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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 X Y Z

0-9

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
5 for the Symbols at Your DoorFried de Metz Herman 1994no musicDuple Minor
12 for the Twelve ApostlesFried 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 ~ PalmerJohn Playford 1651
William Palmer 1987
no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
À la Mode de France ~ Pat ShawJohn Playford 1651
Pat Shaw 1964
no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
À la Mode de France ~ Playford BallJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp (mod) 1911 Playford Ball
no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
À la Mode de France ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911
no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
Aberdeen
AberdeenJohn & William Neal 1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990
no musicTriple Minor
Aberdeen ~ 3 CoupleJohn & William Neal 1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
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
Ah! BelindaPat Shaw ~1970no music6 Couple Longways
Air PantsLisa Greenleaf (date unknown)no musicDuple Minor
All Who WanderBrooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2010no musicCircle as many as will
AltheaJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1912
Colin HumeFacing Couples Becket
Always Love ContraJacqui Grennan 2019no musicBecket
And Now, the FourcastGary Roodman 1992no music4 Couple Longways Becket permutation: 4123
Ann's AccordJenna Simpson 2018no musicDuple Minor
Anton's SurprisePat Shaw 1964no musicDuple Minor
Any Which Way
Any Which WayAlice M. Allen ~2016no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Any Which Way ~ 3 CoupleAlice M. Allen ~2016no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
AppetizerScott Higgs (date unknown)no musicDuple Minor
Arkansas TravellerElias Howe 1858
George Williams 2022
Colin HumeTriple Minor
The Artful DodsonsRenée Camus 2022Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry Wergeland3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The AstronomerColin Hume 1985Wild Thyme6 Couple Longways
Atossa's GiftScott Higgs 2017no musicDuple Minor
Autumn GiftsBrooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2014no musicDuple Minor

B

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Back Road to AyerLisa Greenleaf ~1993no musicDuple Minor
Banjo in a Bear SuitBrooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2010no musicSquare
Bar-a-BarJohn Young 1710
Fried de Metz Herman 1986 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Barham Down
Barham Down ~ CookHenry Playford 1701
Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Barham Down ~ SimonsHenry Playford 1701
A. Simons ~1990
Colin HumeTriple Minor
Barr a BarrJohn Young 1710
Fried de Metz Herman 1986 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Basket Figure - QuadrilleJohn Cole ~1822
Thomas Hillgrove 1863
no musicSquare
Bayswater BreakdownColin Hume 1980KafoozalumDuple Minor
Becky's BecketDavid Zinkin (date unknown)no musicBecket
The Beekeepers' DreamVic Ceder 2019no musicBecket
The Beginning of the WorldJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Colin HumeCircle as many as will
The Belle of NorthamptonGary Roodman 1992Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Belle of the BallLoretta Holz 2005no musicDuple Minor
Belstead HouseColin Hume 1992A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
Custom3
Birds of a Feather - FriendlyBrooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2011no musicDuple Minor
Birthday BranleGary Roodman 2008Doug Creighton, Erica Morse, Gene Murrow and Peter Barnes3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Birthday GreetingsGary Roodman 2000MGM & ReunionDuple Minor
Blackberry SorbetBrooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2015no musicCircle as many as will
Blackbird PieJoseph Pimentel 2001GoldcrestDuple Minor
Blackheath ~ KlibanHenry Playford 1701
Kalia Kliban 2011
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Blue Bonnets
Blue Bonnets ~ RSCDSGoulding & D'Almaine 1827
RSCDS 1926
no musicDuple Minor
Blue Bonnets over the BorderW. Smyth 1830
George Williams 2023
no musicDuple Minor
Blue Bonnets ~ RSCDSGoulding & D'Almaine 1827
RSCDS 1926
no musicDuple Minor
Boiling Mud
Boiling MudGreg Bryne (date unknown)no musicDuple Minor
Boiling Mud ~ modifiedGreg Bryne (date unknown)no musicDuple Minor
Bonney Dundee #1Henry Playford 1688
Pat Shaw 1962
no musicDuple Minor
Bonnie Gallowa'Bill Little 1997no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
Bonnie StronshirayRobert M Campbell 1963no musicTriple Minor
Bonny Dundee #1Henry Playford 1688
Pat Shaw 1962
no musicDuple Minor
Bother the FishMelissa Running 2011no musicDuple Minor
Bouncing Back AgainEric Black 2010no musicBecket CCW
Bouzer CastleJohn Playford 1679
Bernard Bentley 1980
no musicDuple Minor
Box the Gnat ~ QuicksandCecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918no musicSquare
The Boys of WexfordMarjorie Heffer & William Porter 1932no music3 Couple Circle
Braes of Dornoch
Braes of DornochJohnson 1752
Charles Bolton 1989 Playford Assembly
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Braes of Dornoch ~ TripleJohnson 1752
Charles Bolton 1989 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesTriple Minor
Bridge of NairnRobert Bremner ~1765
RSCDS 1945
no musicTriple Minor
Buckingham House 1657John Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
At Home
Bare Necessities
Square

