Table of Contents

A

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Alliara petiolata		Jan Dale ~2000		Duple Minor
Angels Unawares		Graham Christian 2001	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Anna's Clarinet		Jenna Simpson ~2024		Duple Minor
Another Nancy's Fancy		Pat Shaw 1976	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Antic Hay Antic Hay ~ Men George Williams 2026 Triple Minor Antic Hay ~ Women George Williams 2026 Triple Minor
Apollo's Hunt		Gary Roodman 2009	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Astonished Archaeologist		Philippe Callens 1992	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Astonished Archeologist		Philippe Callens 1992	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

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
Bare Necessities ~ Page		Pat Shaw (mod) 1974		3 Couple Circle
Barr a Barr		John Young 1710 Fried de Metz Herman 1986 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Bauldy Bain's Fiddle		John Bowie Dickson 1978		Triple Minor
Beauteous Grove Beauteous Grove ~ Andrew Shaw Nathaniel Kynaston 1711 Andrew Shaw 2017 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 Beauteous Grove ~ Cook Nathaniel Kynaston 1711 Tom Cook 1975 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Bel Canto		Susan Kevra 2018	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Bellamira Bellamira ~ Bolton Henry Playford 1689 Charles Bolton 1985 Bare Necessities Duple Minor Bellamira ~ Hume Henry Playford 1689 Colin Hume 1995 Bare Necessities Duple Minor Bellamira ~ Kennedy Henry Playford 1689 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Assembly Bare Necessities Duple Minor
Black and Grey		John Playford 1686 Andrew Shaw 2009	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Bother the Fish		Melissa Running 2011		Duple Minor
The Braes of Tulliemet		Anonymous (date unknown) RSCDS 1931		Triple Minor
Bury Fair Bury Fair ~ A. Shaw Henry Playford 1696 Andrew Shaw 2009 Bare Necessities Triple Minor Bury Fair ~ Christian Henry Playford 1696 Graham Christian 1999 Playford Assembly Bare Necessities Triple Minor Bury Fair ~ Sharp Henry Playford 1696 Cecil Sharp 1922 Bare Necessities Triple Minor

C

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Cannock Chase		Charles Bolton 1991	Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry Wergeland	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Le Carillon D'Oxfort Le Carillon D'Oxfort Feuillet 1706 Pat Shaw ~1964 Duple Minor
Catalina Express		Doris Fisher ~2016		Square
The Chocolate Equation		Brooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2009	Frank Hoppe	4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
Choreograffiti		Renée Camus 2026	Choreograffiti Audrey Jaber, Shira Kammen, Chip Prince, Christopher Jacoby, and Jim Oakden	Duple Minor
Le Carillon D'Oxfort Le Carillon D'Oxfort Feuillet 1706 Pat Shaw ~1964 Duple Minor
Cockle shells ~ (down)		Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton (mod) 1985 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Cockle shells Cockle shells ~ (Triple) Henry Playford 1701 Bare Necessities Triple Minor Cockle shells ~ (up) Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton (mod) 1985 Bare Necessities Duple Minor Cockle shells ~ Bolton Henry Playford 1701 Charles Bolton 1985 Playford Assembly Bare Necessities Duple Minor
Come Let's Be Merry		John Young 1726 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Companions		Victor Skowronski 2003	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

D

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Dancing Wife		Gary Roodman 1992	MGM and Reunion	Duple Minor
Dandelion in the Green		Jenna Simpson 2024		Duple Minor
Down Under, Hands Up!		Jon Reeves 2015		Triple Minor
The Dream Catcher		Eileen Orr 2001		Square

E

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Easter Morn		Erna-Lynne Bogue 1994	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Eight Hands Over		Lloyd Shaw 1939		Square
Elizabeth		Colin Hume 1991	Masquerade	Duple Minor

F

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Fandango		Thompson 1774 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball	Frank Hoppe	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Farewell to Auchterarder		Bill Hamilton 1967		Square
Foxfire		Steve Sargent 2008	Frank Hoppe	Duple Minor
Freeford Gardens		Kathryn & David Wright 1980	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
From Bud to Bloom		Brooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2024		Duple Minor

G

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Gentleman's Delight		Philippe Callens 1998		Duple Minor
Gleaners		Ron Coxall ~1999		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Goose and Gridiron		Thompson 1768 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly	Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry Wergeland	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

