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July 14, 2026 · First Church In Jamaica Plain, 6 Eliot St, Boston, MA 02130, USA

First Half

Mile Of Smiles english Joseph Pimentel

Clara
Jack’s Health english Playford

Clara
Elizabeth english Colin Hume

Clara
Cockle Shells english Playford

Harris
Mais Oui english Jenna Simpson

Harris
Saint Margaret’s Hill english Young

Clara

Second Half

Pluck Me A Fig english Anna Rain

Clara
The Glassblower’s Dream english Susan Kevra

Harris
Childgrove english Playford

Harris
Upon A Summer’s Day english Playford

Harris
Old Wife Behind the Fire english Neal

Clara

Alternates

Domino Five english Derek Haynes
Alice english Philippe Callens
Lilliburlero english Playford (The Dancing Master)
Mendocino Redwood english Mary Devlin, Bob Fraley, Elizabeth Zekley
The Chocolate Equation english Brooke Friendly and Chris Sackett
Peridot Ring english Susan Kevra
Faithless Nancy Dawson english Anna Bidder

Joseph Pimentel (2012)

duple minor longways

Dave Wiesler 4/4 C major 2011 BIII p. 94

Choreography

A1

(1-8)

A2

(1-8)

B1

(1-8)

B2

(1-8)

Playford (1721) Interp. Pat Shaw and later Jim Morrison (1965, later 1973)

duple minor longways

Bolt the Door 6/8 A minor 1686 BI p. 58

Choreography

A1

(1-4) 1s cross, go below while twos lead up (8)
(5-8) 1s two hand turn (8)

A2

(1-4) Neighbors back to back (8)
(5-8) With neighbor, fall back, set (8)

B1

(1-4) Come forward, cloverleaf turn single (away from neighbor) (8)
(5-8) Two changes of rights and lefts and then… (8)

B2

(1-4) Two more changes of rights and lefts (8)
(5-8) All two hand turn to original sides (8)
(Ones turn 1 ½, twos turn once)

Colin Hume (1991)

duple minor longways

3/4 E minor BII p. 38

Choreography

A

(1-4) 1s set, two-hand turn ½ (12)
(5-8) All set to neighbor, two-hand turn ½ (12)
(All progressed, 1s are swapped, 2s are on home side)

B

(1-4) Back-to-back with partner (12)
(5-6) Circle left ½ (6)
(7-8) Come in close to partner, then fall back with neighbor (6)
(1s in original places, 2s below and swapped)

C

(1-2) 2^nd diagonal: RH turn ½
(3-4) Partners LH turn (until same two are facing in on 2^nd diagonal)
(5-6) 2^nd diagonal: RH turn ½
(7-8) Neighbors LH turn
(All end where they started C sequence)

D

(1-8) 1s cross and go below the twos
while twos pause, then half figure eight up.
Ones half figure eight up
while twos lead up.
(All progressed and on home side)

Background

Hume:

First performed at Elizabeth Elton’s 75^th Birthday Dance: Cecil Sharp House, 27^th April 1991, with The Rampions (then called Sussex Rampion) playing.

First published in “Dances with a Difference, Volume 4” in 1996, where I wrote the following:

My first contact with Elizabeth was when she phoned me to say that she was over seventy and was she too old to come to “Beginners” — the class I helped to run at Cecil Sharp House? Of course not, I said, so she turned up — full of life and ready to join in everything. When we ran a twelve-hour dance marathon she was one of the few who danced every dance, including the final polka. She liked the energetic dances — she would polka with me until I was worn out, then move on to someone else — but was also very taken by the beauty of the slower Playford-style dances, so I just had to write this one for her.

I haven’t seen Elizabeth for some time, but I’m told she’s bought a computer and is busy writing her memoirs; I know they will make fascinating reading.

Teaching Notes

C, Hume writes,

is not a […] chain, and shouldn’t be thought of as one — thinking of it that way tends to make the men act as if they wish they were doing a courtesy turn, and walk backwards, even when they aren’t.

D: Hume:

These movements overlap, and I suggest that you walk them through separately for the ones and then the twos. In effect the half figure eights are through a non-existent couple.

Music: Hume:

Although the tune is in ¾ time it is not intended as a waltz; please don’t take it too fast. It has also been published in The Waltz Book III, collected and edited by Bill Matthiesen.

Playford (1701) Interp. Charles Bolton (1985)

duple minor longways

4/4 F major BII p. 21

Choreography

A1

(1-8)

A2

(1-8)

B1

(1-8)

B2

(1-8)

Jenna Simpson (2025)

duple minor longways

The Burlesque Cahusac 2/4 F major 1814 NIB · Sheet music ↗

Choreography

A1

(1-4) 1^st corners face partner across, set forward, turn single right (8)
(5-8) 1^st corners turn R 1 ¼, ending in partner’s place (8)
On last 4 counts: 2^nd corners back up along the side into neighbors place (maintaining eye contact with partner)

A2

(1-4) Other dancers (orig 2^nd corners in 1^st diagonal places) face partner along, set forward, turn single right (8)
(5-8) Those dances turn L 1 ¼, ending in original place (8)
On last 4 counts: 1^st corners back up along the side into original place (maintaining eye contact with partner)