C

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
California Twirlin'Janet Levatin (date unknown)no musicDuple Minor
CapelthwaiteClaudette Sigg 1993no musicDuple Minor
Capital LadsGary Roodman 2012Cilantrio6 Couple Longways
The Carnival of Venice ~ Old Style ProgressionG.M.S. Chivers 1821
George Williams 2021
no musicThree Face Three
CascadesChris Sackett/Brooke Friendly 2014no musicDuple Minor
Cast a BellJohn Playford 1651
George Williams 2021
no musicDuple Minor
Catch If You CanJudy Erickson 2015Odd Sundays Garage BandFacing Couples
Celtic CrossDerek Haynes 1991no musicSquare
Centenary CircleGary Coull ~2024no musicR32
Charlotte's DilemmaJenna Simpson 2011no musicDuple Minor
Chase the Squirrel
Chase the Squirrel ~ The Running SetCecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918no musicSquare
Chelsea Reach
Chelsea Reach ~ HumeJohn Playford 1657
Colin Hume 2013
Bare NecessitiesSquare
Chelsea Reach ~ SharpJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
At Home
Bare Necessities
Square
The Cherokee RoseRobert Messner 2025no musicDuple Minor
Chester LadiesNathaniel Kynaston 1717
Andrew Shaw 2006
no music3 Couple Longways
Chinese New YearChris Page 2010no musicDuple Minor
Chintimini's ShadowChris Sackett 2017no musicDuple Minor
Chirping of the Nightingale - PlayfordJohn Playford 1651
Scott Pfitzinger ~2019
no musicCircle as many as will
Chivonian Circle ~ Matilda (Chivers)G.M.S. Chivers 1822
George Williams 2024
no musicFour Face Four
Chocolate is the AnswerBrooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2014no musicSquare
Chorus Jig (triple)Saltator 1802
Cracking Chestnuts
no musicTriple Minor
Christine's ConundrumColin Hume 2001Colin HumeFacing Couples Becket
Christmas At BleeckerSue Trapp 2019no musicCustom
Church in the HighlandsFried de Metz Herman 1992no musicSquare
Circassian Circle ~ BurchenalG.M.S. Chivers 1822
Elizabeth Burchenal 1918
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Clever Lad ~ RSCDSWalsh ~1735
RSCDS 1938
no musicDuple Minor
Closing ThymeColin Hume 1990Colin HumeCustom
Coast to CoastOrly Krasner 2002no musicThree Face Three
Coconut Cream PieLynn Ackerson (date unknown)no musicFour Face Four
The Cold SnapBrooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2009no musicDuple Minor
Collie LawRoy Goldring ~1990no musicDuple Minor
Come under my PlaidieAnonymous 1981no musicDuple Minor
Coming and Going
Coming and GoingGary Roodman 2009no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
Coming and Going ~ RevisitedGary Roodman 2013no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
Concordia ReelLou Shapiro ~1983no musicTriple Minor
The Coney WalkJohn Young 1726
Bernard Bentley 1965
no musicTriple Minor
Confesse, his Tune
Confesse, his Tune ~ Cecil SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
Colin HumeCustom3
Confesse, his Tune ~ HumeJohn Playford 1651Colin HumeCustom3
Confesse, his Tune ~ PalmerJohn Playford 1651
William Palmer 1987 Playford Ball
Colin HumeCustom3
Confesse, his Tune ~ Pat ShawJohn Playford 1651
Pat Shaw 1960
Colin HumeCustom3
Contra in a TeacupGeorge Williams 2019no musicFour Face Four
Contra RelayGeorge Williams 2019no musicFour Face Four
The Corkscrew JigColin Andrews ~1986no musicTriple Minor
The Cornish SquireHenry Playford 1695
Colin Hume 2024
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Cornish WaltzJ. Francis Carter ~1993no musicDuple Minor
The Court Lady
The Court Lady ~ Cecil SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
Colin HumeCustom3
The Court Lady ~ PalmerJohn Playford 1651
William Palmer 1987 Playford Ball
Colin HumeCustom3
The Court Lady ~ Pat ShawJohn Playford 1651
Pat Shaw 1960
Colin HumeCustom3
The Crooked Stovepipe #1Ralph Page 1949no musicSquare
Cuckles all a RowLovelace Manuscript ~1649
George Williams 2022
A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
Facing Couples
Cuckolds all a Row
Cuckolds all a Row ~ LovelaceLovelace Manuscript ~1649
George Williams 2022
A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
Facing Couples
Cuckolds all a Row ~ SharpLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
Facing Couples
Cuckolds all Awry ~ SharpLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
Facing Couples
Cupid's Garden - Maggot PieMarjorie Heffer & William Porter 1932By Request
Bare Necessities
Square
Cutting off Three, Two, and One ~ QuicksandCecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918no musicSquare

D

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
La Dance FlorenceD. Anderson 1897
RSCDS 1926
no musicThree Face Three
Dance in the HallwayChris Sackett 2018no musicDuple Minor
Dancing FriendsJenna Simpson 2020no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Dancing in PerthshireJanet Macdonald ~2020no musicSquare
The Dancing MasterJohn Drewry 1989no musicJ4×96 Square
Dandies' Hornpipe ~ DupleTraditional ~1820
Ralph Page 1968
Cracking Chestnuts
no musicDuple Minor
The Dashing White Sergeant - RSCDSD. Anderson 1897
RSCDS 1926
no musicThree Face Three
The De'il's Dead
The De'il's DeadJohn & William Neal 1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990
no musicTriple Minor
The De'il's Dead ~ 3 CoupleJohn & William Neal 1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Dean Bridge of EdinburghAlec Hay 1967no musicTriple Minor
The Devonian Double CircleColin Andrews ~1986no musicDuple Minor Progressed
Dipping & Diving in the BrewAl Olson ~1983no musicTriple Minor
Dog Leap StairsGary Roodman 2023Anna Patton, Eric Martin, and Karen AxelrodDuple Minor
The Doldrum
The DoldrumMarjorie Heffer & William Porter 1932no musicSquare
The Doldrum ~ 6 CplMarjorie Heffer & William Porter 1932no music6 Couple Circle
Donawert PassJohn Young 1710
Charles Bolton 1992
no musicDuple Minor
Double ChocolateJim Kitch ~1993no musicQuadruple Minor
Double JubileeGary Roodman 2015Cilantrio3 Couple Longways
Double Mud PigRick Mohr 2012no musicBecket
Double Trouble TrianglesJudith Kowalczik 2016no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Double VisitPhilippe Callens 1999no musicCircle as many as will
Dreams of MirthChris Sackett/Brooke Friendly 2009no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Duke of Cornwall's DelightColin Andrews ~1981no music6 Couple Longways permutation: 241635
The Duke of Gloucester's March - Playford
The Duke of Gloucester's March - PlayfordHenry Playford 1701
Pat Shaw 1968
no musicTriple Minor
The Duke of Gloucester's March - Playford ~ 3 CoupleHenry Playford 1701
Pat Shaw 1968
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Duke of Gloucester's March - Playford ~ DupleHenry Playford 1701
Pat Shaw 1968
no musicDuple Minor
Dunedin QuadrilleJohn Bowie Dickson ~1999no musicR4×32 Square
Dunkirk ~ LilleyJohn Young 1718
Bob Lilley ~2023
no musicDuple Minor
Dunrobin Castle ~ Triple Minora Person of Quality 1718
George Williams 2021
no musicTriple Minor
The Dunsmuir Strathspey
The Dunsmuir Strathspey ~ HamiltonJohn Drewry 1992Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Dunsmuir WaltzJohn Drewry 1992Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Dutch TreatFried de Metz Herman 1957no musicFacing Couples

E

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Early One MorningScott Higgs 1994Colin HumeDuple Minor
Early Spring BlossomColin Hume 2008Dampier's RoundDuple Minor
Easy LivingAl Olson ~1983no musicTriple Minor
Elverton GroveWalsh 1712
Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Emma Turns ThreeGary Roodman 2003MGM, ReunionThree Face Three
Emperor of the MoonHenry Playford 1690
Andrew Shaw 2006 Playford Assembly
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The ESC ReelJenna Simpson 2020no musicTriple Minor
Evergreen - CamusRenée Camus 2024no musicDuple Minor
The Eye of the StoreFried de Metz Herman 2000no musicDuple Minor