H

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Hambleton's Round O		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball	Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry Wergeland	Triple Minor
Hamburger Special Hamburger Special Pat Shaw 1974 Marjorie Fennessy 1983 Duple Minor Hamburger Special ~ Verbil Pat Shaw 1974 Lindsay Verbil 1983 Duple Minor
Heartwood		Michael Wood 2021		Duple Minor
Heybreak		Chris Page 2018		Duple Minor
The Hole in the Wall		Henry Playford 1697 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Homecoming		Gary Roodman 1999	MGM and Reunion	Duple Minor

I

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder		Bill Hamilton 1967		Square
The Intruders		Jeff Altman 2015		Triple Minor

J

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Jack by the Hedge		Jan Dale ~2000		Duple Minor
Jacob Hall's Jig Jacob Hall's Jig ~ Cook Henry Playford 1695 Tom Cook 1991 Bare Necessities Duple Minor Jacob Hall's Jig ~ Pat Shaw Henry Playford 1695 Pat Shaw 1968 Colin Hume Duple Minor Jacob Hall's Jig ~ Sharp Henry Playford 1695 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball Bare Necessities Duple Minor
Joan Transported		Pat Shaw 1976	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
John McAlpin		Hugh Foss 2007		Triple Minor
Jubilation		Brooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2011		2 Couple Longways

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
Kensington Court		Henry Playford 1695 Charles Bolton 1985		Duple Minor

L

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Lambs on Green Hill		Dan Seppeler 2011	Bonnie Insull, Susan McNeil, and Robert Winokur	Duple Minor
Land of Mist and Wonder		Gary Roodman 2018	Cilantrio	4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142
The Lang Staff		Pat Shaw 1976	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Leading Man		Loretta Holz 2005		Duple Minor
Leslie's Valentine		Scott Higgs 2001	Robert Winokur, and Susan McNeil	Duple Minor
Levi Jackson Rag		Pat Shaw 1974		Custom
The Library of Birmingham		Kenneth J Reid 2015		4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142
The Longest Night		Chris Sackett/Brooke Friendly 2014		Duple Minor
Looking for a Partner ~ Haynes		Derek Haynes ~2008		Duple Minor
Love's Triumph Love's Triumph ~ Bentley John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 Love's Triumph ~ Callens John Young 1710 Philippe Callens 2004 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 Love's Triumph ~ Fried John Young 1710 Fried de Metz Herman ~1999 Colin Hume Triple Minor Love's Triumph ~ Higgs John Young 1710 Scott Higgs 2019 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 Love's Triumph ~ Hume John Young 1710 Colin Hume 2007 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 Love's Triumph ~ Triple John Young 1710 Colin Hume 2007 Colin Hume Triple Minor

M

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Maid's Last Wish The Maid's Last Wish ~ Cook Henry Playford 1695 Tom Cook (mod) 1979 Duple Minor The Maid's Last Wish ~ Playford Assembly Henry Playford 1695 Tom Cook (mod) 1979 Playford Assembly Duple Minor
Mairi's Wedding		James B. Cosh 1959		Triple Minor
The Man Hunt		Derek Haynes ~2008		Duple Minor
May Daydream		Renée Camus 2026	Choreograffiti Audrey Jaber, Shira Kammen, and Chip Prince	Circle as many as will
Michedonia		Dan Blim 2014	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Midwinter Maggot		Gary Roodman 2012	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Minnows		Melissa Running 2011		Duple Minor
Miss de Jersey's Memorial		Pat Shaw 1971		Duple Minor
Mistress Mary		Anthea Macdonald 2015		3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
The Molly Andrew		Chris Sackett/Brooke Friendly 1998		Duple Minor
Money Musk Money Musk ~ RSCDS Preston 1786 RSCDS 1936 Triple Minor Monymusk Preston 1786 RSCDS 1936 Triple Minor
Moonflower		Susan Kevra 2017		Duple Minor
Mount Hills Mount Hills Henry Playford 1701 Bernard Bentley 1965 Bare Necessities Duple Minor Mount Hills ~ Playford Assembly Henry Playford 1701 Bernard Bentley (mod) 1965 Playford Assembly Bare Necessities Duple Minor
Mr. Hamilton's Inauguration		Joseph Pimentel 2006	Goldcrest	Duple Minor
Mrs. Pomeroy's Pavane		Charles Bolton 1986	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways

