Table of Contents

A

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Accomplished Maid		Unknown ~1800 Bernard Bentley (mod) 1968		Duple Minor
Ah, Leave Me not to Pine		Colin Hume 2024	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
As You Were		Renée Camus 2020	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Awakening		Renée Camus 2021		Duple Minor

B

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Bath		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021		Duple Minor
Belgia Retriev'd Belgia Retriev'd John Young 1710 Tom Cook 1979 Duple Minor
Bellamira ~ Bolton		Henry Playford 1689 Charles Bolton 1985	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Belle of the Ball		Loretta Holz 2005		Duple Minor
The Black Nag ~ Barraclough		John Playford 1657 Michael Barraclough ~2017	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
The Black Nagg ~ Barraclough		John Playford 1657 Michael Barraclough ~2017	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Bluebonnets - Pimentel		Joseph Pimentel 2005	Goldcrest	Duple Minor
Burgundy's Flight ~ Bentley		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley (mod) 1977		Triple Minor

C

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
C&N		Philippe Callens 1996		4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142
Captain Corbet's Maggot		John Young 1718 Philippe Callens 2003		Duple Minor
Chintimini's Shadow		Chris Sackett 2017		Duple Minor
The Clever Lad ~ Williams		Walsh ~1735 George Williams 2024		Duple Minor
Cool Breezes		Victor Skowronski 2007		Duple Minor
Cupid's Revenge		Jenna Simpson 2016		Duple Minor

D

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Dick's Maggot Dick's Maggot ~ Hume Henry Playford 1702 Colin Hume 1995 Colin Hume Duple Minor Dick's Maggot ~ Pat Shaw John Young 1710 Pat Shaw 1972 Colin Hume Duple Minor
Ding Dong Bell		Thompson 1791 George Williams 2022		Duple Minor
Doctor Who ~ 2008		Richard Sauvain 2008		Duple Minor
Double the Cape		John Young 1710 Pat Shaw 1972	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Drunkard's Walk		Renée Camus 2022		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341

E

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
An Early Frost		Philippe Callens 2000		Duple Minor
Ely Minster ~ Bolton		Henry Playford 1698 Charles Bolton 2003		Duple Minor

F

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
A Flower for Pauline		Philippe Callens 2011		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
From Aberdeen ~ Cook		Henry Playford 1695 Tom Cook 1991	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312

G

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Gotham Jubilee		Loretta Holz 2006		Duple Minor

H

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Humours of the Age ~ Hume		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Colin Hume 2018	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

J

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Janet Murphy's Delight		Colin Hume 1990	The Rampions	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
John's Maggot		Victor Skowronski 2003		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Jubilation		Brooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2011		2 Couple Longways

L

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Lilli Burlero ~ Barraclough		Henry Playford 1690 Michael Barraclough ~2017		Duple Minor
The Lover's Luck ~ Pat Shaw		Thomas Bray 1699 Pat Shaw 1960		Duple Minor

M

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Maiden Fair		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Pat Shaw 1962		Duple Minor
The Marple Bridge Rose		Philippe Callens 2011		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
May Daydream		Renée Camus 2026	Choreograffiti Audrey Jaber, Shira Kammen, and Chip Prince	Circle as many as will
Mayden Fayre		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Pat Shaw 1962		Duple Minor
The Merry Milkmaids in Green The Merry Milkmaids in Green ~ Pat Shaw John Young 1721 Pat Shaw 1972 At Home Bare Necessities Triple Minor The Merry Milkmaids in Green ~ Pat Shaw/3 Couple John Young 1721 Pat Shaw 1972 At Home Bare Necessities 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Miss Avril's Delight		Pat Shaw 1971		5 Couple Longways permutation: 24153
The Mistress of the Greenery		Colin Hume 2022	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Moonfleet Moonfleet ~ 3 Couple Colin Hume 1995 Masquerade 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 Moonfleet ~ Triple Colin Hume 1995 Masquerade Triple Minor
Mr. Hamilton's Inauguration		Joseph Pimentel 2006	Goldcrest	Duple Minor
Mrs. Felton's Maggot		Colin Hume 2006	Dampier's Round	Duple Minor

