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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.
Tags for finding special material
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.
- <GENRE: ….> where …. is one of Playford, English, contra, (please contact JN before adding other genres)
- <MUSIC-SHEET:….> where …. is a reference to the sheet music (may be in this wiki in the Sheet Music section).
- <MUSIC-DOWNLOAD:….> where …. is a link to the appropriate source, e.g., iTunes
- <MUSIC-CD:….> where …. is a reference to the CD and track (may be in this wiki in ???). Please include track identifier.
- <MUSIC-TAPE:….> where …. is a reference to the tape. Please include track identifier.
- <MUSIC-LP:….> where …. is a reference to the (vinyl) recording. Please include track identifier.
- <FORMATION: ….> where …. is the formation e.g., longways, round, square
- <NUMBER: ….> where …. identifies number of couples or number of dancers
- <VIDEO: ….> where …. is a link or reference to a video of the dance
A tool
While the template below is useful to show structure, Graham Thompson has created a tool to aid the formatting:
Formatting dances
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:
- find a dance that displays as you would like your dance displayed
- make sure you are logged in – only logged in users can edit
- in the dance instructions index, locate the alphabetic location where your dance will be placed
- click the edit button below this section of the index
- highlight the dance above or below where your dance will go, copy it (Ctrl-C), then paste (Ctrl-V) TWO times (once for the dance that is there, once for yours)
- change the name of BOTH the instructions page (the first part of the index element in the brackets) and the name to be displayed for your dance (the second element)
- Save the block (leftmost button below the box. May be out of view, requiring scroll down.)
- go to the page that has the dance you like (i.e., click on its link in the instructions index) and click the edit “button” (top one on the RHS of the material displayed)
- highlight all the text in the dance. On many machines, Ctrl-A will do this.
- copy the text (often Ctrl-C)
- optionally, open a text editor (e.g., Notepad) and paste the text into it and save for future use.
- return to the index and find your dance link (it should be red, meaning it does not yet exist)
- click on the link. You should be told it does not exist. You can create it with the Edit/Create button, which is the top button on the RHS of the box.
- paste the “old” dance instructions into the box
- edit the text, using the existing formatting tags
- Save (bottom left of box – again, may need scroll down)
This sounds like a lot because the instructions here are rather detailed. Essentially we are copying a dance and then editing it.
A prototype tool for spacing
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
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A
Abbey Reflection (by Trevor Monson) no instructions
Adventure at Margate, An (Kentish Hops?)
Adson's Saraband also called The New Exchange
Ah! Belinda Ah! Belinda no music
A Fine Balance (?? instructions)
Af
Albany Assembly no music
Algorithms no instructions
All Saints' Day (Legacy: 50 Years of Dance and Song ??)
All Together One After Another no music
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.
Anchors Aweigh (Scottish?)
Andrew's Maggot see Essentials
Another Nancy & rsquo;s Fancy or the Lang Staff
Another Nancy's Fancy (Pat Shaw ?? where)
Another Sweet Richard no music
Anton's Surprise no music, Contra dance?
Ap
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
Autumn Moon no instructions
Aye Me (or The Symphony) (Playford Ball) no music
Ba
The Baffled Knight (Maggot Pie no instructions)
Balloon no music
Bare Necessities Bare Necessities
Barne Storming no music, no instructions, video
Barney Brallaghan no instructions
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
The Belle of the Ball ??instructions??
Better Day Better Deed no music
Betty Fair (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
Bi
BiCentennial Reel no music Contra Dance?
Bingo no music
Birthday Greetings have music no instructions
Blackbird Pie modern contra dance
Blackheath (2011 version)
Black Jack music Black Joke?
Black Joke (Black Joak) music Black Joke?
Blarney Pilgrim Irish music
Blue Primrose no music
Bo
Boanopstekker no music
Bobbing Joe (Hit & Misse, p 12)
Bob in the Bed no music
Bonnie Prince no music no instructions Scottish?
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) no instructions
Br
Brief Encounter (Marge Hendy)
(Our) Brief Encounters (Loretta Holtz)
Brighton Camp contra
Britains Glory no music
British Sorrow contra
British Toper, The no music
Broadstairs Barn Dance yes music no instructions
Bromley Bells yes music no instructions
Bu
Ca
California Cloverleaf music? contra dance?
Careless Sally no music
Corstorphine Fair no music Scottish dance
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
Chorus Jig contra dance
Ci
Circle of Tradition no instructions
Clevedon Sicilian or Doreen’s Delight
Clifton Springs no music
Co
The Cold Snap no music
Cold and Raw (Purcell's Dancing Master)
Coming Round the Mountain no instructions
Confess(e) (Playford Ball) no music
Constant Nymph no music
Cooks Feet no music
The Cotery no music
Country Farmer no music
Count Tallard nomusic
Crimson Clover no music
Cu
Cuckoos Nest The Cookoo's Nest
Cumberland Reel (Lead note + 6 x 32 bars). no music scottish
Cupid Disarm'd no instructions
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)
Dancing the Baby Dancing the Baby
The Dancing Dutch The Dancing Dutch no music
Dancing Betty ??instructions
Dapper Harry no music
Dargason or Sedany (Playford Ball)
Darius (TTO 2016 Sat. afternoon)
Dashing White Sergeant Scottish country dance`
De
Dear Papa and Dear Mama Ver 1 and 2 no instructions
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)
Designing Woman, The (Roodman: New Friends)
Devilish Delight of Doctor Denard no music
Di
Do
Doldrum, The (Maggot Pie)
The Donkey Brays The Donkey Brays
Donnie & rsquo's Farewell to London Donnie’s Farewell to London
Double Jubilee no music
Down Yonder square dance
Dr
Drapers Maggot (Playford Ball)
Dreyfus Gardens no music
Drive the Cold Winter Away no music
The Drummer no music
Dreams Of Mirth no music
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)
Dutch Diamond no music
E
E and D Waltz no music
Easter Tuesday no instructions
East Indian no music
Edinborough Castle ??instructions
El
Emma Turns Three (Roodman: New Friends)
Emma's Waltz no music
Enfield Common (Purcell's Dancing Master)
Enfield Wash no music
Essentials Andrew's Maggot
Epsom Wells or Wa' is Me
Fa
Fain I Would If I Could or Parthenia
Fairfield Fancy contra no music
Fair Maid (Flights of Fancy, Greg Reynolds)
The Faithful Swain or The Constant Lover no music
Far Away (music only??)