B

(1-4) Partners half pousette CCW (8)
(5-8) With next neighbors, double mad robin (8)
(dancers in new 2^nd corner positions forward through middle to start)
(9-16) With original neighbors, hey for 4 (16)
(dancers in 2^nd corner positions in that foursome passing R sh to start)
All progressed

Sheet Music

Young (1710) Interp. Bernard Bentley (1962)

3-couple set

3/2 G minor BI p. 113

Choreography

A1

(1-8)

A2

(1-8)

B1

(1-8)

B2

(1-8)

Anna Rain (2011)

duple minor longways

Winter Oranges Daron Douglas 6/8 G major 1995 BIII p. 111

Choreography

A1

(1-4) 2^nd corners dance R shoulder around partner
(5-8) Give trailing hand to partner and lead them halfway around the ring
(All halfway round)

A2

(1-4) 1^st corners dance L shoulder around partner
(5-8) Give trailing hand to partner and lead them halfway around the ring
(All home)

B1

(1-4) Neighbor L sh back-to-back
(5-6) All set to center
(7-8) Turn single right to place

B2

(1-4) Circle left, keep hands with neighbor at end for…
(5-8) Set and link

Teaching Notes

A1 (5-8)/A2 (5-8) This leading is done as though circling to the left, but only holding hands with partners, not neighbors

B2 (5-8) Set and link = set R & L, then change with neighbor turning single R, 1^st corners turning through the inside, 2^nd corners casting over right shoulder around the outside.

Susan Kevra (2023)

duple minor longways

Rachel Bell 4/4 E minor NIB · Sheet music ↗

Choreography

A1

(1-4) Partners siding over by left to partner’s place, then turn single R
(5-8) Partners back to back

A2

(1-4) 1^st diagonals dance a chevron, passing R while 2^nd corners wait then cast right into neighbor’s place
(5-8) Repeat chevron from new positions (with new 1^st diagonals dancing the chevron)

B1

(1-4) Facing neighbors, taking inside hands with partner, lead forward a double and fall back
(5-6) All face up: 1s cast down while 2s lead up
(7-8) 2s two hand turn ½ while 1s cross passing by right shoulder
all take inside hands with neighbor to end progressed

B2

(1-4) Fall back a double, then lead forward
(5-8) Partners two hand turn, then fall back

Background

Bell:

No special meaning to the title. It’s simply a nod to Daphne DuMaurier’s 1963 novel, The Glassblowers, which I was reading when this dance came to me.

Teaching Notes

Kevra:

A1. This is the first half of Cecil Sharp (swirly) siding: partners cross in an arc passing L curling in to face each other, then turn single R, ending across from home.

A2. Chevron: 1^st corners cross passing R shoulder and face straight out, then fall straight back across the set into neighbor’s place. Because the entire A1 is danced with one’s partner, remind dancers to look for new neighbors for the chevrons in the A2. Instruct those waiting out to join in by facing their partner.

Sheet Music

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.

Playford (1651)

3-couple set

6/8 F minor BI p. 133

Choreography

A1

(1-8)

A2

(1-8)

B1

(1-8)

B2

(1-8)

Neal (1726) Interp. Fogg/Jackson (1990)

duple minor longways

4/4 G major BII p. 97

Choreography

A1

(1-4) 1s set, cast down while 2s lead up (8)
(5-8) 1s two hand turn (8)

A2

(1-4) 2s set, cast down while 1s lead up (8)
(5-8) 2s two hand turn (8)
(All home)

B1

(1-4) 1s cross, go below while 2s move up (8)
(5-8) 2s cross, go below, come up the center
while 1s move up and cast onto ends of a line of 4 (8)

B2

(1-4) Up a double, fall back, bend the line (8)
(5-8) Two changes rights and lefts (PR, NL) (8)

Derek Haynes (1998)

five-dancer set (four dancers in corners, active in the middle facing up)

Spootiskerry Traditional 4/4 G major

Choreography

A1

(1-4) Star right with right side corners
(5-8) Star left with left side corners

A2

(1-8) R shoulder hey for 3 on right diagonal

B1

(1-8) L shoulder hey for 3 on left diagonal

B2

Series of R shoulder changes:
(1-2) Active changes with top R corner
(3-4) New middle changes with top L corner
(5-6) New middle changes with bottom L corner
(7-8) New middle changes with bottom R corner

Background

Originally a Scottish Country Dance, it makes a very capable ECD.

Teaching Notes

B2. Each change consists of the middle passing a corner by the R shoulder, that corner entering the middle, turning 90 degrees and passing the next.

This dance can be modified to be Domino Eight with these changes:

Six dancers form a 2x3 grid.
Two actives stand in each square of the grid facing each other.
B2: Before the series of R shoulder changes with corners, the actives quickly change with each other.

