https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/ 2026-08-15T14:25:52+00:00 https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/ https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:logo.png text/html 2026-08-15T13:15:44+00:00 nashjc (nashjc@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/doku.php?id=ins_anis_waltz&rev=1786799744&do=diff Ani's Waltz Circle mixer, couples facing CCW Gary Roodman, 2008 Tune: Ani's Waltz A In the large circle, all dance forward (CCW) for 6 steps, turn alone and fall back for 6 steps. Facing CW, again dance forward, turn alone and fall back, ending in original place. Men advance two places around the circle CCW. Women gate that new partner around to face CW. Women advance two places around the circle CW. Men gate that new partner to end facing each other … text/html 2026-08-14T14:53:26+00:00 nashjc (nashjc@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/doku.php?id=ins_well_done_jack&rev=1786719206&do=diff Well Done Jack Nathaniel Kynaston in 1718 Published by Walsh in “Twenty Four New Country Dances 1718”. Interpreted by Andrew Shaw in 2002. proper duple minor Jig 8×32 Recording: Videos: <http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/ecd/playford/422-well-done-jack> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56YqtzFPWUA> (with Gary Roodman in yellow vest) 1-8 1C, 2C dance back-to-back; turn partners by the R 1-1/2 times. 9-16 1C, 2C dance back-to-back; dance 1/2 R's & L's. 17-24 1C, 2C, 3C set t… text/html 2026-08-14T04:33:28+00:00 mariar (mariar@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/doku.php?id=ins_pistolet&rev=1786682008&do=diff Le Pistolet Le Pistolet is a French country dance published in Raoul-Auger Feuillet Recueil de contredances mises en chorégraphie, d’une maniére si aisée, que toutes personnes peuvent failement les apprendre sans le secours, d’aucun maître et même sans avoir eu aucune connoissanse de la chorégraphie. Paris, 1706. text/html 2026-08-14T04:03:07+00:00 mariar (mariar@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/doku.php?id=english_dance_instructions_index&rev=1786680187&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 2026-08-14T01:20:07+00:00 nashjc (nashjc@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/doku.php?id=oecdc:ottawaenglishdanceclub&rev=1786670407&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 2026-08-04T21:37:21+00:00 nashjc (nashjc@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/doku.php?id=ins_astoria_lass&rev=1785879441&do=diff Astoria Lass Fried de Metz Herman, 1991, Music Purcell “dance” Duple improper longways, triple time (Take space between couples) A1 1-4 A form of L shoulder siding with turns: Pass partner L shoulder, turn single to R Pass partner R shoulder, turn single to L 5-8 2 men dance L shoulder pot hook (aka chevron) 5-6 men pass L shoulder (6 steps) while women wait 7-8 men fall back into neighbour's space while women move into neighbour's space with two step close sequence… text/html 2026-08-02T16:20:31+00:00 nashjc (nashjc@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/doku.php?id=ins_marli_water_works&rev=1785687631&do=diff MARLI WATER WORKS 3 Co longset Matthew Welch 1767 Recording: A1 1st Co 1/2 fig 8 down through 2nd Co, then lead down through 3rd Co & cast up to middle place (improper); A2 1st Co 1/2 fig 8 down through 3rd Co, then lead up through 2nd Co(at top) & cast back to middle place (proper): B1 1st Co (Man down, Wo up) each hands 3 L once round, then with Man up, Wo down, hands 3 L again, finishing in 2nd place improper; B2 1-4 1st & 2nd Cos Draw pousse… text/html 2026-07-31T22:04:28+00:00 nashjc (nashjc@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/doku.php?id=ins_forget_me_not&rev=1785535468&do=diff Forget Me Not Duple minor longways, Gary Roodman (Good Friends). Music: “Forget Me Not” by Debbie Jackson ?? seems to need fix -- see Lambertville video A1 1-2 C1 change wide, face up to receive 3-4 C2 who cross up into line of 4 5-6 Balance fwd and back 7-8 Ends gate middlesto reform lines facing down (All crossed over) A2 1-4 Ptnrs gypsy R into star R halfway 5-8 star L once, end facing nbr B1 1-4 Set to nbr and turn single 5-8 Hands 4 circle half AN… text/html 2026-07-31T21:57:27+00:00 nashjc (nashjc@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/doku.php?id=ins_starting_windmill&rev=1785535047&do=diff Starting the Windmill Jan ver Minder 2026 A1 C1 cross go down outside, turn in, come up, A2 C1 give hands, face down, go down, turn as couple C2 up, C1 come back, effectively to 2nd position, but don't stop B1 C1 cross up into double figure of 8, C2 casting End figure with couples progressed B2 RH star, then big 2H turn with partner text/html 2026-07-28T16:22:14+00:00 mar4uscha (mar4uscha@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/doku.php?id=ins_duchess_of_york_st&rev=1785255734&do=diff The Duchess of York Street Dance by Sue Dupre. Music in PDF/MIDI/MP3/ABC Music: Bob Pasquarello, 2005. Format: Longways duple, twos improper Tune: Duchess, The Duchess of York Street A First lady cast right shoulder, go round the other three, above partner and across, while the others follow close at 2-bar intervals, to finish in a line facing down. From the left: first lady, second man, second lady, first man. B Lead down two waltz steps; two-hand turn neighbour half-wa… text/html 2026-07-25T18:30:31+00:00 nashjc (nashjc@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/doku.php?id=ins_fugitive_smile&rev=1785004231&do=diff A Fugitive Smile 3C proper A1 Hands 6 balance in and out twice to get half way. All now improper and set inverted. A2 C1, followed by C2 and C3, cast up to put set in order but improper A3 C1 and C2 hands 4 half way (L) and turn single L A4 C1 and C3 hands 4 half way (R) and turn single R B1 Mirror heys, C1 and C3 in at ends, middle couple (C2) facing down and bulge. B2 C1 (still improper) lead up, M1 crosses lady in front and they cast to bottom. 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