N

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
A New Leaf		Brooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2018		Duple Minor
A Night to Remember		Jeff Spero 2025		Duple Minor
Noisette		Philippe Callens 2004		Duple Minor
Now is the Month of Maying Now is the Month of Maying Jenny Beer 2018 Duple Minor Now is the Month of Maying ~ Orig Jenny Beer 1997 Duple Minor

O

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Old Batchelor Old Batchelor ~ Broadbridge Henry Playford 1695 Nicolas Broadbridge 1996 Playford Assembly Colin Hume Duple Minor Old Batchelor ~ Feyerabend Henry Playford 1695 Christine Feyerabend ~2010 Colin Hume Duple Minor Old Batchelor ~ Hume Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 1995 Colin Hume Duple Minor Old Batchelor ~ Simons Henry Playford 1695 A. Simons 1973 Playford Assembly Colin Hume Duple Minor

P

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Parthenia - Maggot Pie		Marjorie Heffer & William Porter 1932	Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways
Pat π's Jig		Harry Khamis ~2022		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Peace Be With You		Fried de Metz Herman 1986	Frank Hoppe	Duple Minor
The Physical Snob		Unknown ~1800 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Pluck Me a Fig		Anna Rain 2011		Duple Minor
The Poppy and the Thistle		Deanna St. Amand 2015		4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142

Q

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Quite Carr-ied Away		Pat Shaw 1976	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor

R

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Randolph Farewell		Fried de Metz Herman 1999	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Circle
Red and all Red Red and all Red Lister 1753 Charles Bolton 1991 Playford Assembly Bare Necessities 3 Couple Longways permutation: 312 Red and all Red ~ Hume Lister 1753 Colin Hume 2003 Bare Necessities 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Rennie's Rant		Anne Clark 2016		Triple Minor
Revelations		Jenna Simpson 2017		Duple Minor

S

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Sally in our Alley		Walsh 1719 Jacqueline Schwab 1987 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Sapphire Sea		Christine Robb 2015	Bonnie Insull and Susan McNeill	Duple Minor
The Severn Bore		Fried de Metz Herman 1977	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Shropshire Lass		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Bernard Bentley 1971 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Smithy Hill		Tom Cook 1987	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Softly Good Tummas		Nathaniel Kynaston 1718 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Starry Night		Bob Harmon 2008		Triple Minor
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 Step Stately ~ Palmer John Playford 1651 William Palmer 1987 3 Couple Longways

T

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Tango in Toronto		Colin Hume 2010	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Ties of Love		Jenny Beer 2018	Frank Hoppe	Duple Minor
To Dance Divine		Brooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2010		Duple Minor
Tuolumne Tournée		Shirley Saturensky 1994		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413

U

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Under the Influence		Jenna Simpson 2013		4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142

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
A Waltz for Richard		Chris Page 2018		Duple Minor
The Webmaster		Melissa Running 2018		Triple Minor
Whiskey Before Dinner		Gary Roodman 2008	Doug Creighton, Karen Axelrod, lydia ivans, Naomi Morse and Peter Barnes	Duple Minor
White Wheat		Hazel Moir 2005	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Wives' Victory		Thomas Bray 1699 Pat Shaw 1962 Playford Assembly		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
110	136	79

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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Circle

Also known as: Circinate, Hands Round, Hands 4, Hands 6.

Bars: depends on the size of the circle, 4 bars for 4 people.

A circle involves joining hands with other people in the set and turning in a big circle.

If you move to your left shoulder (clockwise) you are said to be circling left. Moving to your right shoulder (counter-clockwise) is circling right. If no direction is specified assume you are to circle left.

A full circle will return you to where you began. Circles can be fractionalized, and a half circle will move you half round the minor set.

Often a circle in one direction is followed by a circle in the other direction (Circle left, circle right), in which case you circle until the end of the phrase of music and then change directions and circle back. It doesn’t matter how far you get, but you are expected to end the second circle where you began.

Circles may be of any number of people more than two (a two person circle is usually called a two hand turn).

History

I presume circling is as old as dancing.

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