F

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Falkirk LassElaine Brunken 2002no musicTriple Minor
Far AwayGary Roodman 2003Gene Murrow, Jessica Murrow, Karen Axelrod, Peter BarnesDuple Minor
Fast LivingDavid Kirchner (date unknown)no musicFour Face Four
Fifty~FiftyFried de Metz Herman 1996no music4 Couple Longways
The First of OctoberPhilippe Callens 1989Odd Sundays Garage BandDuple Minor
The First Set
The First SetEdward Payne 1815
Thomas Hillgrove 1857
no musicSquare
Florence's FrolicBob Lilley 1988no musicSquare
Flying ButtressJean Gorrindo (date unknown)no musicBecket
FolderolJenna Simpson 2021no musicDuple Minor
Food, Sex, and BeerCarol Ormand 2008no musicDuple Minor
Forget Me NotGary Roodman 2015Cilantrio (Karen Axelrod, Peter Barnes, and Mary Lea)Duple Minor
Forgotten TreasureBeth Parkes (date unknown)no musicDuple Minor
Four for FourGary Roodman 2018no musicFour Face Four
Foxhill CourtJohn Drewry 1977no musicTriple Minor
Freda's FancyPat Shaw 1949no musicDuple Minor
The Friendly BrookeChris Sackett 2001no musicTriple Minor
Fuerst Things FuerstWill Mentor (date unknown)no musicBecket

G

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Gareth's GallopColin Andrews ~1986no musicCustom permutation: 74163852
Ginnie PugJohn Playford 1657
Tom Cook 1975
no musicDuple Minor
The Glory of the West
The Glory of the West ~ BoltonJohn Playford 1651
Charles Bolton 2000
no musicFacing Couples
The Glory of the West ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911
no musicFacing Couples
The Gloucester - ChiversG.M.S. Chivers 1821
George Williams 2021
no musicFour Face Four
Golden GateJacqui Grennan 2017no musicDuple Minor
Golden Gate (Marr)Jacqui Grennan 2017
Frannie Marr
no musicDuple Minor
The Good LifeBob Isaacs (date unknown)no musicBecket
Good Man of AntwerpGary Roodman 2009Cilantrio (Karen Axelrod, Peter Barnes, and Mary Lea)3 Couple Longways
The Good Man of CambridgeGary Roodman 1992MGM and ReunionDuple Minor
GramachieStraight & Skillern ~1775
RSCDS ~1977
no musicTriple Minor
Gramachree ~ RSCDSStraight & Skillern ~1775
RSCDS ~1977
no musicTriple Minor
Grand Petronelle
Grand Petronelle ~ QuadrilleJ. P. Boulogne 1827
George Williams 2026
Colin HumeSquare
Grand Square ContraJacob Bloom (date unknown)no musicFour Face Four
Newport Quadrille
Newport Quadrille ~ FordBenjamin B Lovett 1925no musicSquare
The Green LightRenée Camus 2024no musicDuple Minor
Green Stockings ~ CookJohn Young 1726
Tom Cook 1975
no music3 Couple Longways
Green WillowMarjorie Heffer & William Porter 1932no musicFacing Couples Becket
GreenwoodLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp 1916
no music3 Couple Longways
GreetingsToni Barone (date unknown)no musicDuple Minor
Guinea PigJohn Playford 1657
Tom Cook 1975
no musicDuple Minor

H

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Halsway MannersMary Devlin 2001Frank Hoppe3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Hamburger Special
Hamburger SpecialPat Shaw 1974
Marjorie Fennessy 1983
no musicDuple Minor
Hamburger Special ~ VerbilPat Shaw 1974
Lindsay Verbil 1983
no musicDuple Minor
Hampton CourtColin Hume 1992Colin HumeSquare
Hand in Hand - RoodmanGary Roodman 2005Doug Creighton, Jessica Murrow, lydia ievins, Margaret Ann Martin, and Mary LeaDuple Minor
Handel with CareGary Roodman 1992Academy of St. Martins in the FieldsFacing Couples
Hands Across
Hands Across ~ QuicksandCecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918no musicSquare
Hands Across ~ Quicksand ProgressionCecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918no musicSquare
The Happy Meeting ~ RSCDSAnonymous (date unknown)
RSCDS 1979
no musicDuple Minor
The Happy PilgrimGary Roodman 2023Anna Patton, Karen Axelrod, and Kate Barnes4 Couple Longways Becket permutation: 2341
The Health
The Health ~ Pat ShawJohn Playford 1651
Pat Shaw 1964
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways
The Health ~ Sharp#1John Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways
The Health ~ Sharp#2John Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways
An Health To BettyLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Charles Bolton 1985
no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Hedge-LaneJohn Playford 1679
Andrew Shaw 2017
no musicDuple Minor
Hedwig's ReelStella Phillips 2010no musicTriple Minor
Hendall's Hornpipe ~ Andrew ShawJohn & William Neal ~1726
Andrew Shaw 2024
no musicDuple Minor
Hero and BeatriceWil van den Berg ~1993no musicCircle as many as will
Hey is for HumpbacksGeorge Williams 2019no musicFour Face Four
Hey is for Humpbacks — Jacqui's versionGeorge Williams 2019
Jacqui Grennan
no musicFour Face Four
Hey, Boys, up Go We (Sharp)Lovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
Facing Couples
HeyallemandeJim Hemphill (date unknown)no musicDuple Minor
Hide ParkeJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesSquare
Highland Hi-JinksDeanna St. Amand 1999no musicTriple Minor
Highland Reel
Highland Reel 1844
George Appleton 1848
no musicThree Face Three
Highland ReelEugene Coulon 1844
Elias Howe 1858
no musicThree Face Three
Highland ReelD. Anderson 1897
RSCDS 1926
no musicThree Face Three
The Highland ReelEugene Coulon 1844
RSCDS 1945
no musicThree Face Three
The Highlander's MaggotJohn Young ~1726
Andrew Shaw 2024
no musicDuple Minor
Hit and Misse
Hit and Misse ~ HumeJohn Playford 1651
Colin Hume 2023
Colin HumeFacing Couples
Hit and Misse ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesFacing Couples
Hit or Miss
Hit or MissJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesFacing Couples
Hit or MissJohn Playford 1651
Colin Hume 2023
Colin HumeFacing Couples
Hoedown on the Down LowJean Gorrindo (date unknown)no musicDuple Minor
Home AgainBrooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2005no musicDuple Minor
Hull's Victory
Hull's Victory ~ (Swing)Essex Manuscript ~1830
Cracking Chestnuts
no musicDuple Minor
Hull's Victory ~ (Symmetric)Essex Manuscript ~1830
Cracking Chestnuts
no musicDuple Minor
Hume Fogg ReelSusan Kevra (date unknown)no musicBecket
The HuntsmanLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp 1916
no music3 Couple Longways
Hyde ParkJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesSquare

I

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
InverarayAnonymous (date unknown)
RSCDS ~1977
no musicTriple Minor
It's a DrawGary Roodman 2015no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142

J

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Jack Pudding ~ LovelaceLovelace Manuscript ~1649
George Williams 2021
Colin HumeCustom permutation: 231
Jacki's JigColin Hume 1980KafoozalumDuple Minor
Jacqui's Dolphin YeySeth Tepfer 2018Bonnie Insull and Susan McNeillBecket
Jill's Gentle JigTim Wilson 2001no musicTriple Minor
John McAlpinHugh Foss 2007no musicTriple Minor
John's FavoritePinewoods class & John Krumm 1989no musicSquare
Joy to the Person of my LoveFried de Metz Herman 1990no musicDuple Minor
Jubilee QuadrilleAlan Macpherson 2001no musicR88 Square
Julie's ScandalChris Sackett/Brooke Friendly 2010no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Juno and PallasJohn Young 1726
Tom Cook 1975
no music3 Couple Longways
Just Passing ThroughGary Roodman 1987no musicThree Face Three

K

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Kelloholm JigPeter Hyssett ~1990no musicTriple Minor
Kemp's JiggJohn Playford 1651
Douglas & Helen Kennedy (mod) 1929
no music3 Couple Circle
Kendall's HornpipeRSCDS 1960no musicDuple Minor
Kettle DrumJohn Playford 1651
Scott Pfitzinger ~2019
MGM and ReunionSquare
Key to the CellarJenny Beer 2004Bare NecessitiesTriple Minor
Keys in the FridgeGary Roodman 1992no musicDuple Minor
Kim's GameColin Hume 1995MasqueradeFour Face Four
Kitty at the DoorGary Roodman 2008Anna Patton, Eric Martin, and Karen AxelrodTriple Minor

L

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
L'OrganistePierre Trappeniers 1777
George Williams 2023
no musicDuple Minor
Labor of LoveKathy Anderson (date unknown)no musicDuple Minor
Labour in Vain ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways
Lady Banbury's Hornpipe
Lady Banbury's Hornpipe ~ Hume/SharpJohn Playford 1657
Colin Hume 2021
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Lady Banbury's Hornpipe ~ SharpJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1916
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Chase the Squirrel
Chase the Squirrel ~ The Running SetCecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918no musicSquare
Lambs on Green HillDan Seppeler 2011Bonnie Insull, Susan McNeil, and Robert WinokurDuple Minor
The Lancers-QuadrillesJohn Duval 1817
William B. De Garmo 1868
no musicSquare
Les LanciersJohn Duval 1817
William B. De Garmo 1868
no musicSquare
Late Spring BlossomColin Hume 2010Dampier's RoundDuple Minor
The Leaves are Falling TonightJenna Simpson 2021no musicDuple Minor
Lichfield's Ruby SurpriseGary Roodman 2015CilantrioDuple Minor
Lilli Burelro - FeuilletFeuillet 1706
Pat Shaw 1964
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Lilypad IslandLeslie Lassetter 1994no musicDuple Minor
La LirboulaireFeuillet 1706
Pat Shaw 1964
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Lissome LassSharon Green 2016Odd Sundays Garage BandDuple Minor
Little-Good HarborAl Olsen ~1983no musicTriple Minor
Lizzie's DelightDave Colstock (date unknown)no musicBecket
Loon on the LakeNathaniel Jack (date unknown)no musicBecket
Lost and FoundGary Roodman 2018no musicDuple Minor
Love in a Hop-YardNathaniel Kynaston 1717
Andrew Shaw 2006
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Lull Me Beyond Thee
Lull Me Beyond TheeJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities4 Couple Longways
Lull Me Beyond Thee ~ Pat ShawJohn Playford 1651
Pat Shaw 1960
no music4 Couple Longways

