Table of Contents

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Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
2, Two, the Lily White Boys		Fried de Metz Herman 1994	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
6 for the Six Proud Walkers		Fried de Metz Herman 1994	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

A

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Ale Wife & Her Barrel ~ Hume		Johnson 1750 Colin Hume 2023	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
All the way to Beckenham		Colin Hume 1980	Kafoozalum	Duple Minor
Alterations		Johnson 1753 Kathryn and David Wright 1979 Playford Assembly	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Alternating Currents		Colin Hume 1992	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Amorous Goddess		Ellen Taylor 1977	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Anna Maria - Playford		Henry Playford 1698 Frank van Cleef 1995	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Another Nancy's Fancy		Pat Shaw 1976	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Apollo's Hunt		Gary Roodman 2009	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Argeers Argeers ~ Playford Ball John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball Bare Necessities Facing Couples Argeers ~ Sharp John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Bare Necessities Facing Couples
Argeres		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Arundel Street		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 2020	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

B

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Bach Humbug		Gary Roodman 1999	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Band of Friends		Gary Roodman 2008	Doug Creighton, lydia ievins, Margaret Ann Martin	Duple Minor
Barbarini's Tambourine		Walsh 1745 Jacqueline Schwab 1987 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Barham Down Barham Down ~ Black Henry Playford 1701 Daisy Black 2019 Colin Hume Duple Minor 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
The Barley Mow ~ Hume		Thompson 1779 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Barn Elms		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Beadle of Grub St.		John Young 1726 Bernard Bentley 1971	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Beau's Retreat The Beau's Retreat ~ Bentley Nathaniel Kynaston 1716 Bernard Bentley 1965 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Beaux Delight		Henry Playford 1701 Bernard Bentley 1971	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Bel Canto		Susan Kevra 2018	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
The Betrayed Lover		Pat Shaw 1974	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Bird Catchers		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Black Heath Black Heath Henry Playford 1701 Fried de Metz Herman 1989 Colin Hume Duple Minor
Black-eyed Susan		Fried de Metz Herman 2005	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Black Heath Black Heath Henry Playford 1701 Fried de Metz Herman 1989 Colin Hume Duple Minor Blackheath ~ Kliban Henry Playford 1701 Kalia Kliban 2011 Colin Hume Duple Minor Blackheath ~ Simons Henry Playford 1701 A. Simons ~1990 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Bonnie's Rant		Philippe Callens 1987	Colin Hume	Three Face Three
The Bonny Grey-Ey'd Morn		Henry Playford 1698 Andrew Shaw 2000 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Bright and Beautiful		Colin Hume 1992	Colin Hume	5 Couple Longways
Bristol Cross		Walsh ~1735 Andrew Shaw 2024	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Bugbee's Hole		John Young 1726 Bernard Bentley 1971	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Bulock's Hornpipe		John Young 1726 Colin Hume 2009	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Bunch of Fives		Colin Hume 1985	Wild Thyme	Custom permutation: 41532

