1820s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Tempete Dance ~ Chivers		Joseph Binns Hart ~1819 G.M.S. Chivers ~1825		Four Face Four

1850s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Tom Pete ~ Howe		Joseph Binns Hart ~1819 Elias Howe 1858		Four Face Four
La Tempete ~ Howe		Joseph Binns Hart ~1819 Elias Howe 1858		Four Face Four
Tom Pete ~ Howe		Joseph Binns Hart ~1819 Elias Howe 1858		Four Face Four

1860s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Cumberland Reel ~ Wilcock		Thompson ~1786 H. D. Wilcock 1868		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
The Lancers-Quadrilles		John Duval 1817 William B. De Garmo 1868		Square
Les Lanciers		John Duval 1817 William B. De Garmo 1868		Square

1900s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Bonnets So Blue		English Traditional ~1909 Cecil Sharp 1909		Duple Minor
The Butterfly		English Traditional ~1909 Cecil Sharp 1909		Duple Minor
Nancy's Fancy		English Traditional ~1909 Cecil Sharp 1909		Duple Minor
We Won't Go Home Until Morning		English Traditional ~1909 Cecil Sharp 1909		Duple Minor

1910s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Dull Sir John		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911		Square
The Glory of the West ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		Facing Couples
My Lady Cullen		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Newcastle ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Square
St. John		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911		Square
Saint Martin's		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball		Facing Couples
Aniseseed Water Robin		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		Duple Minor
Buckingham House 1657		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	Square
Chelsea Reach ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	Square
The Friar and the Nun		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Fryar and the Nun		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Irish Lady		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		Duple Minor
The Merry, Merry Milkmaids		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways
Up Tails All		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1912		Circle as many as will
Up Tails All ~ Sharp #1		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		Circle as many as will
Up Tails All ~ Sharp #2		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		Circle as many as will
Up Tayles All		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1912		Circle as many as will
Up Tayles All ~ Sharp #1		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		Circle as many as will
Up Tayles All ~ Sharp #2		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		Circle as many as will
Greenwood		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1916		3 Couple Longways
The Health ~ Sharp#2		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Health ~ Sharp#1		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Huntsman		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1916		3 Couple Longways
Lady Banbury's Hornpipe ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1916	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Merry Wassail ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Merry Wassail ~ Sharp#1		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Whirligig		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways

1920s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Apley House ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1702 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Brett Larsen	Duple Minor
Indian Queen		Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Jack's Maggot		Henry Playford 1702 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Maid in the Moon		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1922		3 Couple Circle
Never Love Thee More ~ Sharp		John Playford 1679 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1922 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Old Noll's Jig ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1702 Cecil Sharp 1922	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Queen's Jig		Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Cumberland Reel ~ RSCDS		Thompson ~1786 RSCDS 1924		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
The Eightsome Reel		Earl of Dunmore ~1870 RSCDS 1925		Square
La Tempête ~ RSCDS 2x2		Lowe ~1850 RSCDS 1925		Duple Minor
La Tempête ~ RSCDS		Lowe ~1850 RSCDS 1925		Four Face Four
La Tempête ~ RSCDS 2x2		Lowe ~1850 RSCDS 1925		Duple Minor
La Tempête ~ RSCDS		Lowe ~1850 RSCDS 1925		Four Face Four
Rachael Rae ~ RSCDS		W. Smyth 1830 RSCDS 1926		Triple Minor
Rachel Rae ~ RSCDS		W. Smyth 1830 RSCDS 1926		Triple Minor
The Haughs O' Cromdale ~ RSCDS		Anonymous (date unknown) RSCDS 1927		Duple Minor
Coreli's Maggot ~ Kennedy		John Young 1726 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Cottey House ~ Kennedy		Henry Playford 1702 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Mr. Cosgill's Delight ~ Kennedy		John Young 1726 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Pretty Nun ~ Kennedy		John Young 1726 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929		Duple Minor
The Rowling Eye		John Young 1726 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929		Duple Minor

