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Table of Contents

0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y

0-9

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
4 for the Gospel MakersFried de Metz Herman 1994no musicDuple Minor
5 for the Symbols at Your DoorFried de Metz Herman 1994no musicDuple Minor

A

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
À la Mode de France
À la Mode de France ~ BarracloughJohn Playford 1651
Michael Barraclogh ~1995
no music4 Couple Longways
À la Mode de France ~ WilliamsJohn Playford 1651
George Williams 2022
no music4 Couple Longways
Accord for PinewoodsGary Roodman 2000Reunion3 Couple Longways
Adson's Saraband
Adson's Saraband ~ Playford BallJohn Playford 1651
John Playford 1994 Playford Ball
Brett Larsen3 Couple Longways
Adson's Saraband ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
Brett Larsen3 Couple Longways
After Dinner MaggotGary Roodman 2005Doug Creighton, Gene Murrow, Karen Axelrod, Mary Lea, Peter BarnesTriple Minor
Alexander's Birth DayGary Roodman 2003Doug Creighton, Erica Morse, Gene Murrow, Naomi Morse, Peter BarnesFacing Couples
All in a Garden Green
All in a Garden Green ~ ModernJohn Playford 1651
Scott Pfitzinger ~2019
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
All in a Garden Green ~ PlayfordJohn Playford 1651
Scott Pfitzinger ~2019
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
Alliara petiolataJan Dale ~2000no musicDuple Minor
An Amherst CocktailFried de Metz Herman 2001no musicDuple Minor
The Amorous GoddessEllen Taylor 1977Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Ani's WaltzGary Roodman 2008Cilantrio (Karen Axelrod, Peter Barnes, and Mary Lea)Circle as many as will
Aniseseed Water RobinJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
no musicDuple Minor
Argeers
Argeers ~ Playford BallJohn Playford 1651
John Playford 1994 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesFacing Couples
Argeers ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
Bare NecessitiesFacing Couples
ArgeresJohn Playford 1651
John Playford 1994 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesFacing Couples
The Arlington AssemblyPhilippe Callens 2000no music2 Couple Longways permutation: 21
As You WereRenée Camus 2020Colin Hume3 Couple Longways

B

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Banish MisfortuneJenna Simpson 2009Colin Hume3 Couple Circle
The BathJohn Playford 1651
George Williams 2021
no musicDuple Minor
Bath CarnivalThompson ~1777
W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball
Colin HumeTriple Minor
BeautyberryJoseph Pimentel 2005GoldcrestDuple Minor
Beck and CallColin Hume 1992Brett Larsen6 Couple Longways permutation: 642135
The Beggar BoyJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways
The Beginning of the WorldJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Colin HumeCircle as many as will
The Belle of St. Jo.Philippe Callens 2005no musicSquare
Betty's CelebrationGary Roodman 2020no music3 Couple Longways
Birthday BranleGary Roodman 2008Doug Creighton, Erica Morse, Gene Murrow and Peter Barnes3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
The Boatman
The Boatman ~ Pat ShawJohn Playford 1651
Pat Shaw 1966
A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
3 Couple Longways
The Boatman ~ Playford BallJohn Playford 1651
John Playford 1994 Playford Ball
A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
3 Couple Longways
The Boatman ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916
A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
3 Couple Longways
Bobbin JoneLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Colin Hume 2013
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Bobbing Joe
Bobbing JoeLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp 1912
no musicDuple Minor
Bobbing Joe ~ HumeLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Colin Hume 2013
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Bonny NellMarjorie Heffer & William Porter 1932no musicFacing Couples Becket
Border ReelWright 1740
Bob Lilley ~2023
no musicDuple Minor
The Bottle BrushBernard Bentley 1993no musicFacing Couples Becket
The Boys of WexfordMarjorie Heffer & William Porter 1932no music3 Couple Circle
Breakfast with CoyoteBrooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2009no musicDuple Minor
Bright and BeautifulColin Hume 1992Colin Hume5 Couple Longways
The Britain
The BritainJohn & William Neal 1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990
no musicTriple Minor
The Britain ~ 3 CoupleJohn & William Neal 1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Brittainne
The BrittainneJohn & William Neal 1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The BrittainneJohn & William Neal 1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990
no musicTriple Minor
Broom, The Bonny, Bonny Broom
Broom, The Bonny, Bonny Broom ~ Pat ShawJohn Playford 1651
Pat Shaw 1972
Bare Necessities4 Couple Longways
Broom, The Bonny, Bonny Broom ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities4 Couple Longways
Bryon's BoutadeFried de Metz Herman 1991no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341