C

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Catherine Street Catherine Street ~ Bolton John Young 1710 Charles Bolton 1997 Odd Sundays Garage Band Duple Minor Katharine-Street ~ Herman Walsh 1718 Fried de Metz Herman 1995 Odd Sundays Garage Band Duple Minor
Charming Maid		Nathaniel Kynaston 1716 Colin Hume 2022	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Chase Me!		Colin Hume 1992	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Cherries and Chocolates		Miriam Newman 2009	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Triple Minor
Childgrove ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Christine		Gary Roodman 2009	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Christine's Conundrum		Colin Hume 2001	Colin Hume	Facing Couples Becket
Closing Thyme		Colin Hume 1990	Colin Hume	Custom
The Cobbler's Hornpipe		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw ~1965	Colin Hume	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
The Constant Lover The Constant Lover ~ Bolton Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Charles Bolton 1992 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 The Constant Lover ~ Cook Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Tom Cook ~1995 Colin Hume Duple Minor The Faithful Swain ~ Sheffield Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Ken Sheffield 1995 Colin Hume Duple Minor
The Cookow The Cookow ~ AShaw Henry Playford 1703 Andrew Shaw 2009 Colin Hume Duple Minor The Cookow ~ Hume Henry Playford 1703 Colin Hume 2010 Colin Hume Duple Minor
Corelli's Maggot		Cathy and John Millar 1993	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Cornish Squire		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 2024	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Cottey House Cottey House ~ Hume Henry Playford 1702 Colin Hume 1995 Colin Hume Duple Minor Cottey House ~ Kennedy Henry Playford 1702 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball Colin Hume Duple Minor
Count Leon Count Leon ~ 3 Couple Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Pat Shaw 1963 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 Count Leon ~ Andrew Shaw Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Andrew Shaw 2000 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 Count Leon ~ Triple Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Pat Shaw 1963 Colin Hume Triple Minor
Country Courtship Country Courtship ~ 3 Couple John Young ~1726 Pat Shaw Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 Country Courtship ~ Duple John Young ~1726 Pat Shaw 1964 Colin Hume Duple Minor Country Courtship ~ Hume John Young ~1726 Colin Hume Duple Minor
The Cuckoo The Cuckoo ~ AShaw Henry Playford 1703 Andrew Shaw 2009 Colin Hume Duple Minor The Cuckoo ~ Hume Henry Playford 1703 Colin Hume 2010 Colin Hume Duple Minor
The Cuckow		Henry Playford 1703 Andrew Shaw 2009	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Cupid's Garden Cupid's Garden ~ Bolton Henry Playford 1688 Charles Bolton 1989 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 312 Cupid's Garden ~ Hume Henry Playford 1688 Colin Hume 2020 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

D

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Damey		Henry Playford 1698 Colin Hume 2013	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Damme		Henry Playford 1698 Colin Hume 2013	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Dampier		Henry Playford 1698 Colin Hume 2013	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Dancing with Sharon		Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Delia		Ellen Taylor 1977	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Detour		Sharon McKinley 2007	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Devonshire House Devonshire House ~ Cook Henry Playford 1698 Tom Cook 1979 Colin Hume Duple Minor Devonshire House ~ Hume Henry Playford 1698 Colin Hume 2018 Colin Hume Duple Minor Devonshire House ~ Pat Shaw Henry Playford 1698 Pat Shaw ~1965 Colin Hume Duple Minor
Dovetail		Gary Roodman 1996	MGM	4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142
Dr. Fausters' Tumblers Dr. Fausters' Tumblers John Young ~1726 Colin Hume 2018 Colin Hume Triple Minor Dr. Fausters' Tumblers ~ Duple John Young ~1726 Colin Hume 2018 Colin Hume Duple Minor
Draw Cupid Draw Draw Cupid Draw ~ Andrew Shaw John Young 1710 Andrew Shaw 2006 Colin Hume Duple Minor Draw Cupid Draw ~ Hume John Young 1710 Colin Hume 2007 Colin Hume Duple Minor
The Drummer - Thompson		Thompson 1757 Charles Bolton 1997 Playford Assembly	Bonnie Insull, Susan McNeil, and Robert Winokur	Duple Minor

E

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Easter Morn		Erna-Lynne Bogue 1994	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Easter Thursday Easter Thursday ~ Bentley Walsh 1733 Bernard Bentley 1977 Playford Assembly Colin Hume Duple Minor Easter Thursday ~ Hume John Johnson ~1733 Colin Hume 1995 Colin Hume Duple Minor
Elizabeth		Colin Hume 1991	Masquerade	Duple Minor
Elverton Grove		Walsh 1712 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Emperor of the Moon		Henry Playford 1690 Andrew Shaw 2006 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Excuse Me Excuse Me ~ Barraclough John Playford 1686 Barraclough 1978 Colin Hume Duple Minor Excuse Me ~ Callens John Playford 1686 Philippe Callens 2002 Colin Hume Duple Minor Excuse Me ~ Christian John Playford 1686 Graham Christian 2001 Playford Assembly Colin Hume Duple Minor Excuse Me ~ Pat Shaw John Playford 1686 Pat Shaw 1963 Colin Hume Duple Minor

