Table of Contents
English Dance Instructions
This is the index page for English / Playford 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. ??P?? is a query to decide if the instructions should move to a private area.
Formatting documentation is in Dance Instruction Formatting .
Other sets of dances in similar genres are:
Note the list of English dance videos at http://lambertvillecountrydancers.org/videolist3.html
A
Abbey Reflection (by Trevor Monson)
Accumulator, The – this appears to be an Irish square dance for which the tune appears on the Ring o' Bells “Ceilidh Saturday Night” album, and may be described in an accompanying book.
Adventure at Margate, An (Kentish Hops?)
Adson's Saraband also called The New Exchange
Af
A Fine Balance (repeated below as “Fine Balance, A”)
All Saints' Day (Legacy: 50 Years of Dance and Song ??)
All Together One After Another
Altringham Bathing Machine no music
Am
The Amazed geneticist or Ramsay & rsquo's Reeling The Amazed Geneticist or Ramsay’s Reeling no music
The American Husband or Her Man
Amsbury or Amesbury a.k.a. Hannibal, to music “Fair Quaker of Deal”. May also be Scottish.
An Enchanted Place – music on Assembly Players “Old World, New Dances”, but no instructions
Anchors Aweigh (Scottish?)
Andrew's Maggot see Essentials
Another Nancy's Fancy (Pat Shaw ?? where) Another Nancy & rsquo;s Fancy or the Lang Staff
Another Sweet Richard * no music
Anton's Surprise * no music, Contra dance?
Ap
A-Rovin' – Seems to be referring to one or more traditional tunes rather than a specific dance
Arrival From Holland Arrival from Holland
As I Roved Out One Morning As I Roved Out One Morning
Astonished Archeologist * 3cpls
Astoria Lass 16 Dances From Fried De Metz Herman's Potters' Porch Collection
At
At Nancy's House * 3cpl
Avoncroft http://www.patshaw.info/dances/#avoncroft
Aye Me (or The Symphony) (Playford Ball)
Ba
The Baffled Knight (Maggot Pie)
Bare Necessities Bare Necessities *
Barne Storming no music, no instructions, video
Bath Carnival (1777) 7 x 32 Bars Tune: Keppel's Delight (Playford Ball)
Bath Medley no music
Be
Becket Gypsy or Dance Gypsy no music contra dance
Bell of Creation http://www.patshaw.info/dances#bell
The Belle of the Ball ??instructions??
The Betrayed Lover http://www.patshaw.info/dances#betrayed
Better Day Better Deed no music
Betty Fair (see Bury Fair in Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
Bi
Bl
Blackbird Pie * modern contra dance
Blackheath * (2011 version)
Black Jack music Black Joke?
Black Joke (Black Joak) * music Black Joke?
Bladon Races (Blaydon Races?)
Blarney Pilgrim The tune is well-known, but we have not yet found a Playford style dance to the tune.
Blenheim House (Mr Kynaston's Famous Dance Belshazzar's Feast, 2000, WGS 298 CD)
Blind Mary (recording only)
Blue Primrose no music
Bo
Boanopstekker no music
Boatman *
Bobbing Joe * (Hit & Misse, p 12)
Bob in the Bed no music
Bonnie Breast Knot Contra Dance
Bonny Nell * (Maggot Pie)
Botany Bay no music scottish
Bournemouth Waves or Venus Reborn no music
Boys of Wexford, The * (Maggot Pie)
Br
We have seen mention of a dance “Bransle du Chien” but not found instructions or music.
Bridget Cruise * Square set
Brief Encounter (Marge Hendy)
(Our) Brief Encounters (Loretta Holtz)
Brighton Camp contra
Britains Glory no music
British Sorrow contra
British Toper, The no music
Bromley Bells yes music no instructions
Bu
Bucksaw Reel American contra dance,
Butterfly Whirl There appear to be square and contra dances with this title, which is a square dance figure.
Ca
California Cloverleaf music? contra dance?
