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JP ECD

October 27, 2026 · First Church In Jamaica Plain, 6 Eliot St, Boston, MA 02130, USA

First Half

Indian Queen english Playford
Bel Canto english Susan Kevra
Michedonia english Dan Blim
Bonny Cuckoo english Gail Ticknor
Bluebonnets english Joseph Pimentel
Lilliburlero english Playford (The Dancing Master)

Second Half

Take A Dance english Johnson
Wilbur’s March english Lindsey Dono
New Map english Margaret & Jeff Bary
The Female Saylor english Feuillet
Barbarini’s Tambourine english Walsh

Alternates

Patterns’ Pleasures english Chris Sackett
Cockle Shells english Playford
Doctor Bending’s Serpent english Sharon Green
Childgrove english Playford
Key To The Cellar english Jenny Beer

Playford (1701) Interp. Cecil Sharp (1922)

duple minor longways

2/2 D major BI p. 57

Choreography

A1

(1-4) 1^st corners set, turn single (8)
(5-8) 1^st corners two hand turn (8)

A2

(1-8) 2^nd corners, the same (16)

B1

(1-8) Star R, star L back (16)

B2

(1-4) Partners back to back (8)
(5-8) Circular hey, three changes (PR, NL, PR) (8)
(On the last pass, turn back in to face across)

Susan Kevra (2018)

duple minor longways

One Card Short Dave Wiesler 6/8 B♭ major 2018 BIII p. 25

Choreography

A1

(1-4) 1^st corners RH turn (8)
(5-8) Partners R sh siding (straight), turn single L back to place (8)

A2

(1-4) 2^nd corners LH turn (8)
(5-8) Partners L sh siding (straight), turn single R back to place (8)
All home

B

(1-2) Circle L ½ (4)
(3-4) W/ neighbors fall back (keeping hands) (4)
(5-8) Two changes w/ hands (PR, NL) (8)
All home
(9-12) 1s cross, go below, face up in center of line of 4 (8)
while 2s pause, lead up, cast onto ends of a line of 4
(13-16) Up a double and back (8)
(17-20) 1s half figure 8 up while 2s meet and lead up (8)

Dan Blim (2014)

duple minor longways

Carpathian Tune Traditional 2/4 G minor BIII p. 92

Choreography

A1

(1-2) 1s cast, 2s lead up (4)
(3-4) 1s set (4)
(5-8) 1s half figure eight up (8)
(Ones crossed over)

A2

(1-2) 2s cast, 1s lead up (4)
(3-4) 2s set (4)
(5-8) 2s half figure eight up (8)
(All crossed over)

B1

(1-2) On the 2^nd diagonal trade by R (4)
(3-4) Partner 2 hand turn ½ on the side (4)
(5-6) On the 2^nd diagonal trade by R (4)
(7-8) Neighbor 2 hand turn ½ on the side (4)
(All progressed)

B2

(1-4) Circle left (8)
(5-8) Partner 2 hand turn (8)

Background

Written for the wedding of a couple with one partner from Michigan and the other from Macedonia.

Gail Ticknor (1986)

4 couple longways

Sheebeg and Sheemore Turlough O’Carolan 3/4 D major 16XX-17XX BI p. 15

Choreography

A

(1-4) 1s dance down the center past two couples, cast up around one couple, while 2s move up (12)
1s end in 2^nd place, 2s end in 1^st place
(5-6) 1s RH turn ½ and face down (6)
(7-8) 1s LH turn ½ with neighbor 3 below (6)
1s end in 3^rd place, 3s end in 2^nd place
4s do similarly:
(9-12) 4s dance up the center past two couple, cast down around one couple, while 1s (in 3^rd place) move down (12)
4s end in 3^rd place, 1s end in 4^th place
(13-14) 4s RH turn ½ and face up (6)
(15-16) 4s LH turn ½ w/ neighbor 3s (in 2^nd place) (6)
4s end in 2^nd place, 3s end at home; the order is now 2-4-3-1; some couples (1s and 4s, are opposite home)

B

(1-4) All circle L (12)
(5-6) Balance circle F&B (6)
(7-8) Release hands, “innies” (original R-file dancers) balance F&B, moving one place R, (6)
while “outies” balance B&F, moving one place L (swapping w neighbor or partner)
(9-12) All circle R (12)
(13-14) Balance circle F&B (6)
(15-16) Partners 2H turn to home side (1 or 1 ½)
Order is now 2-3-4-1

Teaching Notes

To teach positionally, establish temporary roles at the start: “If you’re on the right side, you’re innies; if you’re on the left, you’re outies. You’ll need to remember this later in the dance.”

