Table of Contents

A

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
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
Althea		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912	Colin Hume	Facing Couples Becket
Arkansas Traveller		Elias Howe 1858 George Williams 2022	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
The Artful Dodsons		Renée Camus 2022	Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry Wergeland	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Astronomer		Colin Hume 1985	Wild Thyme	6 Couple Longways

B

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Bar-a-Bar		John Young 1710 Fried de Metz Herman 1986 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Barham Down Barham Down ~ Cook Henry Playford 1701 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly Colin Hume Duple Minor Barham Down ~ Simons Henry Playford 1701 A. Simons ~1990 Colin Hume Triple Minor
Barr a Barr		John Young 1710 Fried de Metz Herman 1986 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Bayswater Breakdown		Colin Hume 1980	Kafoozalum	Duple Minor
The Beginning of the World		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will
The Belle of Northampton		Gary Roodman 1992	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Belstead House		Colin Hume 1992	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Custom3
Birthday Branle		Gary Roodman 2008	Doug Creighton, Erica Morse, Gene Murrow and Peter Barnes	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Birthday Greetings		Gary Roodman 2000	MGM & Reunion	Duple Minor
Blackbird Pie		Joseph Pimentel 2001	Goldcrest	Duple Minor
Blackheath ~ Kliban		Henry Playford 1701 Kalia Kliban 2011	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Braes of Dornoch Braes of Dornoch Johnson 1752 Charles Bolton 1989 Playford Assembly Bare Necessities 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 Braes of Dornoch ~ Triple Johnson 1752 Charles Bolton 1989 Playford Assembly Bare Necessities Triple Minor
Buckingham House 1657		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	Square

C

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Capital Lads		Gary Roodman 2012	Cilantrio	6 Couple Longways
Catch If You Can		Judy Erickson 2015	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Facing Couples
Chelsea Reach Chelsea Reach ~ Hume John Playford 1657 Colin Hume 2013 Bare Necessities Square Chelsea Reach ~ Sharp John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball At Home Bare Necessities Square
Christine's Conundrum		Colin Hume 2001	Colin Hume	Facing Couples Becket
Circassian Circle ~ Burchenal		G.M.S. Chivers 1822 Elizabeth Burchenal 1918	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Closing Thyme		Colin Hume 1990	Colin Hume	Custom
Confesse, his Tune Confesse, his Tune ~ Cecil Sharp John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Colin Hume Custom3 Confesse, his Tune ~ Hume John Playford 1651 Colin Hume Custom3 Confesse, his Tune ~ Palmer John Playford 1651 William Palmer 1987 Playford Ball Colin Hume Custom3 Confesse, his Tune ~ Pat Shaw John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1960 Colin Hume Custom3
The Cornish Squire		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 2024	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Court Lady The Court Lady ~ Cecil Sharp John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Colin Hume Custom3 The Court Lady ~ Palmer John Playford 1651 William Palmer 1987 Playford Ball Colin Hume Custom3 The Court Lady ~ Pat Shaw John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1960 Colin Hume Custom3
Cuckles all a Row		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 George Williams 2022	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Cuckolds all a Row Cuckolds all a Row ~ Lovelace Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 George Williams 2022 A Playford Ball Bare Necessities Facing Couples Cuckolds all a Row ~ Sharp Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball A Playford Ball Bare Necessities Facing Couples
Cuckolds all Awry ~ Sharp		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Cupid's Garden - Maggot Pie		Marjorie Heffer & William Porter 1932	By Request Bare Necessities	Square

D

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Dog Leap Stairs		Gary Roodman 2023	Anna Patton, Eric Martin, and Karen Axelrod	Duple Minor
Double Jubilee		Gary Roodman 2015	Cilantrio	3 Couple Longways
The Dunsmuir Strathspey The Dunsmuir Strathspey ~ Hamilton John Drewry 1992 Bare Necessities 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 The Dunsmuir Waltz John Drewry 1992 Bare Necessities 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

E

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Early One Morning		Scott Higgs 1994	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Early Spring Blossom		Colin Hume 2008	Dampier's Round	Duple Minor
Elverton Grove		Walsh 1712 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Emma Turns Three		Gary Roodman 2003	MGM, Reunion	Three Face Three
Emperor of the Moon		Henry Playford 1690 Andrew Shaw 2006 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

F

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Far Away		Gary Roodman 2003	Gene Murrow, Jessica Murrow, Karen Axelrod, Peter Barnes	Duple Minor
The First of October		Philippe Callens 1989	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Forget Me Not		Gary Roodman 2015	Cilantrio (Karen Axelrod, Peter Barnes, and Mary Lea)	Duple Minor

G

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Good Man of Antwerp		Gary Roodman 2009	Cilantrio (Karen Axelrod, Peter Barnes, and Mary Lea)	3 Couple Longways
The Good Man of Cambridge		Gary Roodman 1992	MGM and Reunion	Duple Minor
Grand Petronelle Grand Petronelle ~ Quadrille J. P. Boulogne 1827 George Williams 2026 Colin Hume Square

