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Table of Contents

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W

A

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Ah, Leave Me not to PineColin Hume 2024
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Angels UnawaresGraham Christian 2001
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Another Nancy's FancyPat Shaw 1976
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Apley House
Apley House ~ Pat ShawHenry Playford 1702
Pat Shaw 1960
Brett LarsenDuple Minor
Apley House ~ Playford BallHenry Playford 1702
Kate van Winkle Keller & Genevieve Shimer 1994 Playford Ball
Brett LarsenDuple Minor
Apley House ~ SharpHenry Playford 1702
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
Brett LarsenDuple Minor
Apollo's HuntGary Roodman 2009
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Ashford AnniversaryCharles Bolton 1986
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways
The Astonished ArchaeologistPhilippe Callens 1992
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Astonished ArcheologistPhilippe Callens 1992
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

B

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Bar-a-BarJohn Young 1710
Fried de Metz Herman 1986 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Barbarini's TambourineWalsh 1745
Jacqueline Schwab 1987 Playford Assembly
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Barham Down
Barham Down ~ BlackHenry Playford 1701
Daisy Black 2019
Colin HumeDuple Minor
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
Beauteous Grove
Beauteous Grove ~ Andrew ShawNathaniel Kynaston 1711
Andrew Shaw 2017
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Beauteous Grove ~ CookNathaniel Kynaston 1711
Tom Cook 1975
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Bel CantoSusan Kevra 2018
Odd Sundays Garage BandDuple Minor
Bellamira
Bellamira ~ BoltonHenry Playford 1689
Charles Bolton 1985
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Bellamira ~ HumeHenry Playford 1689
Colin Hume 1995
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Bellamira ~ KennedyHenry Playford 1689
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Black and GreyJohn Playford 1686
Andrew Shaw 2009
Colin HumeTriple Minor
Black Heath
Black HeathHenry Playford 1701
Fried de Metz Herman 1989
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Blackheath ~ KlibanHenry Playford 1701
Kalia Kliban 2011
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Bury Fair
Bury Fair ~ A. ShawHenry Playford 1696
Andrew Shaw 2009
Bare NecessitiesTriple Minor
Bury Fair ~ ChristianHenry Playford 1696
Graham Christian 1999 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesTriple Minor
Bury Fair ~ SharpHenry Playford 1696
Cecil Sharp 1922
Bare NecessitiesTriple Minor

C

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
California SunshineGary Roodman 2018
CilantrioDuple Minor
Cannock ChaseCharles Bolton 1991
Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry Wergeland3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Cheshire Rounds ~ BoltonHenry Playford 1701
Charles Bolton 2000 Playford Assembly
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Chocolate EquationBrooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2009
Frank Hoppe4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
Cockle shells ~ (down)Henry Playford 1701
Charles Bolton (mod) 1985 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Cockle shells
Cockle shells ~ (Triple)Henry Playford 1701
Bare NecessitiesTriple Minor
Cockle shells ~ (up)Henry Playford 1701
Charles Bolton (mod) 1985
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Cockle shells ~ BoltonHenry Playford 1701
Charles Bolton 1985 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Colin's TambourineColin Hume 2001
Dampier's RoundDuple Minor
Come Let's Be MerryJohn Young 1726
Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
CompanionsVictor Skowronski 2003
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor

D

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Dancing WifeGary Roodman 1992
MGM and ReunionDuple Minor
The Dusty Miller - Neal
The Dusty Miller - Neal ~ Jackson&FoggJohn & William Neal 1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990
Frank Hoppe3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Dusty Miller - Neal ~ Jackson&Fogg - TripleJohn & William Neal 1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990
Frank HoppeTriple Minor
The Dusty Miller - Neal ~ Playford AssemblyJohn & William Neal 1726
John Young 2015 Playford Assembly
Frank Hoppe3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

E

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Easter MornErna-Lynne Bogue 1994
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
ElizabethColin Hume 1991
MasqueradeDuple Minor

F

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The FandangoThompson 1774
W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball
Frank Hoppe3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Farmer's JoyJoseph Pimentel 2012
GoldcrestDuple Minor
The Female Saylor
The Female SaylorFeuillet 1706
Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Female Saylor ~ RoeFeuillet 1706
Peggy Roe
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Flowers of Edinburgh - MayfaireTraditional (date unknown)
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Fourpence, Ha'penny, Farthing #1Henry Playford 1688
Cecil Sharp 1922
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
FoxfireSteve Sargent 2008
Frank HoppeDuple Minor
Freeford GardensKathryn & David Wright 1980
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor

G

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Goose and GridironThompson 1768
Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly
Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry Wergeland3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Grimstock
Grimstock ~ DaviesJohn Playford 1651
Rhodri Davies 2020
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
Grimstock ~ HumeJohn Playford 1651
Colin Hume 2020
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
Grimstock ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways

H

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Halsway MannersMary Devlin 2001
Frank Hoppe3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Hambleton's Round OJohn Young 1710
Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball
Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry WergelandTriple Minor
Hobb's WeddingHenry Playford 1695
Colin Hume 2007
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Hole in the WallHenry Playford 1697
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The HomecomingGary Roodman 1999
MGM and ReunionDuple Minor

I

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
ImproprietyBrooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 1999
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor

J

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Joan TransportedPat Shaw 1976
Bare NecessitiesTriple Minor
The Jockey #1Henry Playford 1688
Cecil Sharp 1922
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor

K

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Kelsterne GardensJohn Young 1726
Tom Cook 1975 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
King's MaggotJohn Young 1718
Andrew Shaw 2017
Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry Wergeland3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
A Kissing Dance in the Country WakeHenry Playford 1695
Colin Hume 2007
Colin HumeDuple Minor

L

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Lambs on Green HillDan Seppeler 2011
Bonnie Insull, Susan McNeil, and Robert WinokurDuple Minor
Land of Mist and WonderGary Roodman 2018
Cilantrio4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142
The Lang StaffPat Shaw 1976
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Leslie's ValentineScott Higgs 2001
Robert Winokur, and Susan McNeilDuple Minor
The Lissome LassSharon Green 2016
Odd Sundays Garage BandDuple Minor
Love's Triumph
Love's Triumph ~ BentleyJohn Young 1710
Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Love's Triumph ~ CallensJohn Young 1710
Philippe Callens 2004
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Love's Triumph ~ FriedJohn Young 1710
Fried de Metz Herman ~1999
Colin HumeTriple Minor
Love's Triumph ~ HiggsJohn Young 1710
Scott Higgs 2019
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Love's Triumph ~ HumeJohn Young 1710
Colin Hume 2007
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Love's Triumph ~ TripleJohn Young 1710
Colin Hume 2007
Colin HumeTriple Minor

M

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
La Matelotte
La MatelotteFeuillet 1706
Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
La Matelotte ~ RoeFeuillet 1706
Peggy Roe
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
MichedoniaDan Blim 2014
Odd Sundays Garage BandDuple Minor
Midwinter MaggotGary Roodman 2012
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Mile of SmilesJoseph Pimentel 2012
GoldcrestDuple Minor
The Morland Waltz
The Morland Waltz ~ 3 CoupleColin Hume 2010
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Morland Waltz ~ 5 CoupleColin Hume 2010
Colin Hume5 Couple Longways permutation: 24153
The Morland Waltz ~ DupleColin Hume 2010
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Mount Hills
Mount HillsHenry Playford 1701
Bernard Bentley 1965
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Mount Hills ~ Playford AssemblyHenry Playford 1701
Bernard Bentley (mod) 1965 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Mr. Hamilton's InaugurationJoseph Pimentel 2006
GoldcrestDuple Minor
Mrs. Hill's Dance
Mrs. Hill's Dance ~ A. ShawNathaniel Kynaston 1710
Andrew Shaw ~2015
Odd Sundays Garage Band3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Mrs. Hill's Dance ~ BoltonNathaniel Kynaston 1710
Charles Bolton 1988
Odd Sundays Garage Band3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Mrs. Pomeroy's PavaneCharles Bolton 1986
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways

N

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
New YorkJohn Young 1718
Andrew Shaw 2017
Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry Wergeland3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Newcastle
Newcastle ~ RevelsJohn Playford 1651
Santa Barbara Revels 2024
Colin HumeSquare
Newcastle ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Colin HumeSquare
The Night CapMarjorie Heffer & William Porter 1932
Bare NecessitiesSquare

O

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Ore Boggy
Ore BoggyJohn & William Neal 1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Old Batchelor
Old Batchelor ~ BroadbridgeHenry Playford 1695
Nicolas Broadbridge 1996 Playford Assembly
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Old Batchelor ~ FeyerabendHenry Playford 1695
Christine Feyerabend ~2010
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Old Batchelor ~ HumeHenry Playford 1695
Colin Hume 1995
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Old Batchelor ~ SimonsHenry Playford 1695
A. Simons 1973 Playford Assembly
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Old Wife Behind The FireJohn & William Neal ~1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Ore Boggy
Ore BoggyJohn & William Neal 1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor

P

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Peace Be With YouFried de Metz Herman 1986
Frank HoppeDuple Minor
The Physical SnobUnknown ~1800
Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Prince WilliamWalsh 1731
Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Q

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Quite Carr-ied AwayPat Shaw 1976
Bare NecessitiesTriple Minor

R

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The RaggJohn & William Neal 1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Red and all Red
Red and all RedLister 1753
Charles Bolton 1991 Playford Assembly
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Red and all Red ~ HumeLister 1753
Colin Hume 2003
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

S

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Sally in our AlleyWalsh 1719
Jacqueline Schwab 1987 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Sapphire SeaChristine Robb 2015
Bonnie Insull and Susan McNeillDuple Minor
The Severn BoreFried de Metz Herman 1977
Colin HumeDuple Minor
ShindigRenée Camus 2024
Jon BergerDuple Minor
Shropshire LassNathaniel Kynaston 1710
Bernard Bentley 1971 Playford Assembly
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Softly Good TummasNathaniel Kynaston 1718
Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
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
SummersweetGary Roodman 2023
Anna Patton, Eric Martin, Karen Axelrod, and Kate BarnesDuple Minor

T

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Take a Dance
Take a DanceJohn & William Neal 1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Tambourine DanceWalsh 1742
Jacqueline Schwab 1987 Playford Assembly
Frank Hoppe, Robert Winokur, and Susan McNeilDuple Minor
Ties of LoveJenny Beer 2018
Frank HoppeDuple Minor
Trip to GreeneGary Roodman 1992
Fast Friends
Bare Necessities
3 Couple Longways permutation: 312

V

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Vines EntwinedDan Blim 2024
Frank HoppeDuple Minor

W

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
White WheatHazel Moir 2005
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Number
of dances
Number
of versions
Number
with music
83115115

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