B. (1-4) Circle must be strong to get all the way around!

or Trip to Texas

Joseph Pimentel (2005)

duple minor longways

Debbie Jackson 9/8 D minor 2006 BIII p. 31

Choreography

A1

(1-2) 1s lead forward to meet and fall back (6)
(3-4) 1s two hand turn (6)

A2

(1-8) 2s, the same (12)

B

All face corner
(1) Balance back (step back, together, pause) (3)
(2) Balance right (step R, together, pause) (3)
(3-4) Corners simultaneously hole-in-the-wall cross (6)
(5-6) Circle L halfway, to home (6)
(7-8) 1s cast down while 2s lead up (6)

Playford (The Dancing Master) (1690)

duple minor longways

6/8 G major BI p. 67

Choreography

A

(1-4) 1s lead down through 2s, cast back to place (8)
(5-8) 2s lead up through the 1s, cast back to place (8)

B1

(1-2) 1^st corners change by R (4)
(3-4) 2^nd corners change by R (4)
(5-8) w/ neighbor, fall back a double, then come forward turning single right (8)

B2

(1-2) Partners change by R (4)
end with back to neighbor
(3-4) Neighbors pass backwards by R (4)
(5-8) Three changes of a circular hey (PR, NL, PR) (8)

Teaching Notes

B2. Note that there are five changes of varying speed. You have four steps for the first two changes and then need to get through three changes of a circular hey in the same amount of time. It’s traditional to skip. At the end of the hey, the 1s can catch inside hands to be ready for the lead down.

Johnson (1753) Interp. Rich Jackson & George Fogg (1990)

duple minor longways

6/8 B minor BI p. 124

Choreography

A1

(1-4) 1s lead down through 2s and cast back to place (8)
(5-8) 1s 2 hand turn (8)

A2

(1-4) 2s lead up through the 1s and cast back to place (8)
(5-8) 2s 2 hand turn (8)

B1

(1-4) 1s cross, go below while 2s move up (8)
(5-8) 1s half figure eight up through 2s (8)
(All progressed)

B2

(1-8) Four changes of rights and lefts (PR, NL, PR, NL) (16)

Lindsey Dono (2025)

duple minor longways

Casey Murray and Molly Tucker 4/4 A major 2019 NIB · Sheet music ↗

Choreography

A1

(1-4) 1s half figure eight down through 2s (8)
ending facing down in the center of a line of four
while 2s wait two bars, cross right shoulder and fall back,
joining onto the ends of the line
(5-7) Line of four lead down
(8) Bend the line to face across

A2

(1-4) 2s half figure eight up through 1s (8)
ending facing up in the center of a line of four
while 1s wait two bars, cross right shoulder and fall back,
joining onto the ends of the line
(5-7) Line of four lead up
(8) Bend the line to face across
(All home)

B1

(1-4) Circle left halfway, fall back with neighbor (with hands) (8)
(5) Partners cross right shoulder and face neighbor
(6-8) Neighbors left shoulder round once, (8)
ending with dancers on the 1^st diagonal facing out

B2

(1-8) Dancers on the 2^nd diagonal open right-hand chain over and back (16)

Sheet Music

Margaret & Jeff Bary (2022)

3 couple longways

Anna Patton 3/2 D major NIB · Sheet music ↗

Choreography

A1

(1-2) 2s w 1^st corners, RH turn almost once to end facing partner (6)
(3-4) 2s RSR (6)
(5-6) 2s w original neighbor on R, LH turn (6)
(7-8) 2s LSR to end at top or bottom facing 1^st corner (6)

A2

(1-4) 2s pass L with 1^st corners to initiate heys for 3 across the set (12)
All end home
(5-6) Lines of 3 along the sides, advance and fall back (6)
(7-8) All turn single R (6)
All home

B1

(1-4) R file dancers cross set, passing partner R, turn R and single file CW halfway around the set to invert the line
(5-8) L file dancers, cross set, passing opposite R, turn R and single file CW halfway around the set to invert the line
Order 3-2-1

B2

(1-4) 2s lead up, 1s (at bottom) follow, while 3s (at top) cast to bottom (12)
(5-8) Partners 2H turn, turn single L (12)
Order 3-1-2

Background

Anna Patton:

One of my pandemic activities has been finding new-to-me woods paths and other tucked-away walks to go on in Brattleboro, so the gist of the title’s meaning is “same town, new map.”