H

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Halsway Manners		Mary Devlin 2001	Frank Hoppe	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Hampton Court		Colin Hume 1992	Colin Hume	Square
Hand in Hand - Roodman		Gary Roodman 2005	Doug Creighton, Jessica Murrow, lydia ievins, Margaret Ann Martin, and Mary Lea	Duple Minor
Handel with Care		Gary Roodman 1992	Academy of St. Martins in the Fields	Facing Couples
The Happy Pilgrim		Gary Roodman 2023	Anna Patton, Karen Axelrod, and Kate Barnes	4 Couple Longways Becket permutation: 2341
The Health The Health ~ Pat Shaw John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964 Colin Hume 4 Couple Longways The Health ~ Sharp#1 John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Colin Hume 4 Couple Longways The Health ~ Sharp#2 John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball Colin Hume 4 Couple Longways
Hey, Boys, up Go We (Sharp)		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Hide Parke		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Square
Hit and Misse Hit and Misse ~ Hume John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2023 Colin Hume Facing Couples Hit and Misse ~ Sharp John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball Bare Necessities Facing Couples
Hit or Miss Hit or Miss John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball Bare Necessities Facing Couples Hit or Miss John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2023 Colin Hume Facing Couples
Hyde Park		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Square

J

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Jack Pudding ~ Lovelace		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 George Williams 2021	Colin Hume	Custom permutation: 231
Jacki's Jig		Colin Hume 1980	Kafoozalum	Duple Minor
Jacqui's Dolphin Yey		Seth Tepfer 2018	Bonnie Insull and Susan McNeill	Becket

K

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Kettle Drum		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019	MGM and Reunion	Square
Key to the Cellar		Jenny Beer 2004	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
Kim's Game		Colin Hume 1995	Masquerade	Four Face Four
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
Labour in Vain ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Lady Banbury's Hornpipe Lady Banbury's Hornpipe ~ Hume/Sharp John Playford 1657 Colin Hume 2021 Colin Hume Duple Minor Lady Banbury's Hornpipe ~ Sharp John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1916 Colin Hume Duple Minor
Lambs on Green Hill		Dan Seppeler 2011	Bonnie Insull, Susan McNeil, and Robert Winokur	Duple Minor
Late Spring Blossom		Colin Hume 2010	Dampier's Round	Duple Minor
Lichfield's Ruby Surprise		Gary Roodman 2015	Cilantrio	Duple Minor
Lilli Burelro - Feuillet		Feuillet 1706 Pat Shaw 1964	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
La Lirboulaire		Feuillet 1706 Pat Shaw 1964	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Lissome Lass		Sharon Green 2016	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Lull Me Beyond Thee		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways

M

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Mage on a Cree ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1961	Colin Hume	Square
Maggie's Waltz Square		Colin Hume 2002	Frank Hoppe, Robert Winokur, and Susan McNeil	Square
Marche du Prince d'Orange		Feuillet 1706 Pat Shaw 1964	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Marching to Praetorius		Gary Roodman 1996	MGM and Reunion	Facing Couples
May Daydream		Renée Camus 2026	Choreograffiti Audrey Jaber, Shira Kammen, and Chip Prince	Circle as many as will
The Merry Andrew ~ Lovelace		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 George Williams 2021	Colin Hume	Custom permutation: 231
The Merry Frolic ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Merry Wassail The Merry Wassail ~ Pat Shaw John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964 Colin Hume 4 Couple Longways The Merry Wassail ~ Sharp John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball Colin Hume 4 Couple Longways The Merry Wassail ~ Sharp#1 John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Colin Hume 4 Couple Longways
Mevagissey Car Park Mevagissey Car Park Gary Roodman 2011 Cilantrio (Karen Axelrod, Peter Barnes, and Mary Lea) 4 Couple Longways Becket Mevagissey Car Park ~ Revisited Gary Roodman 2012 Cilantrio (Karen Axelrod, Peter Barnes, and Mary Lea) 4 Couple Longways Becket
Michael and All Angels		Fried de Metz Herman 1992	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Miss Claire Moir		Colin Hume 2007	Colin Hume	5 Couple Longways permutation: 25134
Moonfleet Moonfleet ~ 3 Couple Colin Hume 1995 Masquerade 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 Moonfleet ~ Triple Colin Hume 1995 Masquerade Triple Minor
A Mover and Shaker		Gary Roodman 1999	Cilantrio (Karen Axelrod, Peter Barnes, and Mary Lea)	Duple Minor
Mr. Beveridge's Maggot Mr. Beveridge's Maggot ~ Hume Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 2011 A Playford Ball Bare Necessities Duple Minor Mr. Beveridge's Maggot ~ Sharp Henry Playford 1695 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball Bare Necessities Duple Minor Mr. Beveridge's Maggot ~ Shaw Henry Playford 1695 Pat Shaw 1960 A Playford Ball Bare Necessities Duple Minor
Mr. Isaac's Maggot Mr. Isaac's Maggot ~ Hume Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 1996 Bare Necessities Duple Minor Mr. Isaac's Maggot ~ Pat Shaw Henry Playford 1695 Pat Shaw 1969 Bare Necessities Duple Minor
Mr. Lane's Maggot ~ Andrew Shaw		Henry Playford 1695 Andrew Shaw 2009	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Mr. Mozart's Rant		Colin Hume 1985	Wild Thyme	Duple Minor
Mundesse		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922	MGM and Reunion	3 Couple Circle
My Lady Marion		Colin Hume 1985	Wild Thyme	4 Couple Longways