Canadian Triumph – music is on “Pat Shaw - Kenton Ramblers” album, but we do not yet have dance instructions
Car
Caravan Crossing * 4 cpls
Careless Sally no music
Cascade – At some point we found a mention of a dance by this name, but have yet to find music or instructions.
Cat in the Window * 3 couple set
Ch
Cheerily_and_Merrily * (Hit & Misse, p. 10)
Chelsea Reach Chelsey Reach or Buckingham House
Cherokee Shuffle contra dance? no music
Chestnut or Dove's Figary
Chocolate Equation 4cpls
Chorus Jig * contra dance
Chrysanthemum Waltz – Tune at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUdbYWnrPKs from “Rob Gordon's Old Tyme and Sequence Ball” which apparently includes instructions.
Ci
Circle of Tradition no instructions
Clevedon Sicilian or Doreen's Delight *
Clifton Springs no music
Co
Cogs *
The Cold Snap no music
Cold and Raw (Purcell's Dancing Master)
Colonel John Irwin * 4 couples
Come Sweet Lass (link to recording only??)
Con
Confess(e) (Playford Ball)
Corstorphine Fair no music Scottish dance
Cot
Pat Shaw's Country Dance Country Dance
Count Tallard no music
Cream Pot To be summarized from https://www.upadouble.info/dance.php?id=CreamPot
Crimson Clover no music
Crossroads triple minor
Cu
Cumberland Reel (Lead note + 6 x 32 bars).
Cupids Garden * (Maggot Pie) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yuj5Nj8-sfI
Da
Dampier (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730) ?? to be entered.
Dancing the Baby Dancing the Baby
The Dancing Dutch The Dancing Dutch
Daphne *
Dapper Harry no music
Dargason or Sedany (Playford Ball)
Darius (TTO 2016 Sat. afternoon)
Dartford Camp * (?? these 2 need to be reconciled)
Daybreak *
De
Dear Papa and Dear Mama Ver 1 Dear Papa and Dear Mama (First Version)
December Waltz no music
De'il Take the Warr * or De'il Take the Wars (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
The Delight of Sudbury * 3cpls
Designing Woman, The (Roodman: New Friends)
De'il Take the Warr or De'il Take the Wars (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
Di
Do
Doctor Bending's Serpent Dr. Bending's Serpent ??fix duplication
Doldrum, The * (Maggot Pie)
The Donkey Brays The Donkey Brays
Donnie's Farewell to London Donnie’s Farewell to London
Door is not Closed, The * 4cpls
Double Jubilee no music
Down Yonder – tune on Ring o' Bells “Ceilidh Saturday Night” album. No instructions
Dr
Drapers Maggot (Playford Ball)
Dr. Vincent's Delight, see Doctor Vincent's Delight
The Drummer * Night Cap?
Du
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
Duquoin Races no music
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)
E
East Indian * no music
Edinborough Castle ??instructions
El
Elegant Dancer – music on More from Dan's Hall album. Instructions?
Emma Turns Three (Roodman: New Friends)
En
An Enchanted Place * four couples
Enfield Common (Purcell's Dancing Master)
Ep
Epsom Wells see Wa' is Me (below)
Errol on the Green Errol on the Green *
Essentials Andrew's Maggot
Exwood United * 3 couple
Fa
Fain I Would If I Could or Parthenia
Fair Maid (Flights of Fancy, Greg Reynolds)
Fanny Power * 4 couples
Faraway *
Faraway To Bude * 4 couples,
Fe
Fi
Fiddle Hill Jig contra
Fiddlers Hat no music
Fits come on me now,The See Bishop of Chester's Jigg,The (Purcell's Dancing Master)
Fl
Fleurs Francaises, Les – no instructions. Music on “Not Quite Playford” album
Flirtation – no music or instructions
Flirtation Reel contra
Fo
For No-one (Experiment to Paul McCartney tune).