C

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Camberwell ~ BentleyJohn Young 1710
Bernard Bentley 1980
no musicDuple Minor
Cast a BellJohn Playford 1651
George Williams 2021
no musicDuple Minor
Catch If You CanJudy Erickson 2015Odd Sundays Garage BandFacing Couples
Chase Me!Colin Hume 1992Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
Cheerily and Merrily
Cheerily and Merrily ~ BoltonJohn Playford 1651
Charles Bolton 1991 Playford Assembly
no music4 Couple Longways
Cheerily and Merrily ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911
no music4 Couple Longways
The Cherping of the LarkJohn Playford 1651
George Williams 2021
no music4 Couple Longways
The Cherping of the Nightingall - LovelaceLovelace Manuscript ~1649
George Williams 2021
no music3 Couple Longways
The Chirping of the LarkJohn Playford 1651
George Williams 2021
no music4 Couple Longways
The Chirping of the Nightingale - LovelaceLovelace Manuscript ~1649
George Williams 2021
no music3 Couple Longways
ChristinaNaomi Christina Alexander 1992Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Cold ComfortGary Roodman 2005no musicFacing Couples
Corelli's Gavot ~ SheffieldJohn Young 1726
Ken Sheffield 1995
no musicDuple Minor
The Country CollJohn Playford 1651
Scott Pfitzinger ~2019
no musicDuple Minor
Czar of MuscovyHenry Playford 1701
Andrew Shaw 2024
no musicDuple Minor

D

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
DeliaEllen Taylor 1977Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Devil's MaggotDiane Schmit 1985Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Don PedroJohn Playford 1651
Scott Pfitzinger ~2019
no musicDuple Minor
A Double DuetGary Roodman 1999MGM and ReunionDuple Minor
Double JubileeGary Roodman 2015Cilantrio3 Couple Longways

E

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Easter Thursday ~ BentleyWalsh 1733
Bernard Bentley 1977 Playford Assembly
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The English PoacherFried de Metz Herman 2000no musicDuple Minor
Epping ForestJohn Playford 1670
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Circle
Europes RevelsHenry Playford 1698
Andrew Shaw 2023
no musicDuple Minor
Evergreen I
Evergreen IOrly Krasner 1999no musicDuple Minor
Evergreen IIOrly Krasner 2008no musicDuple Minor
Excuse Me ~ NealJohn Playford 1686
John & William Neal 1726
no musicDuple Minor
Exeter LadiesNathaniel Kynaston 1710
Pat Shaw 1961
no musicTriple Minor

F

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Fair Quaker of Deal ~ SimonsJohn Young 1718
A. Simons 1970 Playford Ball
no musicDuple Minor
Fayne Would I WeddScott Higgs 2000no musicDuple Minor
Fennessy's FancyJill Lawrence 1981Colin Hume7 Couple Longways permutation: 4567123
First Baptist AssemblyVictor Skowronski 2002no musicDuple Minor
Florence's FrolicBob Lilley 1988no musicSquare
Forget Me NotGary Roodman 2015Cilantrio (Karen Axelrod, Peter Barnes, and Mary Lea)Duple Minor
Fort of MounjoyNathaniel Kynaston 1710
Andrew Shaw
no musicDuple Minor
FoxfireSteve Sargent 2008Frank HoppeDuple Minor
The Free MasonsJohn & William Neal 1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990
no musicDuple Minor
Freers' FortificationHilary Herbert 2014Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry Wergeland4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142
The French Ambassador ~ BoltonHenry Playford 1701
Charles Bolton 1985
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
The French Ambassador - Maggot PieMarjorie Heffer & William Porter 1932no music3 Couple Longways
French Embassader ~ BoltonHenry Playford 1701
Charles Bolton 1985
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
The Friar in the WellJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
no music6 Couple Longways
The Friday SicilianFried de Metz Herman 1998no musicDuple Minor