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
The New Man		Colin Hume 1987	The Rampions	3 Couple Longways
Nina's Smile		Gary Roodman 2012	Cilantrio (Karen Axelrod, Peter Barnes, and Mary Lea)	Duple Minor

O

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Old Mole The Old Mole ~ Hume John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2025 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways The Old Mole ~ Sharp John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways
The Old World and the New		Colin Hume 1992	Colin Hume	Square
Oranges and Lemons Oranges and Lemons ~ Hume John Playford 1657 Colin Hume 2020 Colin Hume Square Oranges and Lemons ~ Sharp John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball Colin Hume Square
Oranges and Limons Oranges and Limons ~ Hume John Playford 1657 Colin Hume 2020 Colin Hume Square Oranges and Limons ~ Sharp John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball Colin Hume Square
Orca ~ ECD		Barry Skelton 1994 Ron Coxal 2005	Goldcrest	Duple Minor
Oswestry Wake ~ Broadbridge		Nathaniel Kynaston 1716 Nicholas Broadbridge	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341

P

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Park Lane		Colin Hume 2003	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples Becket
Peter's Maze		Colin Hume 1985	Wild Thyme	Square
Grand Petronelle Grand Petronelle ~ Quadrille J. P. Boulogne 1827 George Williams 2026 Colin Hume Square Petronelle ~ Quadrille J. P. Boulogne 1827 George Williams 2026 Colin Hume Square
The Ponderosa Pine		Fried de Metz Herman 1998	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor

R

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Red and Gold		Colin Hume 1985	Wild Thyme	4 Couple Longways permutation: 3421
Ringing the Changes		Colin Hume 1992	Bare Necessities	Square
Room for Beauties ~ Broadbridge		Nathaniel Kynaston 1716 Nicholas Broadbridge	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
Royal Fishery Royal Fishery ~ A. Shaw Walsh 1715 Andrew Shaw 2006 Colin Hume Duple Minor Royall Fishery ~ A. Shaw Walsh 1715 Andrew Shaw 2006 Colin Hume Duple Minor

S

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Say “I Do”		Gary Roodman 2005	Anna Patton, Erica & Naomi Morse, and Peter Barnes	4 Couple Longways Becket
Sellenger's Round		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will
Shepherd's Holiday ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Sicilian Circle ~ Burchenal		G.M.S. Chivers 1822 Elizabeth Burchenal 1918	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Spring Blossom		Colin Hume 2010	Dampier's Round	Duple Minor
Square Line Special		Gary Roodman 1987	Anna Patton, Naomi Morse, and Peter Barnes	4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Step Stately Step Stately John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways Step Stately ~ Hume John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 1995 Colin Hume 5 Couple Longways
Sting in the Tail		Colin Hume 1992	Bare Necessities	Custom

T

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Tango in Toronto		Colin Hume 2010	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Tatler		John Essex 1710 Pat Shaw 1964	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Ten Year Tested		Colin Hume 1989	The Rampions	5 Couple Longways permutation: 54213
Through the Looking Glass - Camus		Renée Camus 2022	Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry Wergeland	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Ties of Love		Jenny Beer 2018	Frank Hoppe	Duple Minor
Top of the Deck		Gary Roodman 1992	Kate Barnes, and Mary Lea	4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
A Trip O'er Tweed A Trip O'er Tweed ~ Bentley John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1965 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 A Trip O'er Tweed ~ Triple John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1965 Colin Hume Triple Minor
Trip to Greene		Gary Roodman 1992	Fast Friends Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Trip to Stonington		Gary Roodman 2015	Cilantrio	Duple Minor
Trip to the Manors		Gary Roodman 2000	MGM and Reunion	Facing Couples
Trip to Totality		Joseph Pimentel 2019	Goldcrest	Duple Minor
Twenty-Something		Gary Roodman 1996	MGM and Reunion	Facing Couples

U

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Up on a Lofty Mountain		Pat Shaw 1974	Bare Necessities	Square
Upon a Summer's Day Upon a Summer's Day ~ Playford Ball John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways Upon a Summer's Day ~ Sharp John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways

W

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Way of the World		Jenna Simpson 2016	MGM and Reunion	Duple Minor
Welcome Home - Hume		Colin Hume 1992	Bare Necessities	Square
William's Choice		Gary Roodman 2023	Anna Patton, Eric Martin, and Karen Axelrod	3 Couple Longways
Windsor Parade		Mic Spenceley 1985	Wild Thyme	3 Couple Longways

Y

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Young Widow The Young Widow ~ Bolton John Griffiths 1788 Charles Bolton 1992 Bare Necessities 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 The Young Widow ~ Smukler John Griffiths 1788 David Smukler 2005 Cracking Chestnuts Bare Necessities Triple Minor

Number of dances	Number of versions	Number with music
112	138	137

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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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?

See Also

• Long Lines Forward and Back

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