1930s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Come Ashore, Jolly Tar		Anonymous (date unknown) RSCDS 1931		Duple Minor
The First of April		Thompson 1780 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931		Duple Minor
Lady Mary Menzie's Reel ~ RSCDS		Castle Menzies 1749 RSCDS 1931		Triple Minor
The Merry Meeting ~ Apted		Thompson 1778 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Mutual Love		Thompson 1777 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931		Duple Minor
Ye're Welcome Charly Stuart		Castle Menzies 1749 RSCDS 1931		Triple Minor
Athol Brays ~ RSCDS		Walsh 1731 RSCDS 1932		Triple Minor
Braes of Athol ~ RSCDS		Walsh 1731 RSCDS 1932		Triple Minor
Cadgers in the Canongate ~ RSCDS		Walsh 1760 RSCDS 1934		Triple Minor
Miss Clemy Stewart's Reel - RSCDS		Castle Menzies 1749 RSCDS 1934		Triple Minor
Lady Jean Murray's Rant ~ RSCDS		David Rutherford ~1756 RSCDS 1935		Duple Minor
Maggie Lauder ~ RSCDS		Thomas Wilson 1816 RSCDS 1935		Duple Minor
Glasgow Flourish ~ RSCDS		J. F. Wallace 1872 RSCDS 1936		Triple Minor
The Machine without Horses		John Rutherford 1772 RSCDS 1938		Triple Minor

1940s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The De'il Amang the Tailors		Joseph Dale ~1799 RSCDS 1947		Triple Minor
Jimmy's Fancy ~ RSCDS		Thompson ~1757 RSCDS 1947		Triple Minor
Miss Nancy Frowns ~ RSCDS		Johnson ~1752 RSCDS 1947		Triple Minor
Campbell's Frolic ~ RSCDS		Johnson 1751 RSCDS 1949		Triple Minor
Lord Rosslyn's Fancy		Thomas Wilson 1815 RSCDS 1949		Triple Minor

1950s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
British Sorrow		Saltator 1807 Ralph Page ~1950 Cracking Chestnuts		Triple Minor
Donald Bane ~ RSCDS		Thomas Wilson 1816 RSCDS 1953		Triple Minor
Donaldbane ~ RSCDS		Thomas Wilson 1816 RSCDS 1953		Triple Minor
Tom Pate		Joseph Binns Hart ~1819 Sibyl Clark 1954		Four Face Four
Banks of the Dee		Ralph Page 1949 Rickey Holden 1956		Duple Minor
The Ale Wife & her Barrel ~ RSCDS		Johnson 1750 RSCDS 1957		Duple Minor
The Alewife and her Barrel ~ RSCDS		Johnson 1750 RSCDS 1957		Duple Minor
Prince William of Glo's'ter's Waltz		Preston 1801 Pat Woods 1958 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Drummer - Rutherford ~ RSCDS		David Rutherford ~1756 RSCDS 1959		Triple Minor

1960s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Apley House ~ Pat Shaw		Henry Playford 1702 Pat Shaw 1960	Brett Larsen	Duple Minor
Arthur's Seat		D. A. Young 1740 Jack McConachie 1960		Triple Minor
An Adventure at Margate		Thomas Skillern 1780 A. Simons 1961		Duple Minor
Dover Pier		Preston 1791 A. Simons 1961 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Kentish Cricketers		David Rutherford ~1756 A. Simons 1961		Duple Minor
Marchioness of Blandford's Reel ~ RSCDS		William Campbell ~1795 RSCDS 1961		Duple Minor
Daphne's Delight ~ 3 Couple		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Daphne's Delight ~ Triple		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962		Triple Minor
Holborn March		Wright 1740 Pat Shaw 1963 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Mad Moll		Henry Playford 1698 Pat Shaw 1963	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Albion's Queen ~ Playford+Shaw #1		Henry Playford ~1698 Pat Shaw 1964		Duple Minor
Albion's Queen ~ Playford+Shaw #2		Henry Playford ~1698 Pat Shaw 1964		Duple Minor
Edinborough Castle ~ Shaw #1		Henry Playford ~1698 Pat Shaw 1964		Duple Minor
Edinborough Castle ~ Shaw #2		Henry Playford ~1698 Pat Shaw 1964		Duple Minor
Edinburgh Castle ~ Pat Shaw #1		Henry Playford ~1698 Pat Shaw 1964		Duple Minor
Edinburgh Castle ~ Pat Shaw #2		Henry Playford ~1698 Pat Shaw 1964		Duple Minor
The Health ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
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
La Favourite de la Reine		Matthew Welch 1767 Pat Shaw ~1965		Triple Minor
Gasconne		Voisin 1706 Pat Shaw ~1965		Duple Minor
Kelston House		John Young 1710 Pat Shaw ~1965		Duple Minor
The Spring		Thomas Bray 1699 Pat Shaw 1965		Duple Minor
Manage the Miser ~ Pat Shaw		John Young 1710 Pat Shaw 1966		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
Alice Marley		Johnson 1750 Pat Shaw 1968		Duple Minor
Dandies' Hornpipe ~ Duple		Traditional ~1820 Ralph Page 1968 Cracking Chestnuts		Duple Minor
Dandies' Hornpipe ~ Triple		Traditional ~1820 Ralph Page 1968 Cracking Chestnuts		Triple Minor
The Duke of Gloucester's March - Playford ~ 3 Couple		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw 1968		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Duke of Gloucester's March - Playford ~ Duple		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw 1968		Duple Minor
The Duke of Gloucester's March - Playford		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw 1968		Triple Minor
Miss Spark's Maggot ~ Triple		Johnson ~1752 Bernard Bentley 1968 Playford Ball		Triple Minor
Miss Spark's Maggot		Johnson ~1752 Bernard Bentley 1968 Playford Ball		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Never Love Thee More ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1679 Pat Shaw 1968	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Strum #1		John Young 1710 Pat Shaw 1968		Duple Minor
The Sword Dance, 1710 #1		John Young 1710 Pat Shaw 1968		Duple Minor

