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The Corporation
Country Dances, Ancient and Modern

Dances in The Scholar's Companion and Ball-Room Vade-Mecum

Table of Contents

C D F M P Q R S T V W

C

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Circassian Circle
The Circassian Circle ~ SicilianThomas Hillgrove 1857no musicDuple Minor

D

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Durang's HornpipeThomas Hillgrove 1857no musicTriple Minor

F

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The First Set
The First SetEdward Payne 1815
Thomas Hillgrove 1857
no musicSquare

M

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Money Musk ~ Contra 32barsWerner/Preston 1785
Thomas Hillgrove 1857
Cracking Chestnuts
no musicTriple Minor

P

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Plain Quadrille
The Plain Quadrille ~ 6 CouplesEdward Payne 1815
Thomas Hillgrove 1857
no music6 Couple Rectangle
The Plain Quadrille ~ Facing CouplesEdward Payne 1815
Thomas Hillgrove 1857
no musicFacing Couples
The Plain Quadrille ~ HillgroveEdward Payne 1815
Thomas Hillgrove 1857
no musicSquare
The Plain Quadrille ~ 6 CouplesEdward Payne 1815
Thomas Hillgrove 1857
no music6 Couple Rectangle
The Plain Quadrille ~ Facing CouplesEdward Payne 1815
Thomas Hillgrove 1857
no musicFacing Couples
The Plain Quadrille ~ HillgroveEdward Payne 1815
Thomas Hillgrove 1857
no musicSquare
Pop Goes The Weasel
Pop Goes The Weasel ~ HillgroveThomas Hillgrove 1857Colin HumeDuple Minor
Pop Goes the Weasel ~ JenningsThomas Hillgrove 1857
Larry Jennings ~1983
Colin HumeDuple Minor

Q

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Quadrille Français Double
Quadrille Français DoubleEdward Payne 1815
Thomas Hillgrove 1857
no musicSquare

R

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Rustic ReelThomas Hillgrove 1857no musicThree Face Three

S

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Sicilian Circle
The Sicilian CircleThomas Hillgrove 1857no musicDuple Minor
Virginia Reel
Virginia Reel ~ HillgroveThompson ~1770
Thomas Hillgrove 1857
no musicLongways as many as will permutation: 23451
The Spanish Dance
The Spanish DanceThomas Hillgrove 1857no musicDuple Minor
Swedish DanceThomas Hillgrove 1857no musicThree Face Three

T

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Tempest
The Tempest ~ HillgroveThomas Hillgrove 1857no musicFour Face Four
La Tempête ~ HillgroveThomas Hillgrove 1857no musicFour Face Four

V

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Virginia Reel
Virginia Reel ~ HillgroveThompson ~1770
Thomas Hillgrove 1857
no musicLongways as many as will permutation: 23451

W

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The WatermanThomas Hillgrove 1857no musicTriple Minor
Number
of dances
Number
of versions
Number
with music
8132

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