Table of Contents

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Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
7 for the Seven Stars in the Sky		Fried de Metz Herman 1994		Duple Minor
24 Carats Fine		Fried de Metz Herman 2000		Duple Minor

A

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Alternating Currents		Colin Hume 1992	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Anna		Victor Skowronski 2009		Duple Minor
Another Sweet Richard		Ken Sheffield 1982		Square
Arrival from Holland		Pat Shaw 1974		Facing Couples
Autumn Grove		Gary Roodman 2003		Duple Minor

B

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Bach Humbug		Gary Roodman 1999	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Balmoral Strathspey		John A. Charles ~1963		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
Banjo in a Bear Suit		Brooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2010		Square
The Birthday Waltz		Colin Hume 1996	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Bonny Nell		Marjorie Heffer & William Porter 1932		Facing Couples Becket
The Bribe		Colin Hume 2003	Dampier's Round	Duple Minor
Bright and Beautiful		Colin Hume 1992	Colin Hume	5 Couple Longways
Bunchley's Bransle		Victor Skowronski 2002		Duple Minor
Butterfly Reel		Eric Black 2002		Duple Minor

C

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Cellar Door		Timothy Grant 1989		Becket
The Centennial		Philippe Callens 2015		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
Changeling Intuition		Joseph Pimentel 2004	Goldcrest	Duple Minor
Charlene's Celebration		Gary Roodman 2005	Anna Patton, Karen Axelrod, Mary Lea	4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Cheerily and Merrily ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		4 Couple Longways
Church in the Highlands		Fried de Metz Herman 1992		Square
Colin's Tambourine		Colin Hume 2001	Dampier's Round	Duple Minor
Companions		Victor Skowronski 2003	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Culla Bay		Ann Dix 2000		Square permutation: 4123
The Cumbrae Reel		Anonymous (date unknown) RSCDS 1977		Triple Minor

D

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Designing Woman The Designing Woman Gary Roodman 1996 MGM + Reunion Duple Minor The Designing Woman ~ Redesigned Gary Roodman 2005 MGM + Reunion Duple Minor
Diamonds are Forever		Roberta Gotfried 2016		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
The Dream Catcher		Eileen Orr 2001		Square
Drunkard's Walk		Renée Camus 2022		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
Dull Sir John		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911		Square
Dutch Crossing		Ernst van Brakel 1990	The Rampions	Custom

E

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Early Spring Blossom		Colin Hume 2008	Dampier's Round	Duple Minor
Eileen Watt's Reel		John Wilkinson 2005		3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Emerald Isle		Gary Roodman 1999		Becket

F

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Fair Donald		Anonymous (date unknown) RSCDS 1979		Triple Minor
Fast Living		David Kirchner (date unknown)		Four Face Four
Father's Day		Gary Roodman 2000	Cilantrio	4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142
Fifty~Fifty		Fried de Metz Herman 1996		4 Couple Longways
Flowers of Edinburgh - Mayfaire		Traditional (date unknown)	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Footprints in the Sand		Chris Sackett/Brooke Friendly 2008		Duple Minor
Four Score and Ten		Gary Roodman 2015		Duple Minor
Foursome Reel		W. Smyth 1830 J.P. & T.M. Flett 1964		Custom
Freers' Fortification		Hilary Herbert 2014	Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry Wergeland	4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142
From Bud to Bloom		Brooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2024		Duple Minor

G

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Gang the Same Gate		Milton Levy 1990		Triple Minor
Gareth's Gallop		Colin Andrews ~1986		Custom permutation: 74163852
Genevieve		Victor Skowronski 2006		4 Couple Longways permutation: 3421
Ginnie Pug		John Playford 1657 Tom Cook 1975		Duple Minor
The Glengarry Homestead		John Brenchley 1995		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Goddesses		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Gordian Knot - Saltator		Saltator 1802 George Williams 2022		Duple Minor
The Green House		Fried de Metz Herman 1993		Duple Minor
Guinea Pig		John Playford 1657 Tom Cook 1975		Duple Minor
Gypsy Dreams		Terry Glasspool 2000		Duple Minor