Margaret & Jeff Bary:

Coincidentally, Margaret & Jeff also spent many months exploring the trails of Eastern Long Island over the past two years, so the title “New Map” speaks to us as well.

Teaching Notes

A1. Identify “corners” as dancer on R diagonal followed by neighbor on your R

A2. Heys are initiated with same 1^st corner dancers. Heys need to be tight to get to lines of 3 in time

B2. L1 and L2 pick up their partners (coming out of the single file chase) and keep moving up through the 3s

B2. Partners have time to acknowledge each other before turning single

Sheet Music

or La Matellotte

Feuillet (1706) Interp. Pat Shaw (1965)

duple minor longways

6/8 G minor BI p. 39

Choreography

A1

(1-4) 1s lead up through 2s above, cast back to place (8)
(5-8) 1s lead down through 2s below, cast back to place (8)

A2

(1-4) 1s half figure 8 down through 2s (8)
(5-8) 1s RH turn (end facing down) (8)

B1

(1-4) Neighbors back to back (8)
(5-8) Neighbors 2H turn (8)

B2

(1-4) Partners back to back (8)
(5-6) 1s 2H turn ½ (4)
(7-8) 1s cast down while 2s lead up (4)

Teaching Notes

A1. Lead through imaginary 2s at the top

Walsh (1745) Interp. Jacqueline Schwab (1987)

duple minor longways

2/4 D major BI p. 8

Choreography

A1

(1-8) 1^st corners cast left around neighbor, cross through the middle passing corner by left shoulder, and loop right around partner to end in corner’s place (16)
(1^st corners are swapped)

A2

(1-8) 2^nd corners, similarly, cast right around partner, cross through the middle passing corner by right shoulder, and loop left around neighbor to end in corner’s place (16)
(All are halfway around)

B1

(1-2) All fall back with neighbor (4)
(3-4) Cross, passing partner by right shoulder (4)
(5-8) Neighbors back to back along (8)
(9-12) Partners back to back across (8)

B2

(1-8) Four changes of rights and lefts (16)
(9-12) Partners two hand turn (8)

Chris Sackett (2025)

Square (Mixer)

Pleasures’ Pattern Shira Kammen 6/8 A mixolydian 2025 NIB · Sheet music ↗

Choreography

A1

(1-4) R sh siding (swirly) (8)
(5-8) LSR (8)

A2

(1-8) Circle R and back to the L (16)
(Partners face)

B

(1-4) Partners RH turn (8)
(5-10) Corners LH turn 1 ½, to face new partner (12)
(11-16) New partner RH turn 1 ½ (12)
(End with 1s facing in 2s facing out)

C

(1-16) Schiehallion Reel: (32)
1s cross diagonally to the R to take the place of the 2 who is facing out
while 2s cast R into partners’ place
2s cross diagonally to the R to take the place of their partner
while 1s cast R into corners’ place
Repeat ×3 to original places

Teaching Notes

Sackett:

Dancers on left are 1’s (1^st diagonals) Dancers on Right are 2’s (2^nd diagonals).

The 1.5 turns cross the phrase

At the end of Bar 48, the Schiehallion Reel (hey), you will be looking for the person you were turning at the end of B16, (your opposite) to begin the next time through the dance.

Sheet Music

Playford (1701) Interp. Charles Bolton (1985)

duple minor longways

4/4 F major BII p. 21

Choreography

A1

(1-4) 1^st corners RH turn
(5-8) 1s LH turn

A2

(1-4) 2^nd corners LH turn
(5-8) 2s RH turn

B1

(1-4) 1^st corners change, 2^nd corners change
(5-6) All four circle left halfway
(7-8) 1s cast down, 2s lead up
(All progressed)

B2

(1-4) 1s (from 2^nd place) half figure eight down through next 2s
(5-8) 1s 2H turn 1 ½ back to home side

Sharon Green (2009)

