Search Results for: Miss E Coward
Flett Manuscript Collection – England
Thomas Muirhead Flett and his wife Joan were prolific collectors of traditional dance. Beginning in the Western Isles in 1953, they systematically […]
Dancers and informants
This page contains information on dancers and informants . Brief details are given below. The name links to a separate page containing the […]
Flett, Thomas Muirhead
28 July 1923 – 13 February 1976, was an English mathematician at Sheffield University working on analysis. He was born in London, […]
Coward, Miss E.
Step dancer. Pupil of Stainton Robinson. She was able to provide a partial notation for the Hoop Dance. Information derived from and […]
Step dancing [steps] : England
Step dancing [steps] : Shuffle off, Single Shuffle, Double Shuffle, Treble Shuffle, Crunch, Double Crunch, Hagworm Crawl: Miss Lucy Short, White Platts, […]
Reel, Six Hand
Dance for six (or in the Lake District apparently sometimes12), recorded from oral tradition in many parts of England, Scotland and Wales. In […]
Hoop Dance
Speciality dance for girls known from oral tradition in the southern Lake District, usually being taught to children. Also known as Dancing Through the […]
Reel, Eight Hand
Dance for eight recorded from oral tradition in many parts of England and Scotland. In the southern Lake District (where it was often known […]
Tambourine Dance
Character or novelty dance for girls known in oral tradition from the Lake district. Probably synonymous with the Gypsy Dance. Known to […]
Circassian Circle
Social circle dance, recorded from oral tradition in Yorkshire, Lancashire, Westmorland and Cumberland. Known to have been taught by: Richard Allen Mr […]