Philippe Callens (2002)

duple minor longways

Siciliano Georg Telemann 3/4 A major 1716 BII p. 3

Choreography

A1

(1-4) 1^st corners set in place, right hand turn half (12)

A2

(1-4) 2^nd corners, the same (12)

B

(1-2) All fall back (without hands) in two single steps (6)
(3-4) Cross, passing partner by right shoulder (6)
Turn to face clockwise around the minor set
(5-8) Single file chase clockwise (12)
(9-12) Partners two hand turn (12)

Teaching Notes

A1/A2. Sets are in place, without moving forward

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.

Mary Devlin, Bob Fraley, Elizabeth Zekley (2005)

duple minor longways

Woodlands Walk Jonathan Jensen 6/8 D minor 2005 BIII p. 92

Choreography

A1

(1-4) Up a double, fall back (8)
(5-8) 2s half figure eight up through 1s (8)

A2

(1-4) Down a double, fall back (8)
(5-8) 1s half figure eight down through 2s (8)

B1

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

B2

(1-2) 2^nd diagonal (orig. 1^st corners) change by L (8)
(3-4) 1^st diagonal (orig. 2^nd corners) change by R (8)
(5-8) Partners 2 hand turn, open facing up (8)

Brooke Friendly and Chris Sackett (2009)

4-couple set

72% Shira Kammen 4/4 G mixolydian BII p. 39

Choreography

A1

(1-8)

A2

(1-8)

B1

(1-8)

B2

(1-8)

Susan Kevra (2017)

3-couple longways

Rachel Bell 2/2 C major 2017 BIII p. 109

Choreography

A1

(1-4) Taking inside hands, partners lead up a double and back, turning in toward partner to face down (8)
(5-8) Lead down a double and fall back (8)

A2

(1-4) Partners swirly siding (over by L, back by R) (8)
(5-8) All set and turn single R (8)

B1

(1-4) All circle L ½, drop hands and face partner (8)
(5-8) w/o hands partner balance F&B, cross by R, turn over R to face partner (8)

B2

(1-4) Top couple cross by R, go below to middle place (8)
while middle couple lead up
while bottom couple back to back
(5-8) Partners 2 hand turn (middles 1 ½, others 1x)
(Ending 2, 3, 1)

Anna Bidder (1937/1964)

duple minor longways

A-Rovin’ Traditional 4/4 D major BI p. 38

Choreography

A

(1-4) 1s lead down, cast up to place (8)
(5-8) 2s lead up, cast down to place (8)
(9-12) Partners back to back (8)

B

(1-2) Set, falling back (4)
(3-4) Turn single forwards (4)
(5-8) Three changes of a circular hey (PR, NL, PR) (8)

Background

Some debate about the composition date of this dance: there’s a reference to three unnamed dances by Anna Bidder in a 1937 publication of English Dance & Song, but the dance itself was not published until 1964.

Teaching Notes

B. Prefer turn single right here

Title	Choreographer	Year	Formation	Key	Meter	Tune	Composer	Source
First Half
Mile Of Smiles	Joseph Pimentel	2012	duple minor longways	C major	4/4	—	Dave Wiesler	BIII p. 94
Jack’s Health	Playford	1721	duple minor longways	A minor	6/8	Bolt the Door	—	BI p. 58
Elizabeth	Colin Hume	1991	duple minor longways	E minor	3/4	—	—	BII p. 38
Cockle Shells	Playford	1701	duple minor longways	F major	4/4	—	—	BII p. 21
Mais Oui	Jenna Simpson	2025	duple minor longways	F major	2/4	The Burlesque	Cahusac	NIB
Saint Margaret’s Hill	Young	1710	3-couple set	G minor	3/2	—	—	BI p. 113
Second Half
Pluck Me A Fig	Anna Rain	2011	duple minor longways	G major	6/8	Winter Oranges	Daron Douglas	BIII p. 111
The Glassblower’s Dream	Susan Kevra	2023	duple minor longways	E minor	4/4	—	Rachel Bell	NIB
Childgrove	Playford	1701	duple minor longways	D minor	2/2	—	—	BI p. 20
Upon A Summer’s Day	Playford	1651	3-couple set	F minor	6/8	—	—	BI p. 133
Old Wife Behind the Fire	Neal	1726	duple minor longways	G major	4/4	—	—	BII p. 97
Alternates
Domino Five	Derek Haynes	1998	five-dancer set	G major	4/4	Spootiskerry	Traditional	—
Alice	Philippe Callens	2002	duple minor longways	A major	3/4	Siciliano	Georg Telemann	BII p. 3
Lilliburlero	Playford (The Dancing Master)	1690	duple minor longways	G major	6/8	—	—	BI p. 67
Mendocino Redwood	Mary Devlin, Bob Fraley, Elizabeth Zekley	2005	duple minor longways	D minor	6/8	Woodlands Walk	Jonathan Jensen	BIII p. 92
The Chocolate Equation	Brooke Friendly and Chris Sackett	2009	4-couple set	G mixolydian	4/4	72%	Shira Kammen	BII p. 39
Peridot Ring	Susan Kevra	2017	3-couple longways	C major	2/2	—	Rachel Bell	BIII p. 109
Faithless Nancy Dawson	Anna Bidder	1937/1964	duple minor longways	D major	4/4	A-Rovin’	Traditional	BI p. 38