F

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Faithful Swain The Faithful Swain ~ Sheffield Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Ken Sheffield 1995 Colin Hume Duple Minor
The Fandango The Fandango Thompson 1774 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball Frank Hoppe 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 The Fandango ~ Triple Minor Thompson 1774 W. S. Porter 1931 Frank Hoppe Triple Minor
The Female Saylor The Female Saylor Feuillet 1706 Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball Bare Necessities Duple Minor The Female Saylor ~ Roe Feuillet 1706 Peggy Roe Bare Necessities Duple Minor
Lady Round the Lady - Ford Lady Round the Lady - Ford Benjamin B Lovett 1925 Colin Hume Square Lady Round the Lady - Hume Ralph Page 1956 Colin Hume 2022 Colin Hume Square Lady Round the Lady - Page Ralph Page 1956 Colin Hume 2022 Colin Hume Square
Fireflies		Fried de Metz Herman 1987	Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry Wergeland	Duple Minor
The First of October		Philippe Callens 1989	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
The First Rain of Spring		Wouter Joubert 2015	Helen Sanders	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Flora's Fagarys		Nathaniel Kynaston 1716 Tom Cook 1975	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Flora's Vagaries ~ Cook		Nathaniel Kynaston 1716 Tom Cook 1975	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Flowers of Edinburgh The Flowers of Edinburgh ~ A. Thompson Aaron Thompson ~1780 Kate van Winkle Keller & Ralph Sweet 1976 Colin Hume Triple Minor The Flowers of Edinburgh ~ A. Thompson, Duple Aaron Thompson ~1780 Kate van Winkle Keller & Ralph Sweet 1976 Colin Hume Duple Minor The Flowers of Edinburgh ~ Sharp English Traditional ~1909 Cecil Sharp 1909 Colin Hume Duple Minor
Flowers of Edinburgh - Mayfaire		Traditional (date unknown)	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Flying Sorceress		Kalia Kliban 2007	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Fostering Traditions		Gary Roodman 2012	Cilantrio (Karen Axelrod, Peter Barnes, and Mary Lea)	Duple Minor
Fourpence, Ha'penny, Farthing #1		Henry Playford 1688 Cecil Sharp 1922	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Fourpence, Ha'penny, Farthing #2		John Young 1721 Charles Bolton 2000	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Freeford Gardens		Kathryn & David Wright 1980	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Furbelows and Apricocks Furbelows and Apricocks ~ 3 Couple John Young 1710 George Williams 2025 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 Furbelows and Apricocks ~ Triple John Young 1710 George Williams 2025 Colin Hume Triple Minor

G

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Goddesses #2		John Young 1721 George Williams 2026	Colin Hume	Quadruple Minor
Golden Dolphins		Sue Carter 2005	Colin Hume	5 Couple Longways permutation: 24153
The Good Man of Cambridge		Gary Roodman 1992	MGM and Reunion	Duple Minor
The Goose and Gridiron		Thompson 1768 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly	Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry Wergeland	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Green Park		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

H

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Hare's Maggot The Hare's Maggot ~ Hume John Young 1721 Colin Hume 2019 Odd Sundays Garage Band 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 The Hare's Maggot ~ P. Shaw Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw 1959 Odd Sundays Garage Band Duple Minor
Helena		Colin Hume 1988	Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142
Hellen and Paris		Nathaniel Kynaston 1716 Andrew Shaw 2017	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Hogsdon Square		John Young 1710 Charles Bolton 1997	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Holborn March		Wright 1740 Pat Shaw 1963 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Hombey House Hombey House ~ Hume John Young 1710 Colin Hume 2025 Colin Hume Duple Minor Hombey House ~ P. Shaw John Young 1710 Pat Shaw 1961 Colin Hume Duple Minor
Hoxton Square		John Young 1710 Charles Bolton 1997	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Hudson Barn		Jacqueline Schwab & Charles Hammond 1974	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Humours of the Age ~ Hume		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Colin Hume 2018	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

I

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Impropriety		Brooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 1999	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
in Memory of Robert Clardy		Loretta Holz 2008	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
The Installation		Thompson 1772 Tom Cook 1979 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Irish Lamentation Irish Lamentation ~ Cook Johnson ~1740 Tom Cook 1979 Playford Assembly Colin Hume Duple Minor Irish Lamentation ~ Hume Walsh ~1735 Colin Hume 1995 Colin Hume Duple Minor