For Mary *
Fourpence Hapenny Farthing (which could be written “4 ¾ d”)
Fr
Franks Quadrille no music
Fraser River Eddies 3-couple Longways
Freda's Fancy * sicillian
Freda's Fancy * Sicilian
Free Mason (Freemason)
French Ambassador, The (Maggot Pie)
Friday Night Mixer no music
The Friendly Brooke triple
Fumbler *
Ga
Garland, The music on the “John Playford's Secret Ball” album of Belshazzar's Feast. Not yet found instructions.
The Garter or King James' ??
Ge
General Grooviness Of The Universe
George Cross, The Music on album “Barn Dance Party” by Ring o' Bells.
Geud Man of Ballangigh Note alternative spelling “Guid” below.
Gi
Gigue for Genny * 3cpls
Gisburn Processional no music
Gladys' Galop or Gladsome Gladys Gladys' Galop or Gladsome Gladys
Go
Got a Dance by George video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyv_PB9pofI animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3G-EotrRPc
Gr
Gradley Lass, The (Maggot Pie)
Graduate no music
Grand March Many Balls use a grand march as a commencement, generally led or conducted by the caller or master of ceremonies.
Green Willow * (Maggot Pie)
Grounds Green Sleeves (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730) A triple minor (alternatively 3C) longways dance to an AABB form of Greensleeves.
Gu
Guardian Angels no music
Guidman of Ballangigh See also spelling “Geud”
Guinea Pig (Come, Let's be Merry)
The Gun Fleet (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
Ha
Hair's Maggot – note there seem to be lots of spellings
Half Century no music
Halsway Sicilian Halsway Sicilian
Hap
Happy Captive * (1774) Tune: The Dusky Night
Happy Clown, The * (Maggot Pie)
Happy Meeting (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
Haste to the Wedding (Chord + 3 x 40 bars).
Hatfield House * 2cpls
He
Health The or The Merry Wassail
Heathfield Rag (The Entertainer??)
Hello Mary Lou Appears to be a square dance. https://www.library.unh.edu/special/forms/rpdlw/syllabus2008.pdf#page=12b
Hem
Helston Furry Dance * (Hit & Misse, p.20)
Heswall and West Kirby Jubilee Heswall and West Kirby Jubilee *
Hey Baby Hey * 3cpls
Hey Boys, Up Go We (lst Ed. 1650)
Heydaze *
Hi
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales Favourite ?? Can we find this?
Hit and Miss HIT AND MISS (lst Ed. 1650) Tune: Daphne. For four; in three parts.
Ho
Hombey House (Purcell's Dancing Master)
Nomeward Bound * 3 couples
Horseplay * (Roodman: New Friends)
Hortonia *
Hulls Victory * contra
Huzza My Boys no music
I
Ideal Schottische https://www.webfeet.org/eceilidh/dances/ideal-schottische.html
I Have A Song To Sing I Have a Song to Sing
Impropriety (?? could be improved)
In
Indian Summer (TTO 2016 Sat. afternoon)
In the Fields Of Frost And Snow *
Inside Out - music on Barn Dance Party album by Ring o' Bells
The Intrigue – a dance by Nathaniel Kynaston. Music on Packington's Pound album. ?? instructions?
Ir
Irfona's Waltz by Mary Williams
Irish Mary * 4 couples
Irish Square Dance – have not found instructions, Music on Ring o' Bells Ceilidh Saturday Night
Ja
Jack of Both Sides no music
Jackey Tarr (Jackie Tar, Jackey Tar)
Jackis Jig 2. – music on Dances With a Difference album. No instructions
Jacques Latin (or Jaque Latin or Jack Latin)
Jamaica Jameko (Jamaica)
Je
Jenny, Come Play * (Flights of Fancy, Greg Reynolds)
Jenny, Come Tye (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
Jo
John Guy marches into Cupids *
John Tallis' Canon John Tallis' Canon
Johnny's Quadrille Johnny's Quadrille
Joseph's Jig or Jovial Joe Joseph's Jig or Jovial Joe *
Jovial Beggars (Maggot Pie)
Ju
Jump for Joy (Flights of Fancy, Greg Reynolds)
Just A Going no music
K
Katie the Nuisance Katie the Nuisance
Kemp's Jigg video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJEj6QsNEf4
Ki
The Kindly Shepherd The Kindly Shepherd
King for a Day – music on Flying Romanos “Round Robin” album. Instructions?
