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Country Dances, Ancient and Modern

Aug-2026

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
ChoreograffitiRenée Camus 2026
no musicDuple Minor

Jun-2026

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Antic Hay ~ MenGeorge Williams 2026
no musicTriple Minor
Antic Hay ~ WomenGeorge Williams 2026
no musicTriple Minor
Grunion Run ~ 4 CoupleGeorge Williams 2026
no music4 Couple Longways
Grunion Run ~ Triple/TripleGeorge Williams 2026
no musicTriple Minor

May-2026

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Captain Cook's Country DanceCorri, Dussek, & Co. 1797
no musicDuple Minor

Apr-2026

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Ben the SailorGeorge McFarren 1808
Regency Dances
no musicTriple Minor

Mar-2026

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Bauldy Bain's FiddleJohn Bowie Dickson 1978
no musicTriple Minor
The Black Leather JigGeoffrey Selling ~1995
no musicTriple Minor

Feb-2026

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
SunflowersOrly Krasner 2022
no musicDuple Minor
Flowers of Edinburgh - MayfaireTraditional (date unknown)
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Cannock ChaseCharles Bolton 1991
Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry Wergeland3 Couple Longways permutation: 312

Jan-2026

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
26 Years in 32 BarsRachel McDonald 2026
no musicTriple Minor

Oct-2025

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Love's Triumph ~ FriedJohn Young 1710
Fried de Metz Herman ~1999
Colin HumeTriple Minor
Love's Triumph ~ HiggsJohn Young 1710
Scott Higgs 2019
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Ties of LoveJenny Beer 2018
Frank HoppeDuple Minor
Vines EntwinedDan Blim 2024
Frank HoppeDuple Minor

Sep-2025

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Welcome Back, GeorgeRachel McDonald 2025
no musicTriple Minor
When Nothing Goes Right, Go Left!Rachel McDonald 2025
no musicTriple Minor
The Maid's Last Wish ~ CookHenry Playford 1695
Tom Cook (mod) 1979
no musicDuple Minor
From Bud to BloomBrooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2024
no musicDuple Minor

Jul-2025

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Braes of TulliemetAnonymous (date unknown)
RSCDS 1931
no musicTriple Minor
The Dream CatcherEileen Orr 2001
no musicSquare
The GentlemanRoz Scott Huxley 1986
no musicTriple Minor
Vintage SimonDorothy Hargreaves ~2013
no music5 Couple Longways permutation: 35214

May-2025

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Morland Waltz ~ DupleColin Hume 2010
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Morland Waltz ~ 3 CoupleColin Hume 2010
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Morland Waltz ~ 5 CoupleColin Hume 2010
Colin Hume5 Couple Longways permutation: 24153

Mar-2025

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Hamburger SpecialPat Shaw 1974
Marjorie Fennessy 1983
no musicDuple Minor
Hamburger Special ~ VerbilPat Shaw 1974
Lindsay Verbil 1983
no musicDuple Minor
The Restoration of King Charles ~ ¿Page?John Young 1726
¿Chris Page? ~2025
no musicDuple Minor
A Waltz for RichardChris Page 2018
no musicDuple Minor

Feb-2025

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Colin's TambourineColin Hume 2001
Dampier's RoundDuple Minor
Barham Down ~ WilliamsHenry Playford 1701
George Williams 2025
no musicTriple Minor
Little Grey CatRenée Camus 2023
no musicDuple Minor

Jan-2025

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Barham Down ~ BlackHenry Playford 1701
Daisy Black 2019
Colin HumeDuple Minor

Dec-2024

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Ah, Leave Me not to PineColin Hume 2024
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 312

Nov-2024

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
RevelationsJenna Simpson 2017
no musicDuple Minor
Tie the KnotRenée Camus & Alex Bradley 2024
no musicDuple Minor
Newcastle ~ RevelsJohn Playford 1651
Santa Barbara Revels 2024
Colin HumeSquare

Jul-2024

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
To Dance DivineBrooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 2010
no musicDuple Minor

Feb-2024

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
HeartwoodMichael Wood 2021
no musicDuple Minor

Oct-2023

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Female Saylor ~ RoeFeuillet 1706
Peggy Roe
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
La Matelotte ~ RoeFeuillet 1706
Peggy Roe
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor

Aug-2023

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Treasure of the Big WoodsJoseph Pimentel 2005
GoldcrestDuple Minor

Jul-2023

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Farmer's JoyJoseph Pimentel 2012
GoldcrestDuple Minor
SummersweetGary Roodman 2023
Anna Patton, Eric Martin, Karen Axelrod, and Kate BarnesDuple Minor
Barham Down ~ SimonsHenry Playford 1701
A. Simons ~1990
Colin HumeTriple Minor