1970s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Capers at Canterbury ~ Simons		J. Power 1822 A. Simons 1970	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Duke of Kent's Waltz ~ Simons		W.M. Cahusac 1801 A. Simons 1970 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Haste to the Wedding ~ RSCDS		Anonymous (date unknown) RSCDS 1970		Duple Minor
The Beaus of the Park		Johnson ~1733 Bernard Bentley 1971	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Bromley Bells		Thompson 1774 A. Simons 1971		Duple Minor
Doll Tearsheet's Rant		Johnson ~1764 Bernard Bentley 1971		Triple Minor
The Jolly Cooper		William Randall 1773 Bernard Bentley 1971		Triple Minor
Spanish Gypsie ~ Square		John Playford 1651 Bernard Bentley 1971		Square
Spanish Gypsie ~ Longways		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Bernard Bentley 1971		4 Couple Longways
The Spanish Jeepsie		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Bernard Bentley 1971		4 Couple Longways
Top and Bottom ~ Bentley		Johnson ~1733 Bernard Bentley 1971	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
News From Tripoly		Henry Playford 1701 Pat Shaw 1973 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
The Twins		John Playford 1657 Tom Cook 1975		4 Couple Longways
The College Hornpipe - Willcox		Asa Willcox 1793 Kate van Winkle Keller & Ralph Sweet 1976		Triple Minor
The College Hornpipe - Willcox, Duple		Asa Willcox 1793 Kate van Winkle Keller & Ralph Sweet 1976		Duple Minor
The Convention		John Griffiths 1794 James E. Morrison 1976		Square
Elegance and Simplicity ~ Morrison		Ladies and Gentlemen's Companion 1803 James E. Morrison 1976		Triple Minor
The Fisher's Hornpipe ~ Duple		John Griffiths 1788 Kate van Winkle Keller & Ralph Sweet 1976		Duple Minor
The Fisher's Hornpipe		John Griffiths 1788 Kate van Winkle Keller & Ralph Sweet 1976		Triple Minor
German Spa		John Griffiths 1794 Kate van Winkle Keller & Ralph Sweet 1976		Duple Minor
The Lily		Clement Weeks 1783 Kate van Winkle Keller & Ralph Sweet 1976		Triple Minor
Love Forever		Asa Willcox 1793 Kate van Winkle Keller & Ralph Sweet 1976		Triple Minor
Love in a Village		Nancy Shepley ~1795 Kate van Winkle Keller & Ralph Sweet 1976		Duple Minor
Marlbrouk		J.J. Buckingham 1808 James E. Morrison 1976		Square
Miss Moore's Rant		Asa Willcox 1793 Kate van Winkle Keller & Ralph Sweet 1976		Duple Minor
Mr. Turner's Academy Cotillion		J.J. Buckingham 1808 James E. Morrison 1976		Square
Saint Patrick's Day in the Morning ~ Duple		Clement Weeks 1783 Kate van Winkle Keller & Ralph Sweet 1976		Duple Minor
Saint Patrick's Day in the Morning		Clement Weeks 1783 Kate van Winkle Keller & Ralph Sweet 1976		Triple Minor
Yankee Doodle - Duple		John H. Ives 1799 James E. Morrison 1976		Duple Minor
The Young Widow ~ Morrison		John Griffiths 1788 James E. Morrison 1976 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
Bonnie Lass ~ RSCDS		John Young 1710 RSCDS 1977		Triple Minor
Clapham Frolick		Johnson 1751 Bernard Bentley 1977		Duple Minor
Hooper's Jig ~ RSCDS		Johnson 1751 RSCDS ~1977		Triple Minor
Hooper's Jigg ~ RSCDS		Johnson 1751 RSCDS ~1977		Triple Minor
Paston's Maggot ~ Bentley		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Bernard Bentley 1977	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Pretty Polly ~ RSCDS		John Young 1710 RSCDS 1977		Triple Minor
Sandy o'er the Lea		Thomas Skillern ~1776 RSCDS ~1977		Duple Minor
The Sprigs of Laurel		Thompston 1794 Bernard Bentley 1977		Duple Minor
Tom Jones		David Rutherford ~1770 Bernard Bentley 1977	Odd Sundays Garage Band	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
What You Please - Skillern ~ RSCDS		Thomas Skillern 1780 RSCDS ~1977		Triple Minor
Wood Lark		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1977		Duple Minor
Alterations		Johnson 1753 Kathryn and David Wright 1979 Playford Assembly	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Dam it ~ Cook		Walsh 1740 Tom Cook 1979		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

