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2/2 D major BI p. 57
duple minor longways
2/2 G minor BI p. 21
Also known as The Duke of Rutland’s Delight.
B1. There’s debate about which direction the turn single should go here. TS L feels more natural to most dancers coming out of the circle, but TS R leads better into the circular hey. Encourage TS R, but emphasize that dancers may choose their direction.
duple minor longways
Millison’s Jegge Playford 6/8 D minor 1651 BII p. 63
Friendly & Sackett:
Our local dance group in Ashland is part of a network of groups in Oregon, The Heather and the Rose Country Dancers. The H&R newsletter is titled Progressed and Improper. This inspired us to write a dance where the Is would end improper to start the next round, allowing dancers to experience dancing from both sides of the set. As we worked with the concept, we expanded the idea to include the turn as a couple to give dancers further opportunities to play with roles they may not be used to. The dance became, in a sense, a choreographic statement of the way we approach the dance form. Many thanks to Bruce Hamilton for the title.
⚠️ Don’t forget to mention that the 1s swap sides each time through the dance!
Friendly & Sackett:
For the turn as a couple in B1 bars 3-4, the 2s, who are above, always go down and to the inside of the set and under the joined hands while the 1s go up and to the outside of the set. It is similar to a California twirl without the feeling of a twirler and a twirlee.
3-couple longways
Rachel Bell 2/2 C major 2017 BIII p. 109
triple minor longways
Traditional 3/2 E minor BII p. 40
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.
Keep the heys tight—there are only 12 steps to complete them.
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Casey Murray and Molly Tucker 4/4 A major 2019 NIB · Sheet music ↗
duple minor longways (originally published improper)
2/2 D minor BI p. 20
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.
duple minor longways
6/8 A minor/C major NIB · Sheet music ↗
Running:
In the As, both ½ figures of eight can be danced as starting with a moving half R-shoulder-round/gyre, for maximal eye contact and playfulness.
Optional imagery notes: As—fish darting among the dock pilings; B 1-4, bubbles and ripples Less optional imagery note: B 9-12 schools flashing in the sunlight as all turn about together.
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John Whelan 3/4 B minor 1985 NIB · Sheet music ↗
Camus:
- This dance uses a crossover setting step similar to (the West Coast interpretation of) Irish Lamentation. It’s the cross-step waltz basic: Dancers start by crossing their right foot over their left. Starting the whole dance with the R foot may help.
- It’s nice to have a lot of space for this dance, both up and down the set and across.
3-couple longways
4/4 G major BII p. 12
duple minor longways
2/4 D major BI p. 8
duple minor longways
4/4 G major BII p. 97
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A-Rovin’ Traditional 4/4 D major BI p. 38
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.
B. Prefer turn single right here
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Midwinter Blossom Bob Pasquarello 3/4 G major 1989 BII p. 36
Callens:
Written December 2000 and first successfully presented at Brasstown, North Carolina, during Winter Dance Week, with composer Bob Pasquarello present. The dance was inspired by Patrick Reyntiens who suggested that I write a dance in memory of those who have died of AIDS. An early frost (1985) is also the name of a film directed by John Erman, about a young man with AIDS and his family’s reactions to his illness. Although this dance is not formally connected with the film, I decided to make reference to its title for my composition on the same subject.
A1. After the star, end facing the same neighbor that you starred with.
duple minor longways
2/2 D major BI p. 59
duple minor longways
4/4 D minor BII p. 120
duple minor longways
Bishop 2/4 D major 1788 BI p. 65
B2. Pousette is CCW, with current first diagonal dancers backing up to start.
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Adam Broome 6/8 A major 2004 BIII p. 56
Pimentel:
This is a simple dance which works well for new dancers, and the tune is so wonderfully joyful that everyone seems to enjoy it.
B1. I like each figure to fit two bar phrases, and for all four figures to feel like one fluid movement. Though I do not often use the words “gate” and “half figure eight,” I think newer dancers begin to get the feel for those figures here without even knowing it. That is intentional.
B2. Encourage intermediate dancers to start the star L on their right foot, so the new first corners have a nice transition into the setting at the top of
| 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 |
| The Collier’s Daughter | Young | 1718 | duple minor longways | G minor | 2/2 | — | — | BI p. 21 |
| Impropriety | Brooke Friendly & Chris Sackett | 1999 | duple minor longways | D minor | 6/8 | Millison’s Jegge | Playford | BII p. 63 |
| Peridot Ring | Susan Kevra | 2017 | 3-couple longways | C major | 2/2 | — | Rachel Bell | BIII p. 109 |
| Key To The Cellar | Jenny Beer | 2004 | triple minor longways | E minor | 3/2 | — | Traditional | BII p. 40 |
| Wilbur’s March | Lindsey Dono | 2025 | duple minor longways | A major | 4/4 | — | Casey Murray and Molly Tucker | NIB |
| Second Half | ||||||||
| Childgrove | Playford | 1701 | duple minor longways | D minor | 2/2 | — | — | BI p. 20 |
| Minnows | Melissa Running | 2011 | duple minor longways | A minor/C major | 6/8 | — | — | NIB |
| Trip to Skye | Renee Camus | 2024 | duple minor longways | B minor | 3/4 | — | John Whelan | NIB |
| Bloomsbury Market | Playford | 1703 | 3-couple longways | G major | 4/4 | — | — | BII p. 12 |
| Barbarini’s Tambourine | Walsh | 1745 | duple minor longways | D major | 2/4 | — | — | BI p. 8 |
| Alternates | ||||||||
| Old Wife Behind the Fire | Neal | 1726 | duple minor longways | G major | 4/4 | — | — | BII p. 97 |
| Faithless Nancy Dawson | Anna Bidder | 1937/1964 | duple minor longways | D major | 4/4 | A-Rovin’ | Traditional | BI p. 38 |
| An Early Frost | Philippe Callens | 2000 | duple minor longways | G major | 3/4 | Midwinter Blossom | Bob Pasquarello | BII p. 36 |
| Jack’s Maggot | Playford | 1702 | duple minor longways | D major | 2/2 | — | — | BI p. 59 |
| Softly Good Tummas | Nathaniel Kynaston | 1718 | duple minor longways | D minor | 4/4 | — | — | BII p. 120 |
| Knole Park | Voight | 1809 | duple minor longways | D major | 2/4 | — | Bishop | BI p. 65 |
| The Farmer’s Joy | Joseph Pimentel | 2012 | duple minor longways | A major | 6/8 | — | Adam Broome | BIII p. 56 |