M

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Mad Robin in LoveGreg Frock (date unknown)no musicDuple Minor
Mage on a Cree ~ Pat ShawJohn Playford 1651
Pat Shaw 1961
Colin HumeSquare
Maggie's Waltz SquareColin Hume 2002Frank Hoppe, Robert Winokur, and Susan McNeilSquare
Maiden FairLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Pat Shaw 1962
no musicDuple Minor
Marche du Prince d'OrangeFeuillet 1706
Pat Shaw 1964
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Marching to PraetoriusGary Roodman 1996MGM and ReunionFacing Couples
Market Lass
Market LassAnonymous 1792
Smukler & Millstone ~2008
Cracking Chestnuts
no musicTriple Minor
The Market LassBurbank 1799
Charles Bolton 1991
no musicTriple Minor
Matthew Just In TimeDavid Kaynor (date unknown)no musicDuple Minor
May DaydreamRenée Camus 2026Choreograffiti
Audrey Jaber, Shira Kammen, and Chip Prince
Circle as many as will
Mayden FayreLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Pat Shaw 1962
no musicDuple Minor
The Merry Andrew ~ LovelaceLovelace Manuscript ~1649
George Williams 2021
Colin HumeCustom permutation: 231
The Merry Frolic ~ Pat ShawJohn Playford 1651
Pat Shaw 1964
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways
The Merry Haymakers
The Merry Haymakers ~ BurchenalElias Howe 1858
Elizabeth Burchenal 1918
no musicDuple Minor
The Merry Haymakers ~ HoweElias Howe 1858
George Williams 2022
no musicDuple Minor
The Merry Wassail
The Merry Wassail ~ Pat ShawJohn Playford 1651
Pat Shaw 1964
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways
The Merry Wassail ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways
The Merry Wassail ~ Sharp#1John Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways
Mevagissey Car Park
Mevagissey Car ParkGary Roodman 2011Cilantrio (Karen Axelrod, Peter Barnes, and Mary Lea)4 Couple Longways Becket
Mevagissey Car Park ~ RevisitedGary Roodman 2012Cilantrio (Karen Axelrod, Peter Barnes, and Mary Lea)4 Couple Longways Becket
Michael and All AngelsFried de Metz Herman 1992Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Micmac RotaryJohn Drewry 1983no musicR96 Square
MicrocasmicAnn Fallon (date unknown)no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
MinnowsMelissa Running 2011no musicDuple Minor
Mirror TestGeorge Williams 2019no musicFour Face Four
Miss Claire MoirColin Hume 2007Colin Hume5 Couple Longways permutation: 25134
Miss de Jersey's MemorialPat Shaw 1971no musicDuple Minor
Misunderstood LoonNathaniel Jack 2019
SBCDS 2019
no musicBecket
Monday Long 8Fried de Metz Herman 1998no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
Money Musk
Money Musk ~ Contra 24 ImproperWerner/Preston 1785
Traditional
no musicTriple Minor
Money Musk ~ Contra 24barsWerner/Preston 1785
Traditional
Cracking Chestnuts
no musicTriple Minor
Money Musk ~ Contra 32barsWerner/Preston 1785
Thomas Hillgrove 1857
Cracking Chestnuts
no musicTriple Minor
Money Musk ~ ECDPreston 1786
Traditional Playford Assembly
no musicTriple Minor
Moniek's MaggotPhilippe Callens 1990no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Monte Toyon MistChris Sackett/Brooke Friendly 2011no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Moonfleet
Moonfleet ~ 3 CoupleColin Hume 1995Masquerade3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Moonfleet ~ TripleColin Hume 1995MasqueradeTriple Minor
The More the MerrierHenry Playford 1696
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
no musicDuple Minor
A Mover and ShakerGary Roodman 1999Cilantrio (Karen Axelrod, Peter Barnes, and Mary Lea)Duple Minor
Mr. B's JigDeresa Kenney ~2016no musicTriple Minor
Mr. Beveridge's Maggot
Mr. Beveridge's Maggot ~ HumeHenry Playford 1695
Colin Hume 2011
A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
Mr. Beveridge's Maggot ~ SharpHenry Playford 1695
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Mr. Beveridge's Maggot ~ ShawHenry Playford 1695
Pat Shaw 1960
A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
Mr. Isaac's Maggot
Mr. Isaac's Maggot ~ HumeHenry Playford 1695
Colin Hume 1996
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Mr. Isaac's Maggot ~ Pat ShawHenry Playford 1695
Pat Shaw 1969
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Mr. Lane's Maggot ~ Andrew ShawHenry Playford 1695
Andrew Shaw 2009
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Mr. Mozart's RantColin Hume 1985Wild ThymeDuple Minor
Mr. Turner's Academy CotillionJ.J. Buckingham 1808
James E. Morrison 1976
no musicSquare
Mrs. Stewart's JigFrans Ligtmans 1986no musicTriple Minor
The Mulberry MaidJohn Playford 1670
Charles Bolton 2000
no musicDuple Minor
The Mumping MaidMarjorie Heffer & William Porter 1932no musicCustom3
MundesseJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1922
MGM and Reunion3 Couple Circle
My Lady MarionColin Hume 1985Wild Thyme4 Couple Longways
My Mother's Coming InThomas Wilson ~1814
RSCDS 1949
no musicTriple Minor

N

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Neat, Mr. JohnNathaniel Kynaston ~1718
Andrew Shaw 2000
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
New Century HornpipeSaltator 1802
Smukler & Millstone ~2008
Cracking Chestnuts
no musicDuple Minor
New England SweetheartsLinda Leslie (date unknown)no musicDuple Minor
The New ManColin Hume 1987The Rampions3 Couple Longways
New MapMargaret & Jeff Bary ~2022no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
The Newmarket LassBurbank 1799
Charles Bolton 1991
no musicTriple Minor
Newport Quadrille
Newport Quadrille ~ FordBenjamin B Lovett 1925no musicSquare
Nina's SmileGary Roodman 2012Cilantrio (Karen Axelrod, Peter Barnes, and Mary Lea)Duple Minor
NoisettePhilippe Callens 2004no musicDuple Minor
Nonesuch
Nonesuch ~ PalmerJohn Playford 1651
William Palmer 1987
no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
Nonesuch ~ Pat ShawJohn Playford 1651
Pat Shaw 1964
no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
Nonesuch ~ Playford BallJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp (mod) 1911 Playford Ball
no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
Nonesuch ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911
no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
Nottingham LaceJenny Bradley 2011no musicSquare
Number Three
Number Three ~ A. ShawJohn Young 1726
Andrew Shaw 2017
no musicTriple Minor
Number Three ~ BentleyJohn Young 1726
Bernard Bentley 1965
no musicTriple Minor
Nutkin's HornpipeBrooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2013no music3 Couple Longways

O

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Oaken LeavesJohn Playford 1670
Cecil Sharp 1916
no musicSquare
Oakenrod HouseBernard Bentley 1993no musicDuple Minor
Ockham's RazorDon Lennartson ~1993no musicDuple Minor
October FlurryJoe Baker ~1993no musicDuple Minor
Oh Geez!Joseph Pimentel 2003no musicDuple Minor
The Old City TriadFried de Metz Herman 1995no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Old Dan Tucker ~ BurchenalCharles Link 1893
Elizabeth Burchenal 1918
no musicCustom
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
The Old World and the NewColin Hume 1992Colin HumeSquare
Once I Lov'd a Maiden FaireLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Pat Shaw 1962
no musicDuple Minor
Open the Door to ThreeJohn Playford 1652
Cecil Sharp 1912
no musicCircle as many as will
Open the Door to Three - Menzies
Open the Door to Three - MenziesCastle Menzies 1749
RSCDS 1986
no musicTriple Minor
Open the Door to Three - Menzies ~ WilliamsCastle Menzies 1749
George Williams 2023
no musicTriple Minor
Oranges and Lemons
Oranges and Lemons ~ HumeJohn Playford 1657
Colin Hume 2020
Colin HumeSquare
Oranges and Lemons ~ SharpJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Colin HumeSquare
Oranges and Limons
Oranges and Limons ~ HumeJohn Playford 1657
Colin Hume 2020
Colin HumeSquare
Oranges and Limons ~ SharpJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Colin HumeSquare
Orca ~ ECDBarry Skelton 1994
Ron Coxal 2005
GoldcrestDuple Minor
The Original Tampete
The Original Tampete ~ BurntonBurnton 1851
George Williams 2024
no musicFour Face Four
Oswestry Wake ~ BroadbridgeNathaniel Kynaston 1716
Nicholas Broadbridge
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
Over the Hills to GloryEnglish Traditional ~1924
Maud Karpeles & Cecil Sharp ~1924
no musicDuple Minor
Oxford Hill StompGary Roodman 1987no musicThree Face Three