G

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
A Garland for JudyOrly Krasner 2007
Orly Krasner 2008
no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142
Gentleman's DelightPhilippe Callens 1998no musicDuple Minor
Gooseberry BlossomsGary Roodman 2023Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry WergelandDuple Minor
Graies Inne MaskeLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Fried de Metz Herman 1995 Playford Assembly
no music3 Couple Longways
Gray's Inn MaskLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Fried de Metz Herman 1995 Playford Assembly
no music3 Couple Longways
The Green Man ~ PlayfordJohn Playford 1651
Scott Pfitzinger ~2019
no music3 Couple Longways
GreenwoodLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp 1916
no music3 Couple Longways
Grimstock
Grimstock ~ DaviesJohn Playford 1651
Rhodri Davies 2020
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
Grimstock ~ HumeJohn Playford 1651
Colin Hume 2020
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
Grimstock ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
The GunJohn Playford 1651
Scott Pfitzinger ~2019
no musicDuple Minor

H

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Halfe Hannikin ~ CookJohn Playford 1651
Tom Cook Playford Assembly
Colin HumeCircle as many as will
The Happy CoupleNathaniel Kynaston 1716
Andrew Shaw 2017
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Have a Rest!Colin Hume 1992Bare Necessities4 Couple Longways
Have at thy Coat, Old WomanJohn Playford 1651
George Williams 2021
no musicDuple Minor
An Health To BettyLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Charles Bolton 1985
no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Helene's Night OutClaudio Buchwald 1976no musicDuple Minor
A Hobbit's HolidayChris Sackett 2017no music3 Couple Circle
Hockley in the HoleJohn Playford 1651
Scott Pfitzinger ~2019
no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
HorseplayGary Roodman 2003MGM & ReunionDuple Minor
HortoniaPhilippe Callens 1999no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
The HuntsmanLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp 1916
no music3 Couple Longways

I

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
If all the World were Paper
If all the World were Paper ~ P. ShawJohn Playford 1651
Pat Shaw 1964 Playford Assembly
Colin HumeSquare
If all the World were Paper ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Assembly
Colin HumeSquare
The Indian PrincessColin Hume 1985Dampier's RoundCircle as many as will
The Irish LadyJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
no musicDuple Minor
Irish Lamentation ~ HumeWalsh ~1735
Colin Hume 1995
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Irish TrotJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
no musicDuple Minor

J

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Jack by the HedgeJan Dale ~2000no musicDuple Minor
Jack of Both SidesJohnson ~1750
Ken Sheffield (mod) 1995
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Jack-a-LentJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1922
no music3 Couple Longways
Jamaica ~ CookJohn Playford 1670
Tom Cook
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways
Jenny Pluck PearsJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Circle
The Jeweller's DelightClaudio Buchwald 1978no musicTriple Minor
A Jig for JoannaDan Blim 2012no musicDuple Minor
Jog OnLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp (mod) 1916
no musicDuple Minor
Jog On, My HoneyLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp (mod) 1916
no musicDuple Minor
Jogg OnLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp (mod) 1916
no musicDuple Minor
Jupiter and Juno - WalshNathaniel Kynaston 1717
George Williams 2022
no musicQuadruple Minor
Jupiter and Juno -Walsh ~ DoubleNathaniel Kynaston 1717
George Williams 2022
no musicQuadruple Minor

K

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Kate's WhimsyOrly Krasner 2007no musicDuple Minor
Kind and Easey ~ SheffieldNathaniel Kynaston 1716
Ken Sheffield 1995
Colin HumeDuple Minor

L

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Lady in the Dark ~ Pat ShawJohn Playford 1657
Pat Shaw ~1965
no musicFacing Couples
Lady Lye near MeJohn Playford 1651
George Williams 2021
no musicDuple Minor
Lady SpellorJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
no music4 Couple Longways
Lady SpillersJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
no music4 Couple Longways
Land of Mist and WonderGary Roodman 2018Cilantrio4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142
LavenaJohn Playford 1651
Scott Pfitzinger ~2019
no musicDuple Minor
LenoxPhilippe Callens 2020no musicDuple Minor
Leslie's ValentineScott Higgs 2001Robert Winokur, and Susan McNeilDuple Minor
LilleNathaniel Kynaston 1710
Andrew Shaw 2000
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Look Both WaysRich Jackson 1989no musicDuple Minor
Love thy NeighborFried de Metz Herman 1995no musicDuple Minor

