Dances in Twenty four Country Dances for the Year 1778 (Charles and Samuel Thompson, 1778, London)

An online copy of the original may be found here.

16 Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Rose		Thompson 1778 George Williams 2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Salloon		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

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Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Frog & Mouse		Thompson 1778 George Williams 2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
The Hive Bonnet		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Who's Afraid		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor

32 Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Bird Catchers		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Le Fete da Village		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Le Fete du Village		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Green Park		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Ton ~ Hume		Thompson 1778 George Williams 2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Ton ~ Sheffield		Thompson 1778 Ken Sheffield 1983	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Trip to the Oakes		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Bishop ~ Apted		Thompson 1778 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
The Bishop ~ Barraclough		Thompson 1778 Michael Barraclough ~2017	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
The Bishop ~ Hume		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
The Bishop ~ Pat Shaw		Thompson 1778 Pat Shaw ~1965	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
The Merry Meeting ~ Apted		Thompson 1778 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
The Rosetta		Thompson 1778 George Williams 2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
A School for Scandal ~ Apted		Thompson 1778 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
A School for Scandal ~ Hume		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Ticonderoga		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Trip to Oatelands		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
The Merry Meeting ~ Hume		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Milesian		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

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Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
He Stole My Tender Heart Away		Thompson 1778 George Williams 2025		Triple Minor

48 Non-Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Newport Assembly		Thompson 1778 George Williams 2025	Colin Hume	2 Couple Longways

48 Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
He's aye a Kissing Me		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Ye Social Pow'rs		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor

56 Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Graces		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor

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Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Free Mason ~ Apted		Thompson 1778 W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
The Free Mason ~ Hume		Thompson 1778 Colin Hume ~2025	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
The Free Mason ~ Pat Shaw		Thompson 1778 Pat Shaw 1962	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

This list contains all dances in the book which I have animated for a complete list of dances in the book see here.

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