Kingcombe Rejuvenated * 4 couples
Kings Penny (Maggot Pie)
Kingsail – music in Walsh Ball album and from Odd Sundays. Walsh 1732 and Bolton's Retreads ??
Kit Cat Club II (Purcell's Dancing Master) ?? subsume into Kit Kat Club
Kn
Knot (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730) Reference has sheet music and instructions, but is there a recording?
Koepoort Galliard (Pat Shaw, “New Wine in Old Bottles”) The Koepoort Galliard
La
La Lirboulaire (Purcell's Dancing Master)
Lady Pentweazle's Maggott – Music in Walsh Ball and Packington's Pound albums. Instructions?
Lan
Lanes_Minuet (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730) Recordings? There are several on Youtube, but likely none are usable for dance.
Larkin Grace * 4cpls
Lasses of Portsmouth * (1774) Tune: We Will Down With The French
Lavender * 3 face 3
Lawson's Frisk no music
Le
The Leiberts' Wedding The Leiberts' Wedding
Le Moulin Rouge – music in Ring o' Bells “Barn Dance Party”. Probably not a Playford style dance
LES MANCHES VERTES * Greensleeves
Les Saluts – Appears to be an American barn dance
Li
Lilli Burlero or Lilliburlero
Limousine (3.32) ?? remove?
Linda's Wedding * or Legacy Waltz ??source/music?
The Lindsay Rant or Marney & rsquo's Blarney The Lindsay Rant or Marney’s Blarney
Listen to the Mockingbird (dance or music??)
Little Nightingale Little Nightingale
Liza's Birthday in Cape Breton music on Little Tinkers “Both Sides of the Atlantic”. Likely contra but not in https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/index/by_title.html (Michael Dyck's contra index).
Lo
The Log Driver's Waltz 4-couple square
London Assembly, The no music
Long Live London Long Live London *
Lord and Lady of the Rings (Flights of Fancy, Greg Reynolds)
Lord Kilmurray's Delight no music
Lord Phoppington (or Foppington)
Lover's Farewell The Lover's Farewell
Love's Triumph (Playford Ball)
Lu
Ma
Mar
Marching Through Georgia Appears to be American square dance.
Marching to Praetorius video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrA9BF5dpR8
Margaret's Waltz Margaret's Waltz
Marine Four Step – Old time dance from 1912 https://www.libraryofdance.org/dances/marine-four-step/
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)
Mas
May In The Hague May in the Hague
MAYNE-LY DANCING 4-couple longways
Mayor And Corporation, The no music
McNeal Pavilion * 4cpls 32 Reel no music
Me
Meandering Matilda ??instructions??
Meillionen ??instructions??
Memories *
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 Girls of Maidstone no music
The Merry Meeting (1778) 7 x 32 Bars Tune: The Handsome Couple
Mi
Michael's Waltz * 4 couples
Mid Heath and Heather https://cdss.org/wp-content/uploads/publications/cdss-news-magazine/CDSS-News-Summer-2009.pdf#page=8
Mignonette (reference only)
Mill Lake new
Mill Lake original
Mis
Miss Andersons Allemande Miss Anderson's Allemande
Miss Avril's Delight Miss Avril's Delight
Miss Bedlington's Fancy Miss Bedlington’s Fancy
Miss Margaret's Delight no music
Miss Sandie's Delight no music
Miss Sparks's Maggot (Playford Ball)
Mississippi Dip appears to be strathspey https://my.strathspey.org/dd/dance/8152/
Mistwold videos at https://lambertvillecountrydancers.org/videolist.php#jumpM
Mo
Mock Hobby Horse,The (lOth Ed. 1698)
Mock Match, The (Maggot Pie)
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
Moonlight saunter Old time dance from 1919.
Morpeth Rant 2 videos at https://lambertvillecountrydancers.org/videolist.php
Mother Quoth Hodge (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
Mr
Mr Bach's Gavotte ??G Roodman “A number of calculated figures” (2000)
Mr. Eaglesfield's New Horpipe *
Mr Ganiford's Maggot Mr Ganiford’s Maggot
Mr Handel's delight (Flights of Fancy, Greg Reynolds)
Mr Jensen's Gift see https://www.upadouble.info/dance.php?id=MrJensensGift
Mr Shaws Apologies Mr Shaw's Apologies
Mr Shaw's Canon Mr Shaw's Canon
Mr Young's Delight * (Purcell's Dancing Master)
Mrs
Mu to My
Mumping Maid, The (Maggot Pie)
Mundesse https://www.upadouble.info/dance.php?id=Mundesse or http://playforddances.com/dances/mundesse/
Na
Nassau, The ?? cannot find instructions
Ne
Neal's Maggot no music
Neck Or Nothing no music
Neighbours and Buddies Sicilian Circe
New Princess, The / Early Riser
New Princess Royal triple minor
A New Rigadoon (Purcell's Dancing Master)
News From Tripoli (or Tripoly) *
New Whitehall (Purcell's Dancing Master)
Ni
Nightcap * or Night Cap (Maggot Pie) 4cpls
The Night Piece or Night Peese or The Night-Peace or The shaking of the sheets 4cpls
Ninety Four South Street no music
No
No Bodys Jigg https://playforddances.com/dances/nobodys-jig/
No Excuse 3-couple longways
Nomad Waltz * circle mixer
Nonesuch * or A La Mode de France 4cpls
North Country Lass Tune: The Northern Lass?
Northern Lass, The (Maggot Pie)
O
Oakleigh House (Old Oxford) ?? tune used, but no particular instructions
Ocean View https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/index/by_title.html has “Ocean View” and “Ocean View Reel” as contras, but not necessarily instructions
Ocean Wave https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/index/by_title.html has “Life on the Ocean Wave” and “Tom's Ocean Wave” as contra dances
Old Hob or The Mouse Trap
On
On the Midway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-1hlbrK2pk
Once a Night * 3cpls
Opera Reel 6cpls no music?
Or
Oranges and Lemons * 4cpls
Orcas Rising * 4cpls no music
Orleans Baffled * triple
Orliana 4cpls
Ormond House no instructions
Our Brief Encounters ??instructions
Oxford Circus * (often uses tune to Parson's Farewell) 3cpls
Oxo Reel * 6 cpls
Pa
Painted Chamber or Country Farmer's Daughter no music
Parkgate 3cpls
Park Lane 2 cpls
Parson Upon Dorothy * no instructions
Parsons Cap no music
Parsons Farewell * 2cpls
Parthenia * (Maggot Pie) 4cpls
Partida, La tune dance “Karla's Waltz” by Peggy Hazell
Parting Lovers,The * triple
Paston's Maggot triple
Pat-a-cake Polka barn dance circle
Pat's Tradition * 3cpls
Pe
Peace And Joy * Tune: Peach and Joy?
Pearls of Wisdom 4cpls no music
Peddle no music
The Percolator 5 6 cpls
The Penniless Soldiers The Penniless Soldiers
Pentonville Ramble 5cpls no music
Perfect Harmon-y 4 couple get, longways,
A Perfect Ten 5cpls
Pernod Pernod Waltz“ by Johnny Cunningham? dance “Anisette”
Perro 3cpls
Ph
Philida of Utrecht Philida of Utrecht
Phoenix 4 cpls no music
Phoenix Rejuvenated, The The Phoenix Rejuvenated *
Physical Snob The * 3cpls
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 triple minor
Po ...
