Table of Contents
- Duple Minor
- Triple Minor
- Longways
- Circle
Duple Minor
Duple Minor proper
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Archer |  | Anna Rain 2015 | Odd Sundays Garage Band | Duple Minor |
| Birthday at Pinewoods | | Chris Sackett/Brooke Friendly 2008 |  | Duple Minor |
| Burns Night |  | Robert McOwen 1998 | | Duple Minor |
| From Wandsworth | | Joseph Pimentel 2018 | Goldcrest | Duple Minor |
| Home Again | | Brooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2005 | | Duple Minor |
| The Longest Night | | Chris Sackett/Brooke Friendly 2014 | | Duple Minor |
| Pilot Rock | | Chris Sackett/Brooke Friendly 2017 | | Duple Minor |
| Pluck Me a Fig | | Anna Rain 2011 | | Duple Minor |
| Revelations | | Jenna Simpson 2017 | | Duple Minor |
| Something in the Air | | Pam Stephens 2019 | | S8×32 2C/4C |
| Trip to Skye | | Renée Camus 2023 | | Duple Minor |
| Venables | | Joseph Pimentel 2018 | Goldcrest | Duple Minor |
| Vines Entwined | | Dan Blim 2024 | Frank Hoppe | Duple Minor |
Triple Minor
Triple Minor proper
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Dean Bridge of Edinburgh | | Alec Hay 1967 | | Triple Minor |
| The Fisherman's Dancing Daughters | | Denise Peet 2025 | | Triple Minor |
| Gaelforce Wind | | Derek Haynes 1996 | | Triple Minor |
| Gang the Same Gate | | Milton Levy 1990 | | Triple Minor |
| Glastonbury Tor | | Duncan Brown 2001 | | Triple Minor |
| It's About Time | | Elaine Brunken 2013 | | Triple Minor |
| Itchy Feet | | John Walton 2014 | | Triple Minor |
| Many Happy Returns ~ Briscoe | | Melbourne Briscoe 1995 | | Triple Minor |
| Marion's Medley | | Judi Hallenbeck 2009 | | Triple Minor |
| Reel Parenting | | Laura Husman 2015 | | Triple Minor |
| Les Remparts de Séville | | Aliénor Latour 2014 | | Triple Minor |
| Rendez-vous à Vichy | | Aliénor Latour 2016 | | Triple Minor |
| Slytherin House | | Chris Ronald 2016 | | Triple Minor |
| Smiling Lila | | Donald J Bartlett 2017 | | Triple Minor |
| Three Mixed | | George Williams 2025 | Colin Hume | Triple Minor |
| Triple Minor Mixer | | George Williams 2025 | Colin Hume | Triple Minor |
| Well Done Jack | | Nathaniel Kynaston 1718 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly | Bare Necessities | Triple Minor |
Longways
3 Couple Longways proper
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Landscape | | Karen and Scott MacCrone 2017 | | 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 |
| Casey Shaye | | Deanna St. Amand 2019 | | 3 Couple Longways permutation: 312 |
| El Camino Real | | Robb Quint ~2016 | | 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 |
| The Royal Road | | Robb Quint ~2016 | | 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 |
| Sea Shadows | | Chris Sackett/Brooke Friendly 2013 | | 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 |
4 Couple Longways proper
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any Which Way | | Alice M. Allen ~2016 | | 4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413 |
| Australian Ladies - Hay | | Alec Hay 1966 | | 4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341 |
| Diamonds are Forever | | Roberta Gotfried 2016 | | 4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413 |
| Hay's Australian Ladies | | Alec Hay 1966 | | 4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341 |
| The Library of Birmingham | | Kenneth J Reid 2015 | | 4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142 |
4 Couple Longways with the 2s, 4s improper
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Grey Wanderer | | Iain Boyd 1982 | | 4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413 |
4 Couple Longways with the 3s, 4s improper
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby Wilkinson's Farewell to Cranshaws | | Alasdair Brown 2015 | | 4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413 |
5 Couple Longways proper
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farewell to Balfour Road | | Andrew Buxton 2018 | | 5 Couple Longways |
| Lady in Red | | Simon Scott 2004 | | 5 Couple Longways permutation: 24153 |
| We've Nae Electric | | Gary Coull 2004 | | R5×32 5C permutation: 24153 |
Circle
Triangle / 3 Couple Circle
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The House Keys of Lisbon | | Murrough Landon 2020 | | 3 Couple Circle permutation: 312 |
Square / 4 Couple Circle
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight to Melbourne | | Shirley Campbell ~2002 | | Square permutation: 2341 |
| The Tea Pottery | | Duncan Brown ~2020 | | Square |
5 Couple Circle
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whirlpool | | Cara King 2024 | | 5 Couple Circle |
Circle as many as will
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Who Wander | | Brooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2010 | | Circle as many as will |
| Number of dances | Number of versions | Number with music |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | 46 | 5 |
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.
Set And Link
An online definition may be found here.
Bars: 4.
In a set and link, everyone takes hands on the side and sets to partner, the all drop hands. In a two couple set and link the people on the right end of their lines cast right to the other end of their line, while the people on the left end of the lines spin up or down through the center to the other end of the line.
In a three couple set and link life is more complicated, and the dancers switch orientations as well as positions. The person on the left end of the line still twirls through the center to the other end of her/his line and then faces up or down (back the way they came from). The people in the middle cast right and chase a quarter round the set, ending at top or bottom, on the center line, facing in to the set. The people on the right end of the line also cast right, and move to the other end of their sideline.
A 3 couple set and link is often done twice (to get everyone back in the normal orientation, albeit diametrically opposite where they started.
A four couple set and link is like the 2 couple in that it retains the same orientation. Here the people at the ends of the sidelines cast or twirl one place, while the people in the middle positions cast or twirl two places (so ends become new middles, and middles become new ends).
History
According to the SCDDB John Drewry claims that "set and link" was invented by Alec Hay.
Note. 1 These dances were devised between Spring 1991 and June 1992 i.e. they come after the printing of the Donside Book. Many of them were for use during a visit to New Zealand and California in October-November 1991. The New Zealand connection is emphasised by the inclusion of "set and link" which was devised by Alec Hay of Auckland. Alec said, when I met him, that he prefers dancers NOT TO HOLD HANDS when linking.— The Bankhead Book Part 2, John Drewry, 1991-1992
Looking at Alan Hay's dances, the first use I have found is Australian Ladies, 1966. The first example I have found in an RSCDS Book is in Book 23, 1967, again by Alec Hay, The Dean Bridge of Edinburgh. In both of these the two couple form is used.
The earliest 3 couple Set and Link I've found is in Gang the Same Gate, in RSCDS Book 36 (1990).
The only 4 couple set and link I know of is in The Library of Birmingham, devised 2015.
This figure makes an occasional appearance in English Country Dance, Andrew Shaw's interpretation of Kynaston's Well Done Jack (2002) is the first use I know of it, followed by Brooke Friendly & Chris Sackett's Home Again in 2005.
In his dance Fine Companion Waltz (2008) Gary Roodman describes the figure without naming it. When I asked him if he were using the Scottish figure, he said he hadn't heard of it when he wrote the dance. So I guess he developed it independently.
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