1800s

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

1850s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The First Set		Edward Payne 1815 Thomas Hillgrove 1857		Square
The Plain Quadrille ~ 6 Couples		Edward Payne 1815 Thomas Hillgrove 1857		6 Couple Rectangle
The Plain Quadrille ~ Facing Couples		Edward Payne 1815 Thomas Hillgrove 1857		Facing Couples
The Plain Quadrille ~ Hillgrove		Edward Payne 1815 Thomas Hillgrove 1857		Square
The Plain Quadrille ~ 6 Couples		Edward Payne 1815 Thomas Hillgrove 1857		6 Couple Rectangle
The Plain Quadrille ~ Facing Couples		Edward Payne 1815 Thomas Hillgrove 1857		Facing Couples
The Plain Quadrille ~ Hillgrove		Edward Payne 1815 Thomas Hillgrove 1857		Square
Quadrille Français Double		Edward Payne 1815 Thomas Hillgrove 1857		Square

1860s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Lancers-Quadrilles		John Duval 1817 William B. De Garmo 1868		Square
Les Lanciers		John Duval 1817 William B. De Garmo 1868		Square

1910s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Circassian Circle ~ Burchenal		G.M.S. Chivers 1822 Elizabeth Burchenal 1918	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Devil's Dream - Burchenal		Elias Howe 1858 Elizabeth Burchenal 1918		Duple Minor
The Merry Haymakers ~ Burchenal		Elias Howe 1858 Elizabeth Burchenal 1918		Duple Minor
Old Dan Tucker ~ Burchenal		Charles Link 1893 Elizabeth Burchenal 1918		Custom
Sicilian Circle ~ Burchenal		G.M.S. Chivers 1822 Elizabeth Burchenal 1918	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

1920s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Delvine Side		William Campbell ~1800 RSCDS 1925		Triple Minor

1930s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Pleasures of the Town ~ Apted		Thompson 1777 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
A School for Scandal ~ Apted		Thompson 1778 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Cumberland Square Eight		Traditional (date unknown) EFDSS 1939		Square
Grapevine Twist - Coffman		Charlotte Coffman ~1930 Lloyd Shaw 1939		Square

1940s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Girl I Left Behind Me #1		Duke Miller 1949 Ralph Page 1949		Square

1950s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Birks of Endermay		Thomas Skillern 1776 RSCDS 1951		Triple Minor
The Birks of Invermay		Thomas Skillern 1776 RSCDS 1951		Triple Minor
Woo'd and Married and A'		Thomas Wilson 1816 RSCDS 1951		Triple Minor
Lady Baird's Reel		Thomas Wilson 1816 RSCDS 1955		Triple Minor
Leith Country Dance		Anonymous (date unknown) RSCDS 1955		Duple Minor
The Tempest ~ Holden #1		Washburn 1855 Rickey Holden 1956 Cracking Chestnuts		Tempest
The College Hornpipe - RSCDS		William Boag 1797 RSCDS 1959		Triple Minor

1960s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Stowe Hall		Preston 1791 Pat Woods ~1960		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Dartford Camp #1 ~ 3 Couple		Thomas Skillern 1781 A. Simons 1961		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Dartford Camp #1 ~ Triple		Thomas Skillern 1781 A. Simons 1961		Triple Minor
My Only Jo and Dearie, O ~ RSCDS		Thomas Wilson 1816 RSCDS 1961		Triple Minor
Morpeth Rant		Thomas Wilson 1816 Pat Shaw ~1965	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Morpeth Rant ~ 3 Couple		Thomas Wilson 1816 Pat Shaw ~1965	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Devil's Dream		Saltator 1802 Ralph Page 1967 Cracking Chestnuts		Duple Minor

1970s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Carl cam' ower the Croft ~ RSCDS		Thomas Wilson 1816 RSCDS ~1977		Triple Minor
Lady Glasgow		Anonymous (date unknown) RSCDS ~1977		Triple Minor

1980s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Hame Came Our Gude Man ~ RSCDS		Thomas Wilson 1816 RSCDS 1981		Triple Minor
Clutha ~ RSCDS		Kate Hughes ~1867 RSCDS 1983		Square

1990s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Tunbridge Castle		Thompson 1786 A. Simons ~1990		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Fête Champêtre		Thompson 1776 Philippe Callens 1999		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

