3.11.23 Elfrida recorded the dances.
- Birthday Reel a 4 couple dance
- Jackdaw 4 couple dance, to a different, more lively tune – Cumberland Long Eight.
- Jump frogs jump 2×3 couple set.
- The Magpie – longways.
- Sprigs of Laurel – longways
- Brighton Review – longways.
10.11.23 from June’s dance records.
- The Merry Monarch 3 couple dance.
- Aughton Reel 4 couple dance.
- Leaving of Liverpool 3 couple dance
- Trip to Sheringham 4 couple dance in a square formation.
- One each & all together (unlikey to repeat this dance)
- Lord Caernavon’s Jig 4 couple dance 1851 reconstructed by Cecil Sharp 1910.
17.11.23 including some of Geraldine’s Birthday requests.
- Barn Dance Reel.
- Brighton Le Sands a June Jones longways dance.
- Welcome in the May slightly out of Season but a good longways dance by Sharon Green 2018.
- and following on the theme Upon a Summer’s Day a 3 couple dance.
- The Spaniard choreography & music, Playford 1777.
- Whim of the Moment a longways dance , choreography & music Thompson 1791.
24.11.23 John called the dances.
- Go to the Devil and Shake Yourself a longways dance from 1795/99
- A fig for Bonaparte longways, by Henry Thompson 1804. On 2nd December 1804 – Bonaparte was crowned Emperor of France. (some kind of political comment?)
- The Whim of the Moment see last week.
- We Will Down with The French a 3 couple dance following the French theme, Thompson 1780 reinterpreted by Charles Bolton 1997.
- Brighton Review a longways dance 1794.
- The Leaving of Liverpool 3 couple dance x2.
Delighted to announce, that this month we’ve had a new couple join the group. Still room for more dancers if you’d like to try Country Dancing.
Last Updated on November 28, 2023