| Dance Name | Author | Variants/comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The First of April | Thompson 1780 | |
| 2 | Hole in the Wall | Playford 1698 | |
| 3 | Gathering Peascods | Playford 1651 | Circle dance. Turn singles done left, then right |
| 4 | Candles in the Dark | Loretta Holtz | |
| 5 | Salute to Preston | Brian Wedgbury | |
| 6 | Smithy Hill | Tom Cook | |
| 7 | Jaque Latin | Wilson 1775 | |
| Break | |||
| 8 | Emerald Island | Gary Roodman | |
| 9 | Trip to Orpington | Pat Shaw | 3-couple set |
| 10 | Easter Morn | Erna-Lynne Bogue | |
| 11 | Jacob Hall Jig | Playford 1695 | not the Sharp interpretation |
| 12 | Angels Unawares | Graham Christian | |
A warm day in Los Angeles, with the outside temperature in the upper 80's, and good ventilation but no air conditioning. I used every slower paced alternate that I'd given the band.
Instead of having all turn singles to the right in "Gathering Peascods," I tried having the first turn single in each section to be to the left, to make it smoother. I also stuck with Shaw (shoulder) siding.
"Emerald Island" was a request from the organizers, as it was on their upcoming ball.
The version of "Jacob Hall Jig" I did left out the second arm turns in the A1/A2. They're clearly not in the original Playford, and it makes for a much more accesible dance.
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