H

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Have a Rest!		Colin Hume 1992	Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways
A Health to all Good Dancers		Joseph Pimentel 2014		Duple Minor
Heartfelt		Jenna Simpson 2020		Duple Minor
Heartwood		Michael Wood 2021		Duple Minor
Here Kitty, Kitty, Kitty		Bob Messner ~2026		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
Hey is for Humpbacks		George Williams 2019		Four Face Four
Hey is for Humpbacks — Jacqui's version		George Williams 2019 Jacqui Grennan		Four Face Four
Heybreak		Chris Page 2018		Duple Minor
Hit and Misse ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2023	Colin Hume	Facing Couples
Hit or Miss		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2023	Colin Hume	Facing Couples

I

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
If all the World were Paper ~ P. Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Square
Independance		Orly Krasner 2001		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Inklings Romp		Renée Camus 2018		Duple Minor

L

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Lady Harriet Hope's Reel ~ RSCDS		Thomas Wilson 1816 RSCDS 1951		Triple Minor
Lady in Red		Simon Scott 2004		5 Couple Longways permutation: 24153
Land of Mist and Wonder		Gary Roodman 2018	Cilantrio	4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142
Largo Law Largo Law Anonymous (date unknown) RSCDS ~1977 Triple Minor Largo Law ~ Modified Anonymous (date unknown) RSCDS ~1977 Triple Minor
Larkin Grace		Chris Sackett/Brooke Friendly 2005		Square permutation: 4123
The Leaves are Falling Tonight		Jenna Simpson 2021		Duple Minor
Longborough Lanterns		Melissa Shaner 2009		Triple Minor
Longfellow Wink		Claudio Buchwald 1977		Duple Minor
The Lover's Knot		Jim Kitch 1993		Duple Minor

M

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
MacDonald of Keppoch		Chris Ronald 2015		Square permutation: 4123
MacDonald of the Isles		Derek Haynes 1991		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Marion's Medley		Judi Hallenbeck 2009		Triple Minor
Meander		Mary Devlin 2008	Susan McNeil, Robert Winokur and Lawrence Wallin	4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Menzies Rant ~ RSCDS		Castle Menzies 1749 RSCDS 1931		Duple Minor
The Merry, Merry Milkmaids		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways
The Milk-maid's Bob		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021		Duple Minor
The Milke-Mayds Bobb		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021		Duple Minor
Mischa's Twirl		Brooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2018		Duple Minor
Miss de Jersey's Memorial		Pat Shaw 1971		Duple Minor
Mistress Mary Mistress Mary Anthea Macdonald 2015 3 Couple Longways permutation: 312 Mistress Mary ~ 3 in 4 Anthea Macdonald 2015 Triple Minor
Mr. Handel's Jig		Colin Hume 1980	Kafoozalum	4 Couple Longways
Mr. Webb's Fancy ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		4 Couple Longways
Muriel's Measure		Colin Hume 1995	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

N

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Nancy's Distraction		Victor Skowronski 2002		Facing Couples
Niles Roberts' Farewell to Pasadena		Doug MacDonald 1991		Triple Minor
Noisette		Philippe Callens 2004		Duple Minor
None So Pretty - Wilson ~ RSCDS		Thomas Wilson 1816 RSCDS 1957		Triple Minor

O

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
O'Donnell Anew		Tony Saletan ~1983		Facing Couples permutation: 21
Oh Geez!		Joseph Pimentel 2003		Duple Minor
The Old Boot		Marjorie Heffer & William Porter 1932		Square
The Old World and the New		Colin Hume 1992	Colin Hume	Square
On Wittman's Golden Floor		Chris Sackett/Brooke Friendly 2003		Duple Minor
One More Stone		Fried de Metz Herman 1992		4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142
Orcas Rising		Chris Sackett/Brooke Friendly 2006		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Our Dancing Queen		Alison Robertson (date unknown)		Triple Minor
Oxford Hill Stomp		Gary Roodman 1987		Three Face Three

P

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Park Lane		Colin Hume 2003	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples Becket
Parnham House		Colin Hume 1992	Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways
Patrick's Waltz		Philippe Callens 1995		3 Couple Longways
Perpetual Motion		Tom Cook 1995	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Phoenix		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Playing (in) the Field		Gary Roodman 2005	Doug Creighton, lydia ievins, Margaret Ann Martin, and Mary Lea	Square
Promenheyde		George Williams 2019 Jacqui Grennan		Four Face Four
Puck's Deceit		Chris Sackett/Brooke Friendly 1997	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

