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This is the index page for dance instructions. Please add a link here as appropriate when you have posted a set of instructions. Note that pages in RED still need to be supplied. Others may still need work (it would be nice to have an amber link!??) There are names in grey boxes that MAY (or may not) be dances for which instructions are available. The tag '??rename' is to indicate that the link does not have the prefix 'ins_' which is desirable to allow us to count the dances.
The following tags can be put in pages. Eventually I (JN) will try to establish some mechanisms for searching. In the meantime, they will serve to help people find music etc. for dances.
While the template below is useful to show structure, Graham Thompson has created a tool to aid the formatting:
Dances generally are easiest to “line up” with the tags for the parts of the music (e.g., A1, A2, B1, B2, C) if you use a monospace (typewriter-like) font to maintain spacing. This is best done in a text editor (the most common in Windows is Notepad.)
Dokuwiki displays text that is bracketed by the tags <code> and </code> in a monospace font. This is likely the simplest way to present dance instruction blocks.
For formatting to index cards, see dance on card.
One of the easiest ways to submit a new dance is as follows:
This sounds like a lot because the instructions here are rather detailed. Essentially we are copying a dance and then editing it.
The following Perl script will add the spaces. It is executable in Linux and likely Mac command box, and possibly a Windows Command.com box, but may need to be run via
perl towikibox.pl file.txt
#!/usr/bin/perl # towikibox.pl -- add spaces to beginning of text file to get boxes in Dokuwiki and Mediawiki use strict; my $infile = @ARGV[[0]]; print "towikibox on file $infile, result in $infile.box"; open (INFILE, $infile); my $outfile = "$infile.box"; open (OUTFILE, ">$outfile"); my @all =<INFILE>; close(INFILE); foreach my $line (@all) { chomp $line; print OUTFILE " $line\"; } close(OUTFILE); print "DONE!";
Note the list of English dance videos at http://lambertvillecountrydancers.org/videolist3.html
Abbey Reflection (by Trevor Monson)
Adventure at Margate, An (Kentish Hops?)
Adson's Saraband also called The New Exchange
A Fine Balance (?? instructions)
??P?? Algorithms
All Saints' Day (Legacy: 50 Years of Dance and Song ??)
The Amazed geneticist or Ramsay & rsquo's Reeling The Amazed Geneticist or Ramsay’s Reeling
The American Husband or Her Man
Amsbury (no instructions) Walsh 1728. a.k.a. Hannibal, to music “Fair Quaker of Deal”. May also be Scottish.
Anchors Aweigh (Scottish?)
Andrew's Maggot see Essentials
Another Nancy & rsquo;s Fancy or the Lang Staff Another Nancy's Fancy (Pat Shaw ?? where)
Apollo's Hunt ?? NOT yet entered, but have video link
Arrival From Holland Arrival from Holland
Astoria Lass 16 Dances From Fried De Metz Herman's Potters' Porch Collection
Aye Me (or The Symphony) (Playford Ball)
The Baffled Knight (Maggot Pie ??instructions)
Bare Necessities Bare Necessities
Bath Carnival (1777) 7 x 32 Bars Tune: Keppel's Delight (Playford Ball)
Bayswater Breakdown (C Hume, DWAD)
Beach Spring ?? edit
The Belle of the Ball ??instructions??
Betty Fair (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
Blackheath (2011 version)
Brief Encounter (Marge Hendy)
(Our) Brief Encounters (Loretta Holtz)
Bury Fair ?? Needs edit
Cheerily_and_Merrily (Hit & Misse, p. 10)
Chelsea Reach Chelsey Reach or Buckingham House
Chestnut or Dove's Figary
Cold and Raw (Purcell's Dancing Master)
Confess(e) (Playford Ball)
Cottagers, The ??instructions
Count Leon ??instructions (poss. in Mr Kynaston's FD)
Cuckoos Nest The Cookoo's Nest
Cumberland Reel (Lead note + 6 x 32 bars).
