Dances in Cracking Chestnuts (David Smukler and David Millstone, 2008)
The American Dancing Master
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas Hornpipe |  | Elias Howe 1862 Cracking Chestnuts |  | Duple Minor |
| Huntsmen's Chorus ~ Improper | | Elias Howe 1862 David Kaynor Cracking Chestnuts | | Triple Minor |
| Huntsmen's Chorus ~ Proper | | Elias Howe 1862 Cracking Chestnuts | | Triple Minor |
| Jamie Allen ~ Improper | | Elias Howe 1862 David Kaynor Cracking Chestnuts | | Triple Minor |
| Jamie Allen ~ Proper | | Elias Howe 1862 Cracking Chestnuts | | Triple Minor |
| Jimmy Allen ~ Improper | | Elias Howe 1862 David Kaynor Cracking Chestnuts | | Triple Minor |
| Jimmy Allen ~ Proper | | Elias Howe 1862 Cracking Chestnuts | | Triple Minor |
American Dancing Master
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lady Walpole's Reel |  | Elias Howe 1862 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts | | Duple Minor |
| Portland Fancy ~ 32bar | | Elias Howe 1862 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts | | Four Face Four |
The Ball Room Manual
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tempest ~ Holden #1 | | Washburn 1855 Rickey Holden 1956 Cracking Chestnuts | | Tempest |
The Ball-Room Manual of Contra Dances and Social Cotillons
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megunticook Reel | | H. G. O. Washburn 1863 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts | | Triple Minor |
A Collection of Contra Dances
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Lass | | Anonymous 1792 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts | | Triple Minor |
A Collection of the newest and most fashionable Country Dances and Cotillions
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Fisher's Hornpipe ~ Chestnut, Duple | | John Griffiths 1788 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts | | Duple Minor |
| The Young Widow ~ Smukler | | John Griffiths 1788 David Smukler 2005 Cracking Chestnuts | Bare Necessities | Triple Minor |
Complete Ball-Room Hand Book
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Four | | Elias Howe 1858 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts | | Duple Minor |
| Lady of the Lake | | Elias Howe 1858 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts | | Duple Minor |
| Lamplighter's Hornpipe ~ Duple | | Elias Howe 1858 Cracking Chestnuts | | Duple Minor |
| Lamplighter's Hornpipe ~ Triple | | Elias Howe 1858 Holden et al 1956 Cracking Chestnuts | | Triple Minor |
| Old Zip Coon | | Elias Howe 1858 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts | | Triple Minor |
| Rory O'More ~ Contra | | Elias Howe 1858 Cracking Chestnuts | | Duple Minor |
| Sackett's Harbor | | Elias Howe 1858 Ralph Page ~1984 Cracking Chestnuts | | Triple Minor |
| Speed the Cable | | Elias Howe 1858 Ralph Page ~1984 Cracking Chestnuts | | Triple Minor |
| Speed the Plough ~ Chestnuts | | Elias Howe 1858 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts | | Duple Minor |
| Washington Quickstep | | Elias Howe 1858 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts | | Duple Minor |
The Complete Ball-Room Hand-Book
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soldier's Joy ~ Chestnuts | | Elias Howe 1858 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts | | Duple Minor |
Otsego
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calais Sally | | Traditional 1808 Ralph Page 1969 Cracking Chestnuts | | Duple Minor |
| Careless Sally | | Traditional 1808 Ralph Page 1969 Cracking Chestnuts | | Triple Minor |
| Careless Sally ~ Calais | | Traditional 1808 Ralph Page 1969 Cracking Chestnuts | | Duple Minor |
A Treatise on Dancing
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chorus Jig (duple) | | Saltator 1802 Cracking Chestnuts | | Duple Minor |
| Chorus Jig (triple) | | Saltator 1802 Cracking Chestnuts | | Triple Minor |
| Devil's Dream | | Saltator 1802 Ralph Page 1967 Cracking Chestnuts | | Duple Minor |
| New Century Hornpipe | | Saltator 1802 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts | | Duple Minor |
A Treatise on Dancing and on Various Other Matters which are connected With That Accompishment
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Sorrow | | Saltator 1807 Ralph Page ~1950 Cracking Chestnuts | | Triple Minor |
Twenty four Country Dances for the Year 1780
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Doubtful Shepherd ~ Contra | | Thompson 1780 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts | | Triple Minor |
Vermont Manuscript
| Dance Title | Type | Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter | Music Performers | Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ways of the World | | Vermont Manuscript ~1795 Ralph Page Cracking Chestnuts | | Triple Minor |
| Number of dances | Number of versions | Number with music |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | 29 | 1 |
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