M

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Mad TomLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Fried de Metz Herman 1995 Playford Assembly
no music3 Couple Longways
Mage on a Cree
Mage on a Cree ~ Pat ShawJohn Playford 1651
Pat Shaw 1961
Colin HumeSquare
Mage on a Cree ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Colin HumeSquare
The Maid in the MoonJohn Playford 1670
Cecil Sharp 1922
no music3 Couple Circle
The Maid Peept out at the WindowJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
no music6 Couple Longways
Maiden FairLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Pat Shaw 1962
no musicDuple Minor
Maiden LaneJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp (mod) 1912 Playford Assembly
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The MajorJohn & William Neal 1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990
no musicDuple Minor
Marble ArchColin Hume 1992Bare Necessities4 Couple Longways
Marjorie's RequestJill Lawrence 1981Colin Hume7 Couple Longways permutation: 4567123
The Mary and DorothyJohn Young 1726
Cecil Sharp 1916
no musicDuple Minor
Mayden FayreLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Pat Shaw 1962
no musicDuple Minor
Meadow SweetBernard Bentley 1993no musicDuple Minor
The Merry, Merry MilkmaidsJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
At Home
Bare Necessities
4 Couple Longways
Mill-FieldJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1922
no musicSquare
The Minor SpaniardJenny Beer 2000no musicDuple Minor
Miss Avril's DelightPat Shaw 1971no music5 Couple Longways permutation: 24153
MoonflowerSusan Kevra 2017no musicDuple Minor
Mr. Cosgill's Delight ~ SheffieldJohn Young 1726
Ken Sheffield 1995
no musicDuple Minor
Mr. Handel's JigColin Hume 1980Kafoozalum4 Couple Longways
Mr. Johnson's Humour
Mr. Johnson's HumourNathaniel Kynaston 1717
George Williams 2022
no musicQuadruple Minor
Mr. Johnson's Humour ~ DoubleNathaniel Kynaston 1717
George Williams 2022
no musicQuadruple Minor
Mr. Webb's Fancy
Mr. Webb's Fancy ~ BoltonJohn Playford 1651
Charles Bolton 1991 Playford Assembly
no music4 Couple Longways
Mr. Webb's Fancy ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911
no music4 Couple Longways
Mrs. Hamilton of Wishaw - DrewryJohn Drewry 1967no musicTriple Minor
MundesseJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1922
MGM and Reunion3 Couple Circle
My Lady CullenJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911
Colin HumeDuple Minor

N

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Night PieceJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1922
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Non-Stop
Non-Stop ~ CircleColin Hume 1992Colin Hume3 Couple Circle
Non-Stop ~ USAColin Hume 1992Colin Hume3 Couple Circle
Nonesuch
Nonesuch ~ BarracloughJohn Playford 1651
Michael Barraclogh ~1995
no music4 Couple Longways
Nonesuch ~ WilliamsJohn Playford 1651
George Williams 2022
no music4 Couple Longways
The Northern IsadoraPhilippe Callens 2015no musicDuple Minor

O

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
O, SusatoVictor Skowronski 2000Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Oaken LeavesJohn Playford 1670
Cecil Sharp 1916
no musicSquare
Oakenrod HouseBernard Bentley 1993no musicDuple Minor
An Old Man is a Bed Full of BonesLovelace Manuscript ~1649
George Williams 2021
no music3 Couple Longways
The Old Man with a Bed Full of BonesLovelace Manuscript ~1649
George Williams 2021
no music3 Couple Longways
An Old Man, a Bed Full of BonesLovelace Manuscript ~1649
George Williams 2021
no music3 Couple Longways
The Old Mole
The Old Mole ~ HumeJohn Playford 1651
Colin Hume 2025
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
The Old Mole ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
Once I Lov'd a Maiden FaireLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Pat Shaw 1962
no musicDuple Minor
Open the Door to Three ~ PfitzingerJohn Playford 1652
Scott Pfitzinger ~2019
no musicSquare
Our CheersGary Roodman 1987At Home
Bare Necessities
3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