J

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Jamaica Jamaica ~ Cook John Playford 1670 Tom Cook Colin Hume 4 Couple Longways Jamaica ~ Hume John Playford 1670 Colin Hume ~2000 Colin Hume Duple Minor Jamaica ~ Hume, Old Style Progression John Playford 1670 Colin Hume ~2000 Colin Hume 5 Couple Longways Jamaica ~ Playford Ball John Playford 1670 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball Colin Hume Duple Minor Jamaica ~ Sharp John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1911 Colin Hume Duple Minor
The Jockey #1		Henry Playford 1688 Cecil Sharp 1922	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Jockey #2		John Young 1721 Charles Bolton 2000	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Jockey and Jenny		Nathaniel Kynaston 1716 Tom Cook 1975	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Jonathan and Lynn's Waltz		Sharon Green 2020	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Josephine		Naomi Alexander 1992	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

K

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Katharine-Street Katharine-Street ~ Herman Walsh 1718 Fried de Metz Herman 1995 Odd Sundays Garage Band Duple Minor
Katherine-Street		John Young 1710 Charles Bolton 1997	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Kelsterne Gardens		John Young 1726 Tom Cook 1975 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Kind and Easey Kind and Easey ~ A. Shaw Nathaniel Kynaston 1716 Andrew Shaw 2006 Colin Hume Duple Minor Kind and Easey ~ Sheffield Nathaniel Kynaston 1716 Ken Sheffield 1995 Colin Hume Duple Minor
King of Poland		Henry Playford 1698 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Kingsail		Walsh 1732 Charles Bolton 1991	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Kingsale		Walsh 1732 Charles Bolton 1991	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Koepoort Galliard		Pat Shaw 1971	Bare Necessities	Square

L

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Lady Round the Lady - Ford Lady Round the Lady - Ford Benjamin B Lovett 1925 Colin Hume Square Lady Round the Lady - Hume Ralph Page 1956 Colin Hume 2022 Colin Hume Square Lady Round the Lady - Page Ralph Page 1956 Colin Hume 2022 Colin Hume Square
Lady William's Delight		Rich Galloway 2002	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Lambeth Ferry		John Young 1710 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Lambs on Green Hill		Dan Seppeler 2011	Bonnie Insull, Susan McNeil, and Robert Winokur	Duple Minor
The Lang Staff		Pat Shaw 1976	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Late Spring Blossom		Colin Hume 2010	Dampier's Round	Duple Minor
The Laughing Vicar		Nathaniel Kynaston 1716 Andrew Shaw 2017	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Leander and Hero		Nathaniel Kynaston 1716 Andrew Shaw 2006	Colin Hume	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
Little Venice		Colin Hume 1992	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Love and a Bottle - Kynaston Love and a Bottle - Kynaston ~ Bentley Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Bernard Bentley 1965 Bare Necessities 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 Love and a Bottle - Kynaston ~ Shaw Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Andrew Shaw 2006 Playford Assembly Bare Necessities 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