P

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Park LaneColin Hume 2003Bare NecessitiesFacing Couples Becket
Pawling PorchElaine Brunken 2013no musicTriple Minor
Payne's 1st Set of Quadrilles
Payne's 1st Set of QuadrillesEdward Payne 1815
George Williams 2024
no musicSquare
The Plain Quadrille ~ 6 CouplesEdward Payne 1815
Thomas Hillgrove 1857
no music6 Couple Rectangle
The Plain Quadrille ~ Facing CouplesEdward Payne 1815
Thomas Hillgrove 1857
no musicFacing Couples
The Plain Quadrille ~ HillgroveEdward Payne 1815
Thomas Hillgrove 1857
no musicSquare
Pepper's BlackJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp (mod) 1922
no musicCircle as many as will
Peter's MazeColin Hume 1985Wild ThymeSquare
Grand Petronelle
Grand Petronelle ~ QuadrilleJ. P. Boulogne 1827
George Williams 2026
Colin HumeSquare
Petronelle ~ QuadrilleJ. P. Boulogne 1827
George Williams 2026
Colin HumeSquare
The Plain Quadrille
The Plain Quadrille ~ 6 CouplesEdward Payne 1815
Thomas Hillgrove 1857
no music6 Couple Rectangle
The Plain Quadrille ~ Facing CouplesEdward Payne 1815
Thomas Hillgrove 1857
no musicFacing Couples
The Plain Quadrille ~ HillgroveEdward Payne 1815
Thomas Hillgrove 1857
no musicSquare
The Ponderosa PineFried de Metz Herman 1998Odd Sundays Garage BandDuple Minor
Portland Fancy
Portland Fancy ~ 32barElias Howe 1862
Smukler & Millstone ~2008
Cracking Chestnuts
no musicFour Face Four
Portland Fancy ~ 48barElias Howe 1862
Smukler & Millstone ~2008
no musicFour Face Four
Portland Fancy ~ HoweElias Howe 1862
George Williams 2021
no musicFour Face Four
PromenheydeGeorge Williams 2019
Jacqui Grennan
no musicFour Face Four
Put on Thy Smock a MondayJohn Playford 1670
Cecil Sharp 1916
no music3 Couple Circle

Q

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Quadrille Français Double
Quadrille Français DoubleEdward Payne 1815
Thomas Hillgrove 1857
no musicSquare
Queen of HeartGary Roodman 1992no musicDuple Minor
The Queen of Sheba
The Queen of ShebaMarjorie Heffer & William Porter 1932
Colin Hume ~1990
no music4 Couple Longways
The Queen of ShebaMarjorie Heffer & William Porter 1932no music4 Couple Longways
A Quicker LassAl Olson ~1983no musicTriple Minor

R

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Rattlesnake RagJeff Spiro (date unknown)no musicDuple Minor
Red and GoldColin Hume 1985Wild Thyme4 Couple Longways permutation: 3421
The Reel of Glamis ~ RSCDSWalsh ~1735
RSCDS 1938
no musicDuple Minor
ReflectionsBrooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2009no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Rich DelightsPhilippe Callens 2003no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Hands Across
Hands Across ~ QuicksandCecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918no musicSquare
Hands Across ~ Quicksand ProgressionCecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918no musicSquare
Ringing the ChangesColin Hume 1992Bare NecessitiesSquare
Roll 'N GoVic Ceder 2019no musicBecket
Roll DownMike Richardson ~1992no musicDuple Minor
Rolling ShadowVic Ceder 2019no musicBecket
La Ronde de l'AmourPat Shaw 1956no musicSquare
Room for Beauties ~ BroadbridgeNathaniel Kynaston 1716
Nicholas Broadbridge
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
Rory O'More ~ ScottishA Cosmo Mitchell ~1890
RSCDS 1924
no musicDuple Minor
Rose is White, and Rose is RedLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp (mod) 1922
no musicCircle as many as will permutation: 456123
The Rose of RochesterA. Simons 1970no musicSquare
Roses White, and Roses RedLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp (mod) 1922
no musicCircle as many as will permutation: 456123
Royal Fishery
Royal Fishery ~ A. ShawWalsh 1715
Andrew Shaw 2006
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Royall Fishery ~ A. ShawWalsh 1715
Andrew Shaw 2006
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Ruby-Crowned KingletBrooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2011no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Ruddy DuckBrooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2013no musicDuple Minor
The Rumpus ~ 4 CoupleBob Lilley 1995no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 4123
Run for the RosesSarah Craighead ~2026no musicSquare permutation: 4123
The Running SetCecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918no musicSquare
Rustic ReelThomas Hillgrove 1857no musicThree Face Three

S

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Sackett's HarborElias Howe 1858
Ralph Page ~1984
Cracking Chestnuts
no musicTriple Minor
Sage Leaf ~ SharpJohn Playford 1670
Cecil Sharp (mod) 1922
no musicSquare
Sailing on the KattegatJenna Simpson 2018no musicDuple Minor
St. Andrews AssemblyBernard Bentley 1980no musicSquare
Sarah's Waltz MixerGary Roodman 1987no musicCircle as many as will
Sasna's SwingJoseph Pimentel 2004no musicDuple Minor
Say “I Do”Gary Roodman 2005Anna Patton, Erica & Naomi Morse, and Peter Barnes4 Couple Longways Becket
The ScallywagJennifer Kelly 1997no musicTriple Minor
ScooterTom Hinds (date unknown)no musicBecket CCW
The SelkieJenna Simpson 2019no musicDuple Minor
Sellenger's RoundJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Colin HumeCircle as many as will
SerendipityFried de Metz Herman 2000no musicDuple Minor
Shepherd's Holiday ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways
Sicilian Circle ~ BurchenalG.M.S. Chivers 1822
Elizabeth Burchenal 1918
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Since First I Saw Your FaceFried de Metz Herman 1992no musicFacing Couples
Virginia Reel
Virginia ReelThompson ~1770no musicLongways as many as will permutation: 23451
The Sixth of OctoberDeanna St. Amand 2014no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Skipping DetPhilippe Callens 1993no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Snow DayChris Sackett/Brooke Friendly 2008no musicDuple Minor
Social SymmetryGary Roodman 2012no music4 Couple Longways Becket
Soldier's Joy ~ ChestnutsElias Howe 1858
Smukler & Millstone ~2008
Cracking Chestnuts
no musicDuple Minor
Spanish Country Dance
Spanish Country Dance ~ LoweJoseph Lowe ~1850
George Williams 2024
no musicDuple Minor
The Spanish DanceThomas Hillgrove 1857no musicDuple Minor
Speed the CableElias Howe 1858
Ralph Page ~1984
Cracking Chestnuts
no musicTriple Minor
Spinner's DelightVic Ceder 2019no musicBecket
Splash in the PuddleHoward P. Slosek ~1993no musicDuple Minor
Spring BloomsLinda Leslie (date unknown)no musicFour Face Four
Spring BlossomColin Hume 2010Dampier's RoundDuple Minor
Square Line SpecialGary Roodman 1987Anna Patton, Naomi Morse, and Peter Barnes4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Squaring the CircleLoretta Holz 2007no musicDuple Minor
Standard ConclusionsBrooke Friendly 2002no music4 Couple Longways
Star TrekMike Richardson (date unknown)no musicBecket
StarsignsJane Lataille ~2006no musicCustom
Step Stately
Step StatelyJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
Step Stately ~ HumeJohn Playford 1651
Colin Hume 1995
Colin Hume5 Couple Longways
Step Stately ~ Old Style Progression, 7 CoupleJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916
no music7 Couple Longways
Step Stately ~ PalmerJohn Playford 1651
William Palmer 1987
no music3 Couple Longways
Sting in the TailColin Hume 1992Bare NecessitiesCustom
Stone Mountain Golden Gala ReelHolly Boyd 2022no musicSquare permutation: 4123
Stone Mountain SchottischeMary Ross ~2026no musicTriple Minor
Stone Mountain StrathspeySusan Tumlin ~2026no musicTriple Minor
Strawberries and CreamJohn Playford 1657
Tom Cook 1975
no musicDuple Minor
Swedish DanceThomas Hillgrove 1857no musicThree Face Three
Sweet MischiefBrooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2014no musicDuple Minor
Swinging in the HeyFamily Week, Pinewoods 1989no musicDuple Minor