Jun-2023

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Starry NightBob Harmon 2008
no musicTriple Minor
Santa Monica RagLos Angeles Branch Demonstraion Team ~2016
no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Mr. B's JigDeresa Kenney ~2016
no musicTriple Minor

May-2023

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Land of EnchantmentDianne Wilson 2006
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Mistress MaryAnthea Macdonald 2015
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Down Under, Hands Up!Jon Reeves 2015
no musicTriple Minor
El Camino RealRobb Quint ~2016
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Janet Rennie's StrathspeyJack Rennie ~2016
no musicTriple Minor
The Royal RoadRobb Quint ~2016
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Crossing CorryvreckanGerry & Jean McGuire ~2016
no musicTriple Minor
Any Which Way ~ 3 CoupleAlice M. Allen ~2016
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Tuolumne TournéeShirley Saturensky 1994
no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
The 30th Anniversary BallGail Haverson 2007
no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142
Reel ParentingLaura Husman 2015
no musicTriple Minor
The Four BranchesBill Hartung ~2016
no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
The IntrudersJeff Altman 2015
no musicTriple Minor
Piper FrapMary Shoolbraid Brandon 1975
no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 2143
Piper Frap ~ 3 CoupleMary Shoolbraid Brandon 1975
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Mar-2023

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Mairi's WeddingJames B. Cosh 1959
no musicTriple Minor

Feb-2023

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
GleanersRon Coxall ~1999
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Jan-2023

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Cherries and ChocolatesMiriam Newman 2009
Odd Sundays Garage BandTriple Minor
New MapMargaret & Jeff Bary ~2022
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 312

Nov-2022

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Chuck's StrathspeyFrank Wu 2013
no musicTriple Minor
Diamonds are ForeverRoberta Gotfried 2016
no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413

Oct-2022

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Poppy and the ThistleDeanna St. Amand 2015
no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142
Bel CantoSusan Kevra 2018
Odd Sundays Garage BandDuple Minor

Sep-2022

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
HeartlandOrly Krasner 1999
no musicDuple Minor
Mrs. Hill's Dance ~ A. ShawNathaniel Kynaston 1710
Andrew Shaw ~2015
Odd Sundays Garage Band3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

May-2022

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
White WheatHazel Moir 2005
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Mar-2022

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Step Stately ~ PalmerJohn Playford 1651
William Palmer 1987
no music3 Couple Longways
The TreasureFried de Metz Herman 2000
no music3 Couple Longways

Feb-2022

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
My Lord Byron's Maggot ~ Pat ShawHenry Playford 1701
Pat Shaw ~1965
no musicDuple Minor
Mr. Isaac's Maggot ~ Pat ShawHenry Playford 1695
Pat Shaw 1969
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor

Jan-2022

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Beauteous Grove ~ CookNathaniel Kynaston 1711
Tom Cook 1975
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Dec-2021

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Apley House ~ Pat ShawHenry Playford 1702
Pat Shaw 1960
Brett LarsenDuple Minor
King's MaggotJohn Young 1718
Andrew Shaw 2017
Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry Wergeland3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
New YorkJohn Young 1718
Andrew Shaw 2017
Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry Wergeland3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Nov-2021

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Black and GreyJohn Playford 1686
Andrew Shaw 2009
Colin HumeTriple Minor
Bury Fair ~ A. ShawHenry Playford 1696
Andrew Shaw 2009
Bare NecessitiesTriple Minor

Oct-2021

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Red and all Red ~ HumeLister 1753
Colin Hume 2003
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Sep-2021

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Mr. Isaac's Maggot ~ HumeHenry Playford 1695
Colin Hume 1996
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Jackey TarrThomas Wilson 1816
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Grimstock ~ DaviesJohn Playford 1651
Rhodri Davies 2020
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
Hobb's WeddingHenry Playford 1695
Colin Hume 2007
Colin HumeDuple Minor
A Kissing Dance in the Country WakeHenry Playford 1695
Colin Hume 2007
Colin HumeDuple Minor

Aug-2021

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Bury Fair ~ SharpHenry Playford 1696
Cecil Sharp 1922
Bare NecessitiesTriple Minor
My Lord Byron's Maggot ~ Regency DancesHenry Playford 1701
Regency Dances
no musicDuple Minor
My Lord Byron's Maggot ~ SharpHenry Playford 1701
Cecil Sharp 1922
no musicDuple Minor

Jul-2021

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Easter MornErna-Lynne Bogue 1994
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Restoration of King Charles ~ BoltonJohn Young 1726
Charles Bolton 2003
no musicDuple Minor

