Dances in Cracking Chestnuts (David Smukler and David Millstone, 2008)

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B

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Boston March		Traditional (date unknown) Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Triple Minor
British Sorrow		Saltator 1807 Ralph Page ~1950 Cracking Chestnuts		Triple Minor

C

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Careless Sally Calais Sally Traditional 1808 Ralph Page 1969 Cracking Chestnuts Duple Minor Careless Sally Traditional 1808 Ralph Page 1969 Cracking Chestnuts Triple Minor Careless Sally ~ Calais Traditional 1808 Ralph Page 1969 Cracking Chestnuts Duple Minor
Chorus Jig (duple)		Saltator 1802 Cracking Chestnuts		Duple Minor
Chorus Jig (triple)		Saltator 1802 Cracking Chestnuts		Triple Minor
Christmas Hornpipe		Elias Howe 1862 Cracking Chestnuts		Duple Minor

D

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Dandies' Hornpipe Dandies' Hornpipe ~ Duple Traditional ~1820 Ralph Page 1968 Cracking Chestnuts Duple Minor Dandies' Hornpipe ~ Triple Traditional ~1820 Ralph Page 1968 Cracking Chestnuts Triple Minor
Devil's Dream		Saltator 1802 Ralph Page 1967 Cracking Chestnuts		Duple Minor
The Doubtful Shepherd ~ Contra		Thompson 1780 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Triple Minor

E

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Elegance and Simplicity		Ladies and Gentlemen's Companion 1803 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Triple Minor

F

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Fisher's Hornpipe ~ Chestnut, Duple		John Griffiths 1788 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Duple Minor
French Four		Elias Howe 1858 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Duple Minor

G

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Genet's Recall Genet's Recall ~ Duple Traditional 1799 Ralph Page ~1965 Cracking Chestnuts Duple Minor Genet's Recall ~ Triple Traditional 1799 Ralph Page ~1965 Cracking Chestnuts Triple Minor

H

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Hull's Victory Hull's Victory ~ (Swing) Essex Manuscript ~1830 Cracking Chestnuts Duple Minor Hull's Victory ~ (Symmetric) Essex Manuscript ~1830 Cracking Chestnuts Duple Minor
Huntsmen's Chorus Huntsmen's Chorus ~ Improper Elias Howe 1862 David Kaynor Cracking Chestnuts Triple Minor Huntsmen's Chorus ~ Proper Elias Howe 1862 Cracking Chestnuts Triple Minor

J

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Jamie Allen Jamie Allen ~ Improper Elias Howe 1862 David Kaynor Cracking Chestnuts Triple Minor Jamie Allen ~ Proper Elias Howe 1862 Cracking Chestnuts Triple Minor
Jimmy Allen Jimmy Allen ~ Improper Elias Howe 1862 David Kaynor Cracking Chestnuts Triple Minor Jimmy Allen ~ Proper Elias Howe 1862 Cracking Chestnuts Triple Minor

L

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Lady of the Lake		Elias Howe 1858 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Duple Minor
Lady Walpole's Reel		Elias Howe 1862 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Duple Minor
Lamplighter's Hornpipe Lamplighter's Hornpipe ~ Duple Elias Howe 1858 Cracking Chestnuts Duple Minor Lamplighter's Hornpipe ~ Triple Elias Howe 1858 Holden et al 1956 Cracking Chestnuts Triple Minor

M

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Market Lass		Anonymous 1792 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Triple Minor
Megunticook Reel		H. G. O. Washburn 1863 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Triple Minor
Money Musk Money Musk ~ Contra 24bars Werner/Preston 1785 Traditional Cracking Chestnuts Triple Minor Money Musk ~ Contra 32bars Werner/Preston 1785 Thomas Hillgrove 1857 Cracking Chestnuts Triple Minor
My Heart's Desire		Traditional (date unknown) Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Triple Minor

N

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
New Century Hornpipe		Saltator 1802 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Duple Minor

O

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Old Zip Coon		Elias Howe 1858 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Triple Minor

P

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Petronella Petronella ~ Contra Nathaniel Gow 1820 David Smukler 2005 Cracking Chestnuts Colin Hume Duple Minor Petronella ~ Contra Variants Nathaniel Gow 1820 David Smukler 2005 Cracking Chestnuts Colin Hume Duple Minor
Portland Fancy ~ 32bar		Elias Howe 1862 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Four Face Four

Q

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Queen Victoria		Traditional ~1870 Ralph Page ~1950 Cracking Chestnuts		Duple Minor

R

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Rory O'More ~ Contra		Elias Howe 1858 Cracking Chestnuts		Duple Minor

S

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Sackett's Harbor		Elias Howe 1858 Ralph Page ~1984 Cracking Chestnuts		Triple Minor
Soldier's Joy ~ Chestnuts		Elias Howe 1858 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Duple Minor
Speed the Cable		Elias Howe 1858 Ralph Page ~1984 Cracking Chestnuts		Triple Minor
Speed the Plough ~ Chestnuts		Elias Howe 1858 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Duple Minor

T

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Tempest ~ Holden #1		Washburn 1855 Rickey Holden 1956 Cracking Chestnuts		Tempest

W

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Washington Quickstep		Elias Howe 1858 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Duple Minor
Ways of the World		Vermont Manuscript ~1795 Ralph Page Cracking Chestnuts		Triple Minor

Y

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Young Widow ~ Smukler		John Griffiths 1788 David Smukler 2005 Cracking Chestnuts	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor

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