Q

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Queen of Sheba The Queen of Sheba Marjorie Heffer & William Porter 1932 Colin Hume ~1990 4 Couple Longways The Queen of Sheba Marjorie Heffer & William Porter 1932 4 Couple Longways

R

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Rare Vintage		Brooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2013		2 Couple Longways
Reel Don ne Marachan		Castle Menzies 1749 RSCDS 1931		Duple Minor
Reel of Four		W. Smyth 1830 J.P. & T.M. Flett 1964		Custom
Renewal		Gary Roodman 2020	Anna Patton, Eric Martin, and Karen Axelrod	Duple Minor
Revelations		Jenna Simpson 2017		Duple Minor
Ringing the Changes		Colin Hume 1992	Bare Necessities	Square
Rosemary Hills Reel		Jim Kitch ~1993		Becket
Royal Fishery ~ Herman		Walsh 1715 Fried de Metz Herman 2009	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Rumpus ~ 4 Couple		Bob Lilley 1995		4 Couple Longways permutation: 4123

S

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Saint Andrew's Day ~ RSCDS		Anonymous (date unknown) RSCDS 1968		Triple Minor
St. John		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911		Square
St. Martin's Strathspey		Roy Goldring 1996		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
The Selkie		Jenna Simpson 2019		Duple Minor
Serendipity		Fried de Metz Herman 2000		Duple Minor
The Severn Bore		Fried de Metz Herman 1977	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Smithy Hill		Tom Cook 1987	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Spark o' Water		Maggie & Duncan Keppie ~2007		Duple Minor
Sting in the Tail		Colin Hume 1992	Bare Necessities	Custom
Strawberries and Cream		John Playford 1657 Tom Cook 1975		Duple Minor
Stride Stately		Gary Roodman 1999	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
String of Swings		Rick Mohr & Bob Isaacs (date unknown)		Short Waves
A Summer Meeting		Irene Townshend 2014		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Summer Wedding Jig		Jenny Beer 2009	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor

T

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Tango in Toronto		Colin Hume 2010	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Tenth Anniversary Idyll		Victor Skowronski 2010		Duple Minor
Textiles or Furs		Mike Richardson 1989		Duple Minor
Three Score Plus One		Rich Jackson 2012	Odd Sundays Garage Band	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Three Weddings		Colin Hume 2007	Dampier's Round	Duple Minor
Touch Wood		Brooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2015		5 Couple Longways permutation: 23451
Treasure of the Big Woods		Joseph Pimentel 2005	Goldcrest	Duple Minor
Trip to Erin		Gary Roodman 2018		Duple Minor
Trip to Totality		Joseph Pimentel 2019	Goldcrest	Duple Minor
Trusty Dick		Wright 1740 Ken Sheffield 1982		Duple Minor
The Tunefull Nightingale		Nathaniel Kynaston 1716 Andrew Shaw 2006		Duple Minor
Twiddley Diddely		Walter Lenk ~1993		Duple Minor

V

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Vines Entwined		Dan Blim 2024	Frank Hoppe	Duple Minor

W

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Waiting on the Corner		Gary Roodman 1992		4 Couple Longways Becket permutation: 4123
The Westminster Reel		Jeremy Hill 2005		Duple Minor
Whip-poor-will		Joseph Pimentel 2004		Duple Minor
Whiskeyjack		Christine Robb 2017	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Wiesler's Romp		Gary Roodman 2020		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Will o' the Wisp		Jenna Simpson 2020		Duple Minor
Winter's on the Way		Colin Hume 1992	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Woodlands Waltz		Gary Roodman 1999		Becket CCW
The Woodshed		Lise Dyckman, Jim Saxe, Nancy Gaugh and Alan Winston 2012		Duple Minor

X

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Xs and Os		Renée Camus 2026	Choreograffiti Audrey Jaber, Shira Kammen, Chip Prince, and Del Eckels	Duple Minor

Number of dances	Number of versions	Number with music
150	154	48

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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Hey For Four

Also known as: Reel For Four.

Bars: 8.

Heys or reels of four can start on the sidelines, across the set, or on a diagonal. Either all the dancers face the center of the reel, in which case the center two dancers pass each other to start, or the dancers on each end face each other and pass each other. The initial pass may be by the right or the left. In Scottish Country Dancing reels of four almost exclusively start by passing right.

History

Saltator, 1802, has a hey for four across the set in Gordian Knot.

See Also

• Hey
• Mirror Hey
• Reel of Three

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