T

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Take the GentVic Ceder 2019no musicBecket
Tango in TorontoColin Hume 2010Colin HumeDuple Minor
The TatlerJohn Essex 1710
Pat Shaw 1964
Colin HumeDuple Minor
La Tempete Originale
La Tempete Originale ~ HoferMari Ruef Hofer 1917
George Williams 2024
no musicFour Face Four
La Tempête ~ BohnHenry G Bohn 1859no musicFour Face Four
La Tempete ~ Henderson#1Mrs. Nicholas Henderson ~1862
George Williams 2024
no musicFour Face Four
La Tempête ~ Lowe (Original)Lowe ~1850
George Williams 2024
no musicFour Face Four
La Tempete ~ ReilleyE. B. Reilley 1870
George Williams 2024
no musicFour Face Four
La Tempête ~ RSCDSLowe ~1850
RSCDS 1925
no musicFour Face Four
La Tempête ~ RSCDS 2x2Lowe ~1850
RSCDS 1925
no musicDuple Minor
La Tempete ~ SkinnerJames Scott Skinner ~1880
George Williams 2024
no musicFour Face Four
La Tempète ~ Whale#1Whale 1851
George Williams 2024
no musicFour Face Four
La Tempète ~ Whale#2Whale 1851
George Williams 2024
no musicFour Face Four
Tempete ~ CarpenterConstantine Carpenter 1879
George Williams 2024
no musicFour Face Four
Tempête ~ LillerJohann Nicolaus Liller 1842
George Williams 2024
no musicFour Face Four
The Original Tampete ~ BurntonBurnton 1851
George Williams 2024
no musicFour Face Four
The Tempest ~ HillgroveThomas Hillgrove 1857no musicFour Face Four
The Tempest ~ Holden (Sicilian#1)Rickey Holden 1956no musicFour Face Four
The Tempest ~ HoweHowe 1858
George Williams 2024
no musicTempest
Tom PateJoseph Binns Hart ~1819
Sibyl Clark 1954
no musicFour Face Four
Tom Pete ~ HoweJoseph Binns Hart ~1819
Elias Howe 1858
no musicFour Face Four
La Tempête ~ BohnHenry G Bohn 1859no musicFour Face Four
La Tempete ~ Henderson#1Mrs. Nicholas Henderson ~1862
George Williams 2024
no musicFour Face Four
La Tempête ~ HillgroveThomas Hillgrove 1857no musicFour Face Four
La Tempete ~ HoweJoseph Binns Hart ~1819
Elias Howe 1858
no musicFour Face Four
La Tempête ~ Lowe (Original)Lowe ~1850
George Williams 2024
no musicFour Face Four
La Tempete ~ ReilleyE. B. Reilley 1870
George Williams 2024
no musicFour Face Four
La Tempête ~ RSCDSLowe ~1850
RSCDS 1925
no musicFour Face Four
La Tempête ~ RSCDS 2x2Lowe ~1850
RSCDS 1925
no musicDuple Minor
La Tempete ~ SkinnerJames Scott Skinner ~1880
George Williams 2024
no musicFour Face Four
La Tempète ~ Whale#1Whale 1851
George Williams 2024
no musicFour Face Four
La Tempète ~ Whale#2Whale 1851
George Williams 2024
no musicFour Face Four
Tempete ~ CarpenterConstantine Carpenter 1879
George Williams 2024
no musicFour Face Four
Tempête ~ LillerJohann Nicolaus Liller 1842
George Williams 2024
no musicFour Face Four
La Tempete Originale ~ HoferMari Ruef Hofer 1917
George Williams 2024
no musicFour Face Four
Ten Pound Lass ~ BoltonJohn Playford 1670
Charles Bolton 1986
no music4 Couple Longways
Ten Year TestedColin Hume 1989The Rampions5 Couple Longways permutation: 54213
Textiles or FursMike Richardson 1989no musicDuple Minor
There is no Way to Peace; Peace is the WayErik Hoffman 1992no musicBecket
There You GoSue Rosen (date unknown)no musicDuple Minor
Three Coney Walk
Three Coney Walk ~ A. ShawJohn Young 1726
Andrew Shaw 2017
no musicTriple Minor
Three Coney Walk ~ BentleyJohn Young 1726
Bernard Bentley 1965
no musicTriple Minor
The Three Line WhipColin Andrews ~1986no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Three Meet or The Pleasures of the TownEnglish Traditional ~1909
Cecil Sharp 1909
no musicTriple Minor
Through the Looking Glass - CamusRenée Camus 2022Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry Wergeland3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Ties of LoveJenny Beer 2018Frank HoppeDuple Minor
Tilt-A-WhirlMartha Wild (date unknown)no musicDuple Minor
To Have and to HoldDon Flaherty (date unknown)no musicBecket CCW
Together AgainDeanna St. Amand 2021no musicTriple Minor
Tom Pate
Tom PateJoseph Binns Hart ~1819
Sibyl Clark 1954
no musicFour Face Four
Tom Pete ~ HoweJoseph Binns Hart ~1819
Elias Howe 1858
no musicFour Face Four
Top of the DeckGary Roodman 1992Kate Barnes, and Mary Lea4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
Touch WoodBrooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2015no music5 Couple Longways permutation: 23451
Trim the SailsChris Sackett/Brooke Friendly 2005no musicTriple Minor
A Trip O'er the Tweed
A Trip O'er the TweedJohn Young 1710
RSCDS 1977
no musicTriple Minor
A Trip O'er Tweed ~ BentleyJohn Young 1710
Bernard Bentley 1965
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
A Trip O'er Tweed ~ RSCDSJohn Young 1710
RSCDS 1977
no musicTriple Minor
A Trip O'er Tweed ~ TripleJohn Young 1710
Bernard Bentley 1965
Colin HumeTriple Minor
A Trip to Aberdeen ~ RSCDSDavid Rutherford 1759
RSCDS 1953
no musicTriple Minor
Trip to ErinGary Roodman 2018no musicDuple Minor
Trip to GreeneGary Roodman 1992Fast Friends
Bare Necessities
3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Trip To Gretna GreenAnonymous (date unknown)
Betty Lee Barnes
no musicTriple Minor
A Trip to Halsway ManorPhilippe Callens 1998no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Trip to SkyeRenée Camus 2023no musicDuple Minor
Trip to StoningtonGary Roodman 2015CilantrioDuple Minor
Trip to the ManorsGary Roodman 2000MGM and ReunionFacing Couples
Trip to TotalityJoseph Pimentel 2019GoldcrestDuple Minor
Turning PointGary Roodman 2000no musicLines of Four
Twenty-SomethingGary Roodman 1996MGM and ReunionFacing Couples
The Two CousinsWil van den Berg ~1993no musicCircle as many as will
Two Hands Here, Two Hands ThereVic Ceder 2019no musicBecket
Two Steps ForwardChris Page (date unknown)no musicBecket

