Dances by Pat Shaw (website)

Apr-2026

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Avoncroft		Pat Shaw 1962	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The American Husband		Pat Shaw 1977	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Her Man		Pat Shaw 1977	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Morpeth Rant		Thomas Wilson 1816 Pat Shaw ~1965	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Morpeth Rant ~ 3 Couple		Thomas Wilson 1816 Pat Shaw ~1965	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Mar-2026

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Flowers of Edinburgh ~ Rebbeck		William Rebbeck 1788 Pat Shaw 1962	Colin Hume	Triple Minor

Feb-2026

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Pride of Newcastle		Pat Shaw 1963	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Circle
Jacob Hall's Jig ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1695 Pat Shaw 1968	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Hombey House ~ P. Shaw		John Young 1710 Pat Shaw 1961	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Marli Water Works		Matthew Welch 1767 Pat Shaw 1963	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Jan-2026

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Pursuit		John Young 1710 Pat Shaw 1961 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Sabina		Walsh 1714 Pat Shaw ~1965	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Merry Conceit ~ P. Shaw		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Pat Shaw 1959 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Sabina		Walsh 1714 Pat Shaw ~1965	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Long Live London		Pat Shaw 1971	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Albion's Queen ~ Pat Shaw		Walsh 1706 Pat Shaw 1967	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Barksheir ~ Pat Shaw		Walsh 1706 Pat Shaw 1967	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Count Leon ~ 3 Couple		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Pat Shaw 1963	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Count Leon ~ Triple		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Pat Shaw 1963	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Devonshire House ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1698 Pat Shaw ~1965	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Apley House ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1702 Pat Shaw 1960	Brett Larsen	Duple Minor

Dec-2025

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
St. Albans ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw 1969	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

Nov-2025

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Humours of the Age ~ Pat Shaw		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Pat Shaw 1962	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Humours of the Age ~ Pat Shaw/3 Couple		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Pat Shaw 1962	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Oct-2025

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Never Love Thee More ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1679 Pat Shaw 1968	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Valentine's Day		John Playford 1679 Pat Shaw 1966 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Spring Garden ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1657 Pat Shaw 1967	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways

Sep-2025

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Prince George		John Playford 1686 Pat Shaw ~1965	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Punch Bowl ~ Shaw		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw 1969 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Merry Milkmaids in Green ~ Pat Shaw		John Young 1721 Pat Shaw 1972	At Home Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
The Merry Milkmaids in Green ~ Pat Shaw/3 Couple		John Young 1721 Pat Shaw 1972	At Home Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Mr. Beveridge's Maggot ~ Shaw		Henry Playford 1695 Pat Shaw 1960	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mr. Isaac's Maggot ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1695 Pat Shaw 1969	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
My Lady Winwood's Maggot ~ Pat Shaw		John Young 1726 Pat Shaw 1960	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Nampwich Fair		John Young 1726 Pat Shaw 1964	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Nantwich Fair ~ P. Shaw		John Young 1726 Pat Shaw 1964	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Mad Moll		Henry Playford 1698 Pat Shaw 1963	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mage on a Cree ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1961	Colin Hume	Square
Broom, The Bonny, Bonny Broom ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1972	Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways
Childgrove ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Confesse, his Tune ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1960	Colin Hume	Custom3
Country Courtship ~ 3 Couple		John Young ~1726 Pat Shaw	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Country Courtship ~ Duple		John Young ~1726 Pat Shaw 1964	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Court Lady ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1960	Colin Hume	Custom3
Dick's Maggot ~ Pat Shaw		John Young 1710 Pat Shaw 1972	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Double the Cape		John Young 1710 Pat Shaw 1972	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Geud Man of Ballangigh ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1696 Pat Shaw 1959 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Hare's Maggot ~ P. Shaw		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw 1959	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
The Health ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
If all the World were Paper ~ P. Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Square
The Merry Frolic ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Merry Wassail ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Bishop ~ Pat Shaw		Thompson 1778 Pat Shaw ~1965	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Joan Transported ~ 3 Couple		Pat Shaw 1976	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Prince William		Walsh 1731 Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Quite Carr-ied Away ~ 3 Couple		Pat Shaw 1976	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
A Trip to Orpington		Pat Shaw 1959	Odd Sundays Garage Band	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Joan Transported		Pat Shaw 1976	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
Quite Carr-ied Away		Pat Shaw 1976	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor

Jul-2025

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
John Tallis's Canon		Pat Shaw 1965	Favorites of the Boston Centre Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Another Nancy's Fancy		Pat Shaw 1976	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Lang Staff		Pat Shaw 1976	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Prince William ~ Triple		Walsh 1731 Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
Auretti's Dutch Skipper		David Rutherford 1756 Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Holborn March		Wright 1740 Pat Shaw 1963 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Portsmouth ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw 1951	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Tatler		John Essex 1710 Pat Shaw 1964	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Waterfall Waltz		Pat Shaw 1965	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Free Mason ~ Pat Shaw		Thompson 1778 Pat Shaw 1962	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Jun-2025

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Female Saylor		Feuillet 1706 Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
La Matelotte		Feuillet 1706 Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Betrayed Lover		Pat Shaw 1974	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Boatman ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1966	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Dear Papa and Dear Mama #1		Pat Shaw 1974	Bare Necessities	Circle as many as will
Dear Papa and Dear Mama #2		Pat Shaw 1974	Bare Necessities	Circle as many as will
Koepoort Galliard		Pat Shaw 1996	Bare Necessities	Square
Lilli Burelro - Feuillet		Feuillet 1706 Pat Shaw 1964	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
La Lirboulaire		Feuillet 1706 Pat Shaw 1964	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Marche du Prince d'Orange		Feuillet 1706 Pat Shaw 1964	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mr. Ganiford's Maggot		Pat Shaw 1967	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
The Treacherous Lover		Pat Shaw 1974	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Up on a Lofty Mountain		Pat Shaw 1974	Bare Necessities	Square

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