https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/ 2026-05-17T08:52:51+00:00 https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/ https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:logo.png text/html 2025-12-15T18:42:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/doku.php?id=archive:20251215dance_instructions_index&rev=1765824146&do=diff 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. text/html 2025-12-15T18:41:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/doku.php?id=archive:20251215english_dance_instructions_index&rev=1765824107&do=diff 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. text/html 2025-12-15T21:12:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/doku.php?id=archive:ins_aldermans_hat&rev=1765833130&do=diff ALDERMAN'S HAT (from Apted) 3 couple longways (tune in Barnes I - no attribution) A1 (1-3) 1st man cast off to bottom followed by other men, while 1st woman followed by other women does the same (4-6) Partners two-hand turn once around (7-8) All clap three times (beat 1,2 of 7;1 of 8) A2 As above with 3rd couple in place of 1sts. End in original places B1 (1-6) 1st woman casts off, followed by partner, goes around 3rd c… text/html 2025-12-15T21:15:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/doku.php?id=archive:ins_all_instructions_dutch&rev=1765833355&do=diff French Abbreviations and Terms Used with the Tracks 2m. - two hands joined with another two a turn or chasse, also for circles eh: La chaine - the right and left eh. 3. q. - right and left three quarters. coin, coins - corner, corners. a. droite - right demij, demy - half, halfway. entier - entire, whole; used to indicate full circuit of a figure, entirely F. Femme - woman. font 2 pas, f.2.p. - make/do two steps. font 4 pas, f.4.p. - make/do four steps. g. gauche - left. H. Homme - man. h: hai… text/html 2025-12-15T21:14:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/doku.php?id=archive:ins_all_instructions&rev=1765833279&do=diff BRITISH SORROW Tune: Duke of Perth The dance from Saltator manuscript. Lead down two couple, up again, cast down one, Right hands across and round with third couple, Left hands across and round with second couple, Hands six round, Half right and left, set, half right and left back again. text/html 2025-12-15T22:22:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/doku.php?id=archive:ins_angels_unaware&rev=1765837331&do=diff Angels Unawares Choreography: Graham Christian Tune: “The Streams of Lovely Nancy” Duple minor proper Single file left once round 1st corners take R hands while 2nd corners take L hands All balance. All cross L shoulder w partner then turn L into a circle RIGHT. C1 set away then together WHILE C2 set together and away while advancing to pass each other. All turn 2H half way. text/html 2025-12-20T18:00:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.ottawaenglishdance.org/playford/doku.php?id=archive:main_page251220&rev=1766253620&do=diff <big>Playford Wiki -- Playford's Progeny</big> This wiki began as an experimental wiki repository to permit explorations of information related to English and American folk dance. John Playford published “The English Dancing Master” in 1651 (the text of this has been entered and can be found at http: