https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/ 2026-09-04T18:49:52+00:00 https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/ https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:logo.png text/html 2026-09-02T02:57:51+00:00 mar4uscha (mar4uscha@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/doku.php?id=ins_abbey_reflection&rev=1788317871&do=diff Abbey Reflection Trevor Monson (1997) Tune “The Butterfly”, by Richard Smith & Maggie Fletcher Video: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDJPFrD_Jqc> text/html 2026-08-29T21:54:35+00:00 nashjc (nashjc@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/doku.php?id=oecdc:ottawaenglishdanceclub&rev=1788040475&do=diff Ottawa English Country Dance Club This page and those “below” it are to provide information about club activities in wiki form that can be updated easily by any of our members with a login. Examples are “dances we have danced”. However, our main site for current announcements and activities is text/html 2026-08-28T17:21:03+00:00 mar4uscha (mar4uscha@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/doku.php?id=ins_squaring_circle&rev=1787937663&do=diff Squaring the Circle Loretta Holz in 2007. Proper duple minor. Tune: Squaring the Circle A1 1-4 1st corners balance forward and back, cross and all turn to the left 5-8 March clockwise, halfway around the set as a square A2 1-4 2nd corners balance forward and back, cross and all turn to the left 5-8 March clockwise, halfway around the set as a square All progressed and improper B1 1-4 2s right gypsy once and a half to face out 5-8 2s cast below 1s… text/html 2026-08-28T17:20:18+00:00 mar4uscha (mar4uscha@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/doku.php?id=english_dance_instructions_index&rev=1787937618&do=diff English Dance Instructions This is the index page for English / Playford dance instructions. NOTICES Call for Callers Are you willing to call dances? Even occasionally. Our club is currently woefully weak on available callers. It would be good if one of us was sick or otherwise unavailable, two or three of the dancers could manage to call some dances. Hopefully we'll build up our club capabilities. text/html 2026-08-27T19:01:34+00:00 mar4uscha (mar4uscha@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/doku.php?id=ins_sweet_potato_pie&rev=1787857294&do=diff Sweet Potato Pie Sharon McKinley in 2014 Proper duple minor Tune: Sweet Potato Pie A1 1-4 Star right once around 5-8 Pousette half (cw, 1st man and 2nd lady go forward) A2 1-4 (Next couple, 1s down 2s up) star left 5-8 (Original 1s and 2s) pousette half (cw, 1st lady and 2nd man go forward, all back home) B1 1-4 Neighbor back-to-back 5-6 Circle half 7-8 Fall back into lines (progressed and improper) B2 1-4 1s half figure-eight up 5-8 2s half fi… text/html 2026-08-22T12:47:16+00:00 nashjc (nashjc@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/doku.php?id=ins_money_in_both_pockets&rev=1787402836&do=diff Money in Both Pockets Either Preston 1793 (source: upadouble.info) or Campbell's 5th Collection of newest and most favourite Country Dances and Reels, circa 1790, (<https://www.regencydances.org/index.php?wL=1137>), though this dance uses different figures. Duple minor proper C1 set twice to W2; circle 3 left once C1 set twice to M2; circle 3 left once C1 lead down to below their C2; face and set C1 lead up above C2 and cast 4 changes of R & L text/html 2026-08-17T00:48:35+00:00 nashjc (nashjc@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/doku.php?id=ins_softly_good_tummas&rev=1786927715&do=diff Softly Good Tummas Nathaniel Kynaston 1718? Recording: Video: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQjejTOBE-U> There are many videos for this dance on the Lambertsville ECD video list, but this one shows how precise set alignment avoids jerky and frantic dancing. This dance is one of the OED favourites. Hard to believe it is over 300 years old now. text/html 2026-08-17T00:47:14+00:00 nashjc (nashjc@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/doku.php?id=ins_mulberry_garden&rev=1786927634&do=diff Mulberry Garden Walsh 1718 Sharp 1922 Longways for as many as will proper Recording: A1 16 Up a double and back twice B1 8 Fall back a double toward the wall and return 8 Turn partners A2 8 Partners back to back 8 NBRS back to back B2 4 Hands four half-way 4 Partners change places, handing, to face up 8 Top couple cast down and lead up, as ones (below) lead up and cast down again text/html 2026-08-17T00:45:44+00:00 nashjc (nashjc@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/doku.php?id=ins_drapers_gardens&rev=1786927544&do=diff Drapers Gardens Playford, The Dancing Master, 1706-1728. Bernard J. Bentley, Fallibroome Collection, vol. II, 1965. Kate Van Winkle Keller and Genevieve Shimer, The Playford Ball (CDSS), 1994. 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