
Fireflies		Fried de Metz Herman 1987	Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry Wergeland	Duple Minor
First Baptist Assembly		Victor Skowronski 2002		Duple Minor
The First Rain of Spring		Wouter Joubert 2015	Helen Sanders	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Free Masons		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990		Duple Minor
The French Ambassador The French Ambassador ~ Bolton Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton 1985 3 Couple Longways permutation: 312 The French Ambassador ~ Duple Henry Playford 1701 George Williams 2021 Duple Minor
French Embassader French Embassader ~ Bolton Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton 1985 3 Couple Longways permutation: 312 French Embassader ~ Duple Henry Playford 1701 George Williams 2021 Duple Minor

G

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Galloping Nag		John Young 1721 Charles Bolton 1991		Duple Minor
Glayva		John Drewry 1976		J8×32 2C/4C

H

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Halfway Measures		Scott Higgs ~1993		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
The Hare's Maggot ~ Hume		John Young 1721 Colin Hume 2019	Odd Sundays Garage Band	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Harvest Round		Fried de Metz Herman 1998		Duple Minor
Hellen and Paris		Nathaniel Kynaston 1716 Andrew Shaw 2017	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Hendall's Hornpipe ~ Andrew Shaw		John & William Neal ~1726 Andrew Shaw 2024		Duple Minor
The Hey-Makers Dance in Faustus		John Young 1726 Charles Bolton 2000		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Heydaze		Brooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2003		Duple Minor
The Highland Lass #2		John Young 1718 Charles Bolton 1997		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Hogsdon Square		John Young 1710 Charles Bolton 1997	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Hooper's Jigg Hooper's Jigg ~ Duple Johnson 1751 George Williams 2022 Duple Minor Hooper's Jigg ~ Williams Johnson 1751 George Williams 2022 Triple Minor
Hoxton Square		John Young 1710 Charles Bolton 1997	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
The Humours of Dublin		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
A Hundred Years Since		Peter Knapman 2023		Triple Minor

I

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Ins & Outs		Fried de Metz Herman 1996		Duple Minor
Inveraray		Anonymous (date unknown) RSCDS ~1977		Triple Minor
Inverneill House		John Drewry 1986		Triple Minor

J

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Jack of Both Sides		Johnson ~1750 Ken Sheffield (mod) 1995		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Jennifer's Jig		John Drewry 1968		Triple Minor
Josephine		Naomi Alexander 1992	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

K

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Kate's Whimsy		Orly Krasner 2007		Duple Minor
Kelsterne Gardens		John Young 1726 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Kingsail		Walsh 1732 Charles Bolton 1991	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Kingsale		Walsh 1732 Charles Bolton 1991	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Kiss Me Quick, My Mither's Coming Kiss Me Quick, My Mither's Coming Walsh 1740 RSCDS 1938 Triple Minor Kiss Quick Mother's A'Coming ~ Williams Walsh 1740 George Williams 2024 Triple Minor

L

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Late Spring Blossom		Colin Hume 2010	Dampier's Round	Duple Minor
Lathrop House		Gary Roodman 2020		Lines of Four
The Laughing Vicar		Nathaniel Kynaston 1716 Andrew Shaw 2017	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Leslie's Maggot		Victor Skowronski 2001		Duple Minor
Lost and Found		Gary Roodman 2018		Duple Minor

M

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Mad Hatter		Bob Lilley 1999		Duple Minor
Marble Arch		Colin Hume 1992	Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways
Marina		Elizabeth Zekley 2004	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Mavis Sweetly Sings		Fried de Metz Herman 1998		Triple Minor
Maybe Mozart		Gary Roodman 2020		Duple Minor
The Merry Musicologist		Philippe Callens 2008		Duple Minor
Mignonette		Jan Dale ~2003		Duple Minor
The Minister on the Lock		Roy Goldring ~1990		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Moonfleet Moonfleet ~ 3 Couple Colin Hume 1995 Masquerade 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 Moonfleet ~ Triple Colin Hume 1995 Masquerade Triple Minor
Mr. Heath's Dance		John Young 1710 Charles Bolton 1997		4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142
Mr. Stapledon's New Hornpipe		Philippe Callens 2010		Duple Minor
Music is the Food of Love		Fried de Metz Herman 1998		Duple Minor

