Webfeet's Annotated eCeilidh

Dances by number of dancers

Webfeet's annotations, notes and queries on dances you might meet at an English Ceilidh, sorted by the number of dancers you would need. No way an attempt to record a definitive anything.

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You can also browse them ordered by year or alphabetically.

2 people:

• The Ideal Schottische
• The Italian Polka
• Rozsa waltz

6 people:

• All Stars, 3 couples
• Sir Roger de Coverley, for 3, 4 or 5 couple sets
• Staffordshire Knot, 3 couples

8 people:

• Drops of Brandy, for 4 or 5 couple sets
• The Horse's Branle (or the Horse's Brawl) - a horseshoe for 8
• The New Mrs Arrowsmith - a square set
• The Stoke Golding Country Dance, for 4 or 5 couple sets

10 people:

• Country Bumpkin, 5 couple sets

Longways:

• The Guidman of Ballangigh
• Nottingham Swing
• Portsmouth
• The Rifleman
• Speed the Plough

Circle:

• The Canadian Barn Dance
• La Chapelloise
• The Circle Hornpipe

Also worth looking at:

• Thomas Green's collection, indexed by formation