Farmers Quadrille no music
Fe
Female Sailor (Female Saylor)
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
Flirtation Reel contra
Fo
For No-one (Experiment to Paul McCartney tune).
Fourpence Hapenny Farthing (which could be written “4 ¾ d”)
Frances Anne's Delight no music
Franks Quadrille no music
Free Mason (Freemason)
French Ambassador, The (Maggot Pie)
Friday Night Mixer no music
Ga
The Garter or King James' no music
Gi
Gisburn Processional no music
Gladys' Galop or Gladsome Gladys Gladys' Galop or Gladsome Gladys
Goddesses ??minor edit
Gotham Jubilee ??instructions??
Gr
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)
Gu
Guardian Angels no music
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)
Ha
Hair's Maggot – note there seem to be lots of spellings
Half Century no music
Halsway Sicilian Halsway Sicilian
Hamburger Special Hamburger Special
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).
He
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
Hi
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.
Ho
I
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
Irfona's Waltz by Mary Williams
Ja
Jack of Both Sides no music
Jackey Tarr (Jackie Tar, Jackey Tar)
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 Tallis' Canon John Tallis' Canon
Johnny's Quadrille Johnny's Quadrille
Jovial Beggars (Maggot Pie)
Just A Going no music
Jump for Joy (Flights of Fancy, Greg Reynolds)
K
Katie the Nuisance Katie the Nuisance
Kennedy's Rant, The The Kennedy's Rant
Ki
Kind and Easey no music
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
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
Lawson's Frisk no music
Le
??P?? Leading Lady
Leaps and Bounds video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vFIZ4oAnco ??Roodman, Calculated Figures
??P?? Leaving of Liverpool
Li
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??)
Lo
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
Lover's Farewell The Lover's Farewell
Love's Triumph (Playford Ball)
Lu
Ma
Maid Of Bath, The no music
Man Was For Woman Made (Purcell's Dancing Master)
Mar
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)
Mas
Me
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
Mi
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 Margaret's Delight no music
Miss Sandie's Delight no music
Miss Sparks's Maggot (Playford Ball)
Mo
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
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)
Mrs
Mu to My
Na to Ne
Neal's Maggot no music
Neck Or Nothing no music
New Princess, The / Early Riser
News From Tripoli (or Tripoly)
A New Rigadoon (Purcell's Dancing Master)
New Whitehall (Purcell's Dancing Master)
Ni
Nightcap or Night Cap (Maggot Pie)
The Night Piece or Night Peese or The Night-Peace or The shaking of the sheets
No
O
Old Hob or The Mouse Trap
Old Mill, The ??edit
On
Our Brief Encounters ??instructions??
Oxford Circus (often uses tune to Parson's Farewell)
Pa
Painted Chamber or Country Farmer's Daughter no music
Parthenia (Maggot Pie)
Pe
Ph
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
Po ...
Poor Robin's Maggot. See Would You Have A Young Virgin
Pr
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
Princess Augusta's Tamborine no music
Q
Queen of Sheba (Maggot Pie)
Queen's Square no music
Ra
Re
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)
Ri
Richmond Ball (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730)
Ro ...
The Romp or Merry Girls of Scarborough The no music
Royal Albert, The (for Farmer's Quadrille) ?????
Ru
Sa
Safe Home ??instructions??
Saint Martin's (Hit & Misse, p. 21)
Sally from Poland Sally from Poland
Saucy Sailor, The (Maggot Pie)
Sc
School for Scandal, A ??instructions
Scotch Measure, The (Purcell's Dancing Master)
Se
Sh
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
Si
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
Sm to Sq
So
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)
St
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)
Su ...
Summer Circle - Sicilian Circle
Sweet Kate (1670) (Hit & Misse, p. 14)
Sweet Richard no music
Sweet Rosie Red Sweet Rosie Red
Ta to Th
Take not a Woman's Anger Ill (Purcell's Dancing Master)
That Sinking Feeling ??instructions??
Thomas And Sally np music
The Three Sea Captains The Three Sea Captains
Three Meet (Lead note +6 x 32 bars)
Ti to To
Ton, The The Morning Rout? Mutual Love?
Tr ...
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)
Trip to Wimbleton, A no music
Trisk
The Troubled Suitor The Troubled Suitor
True Joak no music
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)
Twelfth Night no music
Twenty Years After, or Choice Callers
U
V
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)
Wa to We
The Waters of Holland (First Version)
The Waters of Holland (Second Version)
Waltz Cotillion or Killarney Waltz
We
Wh to Wi
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
Whitehall Minuet or White-Hall Minuett
Whitsun Holidays or The Parson in the Pease
Wi
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?)
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!
X
Y
Young Man's Fancy (Maggot Pie)
Young Roger (Country Dances from Colonial New York: James Alexander's Notebook, New York, 1730) Portsmouth? Young Widow
Young Wisdom no music Portsmouth?
Z