1980s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Sea Nymphs		John Young 1726 Bernard Bentley 1980		Duple Minor
A Man's a Man for a' That ~ RSCDS		Thomas Wilson 1816 RSCDS 1981		Triple Minor
Bath Medley		Wright 1740 Ken Sheffield 1982		Duple Minor
Butter'd Pease		Wright 1740 Ken Sheffield 1982		Duple Minor
Haste to the Wedding ~ Sheffield		Thomas Wilson 1816 Ken Sheffield 1982		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Rural Felicity - Wilson		Thomas Wilson 1816 Ken Sheffield 1982		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Sicilian Dance		Thomas Wilson 1816 Ken Sheffield 1982		Duple Minor
Sun Assembly		Thompson ~1757 Ken Sheffield 1982 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Wright's Butter'd Peas		Wright 1740 Ken Sheffield 1982		Duple Minor
Guardian Angels ~ Sheffield		Thompson 1776 Ken Sheffield 1983		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Rainbow ~ Sheffield		Thompson 1774 Ken Sheffield 1983		Duple Minor
The Ton ~ Sheffield		Thompson 1778 Ken Sheffield 1983	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Tom Jones ~ Wright		Gentlemen's Magazine 1750 Kathryn & David Wright 1984 Playford Assembly	Odd Sundays Garage Band	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Up Tails All ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1985		Square
Up Tayles All ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1985		Square
The Tub #2 ~ Bolton		John Young 1718 Charles Bolton 1986		Duple Minor
Wakefield Hunt		Thompson 1779 Tom Cook 1987 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
East Indian		Thompson 1783 Ken Sheffield 1988 Playford Assembly	Bonnie Insull, Susan McNeil, and Robert Winokur	Triple Minor
Queen Bess's Dame of Honour		John Young 1710 Charles Bolton 1988		Duple Minor
Le Débauché		Johnson ~1752 Charles Bolton 1989		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Oyle of Barley		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1989		3 Couple Longways
Stingo		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1989		3 Couple Longways

1990s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Bonny Lad & Bonny Lass		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990		Duple Minor
The Bowmen of Kent ~ Simons/Triple		Thomas Skillern 1795 A. Simons ~1990	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
The Bowmen of Kent ~ Simons/3 Couple		Thomas Skillern 1795 A. Simons ~1990	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Captain McCann		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990		Duple Minor
The Clout		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990		Duple Minor
Cox Heath		Thompson 1779 A. Simons ~1990		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Fair Quaker of Deal - Johnson		Johnson ~1753 A. Simons ~1990		Duple Minor
The Free Masons		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990		Duple Minor
The Gallopping Nagg		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990		Duple Minor
Greenwich Hill		Francis Werner 1785 A. Simons ~1990		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Greenwich Hospital		John Young 1718 A. Simons ~1990		Duple Minor
Greenwich Park - Thompson		Thompson 1779 A. Simons ~1990		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Haymakers		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Hop Garden		Anonymous (date unknown) A. Simons ~1990		Duple Minor
The Humours of Dublin		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Jubilee Jigg		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990		Duple Minor
The Kentish Bowmen - Bland		Bland 1792 A. Simons ~1990		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Kentish Ramble		Dodd 1795 A. Simons ~1990		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Knole Park - Bishop		Bishop 1788 A. Simons ~1990		3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
The Major		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990		Duple Minor
Margate Wash		Thomas Skillern 1782 A. Simons ~1990		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Medly		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990		Duple Minor
The Parson of Eltham - Johnson		Johnson 1744 A. Simons ~1990		Duple Minor
Port Royal		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990		Duple Minor
The Queen of Sheba		Marjorie Heffer & William Porter 1932 Colin Hume ~1990		4 Couple Longways
The Ragg		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Rakes of Rochester - Rutherford		David Rutherford ~1759 A. Simons ~1990	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
A Ramble to Greenwich		Martin's Miscellaneous Correspondence 1757 A. Simons ~1990		Duple Minor
Rostillion		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990		Duple Minor
Sailor's Dance		Johnson ~1753 A. Simons ~1990		Duple Minor
This Great World's a Trouble		John & William Neal 1726 Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990		Duple Minor
Trip to Margate by the Sea		Paine 1807 A. Simons ~1990		Duple Minor
The Charmer ~ Cook		Nathaniel Kynaston 1717 Tom Cook 1991	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142
The Mask		Henry Playford 1688 Colin Hume ~1992	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Young Widow ~ Bolton		John Griffiths 1788 Charles Bolton 1992	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Apley House ~ Playford Ball		Henry Playford 1702 Kate van Winkle Keller & Genevieve Shimer 1994 Playford Ball	Brett Larsen	Duple Minor
Corelli's Gavot ~ Sheffield		John Young 1726 Ken Sheffield 1995		Duple Minor
Cottey House ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1702 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Jack of Both Sides		Johnson ~1750 Ken Sheffield (mod) 1995		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
London Bridge		Walsh 1718 Fried de Metz Herman 1995		Duple Minor
Mr. Cosgill's Delight ~ Sheffield		John Young 1726 Ken Sheffield 1995		Duple Minor
The Romp		Thompson 1787 Ken Sheffield 1995		Triple Minor
Jacques Latin		G. Willsim 1755 Charles Hendrickson 1996 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Jaque Latin		G. Willsim 1755 Charles Hendrickson 1996 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Never Love Thee More ~ Hume		John Playford 1679 Colin Hume 1996	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Drummer - Thompson		Thompson 1757 Charles Bolton 1997 Playford Assembly	Bonnie Insull, Susan McNeil, and Robert Winokur	Duple Minor
Hogsdon Square		John Young 1710 Charles Bolton 1997	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Hoxton Square		John Young 1710 Charles Bolton 1997	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor

2000s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Blenheim House		Nathaniel Kynaston 1711 Andrew Shaw 2000		Duple Minor
The Glory of the West ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 2000		Facing Couples
The Mulberry Maid		John Playford 1670 Charles Bolton 2000		Duple Minor
Paston's Maggot ~ A. Shaw		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Andrew Shaw 2000	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Sprigs of Laurel for Admiral Nelson		Preston 1799 Anonymous ~2000		Duple Minor
Top & Bottom ~ Beer		Johnson ~1733 Jenny Beer 2000	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Newcastle ~ Barraclough		John Playford 1651 Michael Barraclough 2001	Colin Hume	Square
Newcastle United		John Playford 1651 Michael Barraclough 2001	Colin Hume	Square
La Gavre		Pierre Trappeniers 1777 Philippe Callens 2002 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Vaughan's Ramble ~ A. Shaw		Nathaniel Kynaston 1711 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Come Brave Boys		Walsh 1712 Philippe Callens 2004		Duple Minor
The Young Widow ~ Smukler		John Griffiths 1788 David Smukler 2005 Cracking Chestnuts	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
Dam It		Nathaniel Kynaston 1718 Andrew Shaw 2006		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
A Trip to Holy-Well		Nathaniel Kynaston 1718 Andrew Shaw 2006		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Vigo		Henry Playford 1703 Andrew Shaw 2006		Duple Minor
Mad Moll ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1698 Colin Hume 2007	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
A Perfect Ten		Orly Krasner 2002		5 Couple Longways permutation: 23451
The Boston March		Traditional (date unknown) Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Triple Minor
Elegance and Simplicity		Ladies and Gentlemen's Companion 1803 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Triple Minor
The Fisher's Hornpipe ~ Chestnut, Duple		John Griffiths 1788 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Duple Minor
Morning Star		Elizabeth Burchenal 1918 Smukler & Millstone ~2008		Duple Minor
Washington Quickstep		Elias Howe 1858 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Duple Minor
Diamond Hall		John Young 1710 Fried de Metz Herman 2009		Duple Minor
Hill House		Henry Bishop 1788 Fried de Metz Herman 2009		Duple Minor
Manage the Miser ~ Herman		John Young 1710 Fried de Metz Herman 2009		Duple Minor
Robin a' Bobbin		Johnson 1751 Fried de Metz Herman 2009		Duple Minor