3-couple longways

The Serpent With Corners Thomas Bending 6/8 A minor 1999 BIII p. 49

Choreography

A1

(1-4) Partners set, change places turning single R (8)
End facing out
(5-8) Lines of 3 lead out, fall back (8)
At the last moment, all face in

A2

(1-8) Repeat to home (16)

B1

(1-4) 1s and 2s half poussette (1^st corners advancing to start) (8)
(5-8) 1s and 3s half poussette (2^nd corners advancing to start) (8)
End 2, 3, 1

B2

(1-8) Circle six L & R, slipping (16)

Playford (1701) Interp. Cecil Sharp (1922)

duple minor longways (originally published improper)

2/2 D minor BI p. 20

Choreography

A1

(1-4) Partners side across (L sh, R sh, swirly) (8)
(5-8) Partners back to back (8)

A2

(1-8) Repeat A1 with neighbor along (16)

B1

(1-4) Neighbors two hand turn 1 ½, skipping, open up across (8)
(5-8) Partners two hand turn (8)
(All progressed)

B2

(1-8) Ones figure eight up through the twos, skipping (16)

Teaching Notes

B1. Can explicitly note that the two hand turns have different speeds or let dancers figure it out. B2. Can be a double figure eight for more experienced dancers.

Jenny Beer (2004)

triple minor longways

Traditional 3/2 E minor BII p. 40

Choreography

A1

(1-2) 1s cast down to middle place while twos move up (6)
(3-4) 3s gate the 1s down and around (6)

A2

(1-2) Lines at the side, forward and back (6)
(3-4) 2s gate the 1s up and around (6)
1s face neighbors diagonally to the R

B1

(1-4) Heys for 3 across the dance (12)
1s initiate by passing right diagonal dancer by the left shoulder (splitting the couple)

B2

(1-2) 1s RSR (6)
(3-4) All two hand turn partner (6)

Background

Beer:

“Key to the Cellar” is an old name for this tune which has many variants, names, meters, and lyrics. It’s better known today as Cam’ Ye O’er Frae France, after the political lyrics Scots put to the tune in 1715.

Teaching Notes

Keep the heys tight—there are only 12 steps to complete them.

Title	Choreographer	Year	Formation	Key	Meter	Tune	Composer	Source
First Half
Indian Queen	Playford	1701	duple minor longways	D major	2/2	—	—	BI p. 57
Bel Canto	Susan Kevra	2018	duple minor longways	B♭ major	6/8	One Card Short	Dave Wiesler	BIII p. 25
Michedonia	Dan Blim	2014	duple minor longways	G minor	2/4	Carpathian Tune	Traditional	BIII p. 92
Bonny Cuckoo	Gail Ticknor	1986	4 couple longways	D major	3/4	Sheebeg and Sheemore	Turlough O’Carolan	BI p. 15
Bluebonnets	Joseph Pimentel	2005	duple minor longways	D minor	9/8	—	Debbie Jackson	BIII p. 31
Lilliburlero	Playford (The Dancing Master)	1690	duple minor longways	G major	6/8	—	—	BI p. 67
Second Half
Take A Dance	Johnson	1753	duple minor longways	B minor	6/8	—	—	BI p. 124
Wilbur’s March	Lindsey Dono	2025	duple minor longways	A major	4/4	—	Casey Murray and Molly Tucker	NIB
New Map	Margaret & Jeff Bary	2022	3 couple longways	D major	3/2	—	Anna Patton	NIB
The Female Saylor	Feuillet	1706	duple minor longways	G minor	6/8	—	—	BI p. 39
Barbarini’s Tambourine	Walsh	1745	duple minor longways	D major	2/4	—	—	BI p. 8
Alternates
Patterns’ Pleasures	Chris Sackett	2025	Square (Mixer)	A mixolydian	6/8	Pleasures’ Pattern	Shira Kammen	NIB
Cockle Shells	Playford	1701	duple minor longways	F major	4/4	—	—	BII p. 21
Doctor Bending’s Serpent	Sharon Green	2009	3-couple longways	A minor	6/8	The Serpent With Corners	Thomas Bending	BIII p. 49
Childgrove	Playford	1701	duple minor longways	D minor	2/2	—	—	BI p. 20
Key To The Cellar	Jenny Beer	2004	triple minor longways	E minor	3/2	—	Traditional	BII p. 40