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Table of Contents

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

A

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Ah, Leave Me not to PineColin Hume 2024Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
AlbaronyJohn Young 1726
Colin Hume 2021
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Ale Wife & Her Barrel ~ HumeJohnson 1750
Colin Hume 2023
Colin HumeDuple Minor
AmyColin Hume 2006Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Arundel StreetHenry Playford 1695
Colin Hume 2020
Colin HumeDuple Minor

B

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Barham Down ~ BlackHenry Playford 1701
Daisy Black 2019
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Bath WaltzThomas Wilson 1816
Colin Hume 2023
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
The Bird CatchersThompson 1778
Colin Hume ~2025
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Bishop ~ HumeThompson 1778
Colin Hume ~2025
Colin HumeTriple Minor
Bishops HeyJill Lawrence 1979Colin Hume5 Couple Longways permutation: 23451
Bobbin JoneLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Colin Hume 2013
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Bobbing Joe ~ HumeLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Colin Hume 2013
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Bowmen of Kent ~ Hume/3 CoupleThomas Skillern 1795
Colin Hume 2023
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The BribeColin Hume 2003Dampier's RoundDuple Minor
Bulock's HornpipeJohn Young 1726
Colin Hume 2009
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

C

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Carpenter's MaggotHenry Playford 1701
Colin Hume 2024
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Cast Away WaltzAlan Winston 2002Colin HumeFacing Couples
Charming MaidNathaniel Kynaston 1716
Colin Hume 2022
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Chelsea Reach ~ HumeJohn Playford 1657
Colin Hume 2013
Bare NecessitiesSquare
Christine's ConundrumColin Hume 2001Colin HumeFacing Couples Becket
The Christmas Tale
The Christmas Tale ~ HumeThompson 1778Colin HumeTriple Minor
The Christmas Tale ~ Hume/Old StyleThompson 1778Colin HumeTriple Minor
Closing ThymeColin Hume 1990Colin HumeCustom
Colin's TambourineColin Hume 2001Dampier's RoundDuple Minor
The Comical Fellow ~ HumeThompson 1776
Colin Hume 2018
Colin HumeTriple Minor
Confesse, his Tune ~ HumeJohn Playford 1651Colin HumeCustom3
The Cookow ~ HumeHenry Playford 1703
Colin Hume 2010
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Cornish SquireHenry Playford 1695
Colin Hume 2024
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The CoronationThompson 1762
Colin Hume 2023
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
The Coronation Day ~ HumeHenry Playford 1698
Colin Hume 2022
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Country BumpkinSylvan Harmer ~1830
Colin Hume
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
Country Courtship ~ HumeJohn Young ~1726Colin HumeDuple Minor
Crosbey Square ~ HumeHenry Playford 1701
Colin Hume 2025
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Cuckoo ~ HumeHenry Playford 1703
Colin Hume 2010
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Cupid's Garden ~ HumeHenry Playford 1688
Colin Hume 2020
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

D

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
DameyHenry Playford 1698
Colin Hume 2013
Colin HumeDuple Minor
DammeHenry Playford 1698
Colin Hume 2013
Colin HumeDuple Minor
DampierHenry Playford 1698
Colin Hume 2013
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Devonshire House ~ HumeHenry Playford 1698
Colin Hume 2018
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Dr. Fausters' Tumblers
Dr. Fausters' TumblersJohn Young ~1726
Colin Hume 2018
Colin HumeTriple Minor
Dr. Fausters' Tumblers ~ DupleJohn Young ~1726
Colin Hume 2018
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Draw Cupid Draw ~ HumeJohn Young 1710
Colin Hume 2007
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Duke of Kent's Waltz ~ HumeW.M. Cahusac 1801
Colin Hume 2017
Colin HumeTriple Minor
Dunant House WaltzColin Hume 1991Colin Hume3 Couple Longways

E

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Early Spring BlossomColin Hume 2008Dampier's RoundDuple Minor
Edinburgh Castle ~ HumeJohn Playford 1651
Colin Hume 2023
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
Ely Minster ~ HumeHenry Playford 1698
Colin Hume 2024
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Emma's WaltzColin Hume 2009Susan McNeill, Lawrence Wallin and Robert Winokur4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142