2010s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Capers at Canterbury ~ Cooper		J. Power 1822 Paul Cooper ~2010	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Manage the Miser ~ Callens		John Young 1710 Philippe Callens ~2011		Duple Minor
Chelsea Reach ~ Hume		John Playford 1657 Colin Hume 2013	Bare Necessities	Square
Coridon and Phillis		Walsh 1718 Andrew Shaw 2013		Duple Minor
Kelston House		Walsh 1708 Andrew Shaw 2013		Duple Minor
O Frabjous Day!		Walsh 1718 Andrew Shaw 2013		Duple Minor
St. John's Meeting House		Walsh 1708 Andrew Shaw 2013		Duple Minor
Newcastle ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2016	Colin Hume	Square
Anna Holden's Waltz		John Drewry 1991 Jenny Beer 2017		Duple Minor
Cuckolds all a Row ~ Barraclough		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Michael Barraclough ~2017	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Cuckolds all Awry ~ Barraclough		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Michael Barraclough ~2017	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
The Duke of Kent's Waltz ~ Hume		W.M. Cahusac 1801 Colin Hume 2017	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
O'er Boggie ~ Walsh		Walsh 1735 Andrew Shaw 2017		Duple Minor
The Ridicule — A Cotillion ~ Daye		Skillern & Challoner ~1808 Anne Daye ~2017	Colin Hume	Square
The Ridicule — A Cotillion ~ Winston		Skillern & Challoner ~1808 Alan Winston ~2017	Colin Hume	Square
Young Phillis of Wakefeild		Walsh 1715 Andrew Shaw 2017	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Young Phillis of Wakefield		Walsh 1715 Andrew Shaw 2017	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Albion's Queen ~ Andrew Shaw		Walsh 1706 Andrew Shaw ~2018	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Barksheir		Walsh 1706 Andrew Shaw ~2018	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Don Pedro		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
The Gun		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
Kettle Drum		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019	MGM and Reunion	Square
Misunderstood Loon		Nathaniel Jack 2019 SBCDS 2019		Becket
Punk's Delight		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
The Punk's Delight (The New Way)		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
The Saraband		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
Skellamefago		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
The Valiant Captain		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor

2020s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Albion's Queen ~ Playford+Williams		Henry Playford ~1698 George Williams 2021		Duple Minor
Ecossoise #2 ~ Chivers, Old Style Progression		G.M.S. Chivers 1821 George Williams 2021		Duple Minor
Edinborough Castle ~ Williams		Henry Playford ~1698 George Williams 2021		Duple Minor
Edinburgh Castle ~ Williams		Henry Playford ~1698 George Williams 2021		Duple Minor
Lady Banbury's Hornpipe ~ Hume/Sharp		John Playford 1657 Colin Hume 2021	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Lady Lye near Me		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021		Duple Minor
The Machine without Horses ~ Rutherford		John Rutherford 1772 George Williams 2021		Triple Minor
Mountain Hornpipe		Elias Howe 1862 George Williams 2021		Triple Minor
Pretty Nun ~ Williams		John Young 1726 George Williams 2021		Duple Minor
Roger de Coverley		Thomas Wilson 1809 George Williams 2021		Triple Minor
What You Please - Skillern		Thomas Skillern 1780 George Williams 2021		Triple Minor
What You Please - Skillern/Duple		Thomas Skillern 1780 George Williams 2021		Duple Minor
Arkansas Traveller		Elias Howe 1858 George Williams 2022	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
La Belle Frêne		Hezekiah Cantelo 1785 George Williams 2022		Triple Minor
Ca' the Ewes ~ Williams		Thomas Wilson 1816 George Williams 2022		Duple Minor
Cadgers in the Canongate ~ Williams		Walsh 1760 George Williams 2022		Triple Minor
Cadgers in the Conongate ~ Williams		Walsh 1760 George Williams 2022		Triple Minor
Campbel's Frolick ~ Duple		Johnson 1751 George Williams 2022		Duple Minor
Campbel's Frolick ~ Williams		Johnson 1751 George Williams 2022		Triple Minor
Campbell's Frolic ~ Williams		Johnson 1751 George Williams 2022		Triple Minor
Cheshire Rounds - Wilson #2		Thomas Wilson 1809 George Williams 2022		Triple Minor
Cheshire Rounds - Wilson #1 ~ Duple		Thomas Wilson 1809 George Williams 2022		Duple Minor
Cheshire Rounds - Wilson #1		Thomas Wilson 1809 George Williams 2022		Triple Minor
Ding Dong Bell		Thompson 1791 George Williams 2022		Duple Minor
Fairy Queen - Young		John Young 1726 George Williams 2022	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Grant's Rant ~ Duple		Thompson 1770 George Williams 2022		Duple Minor
Guardian Angels ~ Williams		Thompson 1776 George Williams 2022		Triple Minor
Hooper's Jigg ~ Duple		Johnson 1751 George Williams 2022		Duple Minor
Hooper's Jigg ~ Williams		Johnson 1751 George Williams 2022		Triple Minor
Lady George Murray's Reel ~ 3 Couple		Hezekiah Cantelo 1785 George Williams 2022		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Lady George Murray's Reel		Hezekiah Cantelo 1785 George Williams 2022		Triple Minor
Linnen Hall ~ 3 Couple		Thompson 1779 George Williams 2022	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Linnen Hall		Thompson 1779 George Williams 2022	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Mrs. Lt. Colonel Johnson's Reel		Hezekiah Cantelo 1785 George Williams 2022		Triple Minor
Off She Goes ~ Williams		Thomas Wilson 1816 George Williams 2022	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Old Noll's Jig ~ Hume		Henry Playford 1702	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Paston's Maggot ~ Williams		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 George Williams 2022	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
The Siege of Belgrade		Thompson 1792 George Williams 2022		Duple Minor
The Young Widow - Fentum		Fentum 1803 George Williams 2022		Triple Minor
The Ale Wife & Her Barrel ~ Hume		Johnson 1750 Colin Hume 2023	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
La Belle Anglaise ~ Duple		Pierre Trappeniers 1777 George Williams 2023		Duple Minor
La Belle Anglaise		Pierre Trappeniers 1777 George Williams 2023		Triple Minor
Black Dance ~ Straight and Skillern		Straight and Skillern 1775 George Williams 2023		Triple Minor
The Bowmen of Kent ~ Hume/3 Couple		Thomas Skillern 1795 Colin Hume 2023	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Cumberland Reel		Thompson ~1786 George Williams 2023		Duple Minor
Jemmey's Fancy ~ Thompson		Thompson ~1757 George Williams 2023		Triple Minor
The Knot		John Playford 1686 George Williams 2023		Triple Minor
Lord Dalkeith's Reel		Ignatius Sancho 1779 George Williams 2023	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Duple Minor
Marchioness of Blandford's Reel ~ Williams		William Campbell ~1795 George Williams 2023		Duple Minor
Miss Nancy Frowns ~ Johnson		Johnson ~1752 George Williams 2023		Triple Minor
Rachel Rae ~ Williams		W. Smyth 1830 George Williams 2023		Triple Minor
The Tempest ~ Thompson		Thompson 1782 George Williams 2023		Duple Minor
The Bonny Lads		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024		Square
The Bonny Lass ~ Williams		John Young 1710 George Williams 2024		Triple Minor
Les Bons Enfans		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024		Square
Chivonian Circle ~ Matilda (Chivers)		G.M.S. Chivers 1822 George Williams 2024		Four Face Four
The Constant Lover #2		John Young ~1726 Andrew Shaw 2024		Triple Minor
Cotillion Changes		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024		Square
The Devil upon two sticks		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024		Square
Le Diable Boiteux		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024		Square
Ely Court		Henry Playford 1701 Andrew Shaw 2024		3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Flying Stagg		Straight & Skillern 1770 George Williams 2024		Duple Minor
La Fracas des Medecin		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024		Square
The Labyrinth		Walsh 1750 Andrew Shaw 2024		Triple Minor
Lady Jane Murray's Rant ~ Williams		David Rutherford ~1756 George Williams 2024		Duple Minor
Let Glasgow Flourish ~ Williams		J. F. Wallace 1872 George Williams 2024		Triple Minor
The Mad Doctor		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024		Square
Maggie Lauder ~ Williams		Thomas Wilson 1816 George Williams 2024		Duple Minor
A Man's a Man for a' That ~ Williams		Thomas Wilson 1816 George Williams 2024		Triple Minor
Le Medecin Extravagante		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024		Square
Miss Clemy Stewart's Reel - Williams		Castle Menzies 1749 George Williams 2024		Triple Minor
Le Moulinet		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024	Colin Hume	Square
Newcastle ~ Revels		John Playford 1651 Santa Barbara Revels 2024	Colin Hume	Square
The Original Tampete ~ Burnton		Burnton 1851 George Williams 2024		Four Face Four
The Physical Squabble		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024		Square
Quabbin Waltz ~ Summersweet		Gary Roodman 2023 Gary Roodman 2024	Anna Patton, Karen Axelrod, and Kate Barnes	Square
The Royal Traveller		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024		Square
La Tempete ~ Henderson#1		Mrs. Nicholas Henderson ~1862 George Williams 2024		Four Face Four
La Tempête ~ Lowe (Original)		Lowe ~1850 George Williams 2024		Four Face Four
La Tempete ~ Reilley		E. B. Reilley 1870 George Williams 2024		Four Face Four
La Tempete ~ Skinner		James Scott Skinner ~1880 George Williams 2024		Four Face Four
La Tempète ~ Whale#1		Whale 1851 George Williams 2024		Four Face Four
La Tempete Originale ~ Hofer		Mari Ruef Hofer 1917 George Williams 2024		Four Face Four
Tempete ~ Carpenter		Constantine Carpenter 1879 George Williams 2024		Four Face Four
Tempête ~ Liller		Johann Nicolaus Liller 1842 George Williams 2024		Four Face Four
The Original Tampete ~ Burnton		Burnton 1851 George Williams 2024		Four Face Four
La Tempete ~ Henderson#1		Mrs. Nicholas Henderson ~1862 George Williams 2024		Four Face Four
La Tempête ~ Lowe (Original)		Lowe ~1850 George Williams 2024		Four Face Four
La Tempete ~ Reilley		E. B. Reilley 1870 George Williams 2024		Four Face Four
La Tempete ~ Skinner		James Scott Skinner ~1880 George Williams 2024		Four Face Four
La Tempète ~ Whale#1		Whale 1851 George Williams 2024		Four Face Four
Tempete ~ Carpenter		Constantine Carpenter 1879 George Williams 2024		Four Face Four
Tempête ~ Liller		Johann Nicolaus Liller 1842 George Williams 2024		Four Face Four
La Tempete Originale ~ Hofer		Mari Ruef Hofer 1917 George Williams 2024		Four Face Four
Le Vovageur Royal		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024		Square
The Windmill		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024	Colin Hume	Square
Boo ~ Dove		Sue McKinnell 2025 Jessie Dove 2025		Duple Minor
Dam it ~ Williams		Walsh 1740 George Williams 2025		Triple Minor
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 Merry Meeting ~ Hume		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Le Moulinet		Thomas Hurst 1769 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Square
Newport Assembly		Thompson 1778 George Williams 2025	Colin Hume	2 Couple Longways
The Rose		Thompson 1778 George Williams 2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Royal Traveller		Thomas Hurst 1769 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Square
The Salloon		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Ton ~ Hume		Thompson 1778 George Williams 2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Le Vovageur Royal		Thomas Hurst 1769 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Square
The Windmill		Thomas Hurst 1769 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Square
Grand Petronelle ~ Quadrille		J. P. Boulogne 1827 George Williams 2026	Colin Hume	Square
Petronelle ~ Quadrille		J. P. Boulogne 1827 George Williams 2026	Colin Hume	Square
Soho Square		John Young 1718 Colin Hume 2026	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Number of dances	Number of versions	Number with music
333	333	92