N

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Never Love Thee More ~ Sharp		John Playford 1679 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1922 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The New Chairman		Philippe Callens 1992	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
New Rigadoon		Henry Playford 1690 Charles Bolton 1985		3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Nonesuch (II)		Henry Playford 1697 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor

O

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Ode to the Pianist		Fried de Metz Herman 1999		3 Couple Longways
Of Noble Race was Shinkin		Henry Playford 1695 Pat Shaw (mod) 1962		Duple Minor
Old Simon the King		John Playford 1679 Andrew Shaw 2000		Duple Minor
Orca ~ ECD		Barry Skelton 1994 Ron Coxal 2005	Goldcrest	Duple Minor
Orly Triumphant		Victor Skowronski 1999		Duple Minor
The Other Phoenix The Other Phoenix John Young 1718 Charles Bolton 1986 Duple Minor
Our Happy Meeting		John Young 1710 Charles Bolton 1988		Duple Minor

P

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Patch the Pipes		Chris Sackett/Brooke Friendly 2018		Duple Minor
The Phoenix #2 The Phoenix #2 John Young 1718 Charles Bolton 1986 Duple Minor
Pieces of Eight		Mike Richardson ~1992		Duple Minor
Pinewoods Reel		John Bowie Dickson 1970		Triple Minor
Play On		Chris Sackett/Brooke Friendly 2018		Duple Minor
Portabella		Walsh 1715 Tom Cook 1979 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

R

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Ramsay's Reeling		Pat Shaw 1976		4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142
Recruiting Officer ~ Callens		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Philippe Callens 2004		3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Reel Parenting		Laura Husman 2015		Triple Minor
Reseda odorata		Jan Dale ~2003		Duple Minor
The Restoration of King Charles ~ Bolton		John Young 1726 Charles Bolton 2003		Duple Minor
Rigadoon - Bolton		Henry Playford 1690 Charles Bolton 1985		3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Robin a' Bobbin		Johnson 1751 Fried de Metz Herman 2009		Duple Minor
Rogue Rapids		Chris Sackett 2017		Duple Minor
Ross Meor ~ RSCDS		Walsh 1735 RSCDS 1979		Triple Minor
Royal Fishery Royal Fishery ~ A. Shaw Walsh 1715 Andrew Shaw 2006 Colin Hume Duple Minor Royall Fishery ~ A. Shaw Walsh 1715 Andrew Shaw 2006 Colin Hume Duple Minor

S

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
St. James' Courtyard		Hidemi Graves 2025		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
St. Martin's Lane		Henry Playford 1696 Helwig 1988 Playford Assembly	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Triple Minor
Santa Monica Rag		Los Angeles Branch Demonstraion Team ~2016		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
The Scotch Measure		Thomas Bray 1699 Pat Shaw 1959		Duple Minor
The Seventh of September		Philippe Callens 2002		Duple Minor
The Skin of our Teeth		Chris Sackett 2014		Duple Minor
Spring Blossom		Colin Hume 2010	Dampier's Round	Duple Minor
Spring in Sebastopol		Philippe Callens 2004		Duple Minor
Stephanie's Waltz		Gary Roodman 2018		Duple Minor
Stock-Jobbers		Walsh 1714 George Williams 2023	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
The Sun Box		Brooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2011		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
Sweet Mischief		Brooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2014		Duple Minor

T

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
To the Presence		Sharon Green 2021	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
A Trip to Amsterdam		Philippe Callens 1989		Duple Minor
A Trip to Blenheim		Walsh 1714 Philippe Callens 2011	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
A Trip to Halsway Manor		Philippe Callens 1998		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Trip to Hoboken		Victor Skowronski 2001		Duple Minor
A Trip to Holy-Well		Nathaniel Kynaston 1718 Andrew Shaw 2006		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
A Trip to Marrow-Bone #2		John Young 1728 Andrew Shaw 2024		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Tullynessle and Forbes Hall		Edna Ewen 2008		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Turning of the Hour		Margaret and Jeff Bary 2021	Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry Wergeland	Duple Minor
Turning of the Year		Mike Richardson 1998	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