Cupids Garden (Maggot Pie) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yuj5Nj8-sfI
Dampier (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
Dancing the Baby Dancing the Baby
The Dancing Dutch The Dancing Dutch
Dancing Betty ??instructions
Dargason or Sedany (Playford Ball)
Darius (TTO 2016 Sat. afternoon)
Dear Papa and Dear Mama Ver 1 Dear Papa and Dear Mama (First Version)
Recording: dear_papa_and_dear_mama--041.mp3.zip
Dear Papa and Dear Mama Dear Papa and Dear Mama (Second Version)
De'il Take the Warr or De'il Take the Wars (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
Designing Woman, The (Roodman: New Friends)
Doldrum, The (Maggot Pie)
The Donkey Brays The Donkey Brays
Donnie & rsquo's Farewell to London Donnie’s Farewell to London
Double Duet, A (??Roodman)
Drapers Maggot (Playford Ball)
Dr. Vincent's Delight, see Doctor Vincent's Delight
Dublin Bay or We'll Wed and We'll Bed
THE DUKE OF RUTLAND'S DELIGHT see The Collier's Daughter
Dunsmuir Waltz ?? add instrns
Durham Reel Tune: A Hundred Pipers. Chord + 5 x 16 bars)
Dusty Miller (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
Dutch Dollars ??needs editing
Edinborough Castle ??instructions
Emma Turns Three (Roodman: New Friends)
Enfield Common (Purcell's Dancing Master)
??P?? The Engaging Engineer
Essentials Andrew's Maggot
Epsom Wells or Wa' is Me
Fain I Would If I Could or Parthenia
Fair Maid (Flights of Fancy, Greg Reynolds)
Far Away (music only??)
Farewell Marian ??edit
Felicity ??instructions
Female Sailor (Female Saylor)
Filigree ??instructions??
Fits come on me now,The See Bishop of Chester's Jigg,The (Purcell's Dancing Master)
For No-one (Experiment to Paul McCartney tune).
Fourpence Hapenny Farthing (which could be written “4 ¾ d”)
Free Mason (Freemason)
French Ambassador, The (Maggot Pie)
The Garter or King James' ??
Gladys' Galop or Gladsome Gladys Gladys' Galop or Gladsome Gladys
Goddesses ??minor edit
Gotham Jubilee ??instructions??
Gradley Lass, The (Maggot Pie)
Green Willow (Maggot Pie)
Grounds Green Sleeves (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
Guidman of Ballangigh or Geud Man of Ballangigh (Gallangigh ????)
Guinea Pig (Come, Let's be Merry)
The Gun Fleet (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
Hair's Maggot – note there seem to be lots of spellings
Halsway Sicilian Halsway Sicilian
Hamburger Special Hamburger Special
Happy Captive (1774) Tune: The Dusky Night
Happy Clown, The (Maggot Pie)
Happy Dance ?? instructions
Happy Meeting (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
Haste to the Wedding (Chord + 3 x 40 bars).
Health The or The Merry Wassail
Heathfield Rag (The Entertainer??)
??P?? Henry's Other Hornpipe
Helston Furry Dance (Hit & Misse, p.20)
Heswall and West Kirby Jubilee Heswall and West Kirby Jubilee
HEY BOYS, UP GO WE (lst Ed. 1650) – See Cuckolds all a row
Hideaway ??add instructions
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales Favourite
Hit and Miss HIT AND MISS (lst Ed. 1650) Tune: Daphne. For four; in three parts.