Jun-2021

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Kensington CourtHenry Playford 1695
Charles Bolton 1985
no musicDuple Minor

Apr-2021

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
NoisettePhilippe Callens 2004
no musicDuple Minor

Feb-2021

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Step StatelyJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
Step Stately ~ HumeJohn Playford 1651
Colin Hume 1995
Colin Hume5 Couple Longways
Love's Triumph ~ CallensJohn Young 1710
Philippe Callens 2004
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Prince WilliamWalsh 1731
Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Mr. Isaac's Maggot ~ SharpHenry Playford 1695
Cecil Sharp 1916
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor

Jan-2021

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Love's Triumph ~ BentleyJohn Young 1710
Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Love's Triumph ~ HumeJohn Young 1710
Colin Hume 2007
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Love's Triumph ~ TripleJohn Young 1710
Colin Hume 2007
Colin HumeTriple Minor
Hambleton's Round OJohn Young 1710
Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball
Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry WergelandTriple Minor
Another Nancy's FancyPat Shaw 1976
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Lang StaffPat Shaw 1976
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor

Dec-2020

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Dublin BayJohn Young 1710
Bernard Bentley 1962
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
We'll Wed and We'll Bed ~ BentleyJohn Young 1710
Bernard Bentley 1962
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Female SaylorFeuillet 1706
Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
La MatelotteFeuillet 1706
Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Cockle shells ~ (Triple)Henry Playford 1701
Bare NecessitiesTriple Minor
Cockle shells ~ BoltonHenry Playford 1701
Charles Bolton 1985 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor

Nov-2020

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Land of Mist and WonderGary Roodman 2018
Cilantrio4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142
California SunshineGary Roodman 2018
CilantrioDuple Minor

Sep-2020

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Henry's Hornpipe ~ revisedGary Roodman 2003
MGM and ReunionDuple Minor
Henry's Other HornpipeGary Roodman 2003
MGM and ReunionDuple Minor
The Physical SnobUnknown ~1800
Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Aug-2020

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Ore BoggyJohn & William Neal 1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Take a DanceJohn & William Neal 1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Mad Robin ~ KitchHenry Playford 1695
Jim Kitch ~1993
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Mad Robin ~ Playford BallHenry Playford 1695
Henry Playford 1994 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Mad Robin ~ SharpHenry Playford 1695
Cecil Sharp 1922
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Come Let's Be MerryJohn Young 1726
Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 312

Jun-2020

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Library of BirminghamKenneth J Reid 2015
no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 3142

May-2020

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Lambs on Green HillDan Seppeler 2011
Bonnie Insull, Susan McNeil, and Robert WinokurDuple Minor
FoxfireSteve Sargent 2008
Frank HoppeDuple Minor

Apr-2020

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
ElizabethColin Hume 1991
MasqueradeDuple Minor
MichedoniaDan Blim 2014
Odd Sundays Garage BandDuple Minor
Midwinter MaggotGary Roodman 2012
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Hole in the WallHenry Playford 1697
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
ImproprietyBrooke Friendly/Chris Sackett 1999
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Leslie's ValentineScott Higgs 2001
Robert Winokur, and Susan McNeilDuple Minor
Old Wife Behind The FireJohn & William Neal ~1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Sapphire SeaChristine Robb 2015
Bonnie Insull and Susan McNeillDuple Minor
Softly Good TummasNathaniel Kynaston 1718
Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Sally in our AlleyWalsh 1719
Jacqueline Schwab 1987 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Mile of SmilesJoseph Pimentel 2012
GoldcrestDuple Minor

Mar-2020

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Shropshire LassNathaniel Kynaston 1710
Bernard Bentley 1971 Playford Assembly
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Feb-2020

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Dancing WifeGary Roodman 1992
MGM and ReunionDuple Minor

Jan-2020

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Merry BeeCarol Johnson 2013
no musicDuple Minor

Dec-2019

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Bloomsberry MarketHenry Playford 1703
Andrew Shaw 2009 Playford Assembly
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Bloomsbury MarketHenry Playford 1703
Andrew Shaw 2009 Playford Assembly
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Queens-boroughHenry Playford 1703
Andrew Shaw 2009 Playford Assembly
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Trip to GreeneGary Roodman 1992
Fast Friends
Bare Necessities
3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Apley House ~ Playford BallHenry Playford 1702
Kate van Winkle Keller & Genevieve Shimer 1994 Playford Ball
Brett LarsenDuple Minor
Apley House ~ SharpHenry Playford 1702
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
Brett LarsenDuple Minor
Cheshire Rounds ~ BoltonHenry Playford 1701
Charles Bolton 2000 Playford Assembly
Colin HumeDuple Minor