Polka Dot 5 ppl
Pony Express 3cpls
Poor Robin's Maggot. See Would You Have A Young Virgin
Posties Jig 4cpls scottish
Pr
Pretty Nun (?? Playford vol 3 1728)
The Pride of Newcastle The Pride of Newcastle
The Prince Consort &rsquo'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 Gloster's Waltz (Playford Ball) (alternate spelling Gloucester)
Princess Augusta's Tamborine no music 3cpls
Q
Queen of Sheba * (Maggot Pie)
Queens borrow ??no music, no instructions
Queen's Square no music
Ra
Re
Real Princess The Real Princess
Rebecca's Roundabout mentioned (no instructions) on https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/index/by_title.html
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)
Red River Valley several mentions on https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/index/by_title.html
Redwood Romp https://www.upadouble.info/dance.php?id=RedwoodRomp
Reel Contra (by late Nigel Kilby, but likely not recorded anywhere)
Return of Spring 3 cpls no music
Revelation * ?? duplication of name with lost s
Ri
Ribbon Dance, The 5 or 6 couples
Richmond Ball (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
Ro ...
Rose of Tankerton, The The Rose of Tankerton *
Rose Tree, The mentioned in https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/index/by_title.html
Roll Back The Rug sicilian circle no music
Royal Albert, The (for Farmer's Quadrille) ?????
Ru
Rural Felicity - Wilson or Haste to the Wedding * 3cpl
Rural Sports 3cpl
Russel, The mentioned in https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/index/by_title.html
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet Three Couples
Sa
Saint Martin's (Hit & Misse, p. 21)
Sally's Choice 4cpls
Sally on the Mountain contra dance
Sally from Poland Sally from Poland
Sashay the Donut https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV27fMCknkk
Saucy Sailor, The (Maggot Pie)
Say I Do * 4cpls
Sc
School for Scandal, A (1778) 6 x 32 Bars Tune: The New Fandango
Scotch Billy https://www.upadouble.info/dance.php?id=ScotchBilly
Scotch Measure, The (Purcell's Dancing Master)
Se
Sellengers Round * Round for as many as will
Shadrack's Delight (tune Dashing White Sergeant)
Shepherds Delight Shepheards Holyday or Labour in Vaine or Shepherd's Holiday or Labour in Vain
Shepheards Holyday * (or Labour in Vaine or Shepherd's Holiday or Labour in Vain) 3cpl
She Rose and Let Me In no instructions
Shifting Bobbins scottish
Shirleys Jig * 4 cpls contra
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
Si
Sicilian Circle (Lead note + 6 x 32 bars).
Silver Wedding Waltz ?? not an English dance
Silver for the Matthews Silver for the Matthews
Since First I Saw Your Face * 2cpls
Sir Roger de Coverley 4-8cpls
Sir Watkin's Jig * 3cpl
Skeletons' Dance 3 cpl longways
Skipping Det * 3 couples
Sl
Slaughter House * triple no music
Slof Galliard (Pat Shaw, “New Wine in Old Bottles”) The Slof Galliard
Sm to Sq
Smanee *
Smarts of New Tunbridge Wells, The *
Smith's Boree no music
Snow Day *
Snow in April 3 cpls no music
So
Soldier's Joy * triple check instructions
Solution, The * 4cpls no music
Some Say the Devil's Dead (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
Southwind 4cpls
Sp
Spanheim (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
Spiced Cider no music
Spectator Special Sicilian Circle
Spring Garden * 4cpls
St
Staffordshire Hornpipe Staffordshire Hornpipe
St Annes Waltz Sicilian circle no music
St. George Cross, The 3cpl Scottish no instructions
St. George's Day Jig ?? Morris dance
St. Giles Gate (or Will Kemp's Entry Into Norwich)
Star County Quadrille * Square
Star Right, Star Bright 4 couple set
Stately Manor * 3cpls
Steel Hoop 3 cpl no music
Step Stately * (Jack Pudding)
Stern Polka circle no instructions German
Standard Conclusions 4cpls heys
Stockport Assembly (Roodman: New Friends)
Stoke Golding Country Dance 4 couple set barn dance
Stockton Ruby Celebration * Square set
Stowe Hall * 3cpl
Su ...
