Table of Contents

A

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Adelè's Delight		Ann Higley 1996	Masquerade	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Adson's Saraband Adson's Saraband ~ Playford Ball John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball Brett Larsen 3 Couple Longways Adson's Saraband ~ Sharp John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Brett Larsen 3 Couple Longways
Albany Assembly		Victor Skowronski 1999	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
The Amorous Goddess		Ellen Taylor 1977	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Artful Dodsons		Renée Camus 2022	Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry Wergeland	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

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
Bulock's Hornpipe		John Young 1726 Colin Hume 2009	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

C

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
California Sunshine		Gary Roodman 2018	Cilantrio	Duple Minor
Cannock Chase		Charles Bolton 1991	Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry Wergeland	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Charlene's Celebration		Gary Roodman 2005	Anna Patton, Karen Axelrod, Mary Lea	4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Cherries and Chocolates		Miriam Newman 2009	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Triple Minor
Closing Thyme		Colin Hume 1990	Colin Hume	Custom

D

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Delia		Ellen Taylor 1977	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Designing Woman The Designing Woman Gary Roodman 1996 MGM + Reunion Duple Minor The Designing Woman ~ Redesigned Gary Roodman 2005 MGM + Reunion Duple Minor

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 ~ 1709 John Young 1709 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1922 A Playford Ball Bare Necessities Triple Minor 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 Hunt the Squirrel ~ Weeks Clement Weeks 1783 Kate van Winkle Keller & Ralph Sweet 1976 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
Kelsterne Gardens		John Young 1726 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Kevin's Celebration Waltz		Colin Hume 2018	Colin Hume	5 Couple Longways permutation: 25413
King George's Birth Day		John Young 1726 Colin Hume 2024	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Kitty at the Door		Gary Roodman 2008	Anna Patton, Eric Martin, and Karen Axelrod	Triple Minor

L

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Land of Mist and Wonder		Gary Roodman 2018	Cilantrio	4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142

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 Merry Salopians		Nathaniel Kynaston 1718 Tom Cook 1987 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
The Milesian		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Mistress of the Greenery		Colin Hume 2022	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Mr. Handel's Gigue		Gary Roodman 1987	Cilantrio	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Mr. Roodman's Fancy		Gary Roodman 1996	Cilantrio	Triple Minor

N

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Neat, Mr. John		Nathaniel Kynaston ~1718 Andrew Shaw 2000	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
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
Once a Night		Thompson 1774 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Our Cheers		Gary Roodman 1987	At Home Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

P

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Peace and Joy		Joseph Pimentel 2012	Goldcrest	Duple Minor
Prince William Prince William Walsh 1731 Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball Bare Necessities 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 Prince William ~ Triple Walsh 1731 Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball Bare Necessities 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
She Would If She Could		John Young 1718 Charles Bolton 1991	Colin Hume	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
Through the Looking Glass - Camus		Renée Camus 2022	Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry Wergeland	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
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
A Trip to Highgate		Thompson 1777 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
A Trip to Islington A Trip to Islington ~ A. Shaw John Young 1710 Andrew Shaw 2024 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 A Trip to Islington ~ Hume John Young 1710 Colin Hume 2024 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Twist of Fate		Colin Hume 1980	Kafoozalum	Square

V

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Village Brawl		Gary Roodman 2020	Eric Martin, Karen Axelrod, and Kate Barnes	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312

W

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Winter Solstice		Wendy Crouch 1988	Bare Necessities	Custom permutation: 53412
Worth the Wait		Gary Roodman 2018	Anna Patton, Eric Martin, and Karen Axelrod	Duple Minor

Number of dances	Number of versions	Number with music
50	61	61

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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Mirror Heys

Also known as: Reflection Reels, Grimstock Hey.

Bars: 8 bars for a full straight hey with 3 or 4 dancers.

In a mirror hey the men usually do a right shoulder hey on the sides, while the women do a left shoulder hey. This means the men and women are mirroring each other. When a woman comes into the center, so does her partner, when she moves away from the center, so does her partner. People often take hands with partners when they are in the center. In the most common version of a mirror hey, the 1s lead down between the 2s who move out.

In a Morris Mirror Hey the men pass left shoulders and the women right. In this version, the 1s cast out while the 2s lead up.

In latter half of the 18^th century many dances started with the 1s crossing into a mirror hey on opposite sides, and then crossing again when they got back to the top to dance another mirror reel on their own sides.

Some people call this a Grimstock hey. I find this slightly confusing myself, because, although Grimstock does contain a mirror hey, it also contains two others.

History

Trenchmore from the Lovelace MS may be the first example of a mirror hey:

They shall weave apace bethwene the man, and woeman, one on the one side, and the other on the other, and having weaved downe to the bottome the alone shall turne and then weave up agayne to theire places, and turne both forewards, and backwards;

Though this may be just a mirror figure eight on the sides

However Playford's version of this same dance (from 1652) is clearer (and different):

First cu. go down under the 2. cu. arms, the 3. cu. come up under the first. Do this forward and back

Though this seems to be a dip and dive variant.

While Playford's Adson's Saraband, 1651, is exactly what is meant by a mirror hey:

First cu. go down betwixt the second, they coming up, the third comes up between the first, then the second come to their places between the third

See Also

• Hey
• Morris Hey
• Crossover Mirror Hey
• Inveran Reel

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