2000s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Beaux of Oak Hill		Elias Howe 1862 Smukler & Millstone ~2008		Duple Minor
Lady Walpole's Reel		Elias Howe 1862 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Duple Minor
My Heart's Desire		Traditional (date unknown) Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts		Triple Minor

2010s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Busie Body		John Essex 1710 Philippe Callens 2011		Duple Minor
First of September		Thomas Kilvington ~1785 Green Ginger 2019		Triple Minor

2020s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Sicilian		G.M.S. Chivers 1821 George Williams 2021		Triple Minor
The Ayr Promenade ~ Gilbert		Roy Goldring ~1990 Ilse Gilbert 2022		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Lady Round the Lady - Hume		Ralph Page 1956 Colin Hume 2022	Colin Hume	Square
Lady Round the Lady - Page		Ralph Page 1956 Colin Hume 2022	Colin Hume	Square
Lady Round the Lady - Hume		Ralph Page 1956 Colin Hume 2022	Colin Hume	Square
Lady Round the Lady - Page		Ralph Page 1956 Colin Hume 2022	Colin Hume	Square
The Merry Haymakers ~ Howe		Elias Howe 1858 George Williams 2022		Duple Minor
Old Dan Tucker ~ Link		Charles Link 1893 George Williams 2022		Custom
Queen of Hearts - Cahusac/3 Couple		William Cahusac 1785 Roland Suhr ~2022		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Queen of Hearts - Cahusac/Triple		William Cahusac 1785 Roland Suhr ~2022		Triple Minor
The Walton		Hezekiah Cantelo 1785 George Williams 2022		Duple Minor
The Doubtful Shepherd ~ Williams		Thompson 1780 George Williams 2023		Triple Minor
The Bonny Lads		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024		Square
Les Bons Enfans		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024		Square
The Carle came o're the Craft ~ Williams		Thomas Wilson 1816 George Williams 2024		Triple Minor
Circassian Circle - CDM		Maud Karpeles 1928 Colin Hume 2024	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will
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
La Fracas des Medecin		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024		Square
Hame Came Our Gude Man ~ Williams		Thomas Wilson 1816 George Williams 2024		Triple Minor
Lady Baird's Reel ~ Williams		Thomas Wilson 1816 George Williams 2024		Triple Minor
Let Glasgow Flourish ~ Williams		J. F. Wallace 1872 George Williams 2024		Triple Minor
The Mad Doctor		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024		Square
Le Medecin Extravagante		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024		Square
Le Moulinet		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024	Colin Hume	Square
My Only Joe & Deary O ~ Williams		Thomas Wilson 1816 George Williams 2024		Triple Minor
Payne's 1st Set of Quadrilles		Edward Payne 1815 George Williams 2024		Square
The Physical Squabble		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024		Square
The Royal Traveller		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024		Square
Le Vovageur Royal		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024		Square
The Windmill		Thomas Hurst 1769 George Williams 2024	Colin Hume	Square
The Graces		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Le Moulinet		Thomas Hurst 1769 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	Square
The Pleasures of the Town ~ Hume		Thompson 1777 Colin Hume 2025	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
A School for Scandal ~ Hume		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
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

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.

Promenade

Bars: however long is needed.

Promenading consists of dancing beside your partner, holding hands. There are various hand positions. The most common one has both hands in front, right hand in partner's right, left in partner's left.

History

Sharp uses a promenade in his interpretation of Adson's Saraband, Playford, 1651. But I'm not sure he is right to do so. Playford says:

First cu. lead down between the rest, come with a compass to your places, the rest following

Which sounds rather different to me.

The concept of "promenading" came over from France with Cotillions.

Thomas Hurst, in his The Cotillons Made PLAIN and EASY, 1769, (page 9), defines promenading:

TWELFTH CHANGE, The Promenade, or Walk.

Every Gentleman takes his Partner by the Left-Hand; and putting his Right-Hand round her Waist; in this Manner they follow each other all round in a great Ring, and finish in their proper Places.

Note, this is not the modern skaters' hold promenade

I think Wilson may be the first to suggest joining hands in front, in his The Quadrille and Cotillion Panorama:

6.—PROMENADE, THE GREAT

All the four couples cross hands with their partners, and move round in a circle to places.

See Also

• Three Couple Promenade Round

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