Hombey House (Purcell's Dancing Master)
Horseplay (Roodman: New Friends)
I Have A Song To Sing I Have a Song to Sing
Impropriety (?? could be improved)
Indian Summer (TTO 2016 Sat. afternoon)
In the Fields Of Frost And Snow
Irfona's Waltz by Mary Williams
Jenny, Come Play (Flights of Fancy, Greg Reynolds)
Jenny, Come Tye (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
John Tallis' Canon John Tallis' Canon
Johnny's Quadrille Johnny's Quadrille
Jovial Beggars (Maggot Pie)
Jump for Joy (Flights of Fancy, Greg Reynolds)
Katie the Nuisance Katie the Nuisance
Kennedy's Rant, The The Kennedy's Rant
The Kindly Shepherd The Kindly Shepherd
Kings Penny (Maggot Pie)
Kit Cat Club II (Purcell's Dancing Master)
Knot (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
Koepoort Galliard (Pat Shaw, “New Wine in Old Bottles”) The Koepoort Galliard
La Lirboulaire (Purcell's Dancing Master)
Lanes_Minuet (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
Lasses of Portsmouth (1774) Tune: We Will Down With The French
??P?? Leading Lady
Leaps and Bounds video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vFIZ4oAnco ??Roodman, Calculated Figures
??P?? Leaving of Liverpool
Lilli Burlero or Lilliburlero
Limousine (3.32)
The Lindsay Rant or Marney & rsquo's Blarney The Lindsay Rant or Marney’s Blarney
Listen to the Mockingbird (dance or music??)
Long Live London Long Live London
Lord and Lady of the Rings (Flights of Fancy, Greg Reynolds)
Lover's Farewell The Lover's Farewell
Love's Triumph (Playford Ball)
Lull Me Beyond Thee ?? clean up
Man Was For Woman Made (Purcell's Dancing Master)
Margaret & rsquo's Waltz Margaret’s Waltz
Marions Delyte (Flights of Fancy, Greg Reynolds)
Marlborough's Victory (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
Marriage Hater (Purcell's Dancing Master)
Meandering Matilda ??instructions??
Meet In the Middle ??instructions??
Meillionen ??instructions??
Men of Law or Solicitors and Barristers Men of Law or Solicitors and Barristers
Merrily We Dance and Sing or The Fillip Merrily We Dance and Sing or The Fillip
Merry Andrew, The (Maggot Pie)
Merry Companion, The ??instructions? (Fallibroome 2)
The Merry Meeting (1778) 7 x 32 Bars Tune: The Handsome Couple
Mignonette (reference only)
Miss Andersons Allemande Miss Anderson's Allemande
Miss Avril's Delight Miss Avril's Delight
Miss Bedlington's Fancy Miss Bedlington’s Fancy
Miss Sparks's Maggot (Playford Ball)
Mock Hobby Horse,The (lOth Ed. 1698)
Moll Peatly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLPV9Y6wqeM
Monica's Delight (2 couple, Pat Shaw, written at age 13) Monica’s Delight
Monieks Maggot This is a dance for 3 couples by Philippe Callens. The same tune was used in the movie Pride and Prejudice (2005) and is reconstructed at Pride and Pomposity below
Mother Quoth Hodge (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
Mr Adson's Masque From Band of Friends??
Mr Bach's Gavotte ??G Roodman “A number of calculated figures” (2000)
Mr Ganiford's Maggot Mr Ganiford’s Maggot
Mr Handel's delight (Flights of Fancy, Greg Reynolds)
Mr Shaw's Apologies Mr Shaw's Apologies
Mr Shaw's Canon Mr Shaw's Canon
Mr Young's Delight (Purcell's Dancing Master)
New Princess, The / Early Riser
News From Tripoli (or Tripoly)
A New Rigadoon (Purcell's Dancing Master)
New Whitehall (Purcell's Dancing Master)
Nightcap or Night Cap (Maggot Pie)
The Night Piece or Night Peese or The Night-Peace or The shaking of the sheets
Nonesuch or A La Mode de France
Northern Lass, The (Maggot Pie)
Old Hob or The Mouse Trap
Old Mill, The ??edit
Our Brief Encounters ??instructions??
Oxford Circus (often uses tune to Parson's Farewell)
Parthenia (Maggot Pie)
Philida of Utrecht Philida of Utrecht
Phoenix Rejuvenated, The The Phoenix Rejuvenated
Picking Up Sticks (lst Ed. 1650) Tune: Lavena Longways for six; in three parts.