U

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Under and OverJohn Playford 1652
Scott Pfitzinger 2019
no musicDuple Minor
Up on a Lofty MountainPat Shaw 1974Bare NecessitiesSquare
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
Vaughan's Ramble
Vaughan's Ramble ~ A. ShawNathaniel Kynaston 1711
Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly
no musicDuple Minor
Vaughan's Ramble ~ SheffieldNathaniel Kynaston 1711
Ken Sheffield 1995
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
VigoHenry Playford 1703
Andrew Shaw 2006
no musicDuple Minor
Virginia Reel
Virginia ReelThompson ~1770no musicLongways as many as will permutation: 23451

W

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Wait for the WagonRalph Page 1949no musicSquare
Waiting on the CornerGary Roodman 1992no music4 Couple Longways Becket permutation: 4123
Wallingford HouseJohn Playford 1670
Tom Cook 1979
no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Waltham Abbey - RoodmanGary Roodman 2000no musicDuple Minor
Waltz Swing ~ QuicksandCecil Sharp & Maud Karpeles 1918no musicSquare
Washington QuickstepElias Howe 1858
Smukler & Millstone ~2008
Cracking Chestnuts
no musicDuple Minor
Watkins AleScott Higgs 1995no music4 Couple Longways
The Way of the WorldJenna Simpson 2016MGM and ReunionDuple Minor
We Meet AgainJenna Simpson 2015no musicDuple Minor
Welcome Back, GeorgeRachel McDonald 2025no musicTriple Minor
Welcome Home - HumeColin Hume 1992Bare NecessitiesSquare
Welcome to WinterGary Roodman 2009no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Well HouseWalsh 1708
Andrew Shaw 2009
no musicDuple Minor
Well MetBrooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2009no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
What You Please - PlayfordJohn Playford 1657
Michael Barraclough ~2017
no musicDuple Minor
WhirlpoolCara King 2024no music5 Couple Circle
Will o' the WispJenna Simpson 2020no musicDuple Minor
William's ChoiceGary Roodman 2023Anna Patton, Eric Martin, and Karen Axelrod3 Couple Longways
Willie with his Tartan Trews ~ RSCDSJohnson 1750
RSCDS 1947
no musicTriple Minor
Windsor ParadeMic Spenceley 1985Wild Thyme3 Couple Longways
Winifred's KnotJohn Playford 1652
Cecil Sharp 1912
no musicCircle as many as will
Winter in SummerlandJeff Spero & James Hudson (date unknown)no musicBecket
Witches' CauldronKiston Koths 1988no musicDuple Minor
The WithywindMarjorie Heffer & William Porter 1932no musicSquare
Wolverton Hall
Wolverton Hall ~ BoltonJohn Playford 1686
Charles Bolton 1997
no musicDuple Minor
Wolverton Hall ~ CallensJohn Playford 1686
Philippe Callens 1996
no musicDuple Minor
Woodlands WaltzGary Roodman 1999no musicBecket CCW
The Working Masons in MerlinJohn & William Neal 1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990
no musicDuple Minor
Wrexham SquareBernard Bentley 1993no musicSquare

X

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
X AckleyChris Sackett 2007no musicDuple Minor

Y

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Yakima RimChris Sackett/Brooke Friendly 2005no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Ye Ken It WellBob McMurtry 2002no musicTriple Minor
Yola's InvitationFried de Metz Herman 1978no musicFacing Couples
Young Man's FancyMarjorie Heffer & William Porter 1932no musicSquare
The Young Widow
The Young Widow ~ BoltonJohn Griffiths 1788
Charles Bolton 1992
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Young Widow ~ SmuklerJohn Griffiths 1788
David Smukler 2005
Cracking Chestnuts
Bare NecessitiesTriple Minor

Z

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Zen of DanceChris Page (date unknown)no musicDuple Minor
Number
of dances
Number
of versions
Number
with music
425505137

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Forward and Back

Also known as: Lead In and Fall Back, Advance and Retire, En avant en en arriere.

Bars: 4.

Move in to the middle, and fall back. Usually taking neighbor's hand.

History

Playford was using this as early as 1651, in Cuckolds All A Row: Meet all forward and backe.

Playford tended to say "Lead in and fall back", but in Scotland this figure was called "Advance and Retire" in the Castle Menȝies collection (1749). The French figure En avant en en arriere was used in cotillions and quadrilles and was translated as "Advance and retire" when they arrived in England.

Something very interesting happened in Contra Dancing between 1956 and 1983. In Rickey Holden's The Contra Dance Book, 1956, he uses the call "forward four and back again" (or "forward six" for triple minors), but in Larry Jennings' Zesty Contras, 1982 these two calls have completely vanished and been replaced by "Long lines forward and back".

Somewhere between these two publications the integrity of the minor set ruptured and people reached to take hands with those in other minor sets.

Now Chorus Jig had become a duple minor by Holden's day, so it's contra corners figure reached outside the minor set, but nothing else did. Perhaps it was Becket Reel, 1957 which made people look outside the minor set?

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