Dances in Twenty four Country Dances for the year 1778 (Charles and Samuel Thompson, 1778, London)

An online copy of the original may be found here.

Table of Contents

B

The Bird Catchers		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Bishop The Bishop ~ Apted Thompsom 1778 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball Colin Hume Triple Minor The Bishop ~ Barraclough Thompsom 1778 Michael Barraclough ~2017 Colin Hume Triple Minor The Bishop ~ Hume Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025 Colin Hume Triple Minor The Bishop ~ Pat Shaw Thompsom 1778 Pat Shaw ~1965 Colin Hume Triple Minor

F

Le Fete da Village		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Le Fete du Village		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Free Mason The Free Mason ~ Apted Thompson 1778 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Colin Hume Triple Minor The Free Mason ~ Hume Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025 Colin Hume Triple Minor The Free Mason ~ Pat Shaw Thompson 1778 Pat Shaw 1962 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Frog & Mouse		Thompson 1778 George Williams 2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor

G

The Graces		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
The Green Park		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

H

He Stole My Tender Heart Away		Thompson 1778 George Williams 2025		Triple Minor
He's aye a Kissing Me		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
The Hive Bonnet		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor

M

The Merry Meeting The Merry Meeting ~ Apted Thompson 1778 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Colin Hume Triple Minor The Merry Meeting ~ Hume Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Milesian		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

N

Newport Assembly

Thompson 1778 George Williams 2025

Colin Hume

2 Couple Longways

R

The Rose		Thompson 1778 George Williams 2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Rosetta		Thompson 1778 George Williams 2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor

S

The Salloon		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
A School for Scandal A School for Scandal ~ Apted Thompson 1778 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Colin Hume Triple Minor A School for Scandal ~ Hume Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025 Colin Hume Triple Minor

T

Ticonderoga		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
The Ton The Ton ~ Hume Thompson 1778 George Williams 2025 Colin Hume Duple Minor The Ton ~ Sheffield Thompson 1778 Ken Sheffield 1983 Colin Hume Duple Minor
Trip to Oatelands		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Trip to the Oakes		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

W

Who's Afraid

Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025

Colin Hume

Triple Minor

Y

Ye Social Pow'rs

Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025

Colin Hume

Triple Minor

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

During the latter half of the 18th century (and into the 19th) Thompson family published a series of annual dance books called Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year xxxx.

Colin Hume decided to examine one of these, the one from 1778, and interpret all (or nearly all) the dances in it. And I foolishly decided to make animations of all of his interpretations, and interpolate the few which he omitted.

Many of the dances are not ones we would choose to dance today as they are often all about the 1s, with the 2s&3s doing almost nothing. We don't like this, but in the 18th century, when there were no walk throughs, and the top couple in the line taught it to everyone else by dancing it with them, well it made sense for the 1s to do everything.

Colin Hume is not the only person to interpet some of these dances. Colin's interpretaions stick closely to the original text, but some other interpreters throw in meanwhile figures where the other couples get a chance to dance too.

• Thompson's original
• Colin Hume's interpretations

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