Dances in Complete Ball-Room Hand Book (Elias Howe, 1858, Boston)
An online copy of the original may be found here.
The Ball-Room Polka, Polka Cotillon, and Valse à Deux Tems
| Highland Reel |  | Eugene Coulon 1844 Elias Howe 1858 |  | Three Face Three |
Complete Ball-Room Hand Book
| Chase the Squirrel | | Elias Howe 1858 | Bare Necessities | Duple Minor |
| French Four |  | Elias Howe 1858 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts | | Duple Minor |
| French Four ~ Howe | | Elias Howe 1858 George Williams 2021 | | Duple Minor |
| Half Moon | | Elias Howe 1858 | | Triple Minor |
| Hunt the Squirrel - Howe | | Elias Howe 1858 | Bare Necessities | 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 |
| Speed the Plough ~ Howe | | Elias Howe 1858 | | Duple Minor |
| Washington Quickstep | | Elias Howe 1858 Smukler & Millstone ~2008 Cracking Chestnuts | | Duple Minor |
Hart's Second Set of Quadrilles
| Tom Pete ~ Howe | | Joseph Binns Hart ~1819 Elias Howe 1858 | | Four Face Four |
| La Tempete ~ Howe | | Joseph Binns Hart ~1819 Elias Howe 1858 | | Four Face Four |
| Tom Pete ~ Howe | | Joseph Binns Hart ~1819 Elias Howe 1858 | | Four Face Four |
Preston's Twenty four Country Dances for the Year 1793
| Lady's Triumph ~ Howe | | Preston 1793 Elias Howe 1858 | | Duple Minor |
| Number of dances | Number of interpretations | Number with music |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 16 | 1 |
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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