Warning: The figures for each dance is generated programmatically by regular expression matching and may be in error. Also, for old dances, they reflect the figures used by the interpreter which may not match those of the deviser.

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Hands Across

Also known as: Star, Cross, Le Moulinet, Mill.

Bars: 4.

Like circles, hands across (or stars) come in both left and right varieties.

To make a right hand star you turn so your right shoulder is toward the center and take the hand of whoever is diagonally across from you. You do not take hands with the other people in the set; instead they will join hands and the two clasps should rest one above the other — this is called a “hands across star”. (In Scottish Country Dance the convention is that the 1st lady and whomever she is clasping will have their hands on top, but I have never heard any rule for English). You then turn the star clockwise until you are back where you started.

In a left hand star, of course you clasp left hands instead and turn the other direction.

Stars may also be fractionalized. “Left hand star half” is a common call.

Sometimes a star in one direction is followed immediately by a star in the other, in which case the distance you travel in the first star is irrelevant as long as you are back where you started at the end of the second.

Occasionally you will have a 3, 5, or 6 person star. You can’t really clasp hands across in this case, just grab into the knot at the middle. A 2 person star is just a hand turn.

Variants

In Contra Dancing, instead of taking hands with the person diagonally across from you, stars are usually made by grasping the wrist of the person in front of you.

Square dancing uses this wrist star when everyone in it is male, but for mixed stars, or stars with all women you simply put your hand in toward the center and touch the other people.

History

The Lovelace MS, 1621~1648, uses the term "hands acrosse" in the dance Bobbin Jone, as does Playford, 1651, and everyone after up to Wilson, 1808.

Cotillions called it Le Moulinet (which means little mill, or little windmill) when they started arriving from France in the 1760s.

In the US: Howe, 1858, page 116, (Boston) still describes a quadrille figure called "Le Moulinet" as "hands across", but he goes on to say that it can also be called a "cross" and a "star". Burchenal, 1918, describes a figure she calls "The Mill" (not using "hands across" or "star"). Modern Square dancing and Contra dancing (and to a lesser extent modern English dancing) call the figure a "star".

See Also

• Hand Turn
• Star Promenade

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