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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamand Swiss ~ Duple |  | Nancy Shepley ~1795 Kate van Winkle Keller & Ralph Sweet 1976 |  | Duple Minor |
| Captain Cook's Country Dance |  | Corri, Dussek, & Co. 1797 | | Duple Minor |
| Ding Dong Bell | | Thompson 1791 George Williams 2022 | | Duple Minor |
| The Duchess's Slipper ~ Williams | | Longman & Broderip 1790 George Williams 2024 | | Duple Minor |
| The Festival | | Longman & Broderip 1790 George Williams 2022 | | Duple Minor |
| The Haughs of Cromdale ~ Wilson | | Thomas Wilson 1816 George Williams 2024 | | Duple Minor |
| Irish Wash Woman ~ Duple | | Asa Willcox 1793 Kate van Winkle Keller & Ralph Sweet 1976 | Colin Hume | Duple Minor |
| Jackey Tarr ~ Duple | | Thomas Wilson 1816 George Williams 2021 | Colin Hume | Duple Minor |
| Lord Nelson's Waltz | | William Campbell ~1799 Regency Dances | | Duple Minor |
| Miss Devon's Reel | | D. Mackenzie 1795 George Williams 2024 | | Duple Minor |
| The Prince's Favourite | | Dale ~1800 Colin Hume 2020 | Colin Hume | Duple Minor |
| Savage Dance | | Dale ~1800 Colin Hume 2020 | Colin Hume | Duple Minor |
| Soldier's Joy ~ Duple | | Asa Willcox 1793 Kate van Winkle Keller & Ralph Sweet 1976 | | Duple Minor |
| Trip to Dunkirk | | Cahusac 1794 Thomas Knuth 2023 | | Duple Minor |
| The Walton | | Hezekiah Cantelo 1785 George Williams 2022 | | Duple Minor |
Triple Minor
Triple Minor proper
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamand Swiss | | Nancy Shepley ~1795 Kate van Winkle Keller & Ralph Sweet 1976 | | Triple Minor |
| The Barley Mow ~ Hume | | Thompson 1779 Colin Hume 2025 | Colin Hume | Triple Minor permutation: 231 |
| Black Dance ~ Straight and Skillern | | Straight and Skillern 1775 George Williams 2023 | | Triple Minor |
| La Buona Figuiliola | | Hezekiah Cantelo 1785 George Williams 2022 | | Triple Minor |
| The Christmas Tale ~ Hume | | Thompson 1778 | Colin Hume | Triple Minor |
| The Christmas Tale ~ Hume/Old Style | | Thompson 1778 | Colin Hume | Triple Minor |
| The Christmas Tale ~ Williams | | Thompson 1778 George Williams 2023 | Colin Hume | Triple Minor |
| The Disbanded Officer | | Thompshon 1787 George Williams 2023 | | Triple Minor |
| The Disbanded Officer | | Thompshon 1787 George Williams 2023 | | Triple Minor |
| The Duke of Kent's Waltz ~ Hume | | W.M. Cahusac 1801 Colin Hume 2017 | Colin Hume | Triple Minor |
| Le Fete da Village | | Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025 | Colin Hume | Triple Minor |
| Le Fete du Village | | Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025 | Colin Hume | Triple Minor |
| The Free Mason ~ Hume | | Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025 | Colin Hume | Triple Minor |
| The Hamiltonian | | Hezekiah Cantelo 1785 George Williams 2022 | | Triple Minor |
| The Hamiltonian ~ Duple | | Hezekiah Cantelo 1785 George Williams 2022 | | Triple Minor |
| He's aye a Kissing Me | | Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025 | Colin Hume | Triple Minor |
| The Herefordshire Lasses | | Longman, Lukey & Co. 1772 Pat Shaw ~1965 | | Triple Minor |
| Irish Wash Woman | | Asa Willcox 1793 Kate van Winkle Keller & Ralph Sweet 1976 | Colin Hume | Triple Minor |
| Jackey Tarr | | Thomas Wilson 1816 | Colin Hume | Triple Minor permutation: 231 |
| Jockey to the Fair ~ Bolton | | Anonymous, (New Hampshire) ~1790 Charles Bolton 1997 | | Triple Minor permutation: 231 |
| L'Allegrante | | Dale ~1800 Colin Hume 2019 | Colin Hume | Triple Minor |
| Lady Amelia Murray's Choice | | Hezekiah Cantelo 1785 George Williams 2022 | | Triple Minor |
| Lady Amelia Murray's Choice ~ Duple | | Hezekiah Cantelo 1785 George Williams 2022 | | Triple Minor |
| Lady Jean Murray's Dance | | Hezekiah Cantelo 1785 George Williams 2022 | | Triple Minor |
| Marchioness of Blandford's Reel ~ Williams | | William Campbell ~1795 George Williams 2023 | | Triple Minor |
| Marli Water Works | | Matthew Welch 1767 Pat Shaw 1963 | Colin Hume | Triple Minor permutation: 231 |
| Morpeth Rant | | Thomas Wilson 1816 Pat Shaw ~1965 | Colin Hume | Triple Minor |
| Morpeth Rant ~ 3 Couple | | Thomas Wilson 1816 Pat Shaw ~1965 | Colin Hume | Triple Minor permutation: 231 |
| Push about the Jorum ~ Bride | | Bride 1775 George Williams 2023 | | Triple Minor |
| The Rosetta | | Thompson 1778 George Williams 2025 | Colin Hume | Triple Minor |
| Soldier's Joy ~ Willcox | | Asa Willcox 1793 Kate van Winkle Keller & Ralph Sweet 1976 | | Triple Minor |
| Trip to Castle Howard ~ Hume | | Thompson 1775 Colin Hume 2025 | | Triple Minor |
Longways
2 Couple Longways proper
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Assembly | | Thompson 1778 George Williams 2025 | Colin Hume | 2 Couple Longways |
Longways as many as will proper
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Roger de Coverley ~ Wilson | | Thompson ~1770 Thomas Wilson 1808 | | Longways as many as will permutation: 23451 |
Circle
Square / 4 Couple Circle
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotillion Changes |  | Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024 | | Square multi part |
| La Sophie | | d'Aubat de St. Flour ~1757 | | Square multi part |
| Number of dances | Number of versions | Number with music |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | 46 | 19 |
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.
Linked-Arm Allemande
Also known as: Turn in Tullock Hold, Turn in Hullachan Hold.
Bars: 4.
In this style of Allemande, partners stand right shoulder to right, facing in opposite directions, they interlace their right arms, and put their left hands behind their backs, taking their partner's right hand in their left, and so linked turn around in a small circle.
History
The Regency Dance Site has a nice paper giving the history of the allemande in English dancing.
Nicholas Dukes does not define allemande in his book of Country Dance figures, published 1752.
The earliest use of "Allemande" (in English) which I have found is in Marli Water Works by Matthew Welch in perhaps ~1767 (though this date is debatable), and Pat Shaw interpreted it as a linked arm allemande.
In the US, Saltator, 1802 gives a clear description:
ALLEMANDE, is to put one hand behind and reach the other out side-ways, turning both plams backwars matching another person's presented in like manor, and the arms interweaving with them.
(And he goes on to use it in the dance Constancy).
According to the Fletts' Traditional Dancing in Scotland (page 148) The Reel of Tulloch (and hence Tullock Hold) was current subsequent to about 1880. Given the lack of an Allemande tradition in Scotland, it seems more likely that this way of turning evolved independantly rather than being a copy of the linked arm allemande from a hundred years before.
See Also
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