Summer Circle - Sicilian Circle no music
Sun Return * 5cpls
Sun Box The Four Couples, no music
Susan Mann's Jig * 3cpl
Sweet Kate (1670) (Hit & Misse, p. 14)
Sweet Rosie Red Sweet Rosie Red
Swirl of the Sea * 4cpls
Ta
Take not a Woman's Anger Ill (Purcell's Dancing Master)
Tammy 4-couple square mixer
Taxing Time four couples
Te
Temple of Health 3 Co long set;
Terpsicourante (Roodman: New Friends)
Thomas And Sally np music
Three Coney Walk triple minor, triple progression
The Three Sea Captains The Three Sea Captains
Three Hand Star https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/index/by_title.html mentions Three Hand Stars
Three Meet (Lead note +6 x 32 bars)
Through the Looking Glass * 4cpls
Ti to To
Tom Birchall 3cpl no music
Tom Pate Four Facing Four
Ton, The The Morning Rout? Mutual Love?
Tr ...
Tributary * 3cpls
Tribute to Irfona * (This is NOT Mary Williams' Canada 150 dance, but Greg Reynolds' “spelling” dance to a tune Irfona Larkin played.)
Trim the Sails * triple
Trip to Amsterdam * (?? 50 Years)
Trip to Dublin * (1777) 7 x 32 Bars Tune: The Contrefatte
A Trip to Orpington
A Trip to Orpington *
Trip to Panama * 4cpls
Trip to Provence ??instructions
Trip to The Cottage (Intro. of 4 bars+6 x 32 bars)
Trip to The Mills (Molengang)
Triple Chocolate no music
Triplicate 3-person longways
Trisk
Tromelin Hop music in Ring o' Bells album “Barn Dance Party”
The Troubled Suitor The Troubled Suitor
True Joak no music
True Kit *
Trumpet Vine or Joe Brown & rsquo's Hornpipe Trumpet Vine or Joe Brown’s Hornpipe
Tunbridge Frisk * no music
Twas Within a Furlong of Edinborough Town (Purcell's Dancing Master)
Twenty Years After, or Choice Callers
U
Under the Influence https://www.upadouble.info/dance.php?id=UnderTheInfluence
Up On A Lofty Mountain Up on a Lofty Mountain
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Valentine's Day (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
Virgin of 15 Years (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
Wa to We
Waggoner https://www.upadouble.info/dance.php?id=FeteChampetre&next=1&devisor=Thompson&sort1=recentAdditions
Wakefield Hunt * Triple Minor
Walkaway *
Walpole Cottage Sicilian circle? M+2W Walpole Cottage * Sicilian Circle of Trios
Waltham Abbey walton abbey
Waltz Cotillion or Killarney Waltz no instructions no music
Waltz Country Dance Sicilian circle no music
Waltzmaree Sequence Dance to Music
Waterfall Waltz http://www.patshaw.info/dances#waterfall
Waters of Holland http://www.patshaw.info/dances#waters1, http://www.patshaw.info/dances#waters2
We
We Are All Right at Canterbury *
Well's Humour (Purcell's Dancing Master) triple minor
Welsh Rabbit, The no music
Welsh March, A no music
Westmorland no music
Wh
What'll I Do? 3-couple
Whirle It About no music
Whirl A Jig tune by Charlene Thompson, dance by Loretta Holtz
Whirligig's Last Bow The Whirligigs’ Last Bow or Whirligigs’s Maggot
White Joak 3 Co longset or triple
White Wheat 3 couples longways
Whitehall Minuet or White-Hall Minuett 4 cpl set?
Whitsun Holidays or The Parson in the Pease
Wi
Wickering Wench (Maggot Pie)
Widows Shall All Have Husbands
Winter's Night Schottische (2.37)
Winter Waltz * 3 couples
Withywind, The (Maggot Pie) * 4 cpls in Square form
Wo ...
Wooden Shoes or Bartholomew Fair (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
Woodicock/An Old Man is a Bed full of Bones (4.03) need work!
Wooing Mairi Three couple longways set
X
X Ackley *
Y
Young Man's Fancy (Maggot Pie) – square form
Young Roger (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730) Portsmouth?
Young Widow * Triple minor (or 3 Co long set)
Young Wisdom no music Portsmouth?
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