| Dance Name | Author | Variants/comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Lord Byron's Maggot | Playford 1701 | Playford 1701 |
| 2 | Alice | Philippe Callens | |
| 3 | Yellow Stockings | Neal 1726 | |
| 4 | Heartsease | Playford 1651 | 2-couple set |
| 5 | A Health to All Honest Men | Walsh 1718 | |
| 6 | The Boatman | Playford 1651 | 3-couple set SCA reconstruction |
| 7 | Prince of Westborough | Paula Kelley | |
| Break | |||
| 8 | Jack's Health | Playford 1686 | |
| 9 | Doubled Five | John Sweeney | 5-person set |
| 10 | Local Produce | David Smukler | |
| 11 | Trip to Provence | Susan Kevra | |
Cecil Sharp's interpretation of Boatman is too rushed, making it barely danceable. I much more like the original way I learned the dance, in an SCA reconstruction. (Though I changed all the set and turn singles to the right, to not completely break dancers's expectations.
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