Table of Contents
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| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ca' the Ewes ~ Williams |  | Thomas Wilson 1816 George Williams 2022 |  | Duple Minor |
F
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Favourite de la Reine | | Matthew Welch 1767 Pat Shaw ~1965 | | Triple Minor |
| Flowers of Edinburgh ~ Rebbeck | | William Rebbeck 1788 Pat Shaw 1962 | Colin Hume | Triple Minor |
H
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hame Came Our Gude Man ~ Williams | | Thomas Wilson 1816 George Williams 2024 | | Triple Minor |
J
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenny's Bawbee ~ Wilson | | Thomas Wilson 1816 George Williams 2024 | | Duple Minor |
O
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Off She Goes ~ Williams | | Thomas Wilson 1816 George Williams 2022 | Colin Hume | Triple Minor |
R
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger de Coverley | | Thomas Wilson 1809 George Williams 2021 | | Triple Minor |
| Ruffian's Rant ~ Williams | | Thomas Wilson 1816 George Williams 2024 | | Triple Minor |
S
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shon Truish Willichan ~ Williams | | Thomas Wilson 1816 George Williams 2024 | | Duple Minor |
T
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todlen Hame ~ Williams | | Thomas Wilson 1816 George Williams 2024 | | Triple Minor |
| Number of dances | Number of versions | Number with music |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 10 | 2 |
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.
Wilson's Right and Left
An online definition may be found here.
Bars: 4.
Thomas Wilson defined a different way of doing Right and Left. He said that the 2nd corners should change places by the left shoulder looking at each other with a slight inclination of the head, over the left shoulder. Then the 1st corners change by the right. Then the 2nd corners change back (by the left) and the 1st corners change back (by the right). All this in 4 bars.
(He defines the normal right and left figure, but calls it a Chain for four)
History
Wilson's definition is mostly in pictures so I shan't quote it.
Nicholas Dukes defined Right and Left in 1752 in the normal way.
I haven't any other contemporary publisher who used Wilson's definition.
Keller & Sweet in A Choice Selection of American Country Dances of the Revolutionary Era interpret a variety of Country Dances and use Wilson's definition of Right and Left. I'm not sure if this was a good choice (as this is not the figure that has come down to us in Contra Dancing), but they may know more than I do. Sadly Saltator, a US author who in 1802 defined a few figures, did not define "Right and Left", though he did use the term.
See Also
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