M

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Mad Frolick The Mad Frolick John Young 1710 George Williams 2025 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 The Mad Frolick John Young 1710 George Williams 2025 Colin Hume Triple Minor
Mad Moll Mad Moll Henry Playford 1698 Pat Shaw 1963 Bare Necessities Duple Minor Mad Moll ~ Hume Henry Playford 1698 Colin Hume 2007 Bare Necessities Duple Minor
Maids Morris ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1688 Colin Hume 2014 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Marble Arch		Colin Hume 1992	Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways
Marche du Prince d'Orange		Feuillet 1706 Pat Shaw 1964	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Marina		Elizabeth Zekley 2004	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Marli Water Works		Matthew Welch 1767 Pat Shaw 1963	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
La Matelotte La Matelotte Feuillet 1706 Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball Bare Necessities Duple Minor La Matelotte ~ Roe Feuillet 1706 Peggy Roe Bare Necessities Duple Minor
Mendocino Redwood		Mary Devlin, Bob Fraley & Elizabeth Zekley 2005	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Merry Conceit Merry Conceit ~ Bolton Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Charles Bolton 1992 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 Merry Conceit ~ P. Shaw Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Pat Shaw 1959 Playford Assembly Colin Hume Duple Minor
Michedonia		Dan Blim 2014	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
The Midnight Ramble		Thompson 1773 George Fogg ~2002 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Moonfleet Moonfleet ~ 3 Couple Colin Hume 1995 Masquerade 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 Moonfleet ~ Triple Colin Hume 1995 Masquerade Triple Minor
The Morland Waltz The Morland Waltz ~ 3 Couple Colin Hume 2010 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 The Morland Waltz ~ 5 Couple Colin Hume 2010 Colin Hume 5 Couple Longways permutation: 24153 The Morland Waltz ~ Duple Colin Hume 2010 Colin Hume 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
A Mover and Shaker		Gary Roodman 1999	Cilantrio (Karen Axelrod, Peter Barnes, and Mary Lea)	Duple Minor
Mr. Beveridge's Maggot ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1695 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mr. Ganiford's Delight		William Ganiford 1999	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. Millstone's Inauguration		Joseph Pimentel 2012	Goldcrest	Duple Minor
Mr. Mozart's Rant		Colin Hume 1985	Wild Thyme	Duple Minor
Mrs. Felton's Maggot		Colin Hume 2006	Dampier's Round	Duple Minor
Mrs. Hill's Dance ~ A. Shaw		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Andrew Shaw ~2015	Odd Sundays Garage Band	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Mrs. Savage's Whim Mrs. Savage's Whim ~ Bentley John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly Bare Necessities Duple Minor Mrs. Savage's Whim ~ Hume John Young 1710 Colin Hume 2025 Bare Necessities 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
My Lady Winwood's Maggot ~ Sharp		John Young 1726 Cecil Sharp 1916	Colin Hume	Triple Minor

N

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Nampwich Fair Nampwich Fair John Young 1726 Pat Shaw 1964 Colin Hume Duple Minor Nampwich Fair ~ Hume John Young 1726 Colin Hume 1995 Colin Hume Triple Minor
Nantwich Fair Nantwich Fair ~ Hume John Young 1726 Colin Hume 1995 Colin Hume Triple Minor Nantwich Fair ~ P. Shaw John Young 1726 Pat Shaw 1964 Colin Hume Duple Minor
Never Love Thee More Never Love Thee More ~ Hume John Playford 1679 Colin Hume 1996 Bare Necessities Duple Minor Never Love Thee More ~ Pat Shaw John Playford 1679 Pat Shaw 1968 Bare Necessities Duple Minor Never Love Thee More ~ Sharp John Playford 1679 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1922 Playford Assembly Bare Necessities Duple Minor
The New Chairman		Philippe Callens 1992	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The New Man		Colin Hume 1987	The Rampions	3 Couple Longways
The Night Cap		Marjorie Heffer & William Porter 1932	Bare Necessities	Square
Nine Elms		John Young 1726 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Nobles of Betly		John Young 1726 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

O

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Ore Boggy Ore Boggy John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly Bare Necessities Duple Minor
O, Susato		Victor Skowronski 2000	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Old Friends		Gary Roodman 1996	MGM and Reunion	Duple Minor
Old Noll's Jig ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1702	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Orca ~ ECD		Barry Skelton 1994 Ron Coxal 2005	Goldcrest	Duple Minor
Ore Boggy Ore Boggy John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly Bare Necessities Duple Minor
Oswestry Wake Oswestry Wake ~ Broadbridge Nathaniel Kynaston 1716 Nicholas Broadbridge Colin Hume 4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341 Oswestry Wake ~ Williams Nathaniel Kynaston 1716 George Williams 2022 Colin Hume Quadruple Minor