F

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Fain I Would ~ HumeJohn Playford 1651
Colin Hume
Bare NecessitiesSquare
Farewell MarianGwyn Williams 1967Bare NecessitiesCircle as many as will
FelicityColin Hume ~2002Bare Necessities4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Fennessy's FancyJill Lawrence 1981Colin Hume7 Couple Longways permutation: 4567123
Le Fete da VillageThompson 1778
Colin Hume ~2025
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Le Fete du VillageThompson 1778
Colin Hume ~2025
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Free Mason ~ HumeThompson 1778
Colin Hume ~2025
Colin HumeTriple Minor
The Frog & MouseThompson 1778
George Williams 2025
Colin HumeTriple Minor
From Aberdeen ~ HumeHenry Playford 1695
Colin Hume 2016
Bare NecessitiesTriple Minor

G

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Going at SixtyColin Hume 2007Colin HumeCustom
Golden DolphinsSue Carter 2005Colin Hume5 Couple Longways permutation: 24153
The GracesThompson 1778
Colin Hume ~2025
Colin HumeTriple Minor
The Green ParkThompson 1778
Colin Hume ~2025
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Grimstock
Grimstock ~ DaviesJohn Playford 1651
Rhodri Davies 2020
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
Grimstock ~ HumeJohn Playford 1651
Colin Hume 2020
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways

H

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Halfe Hannikin ~ CookJohn Playford 1651
Tom Cook Playford Assembly
Colin HumeCircle as many as will
The Hare's Maggot ~ HumeJohn Young 1721
Colin Hume 2024
Odd Sundays Garage Band3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
He Stole My Tender Heart AwayThompson 1778
George Williams 2025
no musicTriple Minor
He's aye a Kissing MeThompson 1778
Colin Hume ~2025
Colin HumeTriple Minor
A Health to all Honest Men ~ HumeWalsh 1718
Colin Hume 2025
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Her Killing Eyes ~ HumeNathaniel Kynaston 1716
Colin Hume 2021
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The HighwaymanLondon Magazine 1750
Colin Hume 2024
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Hit and Misse ~ HumeJohn Playford 1651
Colin Hume 2023
Colin HumeFacing Couples
Hit or MissJohn Playford 1651
Colin Hume 2023
Colin HumeFacing Couples
The Hitchin DiamondColin Hume 2017Colin Hume4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142
The Hive BonnetThompson 1778
Colin Hume ~2025
Colin HumeTriple Minor
Hobb's WeddingHenry Playford 1695
Colin Hume 2007
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Hop-Pickers' Feast ~ HumeJohnson ~1758
Bernie Culkin 2022
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
How Great is the PleasureColin Hume 2017Colin HumeSquare permutation: 2341
Humours of the Age ~ HumeNathaniel Kynaston 1710
Colin Hume 2018
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

I

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Irish Lamentation ~ HumeWalsh ~1735
Colin Hume 1995
Colin HumeDuple Minor

J

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Jack Pudding ~ PlayfordLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Colin Hume 1998 Playford Assembly
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Jack's Health ~ HumeJohn Playford 1679
Colin Hume 2024
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Jackey Tarr
Jackey TarrThomas Wilson 1816Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Jackey Tarr ~ DupleThomas Wilson 1816
George Williams 2021
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Jamaica
Jamaica ~ CookJohn Playford 1670
Tom Cook
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways
Jamaica ~ HumeJohn Playford 1670
Colin Hume ~2000
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Jamaica ~ Hume, Old Style ProgressionJohn Playford 1670
Colin Hume ~2000
Colin Hume5 Couple Longways
John the Mad Man ~ HumeJohn Young 1726
Colin Hume 2025
Colin HumeDuple Minor
John's FollyColin Hume 2000Dampier's Round3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