N

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The New Chairman		Philippe Callens 1992	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
New Man Tiger ~ Bolton		John Young 1710 Charles Bolton 1992		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
New Man Tyger ~ Bolton		John Young 1710 Charles Bolton 1992		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Newcastle ~ Barraclough		John Playford 1651 Michael Barraclough 2001	Colin Hume	Square
Newcastle United		John Playford 1651 Michael Barraclough 2001	Colin Hume	Square

O

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Once I Lov'd a Maiden Faire		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Pat Shaw 1962		Duple Minor

R

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Red-Tailed Hawk		Renée Camus 2021		Duple Minor
The Reel of Glamis ~ Williams		Walsh ~1735 George Williams 2024		Duple Minor
Renewed Friendship		Philippe Callens 2002		3 Couple Longways
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet		Brooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2011		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

S

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
St. David's Day		John Young 1710 Pat Shaw 1962		Duple Minor
Salutation Salutation John Young 1710 Tom Cook 1991 Duple Minor Salutation ~ Anon John Young 1710 Anonymous Duple Minor
Steppy Downs		Renée Camus 2024		Duple Minor

T

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Ten Pound Lass ~ Bolton		John Playford 1670 Charles Bolton 1986		4 Couple Longways
To the Presence		Sharon Green 2021	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Trip to Dunkirk		Cahusac 1794 Thomas Knuth 2023		Duple Minor
A Trip to Nottingham		John Young 1710 Charles Bolton 2003		3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Trip to Texas		Joseph Pimentel 2005	Goldcrest	Duple Minor
The Tub #2 ~ Bolton		John Young 1718 Charles Bolton 1986		Duple Minor

V

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Vaughan's Ramble ~ A. Shaw		Nathaniel Kynaston 1711 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Vermont Friends		Philippe Callens 2000		Duple Minor

W

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Welcome to Winter		Gary Roodman 2009		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Belgia Retriev'd Belgia Retriev'd John Young 1710 Tom Cook 1979 Duple Minor
What You Please - Playford		John Playford 1657 Michael Barraclough ~2017		Duple Minor
Whimbleton House Whimbleton House ~ Hume Henry Playford 1701 Colin Hume 2011 Colin Hume Duple Minor Whimbleton House ~ Pat Shaw Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw 1960 Duple Minor
White Wheat		Hazel Moir 2005	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Wink		Renée Camus 2022		Duple Minor
Wolverton Hall Wolverton Hall ~ Bolton John Playford 1686 Charles Bolton 1997 Duple Minor Wolverton Hall ~ Callens John Playford 1686 Philippe Callens 1996 Duple Minor

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.

Hole In The Wall Cross

Bars: 2 or 4.

The Hole in the Wall cross is a variant of a simple cross, in it the people crossing approach one another and just as they would bump they sidle around each other in a semicircle and then back away into the other person’s place.

History

When I started dancing I was told that a "hole in the wall cross" came from the dance "Hole in the Wall". But it doesn't.

If you look at Playford's description of the dance he says simply:

The 1. Man cross over with the 2. Wo. and the 1. Wo. with the 2. Man, so all four Hands half round, and so cast off into the 2. Place, the rest do the like.

The dance "Hole in the Wall", as published by Playford, contains two perfectly ordinary corner changes as part of a standard sequence.

Then I assumed that Douglas and Helen Kennedy put it in when they interpreted the dance in 1929. But, again, they didn't. They say:

B	1-2	First man changes places with second woman.
	3-4	First woman changes places with second man.

As far as I can tell Pat Shaw is the first to have used the term "hole in the wall cross" in his interpretations and dances. In 1960 his interpretations of both The Lover's Luck and Whimbleton House call for a "hole in the wall cross" (at least as transcribed in Another Look at Playford). While his own dance Miss Avril's Delight from 1971 may be the first modern dance to use the figure.

I assume he used it when he taught the dance "Hole in the Wall", but I have no record of that.

The next person to use it seems to have been Tom Cook with his dance Belgia Retriev'd in 1979.

See Also

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