P

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Pall-Mall		John Playford 1686 Andrew Shaw 2017	MGM and Reunion	Duple Minor
Paston's Maggot Paston's Maggot ~ A. Shaw Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Andrew Shaw 2000 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 Paston's Maggot ~ Bentley Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Bernard Bentley 1977 Colin Hume Triple Minor Paston's Maggot ~ Williams Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 George Williams 2022 Colin Hume Triple Minor
Pell-Mell		John Playford 1686 Andrew Shaw 2017	MGM and Reunion	Duple Minor
The Play's the Thing		Brooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2007	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Portabella		Walsh 1715 Tom Cook 1979 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Portsmouth ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw 1951	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Postie's Jig		Roy Clowes (date unknown)	Helen Sanders	4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Prince George		John Playford 1686 Pat Shaw ~1965	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Pterocotta		Gary Roodman 2023	Anna Patton, Eric Martin, and Karen Axelrod	Duple Minor
The Pursuit		John Young 1710 Pat Shaw 1961 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

R

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Rakes of Rochester - Rutherford		David Rutherford ~1759 A. Simons ~1990	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Room for Beauties Room for Beauties ~ Broadbridge Nathaniel Kynaston 1716 Nicholas Broadbridge Colin Hume 4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341 Room for Beauties ~ Williams Nathaniel Kynaston 1716 George Williams 2022 Colin Hume Quadruple Minor
Room for Ramblers		Walsh 1712 Chip & Fran Hendrickson 1984 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Round and Round		Sharon McKinley 2007	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
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
Sadler's Wells		John Young 1726 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
St. Albans St. Albans ~ Andrew Shaw Henry Playford 1701 Andrew Shaw 2006 Colin Hume Duple Minor St. Albans ~ Pat Shaw Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw 1969 Colin Hume Duple Minor
St. Martin's Lane		Henry Playford 1696 Helwig 1988 Playford Assembly	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Triple Minor
The Salloon		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Sally in our Alley		Walsh 1719 Jacqueline Schwab 1987 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Sarah		Gary Roodman 1999	MGM and Reunion	Duple Minor
The Saturday Triad		Fried de Metz Herman 1998	Bonnie Insull & Susan McNeil	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
A School for Scandal A School for Scandal ~ Apted Thompson 1778 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Colin Hume Triple Minor A School for Scandal ~ Hume Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025 Colin Hume Triple Minor
Shindig		Renée Camus 2024	Jon Berger	Duple Minor
Shropshire Lass		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Bernard Bentley 1971 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Sion House		John Playford 1686 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Slip the Jig		Christine Robb 2014	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Softly Robin Softly Robin ~ Andrew Shaw John Young 1726 Andrew Shaw 2017 Colin Hume Duple Minor Softly Robin ~ Hume John Young 1726 Colin Hume 2025 Colin Hume Duple Minor Softly Robin ~ Williams John Young 1726 George Williams 2021 Colin Hume Duple Minor
Soho Square		John Young 1718 Colin Hume 2026	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
A Southern Gentleman		Loretta Holz 2008	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Spanish Jigg		Henry Playford 1695 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1978 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Spring Blossom		Colin Hume 2010	Dampier's Round	Duple Minor
Step Stately ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	5 Couple Longways
Stock-Jobbers		Walsh 1714 George Williams 2023	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Stourbridge Fair		John Young 1710 Colin Hume 2020	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Stride Stately		Gary Roodman 1999	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Sturbitch Fair		John Young 1710 Colin Hume 2020	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Sun Assembly		Thompson ~1757 Ken Sheffield 1982 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Sunday at Morningside		Robert E Jamison 2008	Reelplay	Duple Minor
Sunderland		John Young 1726 Andrew Shaw 2017	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Sweet Potato Pie		Sharon McKinley ~2014	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor

