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B

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Beadle of Grub St.		John Young 1726 Bernard Bentley 1971	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Bugbee's Hole		John Young 1726 Bernard Bentley 1971	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

C

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Closing Thyme		Colin Hume 1990	Colin Hume	Custom

F

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Fennessy's Fancy		Jill Lawrence 1981	Colin Hume	7 Couple Longways permutation: 4567123
Flowers of Edinburgh ~ Rebbeck		William Rebbeck 1788 Pat Shaw 1962	Colin Hume	Triple Minor

G

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Gratitude		Sharon Green + Kalia Kliban 2021	Odd Sundays Garage Band	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Grimstock Grimstock ~ Davies John Playford 1651 Rhodri Davies 2020 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways Grimstock ~ Hume John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2020 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways Grimstock ~ Sharp John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways

H

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Hideaway		Gary Roodman 2008	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
Hunt the Squirrel Hunt the Squirrel ~ Duple John Young 1709 George Williams 2020 A Playford Ball Bare Necessities Duple Minor Hunt the Squirrel ~ Neal John Young 1709 John & William Neal 1726 A Playford Ball Bare Necessities Triple Minor

I

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Installation		Thompson 1772 Tom Cook 1979 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

J

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Jackey Tarr Jackey Tarr Thomas Wilson 1816 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 Jackey Tarr ~ Duple Thomas Wilson 1816 George Williams 2021 Colin Hume Duple Minor

K

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
King George's Birth Day		John Young 1726 Colin Hume 2024	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

M

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Marjorie's Request		Jill Lawrence 1981	Colin Hume	7 Couple Longways permutation: 4567123
The Milesian		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Mr. Handel's Gigue		Gary Roodman 1987	Cilantrio	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

N

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
A New Beginning		Gary Roodman 1992	MGM and Reunion	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312

O

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Off She Goes Off She Goes ~ Howe Thomas Wilson 1816 Elias Howe 1858 Colin Hume Triple Minor Off She Goes ~ Williams Thomas Wilson 1816 George Williams 2022 Colin Hume Triple Minor

S

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Shawberry Delight		James Alexander ~1730 Christine Robb 2017	Odd Sundays Garage Band	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Sherry at the Ball		Steve Otlowski 2016	Odd Sundays Garage Band	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Soho Square		John Young 1718 Colin Hume 2026	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Squirrel ~ Neal		John Young 1709 John & William Neal 1726	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Triple Minor

T

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Touchstone The Touchstone ~ Apted Thompson 1780 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 The Touchstone ~ Hume Thompson 1780 Colin Hume 2023 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Twist of Fate		Colin Hume 1980	Kafoozalum	Square

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.

Crossover Mirror Hey

Also known as: Crossover Reflection Reel.

Bars: 8.

A Crossover Mirror Hey is like a normal Mirror Hey except that the 1s cross over at the top before passing between the 2s. This means the 1s end improper.

Often one crossover hey will be followed by a second one so that everyone ends proper.

History

The earliest dance I know of with a crossover hey is Grimstock, 1651. But this dance has the 1s crossing both at the top and bottom of the set, so it is not quite what is usually meant by a crossover hey (closer to an Inveran reel). The next dance is probably Henry Playford's Caries Maggot from 1701. Both of these are subject to some interpretation. I think that's what's going on there, but not everyone will agree, however John Young's Soho Square, 1718, is less ambiguous:

The first Man Heys on the We. Side, and his Partner on the Mens Side at the same Time Then both Hey on their own Sides

See Also

• Mirror Hey
• Hey
• Inveran Reel

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