Nov-2019

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Barham Down ~ CookHenry Playford 1701
Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Bar-a-BarJohn Young 1710
Fried de Metz Herman 1986 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Barr a BarrJohn Young 1710
Fried de Metz Herman 1986 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The AviatorCarola Fischer 2011
no musicTriple Minor
The Maid's Last Wish ~ Playford AssemblyHenry Playford 1695
Tom Cook (mod) 1979 Playford Assembly
no musicDuple Minor

Oct-2019

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Severn BoreFried de Metz Herman 1977
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Beauteous Grove ~ Andrew ShawNathaniel Kynaston 1711
Andrew Shaw 2017
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The FandangoThompson 1774
W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball
Frank Hoppe3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Barbarini's TambourineWalsh 1745
Jacqueline Schwab 1987 Playford Assembly
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Bees of MaggieknockaterJohn Drewry 1977
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
Tambourine DanceWalsh 1742
Jacqueline Schwab 1987 Playford Assembly
Frank Hoppe, Robert Winokur, and Susan McNeilDuple Minor

Sep-2019

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Bury Fair ~ ChristianHenry Playford 1696
Graham Christian 1999 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesTriple Minor
Blackheath ~ KlibanHenry Playford 1701
Kalia Kliban 2011
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Black HeathHenry Playford 1701
Fried de Metz Herman 1989
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Apollo's HuntGary Roodman 2009
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Mrs. Stewart's JigFrans Ligtmans 1986
no musicTriple Minor
The Goose and GridironThompson 1768
Tom Cook 1975 Playford Assembly
Dave Bartley, Ruthie Dornfeld and Terry Wergeland3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Aug-2019

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Dusty Miller - Neal ~ Jackson&FoggJohn & William Neal 1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990
Frank Hoppe3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Dusty Miller - Neal ~ Jackson&Fogg - TripleJohn & William Neal 1726
Rich Jackson & George Fogg 1990
Frank HoppeTriple Minor
The Dusty Miller - Neal ~ Playford AssemblyJohn & William Neal 1726
John Young 2015 Playford Assembly
Frank Hoppe3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Bellamira ~ BoltonHenry Playford 1689
Charles Bolton 1985
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Bellamira ~ KennedyHenry Playford 1689
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Cockle shells ~ (down)Henry Playford 1701
Charles Bolton (mod) 1985 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Cockle shells ~ (up)Henry Playford 1701
Charles Bolton (mod) 1985
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Newcastle ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Colin HumeSquare

Jul-2019

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Montgomeries' RantCastle Menzies 1749
RSCDS 1935
no musicTriple Minor

Jun-2019

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
J. B. MilneHugh Foss 1954
no musicTriple Minor

Nov-2018

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The HomecomingGary Roodman 1999
MGM and ReunionDuple Minor
Kelsterne GardensJohn Young 1726
Tom Cook 1975 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Oct-2018

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
CompanionsVictor Skowronski 2003
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Number
of dances
Number
of versions
Number
with music
170170100

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.


Cast

Also known as: Brisé.

Bars: short cast: 2, long cast: 4.

Cast DownCast AcrossA cast involves turning outside the set, traveling along the outside a certain number of places (usually 1) and then coming back into the set at a new position. Casts are usually up or down the set but can also be across. In a cast down, assuming the people involved are facing in to the set, they will turn over their shoulder nearest the band, and move down the set into the place below. Sometimes casts are described as right or left, then people turn over their right (or left) shoulders and continue moving clockwise (or counter-clockwise) around the set to the next place.

Casts may be long or short. A long cast takes twice as long and involves the people casting coming in to the center to meet and touch hands before casting out to the sides. The short cast simply involves turning and going down the sides.

Styling: as you cast outside the set you have a good chance to catch the eye of your partner as s/he also casts.

Often there will be someone else in the spot that you are moving into, so while you are casting this other person must move out of the way.

In the example on the left the 1s cast down one place while the 2s lead up one place (to make room for them). In the example on the right the women will lead between the men and then cast back to their place (in this case the cast is across the set rather than up or down).

Variants

In Scottish Country Dancing, the dancers moving out of the way usually do not meet in the middle but simply slide up (or down) the sidelines. If two adjacent couples have to move up simultaneously they take hands along the sidelines.

In American Country Dancing of the early 20th century, the cast was usually an assisted cast (which is rather like the English gate figure, and commonly followed a down the middle and up figure: Assisted Cast

In Modern Square Dance, a cast is similar to the assisted cast above.

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