T

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Take a Dance Take a Dance John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly Bare Necessities Duple Minor
Take a Dance		Johnson ~1752 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Tambourine Dance		Walsh 1742 Jacqueline Schwab 1987 Playford Assembly	Frank Hoppe, Robert Winokur, and Susan McNeil	Duple Minor
The Tatler		John Essex 1710 Pat Shaw 1964	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Temple		Henry Playford 1701 Colin Hume 2010	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
To the Presence		Sharon Green 2021	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
The Treacherous Lover		Pat Shaw 1974	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
A Trip to Blenheim		Walsh 1714 Philippe Callens 2011	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
A Trip to Islington A Trip to Islington ~ A. Shaw John Young 1710 Andrew Shaw 2024 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 A Trip to Islington ~ Hume John Young 1710 Colin Hume 2024 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
A Trip to Orpington		Pat Shaw 1959	Odd Sundays Garage Band	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
A Trip to Provence		Susan Kevra 2015	Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry Wergeland	Duple Minor
Trip to Stonington Trip to Stonington Gary Roodman 2015 Cilantrio Duple Minor Trip to Stonington ~ Revisited Gary Roodman 2015 Cilantrio Duple Minor
A Trip to Uxbridge		Colin Hume 1979 John Sweeney	Kafoozalum	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Turning of the Hour		Margaret and Jeff Bary 2021	Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry Wergeland	Duple Minor
Turning of the Year		Mike Richardson 1998	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Twist of Fate		Colin Hume 1980	Kafoozalum	Square

U

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Urania		Nathaniel Kynaston 1716 Andrew Shaw 2017	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

V

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Vain Belinda		Wright 1742 Andrew Shaw ~2019	Frank Hoppe, Robert Winokur, and Susan McNeil	Duple Minor
Volpony Volpony ~ Callens Walsh 1712 Philippe Callens 2002 Colin Hume Duple Minor Volpony ~ Christian Walsh 1712 Graham Christian 2004 Playford Assembly Colin Hume Duple Minor

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
The Wedding Night		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Welcome Home - Hume		Colin Hume 1992	Bare Necessities	Square
Welcome Home - Pimentel		Joseph Pimentel 2018	Goldcrest	Duple Minor
Welcome Home Old Rowley		Henry Playford 1690 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Welcome in the May		Sharon Green 2018	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Westaire Court		Joseph Pimentel 2009	Goldcrest	Duple Minor
Whately Barn		Gary Roodman 2005	Anna Patton, Jessica Murrow, Karen Axelrod, Mary Lea	Duple Minor
Whimbleton House Whimbleton House ~ Hume Henry Playford 1701 Colin Hume 2011 Colin Hume Duple Minor Whimbleton House ~ Kennedies Henry Playford 1701 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Colin Hume Duple Minor
Windsor Parade		Mic Spenceley 1985	Wild Thyme	3 Couple Longways
Winter Memories		Colin Hume 1996	Masquerade	4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
Winter's on the Way		Colin Hume 1992	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Woodstock Park		Nathaniel Kynaston 1711 Andrew Shaw 2000 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

Z

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Zephyrs and Flora		Walsh 1715 Bernard Bentley 1965 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

Number of dances	Number of versions	Number with music
210	272	272

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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Figure Eight

Bars: 8 for a full, 4 for a half.

In the example the 1s cross down between the 2s, loop around them and come back up, then cross down between the 2s again, and loop around them again, returning to original places.

There is also a half figure of eight, where the active couple crosses between the inactive couple, loops around them and finishes in their partner's place.

Variants

Henry Playford also published dances where the men figure eight through the women (and vice versa): in Juice of Barley, 1689, he describes the movements of a figure of eight across (but does not name it), while in Easter Eve, 1701 he does use the name.

Nathaniel Kynaston published several dances with figure of eights on the side lines (as opposed to through another couple), see Love and a Bottle, 1710 where M1 figures through the men, and W1 through the women. The Canary's, a dance published by John Young in 1726 also has each sex doing a figure eight on its own side.

Kynaston also published dances where the first corners figure eight though the second corners (or vice versa). See Jockey's Jigg, 1711. Cook's Humour, published by Young in 1718 (so perhaps devised by Kynaston also) has the corners doing half figures of eight.

History

Playford uses a figure of eight in his dance What You Please, from 1651:

1. man go in the Figure of 8 about the 2. man and 1. wo. go int the Figure of 8 about the 2. wo.

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As far as I can tell, there are no dances native to the US which use the figure of eight — except for the dance Figure of Eight but even this dance does not use the term, it has to spell out the movements of the figure because no one was expected to know it.

As with many other figures, this started reappearing in the 1970s when Contra reimported many English figures which it had lost over the years.

See Also

• Double Figure Eight

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