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The Corporation
Country Dances, Ancient and Modern

Dances in Complete Ball-Room Hand Book (Elias Howe, 1858, Boston)

An online copy of the original may be found here.

Table of Contents

C F H L O R S T W

C

Chase the SquirrelElias Howe 1858A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor

F

French Four
French FourElias Howe 1858
Smukler & Millstone ~2008
Cracking Chestnuts
no musicDuple Minor
French Four ~ HoweElias Howe 1858
George Williams 2021
no musicDuple Minor

H

Half MoonElias Howe 1858no musicTriple Minor
Highland ReelGeorge Appleton 1848
Elias Howe 1858
no musicThree Face Three
Hunt the Squirrel - HoweElias Howe 1858A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor

L

Lady of the LakeElias Howe 1858
Smukler & Millstone ~2008
Cracking Chestnuts
no musicDuple Minor
The Triumph
Lady's Triumph ~ HowePreston 1796
Elias Howe 1858
no musicDuple Minor
Lamplighter's Hornpipe
Lamplighter's Hornpipe ~ DupleElias Howe 1858
Cracking Chestnuts
no musicDuple Minor
Lamplighter's Hornpipe ~ TripleElias Howe 1858
Holden et al 1956
Cracking Chestnuts
no musicTriple Minor

O

Old Zip CoonElias Howe 1858
Smukler & Millstone ~2008
Cracking Chestnuts
no musicTriple Minor

R

Rory O'More ~ ContraElias Howe 1858
Cracking Chestnuts
no musicDuple Minor

S

Sackett's HarborElias Howe 1858
Ralph Page ~1984
Cracking Chestnuts
no musicTriple Minor
Speed the CableElias Howe 1858
Ralph Page ~1984
Cracking Chestnuts
no musicTriple Minor
Speed the Plough
Speed the Plough ~ ChestnutsElias Howe 1858
Smukler & Millstone ~2008
Cracking Chestnuts
no musicDuple Minor
Speed the Plough ~ HoweElias Howe 1858no musicDuple Minor

T

Tom Pete
Tom Pete ~ HoweJoseph Binns Hart ~1819
Elias Howe 1858
no musicFour Face Four
La Tempete ~ HoweJoseph Binns Hart ~1819
Elias Howe 1858
no musicFour Face Four
Tom Pete ~ HoweJoseph Binns Hart ~1819
Elias Howe 1858
no musicFour Face Four
The Triumph
The Triumph ~ HowePreston 1796
Elias Howe 1858
no musicDuple Minor

W

Washington QuickstepElias Howe 1858
Smukler & Millstone ~2008
Cracking Chestnuts
no musicDuple Minor
Number
of dances
Number
of interpretations
Number
with music
12161

This list contains all dances in the book which I have animated for a complete list of dances in the book see here.

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