P

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Parting Lovers
The Parting LoversThompson 1776
W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Parting Lovers ~ TripleThompson 1776
W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931
no musicTriple Minor
The Passionate LoversJohn Playford 1651
Scott Pfitzinger ~2019
no musicDuple Minor
Paul's SteepleJohn Playford 1651
Scott Pfitzinger ~2019
no musicDuple Minor
Paul's WharfeJohn Playford 1651
Scott Pfitzinger ~2019
no musicDuple Minor
Pepper's BlackJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp (mod) 1922
no musicCircle as many as will
Perfections of Love ~ CookWright 1740
Tom Cook 1979
no musicTriple Minor
Petticoat WagJohn Playford 1651
Charles Bolton 1989
Bare Necessities4 Couple Longways
The PhoenixJohn Playford 1670
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways
Pony Express SpecialPhilippe Callens 2005no musicSquare
Pretty MissHenry Playford 1690
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
no musicDuple Minor
Punk's DelightJohn Playford 1651
Scott Pfitzinger ~2019
no musicDuple Minor
The Punk's Delight (The New Way)John Playford 1651
Scott Pfitzinger ~2019
no musicDuple Minor
Put on Thy Smock a MondayJohn Playford 1670
Cecil Sharp 1916
no music3 Couple Circle
Pye CornerHenry Playford 1695
Colin Hume 2020
Colin HumeDuple Minor

Q

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Queen's JigHenry Playford 1701
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor

R

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Rise and FallGary Roodman 2023no musicDuple Minor
Rose is White, and Rose is RedLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp (mod) 1922
no musicCircle as many as will permutation: 456123
Roses among the ThornsFried de Metz Herman 1994no music3 Couple Longways
Roses White, and Roses RedLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp (mod) 1922
no musicCircle as many as will permutation: 456123
Rufty TuftyJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesFacing Couples

S

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Sadler's WellsJohn Young 1726
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
St. Albans
St. Albans ~ Andrew ShawHenry Playford 1701
Andrew Shaw 2006
Colin HumeDuple Minor
St. Albans ~ Pat ShawHenry Playford 1701
Pat Shaw 1969
Colin HumeDuple Minor
St. Andrews AssemblyBernard Bentley 1980no musicSquare
St. Catherine
St. Catherine ~ NealHenry Playford 1701
John & William Neal 1726
no musicDuple Minor
Saint Katherine ~ NealHenry Playford 1701
John & William Neal 1726
no musicDuple Minor
Saint Martin'sJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
no musicFacing Couples
St. Paul's SteepleJohn Playford 1651
Scott Pfitzinger ~2019
no musicDuple Minor
Salt of the EarthOrly Krasner 2001no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Sam's Maggot
Sam's Maggot ~ Andrew ShawWalsh 1728
Andrew Shaw 2017
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Sam's Maggot ~ HermanWalsh 1728
Fried de Metz Herman 1995
no musicTriple Minor
The SarabandJohn Playford 1651
Scott Pfitzinger ~2019
no musicDuple Minor
Saturday Night and Sunday MornJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1922
no musicDuple Minor
The Saucy SailorMarjorie Heffer & William Porter 1932no musicFacing Couples Becket
The Scotch MorrisWright 1719
Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly
no musicDuple Minor
The Second ManPhilippe Callens 2020no musicDuple Minor
Sellenger's RoundJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Colin HumeCircle as many as will
The Shaking of the SheetsJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1922
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Shandy HallGeorge Middleton 1977Bare Necessities4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
Shawbury ParkJohn Young 1710
Tom Cook 1975
Odd Sundays Garage BandDuple Minor
The Silver FalconJohn Playford 1652
George Williams 2020
no musicTriple Minor
The Silver FaulkenJohn Playford 1652
George Williams 2020
no musicTriple Minor
Since First I Saw Your FaceFried de Metz Herman 1992no musicFacing Couples
Sir Nicholas CullyJohn Playford 1651
Scott Pfitzinger ~2019
no musicDuple Minor
SkellamefagoJohn Playford 1651
Scott Pfitzinger ~2019
no musicDuple Minor
A Soldier's LifeJohn Playford 1651
George Williams 2022
no musicDuple Minor
Somerset SquarePhilippe Callens 2009no musicSquare
Soulton Jigg ~ WrightJohn Young 1710
Kathryn & David Wright 1984 Playford Assembly
no musicDuple Minor
The SpanyardJohn Playford 1651
Scott Pfitzinger ~2019
no music4 Couple Longways
Staines MorrisJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911
no musicLongways as many as will
Standard ConclusionsBrooke Friendly 2002no music4 Couple Longways
Stanes MorrisJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911
no musicLongways as many as will
Stephanie's WaltzGary Roodman 2018no musicDuple Minor
Sting in the TailColin Hume 1992Bare NecessitiesCustom
Sun AssemblyThompson ~1757
Ken Sheffield 1982 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Sunday SpecialFried de Metz Herman 1998no musicTriple Minor