U

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Urania		Nathaniel Kynaston 1716 Andrew Shaw 2017	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Ursa Minor		Brooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2008		Duple Minor

V

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Vain Belinda		Wright 1742 Andrew Shaw ~2019	Frank Hoppe, Robert Winokur, and Susan McNeil	Duple Minor
Village Inn 4some		Fried de Metz Herman 2005		Facing Couples
Volpony Volpony ~ Callens Walsh 1712 Philippe Callens 2002 Colin Hume Duple Minor Volpony ~ Christian Walsh 1712 Graham Christian 2004 Playford Assembly Colin Hume Duple Minor

W

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Waltham Abbey Waltham Abbey ~ Bolton Henry Playford 1697 Charles Bolton 1992 Duple Minor Waltham Abbey ~ Christian Henry Playford 1697 Graham Christian 2005 Playford Assembly Duple Minor
Walton Abbey Walton Abbey ~ Bolton Henry Playford 1697 Charles Bolton 1992 Duple Minor Walton Abbey ~ Christian Henry Playford 1697 Graham Christian 2005 Playford Assembly Duple Minor
The Way of the World		Jenna Simpson 2016	MGM and Reunion	Duple Minor
Welcome Home Old Rowley		Henry Playford 1690 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Welcome in the May		Sharon Green 2018	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Westaire Court		Joseph Pimentel 2009	Goldcrest	Duple Minor
What You Please - Playford		John Playford 1657 Michael Barraclough ~2017		Duple Minor
Whiskers		Walsh 1713 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly		Triple Minor
Eggshell Whimsy Eggshell Whimsy Walsh 1731 Scott Higgs 2018 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Wing's Maggot		John Young 1726 Charles Bolton 2000		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

X

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
X Ackley		Chris Sackett 2007		Duple Minor

Y

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Y2K		Fried de Metz Herman 1999		Duple Minor
You'll Get There From Here		Fried de Metz Herman 2004		Duple Minor

Number of dances	Number of versions	Number with music
136	148	47

Warning: The figures for each dance is generated programmatically by regular expression matching and may be in error. Also, for old dances, they reflect the figures used by the interpreter which may not match those of the deviser.

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Double Figure Eight

Bars: 8 for a full, 4 for a half.

Everyone is involved in this figure eight, but the 1s and the 2s are out of phase. Initially either the 1s will cast down as the 2s cross up, or the reverse with the 1s crossing down and the 2s casting up. Here, the 2s start by doing a normal figure eight, while the 1s cast down, and then from second position continue to follow the figure eight track. Everyone ends up at home.

As with a normal figure eight, one can also do a double half figure eight, which leaves both couples crossed over.

Variants

In Scottish Country Dancing, the 1s and 3s will sometimes do a double figure eight while the 2s, between them, remain stationary.

History

There are a few old dances which seem to use a double half figure of eight: Devonshire-House from the 10th Ed. of the Dancing Master, and The Scotch Measure by Thomas Bray, 1699, but neither names it a "double half figure", they just describe the movements.

There are roughly 15 dances where Henry Playford or John Young do use the term "double figure" (Maid's Morris, 1688 is one), but in many of them the modern meaning of a double figure does not work, they seem just to have meant a full figure of eight. Usually.

See Colin Hume's analysis.

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The first use of a double half figure eight (in the modern sense) occurs in Pat Shaw's interpretation of Thomas Bray's The Scotch Measure. The original describes a double half figure eight, but does not name the figure.

Pat uses a full double figure eight in his interpretation Burlington House in 1965. The first use in a Scottish Country Dance comes in John Drewry's Jennifer's Jig from 1968.

See Also

• Figure Eight

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