K

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Kevin's Celebration WaltzColin Hume 2018Colin Hume5 Couple Longways permutation: 25413
King George's Birth DayJohn Young 1726
Colin Hume 2024
Colin Hume3 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
L'AllegranteDale ~1800
Colin Hume 2019
Colin HumeTriple Minor
Lady Banbury's Hornpipe ~ Hume/SharpJohn Playford 1657
Colin Hume 2021
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Lady Day ~ HumeHenry Playford 1698
Colin Hume 2016
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Lambeth FerryJohn Young 1710
Colin Hume 2025
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Lambeth New WellsJohn Young 1726
Colin Hume 2025
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Lambeth WellsHenry Playford 1698
Colin Hume 2025
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Late Spring BlossomColin Hume 2010Dampier's RoundDuple Minor
Levi Jackson RoseBernard Chalk (and Berea College Dancers) 1984Colin Hume5 Couple Circle
Lilli Burlero
Lilli Burlero ~ CruickshankHenry Playford 1690
Diana Cruickshank ~2008
More Favorites of the Boston Centre
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
Lilli Burlero ~ HumeHenry Playford 1690
Colin Hume 2014
More Favorites of the Boston Centre
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
Lilli Burlero ~ LilleyHenry Playford 1690
Bob Lilley ~2013
no musicDuple Minor
Love Neglected ~ HumeHenry Playford 1703
Colin Hume ~2000
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Love's Triumph
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
Mad Moll ~ HumeHenry Playford 1698
Colin Hume 2007
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Maggie's Waltz SquareColin Hume 2002Frank Hoppe, Robert Winokur, and Susan McNeilSquare
Maids Morris ~ HumeHenry Playford 1688
Colin Hume 2024 Playford Assembly
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Les Mariniers
Les MariniersDezais 1712
Colin Hume 2025
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Marjorie's RequestJill Lawrence 1981Colin Hume7 Couple Longways permutation: 4567123
The MaskHenry Playford 1688
Colin Hume ~1992
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Merry Andrew ~ PlayfordLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Colin Hume 1998 Playford Assembly
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Merry Meeting ~ HumeThompson 1778
Colin Hume ~2025
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Merry Milkmaids in Green ~ AnonJohn Young 1721At Home
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
The MilesianThompson 1778
Colin Hume ~2025
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Millison's Jigg ~ HumeJohn Playford 1651
Colin Hume 2011
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
Miss Claire MoirColin Hume 2007Colin Hume5 Couple Longways permutation: 25134
The Mistress of the GreeneryColin Hume 2022Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Morland Waltz
The Morland Waltz ~ 3 CoupleColin Hume 2010Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Morland Waltz ~ 5 CoupleColin Hume 2010Colin Hume5 Couple Longways permutation: 24153
The Morland Waltz ~ DupleColin Hume 2010Colin HumeDuple Minor
Mr. Beveridge's Maggot ~ HumeHenry Playford 1695
Colin Hume 2011
A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
Mr. Isaac's Maggot ~ HumeHenry Playford 1695
Colin Hume 1996
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Mrs. Felton's MaggotColin Hume 2006Dampier's RoundDuple Minor
My Lady Winwood's Maggot ~ HumeJohn Young 1726
Colin Hume 2016
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

N

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Never Love Thee More ~ HumeJohn Playford 1679
Colin Hume 1996
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Newcastle ~ HumeJohn Playford 1651
Colin Hume 2016
Colin HumeSquare
Newport AssemblyThompson 1778
George Williams 2025
Colin Hume2 Couple Longways
Nobe's MaggotHenry Playford 1703
Colin Hume 2024
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Nowill Hills ~ HumeHenry Playford 1703
Colin Hume ~2000
Colin HumeDuple Minor

O

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Old Noll's Jig ~ HumeHenry Playford 1702Colin HumeDuple Minor
Oranges and Lemons ~ HumeJohn Playford 1657
Colin Hume 2020
Colin HumeSquare
Oranges and Limons ~ HumeJohn Playford 1657
Colin Hume 2020
Colin HumeSquare

P

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Park LaneColin Hume 2003Bare NecessitiesFacing Couples Becket
Parson's Farewell ~ HumeJohn Playford 1651
Colin Hume 2020
Bare NecessitiesFacing Couples Becket
Parthenia ~ HumeJohn Playford 1651
Colin Hume
Bare NecessitiesSquare
The Prince's FavouriteDale ~1800
Colin Hume 2020
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Princess 1701 ~ HumeHenry Playford 1701
Colin Hume 2009
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Prussian WaltzThomas Wilson 1816
Colin Hume 2023
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
The Punch Bowl ~ HumeHenry Playford 1701
Colin Hume ~1995
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Pye CornerHenry Playford 1695
Colin Hume 2020
Colin HumeDuple Minor