T

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
T & DClaudio Buchwald 1978no musicTriple Minor
Tanya Turns Five 0Jenny Beer 2019no musicDuple Minor
The Taylor's DaughterJohn Playford 1651
Charles Bolton 1989
Bare Necessities4 Couple Longways
Telemann with a TwistGary Roodman 2023no musicDuple Minor Progressed
Tempest JigGary Roodman 2018no music3 Couple Longways
Ten Pound LassLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp 1911
no music4 Couple Longways
There and Back AgainChris Sackett 2017no music3 Couple Circle
Tom a BedlamLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Fried de Metz Herman 1995 Playford Assembly
no music3 Couple Longways
Top & Bottom
Top & Bottom ~ BeerJohnson ~1733
Jenny Beer 2000
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Touch and TakeJohn Playford 1652
Cecil Sharp 1912
no musicDuple Minor
A Trip to AmsterdamPhilippe Callens 1989no musicDuple Minor
Trip to WoodstockDon Bell 2001no musicDuple Minor
Tunbridge Frisk ~ SheffieldWright 1740
Ken Sheffield 1982
no musicTriple Minor
The TwinsJohn Playford 1657
Tom Cook 1975
no music4 Couple Longways

U

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Under and OverJohn Playford 1652
Scott Pfitzinger 2019
no musicDuple Minor
The Unknown BuccaneerSharon Green 2009no musicDuple Minor
Up Tails All
Up Tails AllJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp (mod) 1912
no musicCircle as many as will
Up Tails All ~ BoltonJohn Playford 1651
Charles Bolton 1985
no musicSquare
Up Tails All ~ Sharp #1John Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
no musicCircle as many as will
Up Tails All ~ Sharp #2John Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
no musicCircle as many as will
Up Tayles All
Up Tayles AllJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp (mod) 1912
no musicCircle as many as will
Up Tayles All ~ BoltonJohn Playford 1651
Charles Bolton 1985
no musicSquare
Up Tayles All ~ Sharp #1John Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
no musicCircle as many as will
Up Tayles All ~ Sharp #2John Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
no musicCircle as many as will
Upon a Summer's Day
Upon a Summer's Day ~ Playford BallJohn Playford 1651
John Playford 1994 Playford Ball
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
Upon a Summer's Day ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways

V

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Valiant CaptainJohn Playford 1651
Scott Pfitzinger ~2019
no musicDuple Minor
Vaughan's Ramble ~ SheffieldNathaniel Kynaston 1711
Ken Sheffield 1995
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 312

W

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Walnut TreeBernard Bentley 1993no musicSquare
The Wedding NightJohn Playford 1651
John Playford 1994 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesFacing Couples
Welcome in the MaySharon Green 2018Odd Sundays Garage BandDuple Minor
WhiskeyjackChristine Robb 2017Odd Sundays Garage BandDuple Minor
Wiesler's RompGary Roodman 2020no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Will o' the WispJenna Simpson 2020no musicDuple Minor
William's ChoiceGary Roodman 2023Anna Patton, Eric Martin, and Karen Axelrod3 Couple Longways
Windsor ParadeMic Spenceley 1985Wild Thyme3 Couple Longways
Wonders are ManyFried de Metz Herman 2003no musicDuple Minor
The WoodcockGary Roodman 2015no music3 Couple Longways
WoodycockJohn Playford 1651
Scott Pfitzinger ~2019
no music3 Couple Longways
Wrexham SquareBernard Bentley 1993no musicSquare

Y

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Yola's InvitationFried de Metz Herman 1978no musicFacing Couples
Number
of dances
Number
of versions
Number
with music
20923587

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.


Set and Turn Single

Bars: 4.

A dancer first sets for two bars, and then turns single (usually to the right) for two more bars.

History

This was a common idiom in Playford's day (though I do not find it in the Lovelace MS who said "sett twice" instead). Almost every dance in the first two editions of the dancing master contained it, but none in the 5th, 6th, or 7th. The Neals were still using it in Ireland in 1726 (though they called it "dance and turn single")

See Also

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