Pinewoods Square Eight Pinewoods Square Eight
Planting the May Planting the May
Pleasures of the Town (1777) Tune: The Fair Maid of the Inn
Poor Robin's Maggot. See Would You Have A Young Virgin
Portabella ??instructions
Pretty Nun (vol 3 1728)
The Pride of Newcastle The Pride of Newcastle
The Prince Consort's Rant The Prince Consort's Rant
Prince Eugene's March (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
Prince Rupert's March (Hit & Misse p. 6)
Prince William of Glo's'ter's Waltz
Queen of Sheba (Maggot Pie)
Real Princess The Real Princess
Recruiting Officer (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
Red House of Cardiff Red House of Cardiff (Tŷ Coch Caerdydd)
Richmond Ball (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
Royal Albert, The (for Farmer's Quadrille) ?????
Safe Home ??instructions??
Saint Martin's (Hit & Misse, p. 21)
Sally from Poland Sally from Poland
Saucy Sailor, The (Maggot Pie)
School for Scandal, A ??instructions
Scotch Measure, The (Purcell's Dancing Master)
Shadrack's Delight (tune Dashing White Sergeant)
Shepherds Delight ??tidy??
Shepheards Holyday (or Labour in Vaine or Shepherd's Holiday or Labour in Vain)
Shropshire Gallop Shropshire Galop (The Salop Galop)
The Shy Mer-Chant or Jack's Serenade to Genny The Shy Mer-Chant or Jack's Serenade to Genny
Sicilian Circle (Lead note + 6 x 32 bars).
Silver for the Matthews Silver for the Matthews
Slof Galliard (Pat Shaw, “New Wine in Old Bottles”) The Slof Galliard
Solstice Snow ??instructions
Some Say the Devil's Dead (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
Spanheim (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
Staffordshire Hornpipe Staffordshire Hornpipe
St. Giles Gate (or Will Kemp's Entry Into Norwich)
??P?? Star Right, Star Bright
Step Stately (Jack Pudding)
Stockport Assembly (Roodman: New Friends)
Summer Circle - Sicilian Circle
Sweet Kate (1670) (Hit & Misse, p. 14)
Sweet Rosie Red Sweet Rosie Red
Take not a Woman's Anger Ill (Purcell's Dancing Master)
That Sinking Feeling ??instructions??
The Three Sea Captains The Three Sea Captains
Three Meet (Lead note +6 x 32 bars)
Tribute to Irfona (This is NOT Mary Williams' Canada 150 dance, but Greg Reynolds' “spelling” dance to a tune Irfona Larkin played.)
Trip to Amsterdam (?? 50 Years)
Trip to Dublin (1777) 7 x 32 Bars Tune: The Contrefatte
Trip to Margate ?? is this the same as the dance above
A Trip to Orpington
A Trip to Orpington
Trip to Provence ??instructions
Trip to The Cottage (Intro. of 4 bars+6 x 32 bars)
Trip to The Mills (Molengang)
The Troubled Suitor The Troubled Suitor
Trumpet Vine or Joe Brown & rsquo's Hornpipe Trumpet Vine or Joe Brown’s Hornpipe
Twas Within a Furlong of Edinborough Town (Purcell's Dancing Master)
Valentine's Day (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
??P?? Vermont Friends
Virgin of 15 Years (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
The Waters of Holland (First Version)
The Waters of Holland (Second Version)
Waltz Cotillion or Killarney Waltz
Well's Humour (Purcell's Dancing Master)
Whirl A Jig tune by Charlene Thompson, dance by Loretta Holtz
Whirligig's Last Bow The Whirligigs’ Last Bow or Whirligigs’s Maggot
Whitehall Minuet or White-Hall Minuett
Whitsun Holidays or The Parson in the Pease
Wickering Wench (Maggot Pie)
Widows Shall All Have Husbands ??instructions
Winter's Night Schottische (2.37)
Winter Dreams (??is it Winter Dreams Waltz or another dance?)
Wooden Shoes or Bartholomew Fair (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
Young Man's Fancy (Maggot Pie)
Young Roger (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)