R

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Red and all Red ~ HumeLister 1753
Colin Hume 2003
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Red-House
Red-House ~ CottonHenry Playford 1695
Fredrick Cotton ~2000
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Red-House ~ Hume#1Henry Playford 1695
Colin Hume ~2000
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Red-House ~ Hume#2Henry Playford 1695
Colin Hume 2024
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Ridicule — A Cotillion
The Ridicule — A Cotillion ~ DayeSkillern & Challoner ~1808
Anne Daye ~2017
Colin HumeSquare
The Ridicule — A Cotillion ~ WinstonSkillern & Challoner ~1808
Alan Winston ~2017
Colin HumeSquare
Romford AssemblyUniversal Magazine 1755
Colin Hume 2003
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The RoseThompson 1778
George Williams 2025
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Rose in JuneCharles and Samuel Thompson 1802
Colin Hume 2019
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
The RosettaThompson 1778
George Williams 2025
Colin HumeTriple Minor
Les Mariniers
Les MariniersDezais 1712
Colin Hume 2025
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Rumford Assembly
Rumford AssemblyUniversal Magazine 1755
Colin Hume 2003
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Rumford Assembly ~ TripleUniversal Magazine 1755
Colin Hume 2003
Colin HumeTriple Minor
RuthColin Hume 2006Dampier's Round3 Couple Longways permutation: 312

S

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Saint Margaret's Hill ~ HumeJohn Young 1710
Colin Hume 2016
Colin HumeTriple Minor
The SalloonThompson 1778
Colin Hume ~2025
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Savage DanceDale ~1800
Colin Hume 2020
Colin HumeDuple Minor
A School for Scandal ~ HumeThompson 1778
Colin Hume ~2025
Colin HumeTriple Minor
Scotch Cap ~ HumeJohn Playford 1651
Colin Hume 2023
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
The Shepherd and ShepherdessJohnson ~1758
Bernie Culkin 2022
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Spring BlossomColin Hume 2010Dampier's RoundDuple Minor
Stourbridge FairJohn Young 1710
Colin Hume 2020
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Sturbitch FairJohn Young 1710
Colin Hume 2020
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Summer ReverieColin Hume 2000Dampier's Round4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
Symonds YatColin Hume 2006Dampier's RoundCircle as many as will

T

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
La TambourineColin Hume 2018Odd Sundays Garage BandDuple Minor
The TempleHenry Playford 1701
Colin Hume 2010
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Three WeddingsColin Hume 2007Dampier's RoundDuple Minor
TiconderogaThompson 1778
Colin Hume ~2025
Colin HumeTriple Minor
The Ton ~ HumeThompson 1778
George Williams 2025
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Touchstone ~ HumeThompson 1780
Colin Hume 2023
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
A Trip O'er Tweed
A Trip O'er Tweed ~ HumeJohn Young 1710
Colin Hume 2013
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
A Trip O'er Tweed ~ Hume/TripleJohn Young 1710
Colin Hume 2013
Colin HumeTriple Minor
Trip to Castle Howard
Trip to Castle Howard ~ CookThompson 1775
Tom Cook 1980
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Trip to Castle Howard ~ HumeThompson 1775
Colin Hume 2025
no musicTriple Minor
A Trip to Islington ~ HumeJohn Young 1710
Colin Hume 2024
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Trip to OatelandsThompson 1778
Colin Hume ~2025
Colin HumeTriple Minor
Trip to the OakesThompson 1778
Colin Hume ~2025
Colin HumeDuple Minor

U

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Unrequited LoveColin Hume 1986Dampier's Round3 Couple Longways

W

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
WalbrookJohn Young ~1726
Colin Hume 2022
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Whimbleton House ~ HumeHenry Playford 1701
Colin Hume 2011
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Whitney's FarewellHenry Playford 1695
Colin Hume 2021
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Who's AfraidThompson 1778
Colin Hume ~2025
Colin HumeTriple Minor

Y

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Ye Social Pow'rsThompson 1778
Colin Hume ~2025
Colin HumeTriple Minor
Number
of dances
Number
of versions
Number
with music
148165162

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