Valeta

Old time couple dance, also known as the Valeta Waltz, known from oral tradition in the southern Lakes, Lancashire and Yorkshire. Known […]

Northumberland and Durham Championship – Stanley 1935

Prior to this date there had been a lapse in the Northumberland and Durham Championships, the previous competition having been held at […]

Wyresdale Greensleeves Dance

  A notation was provided by Mrs George Airey and Ridding, Mrs S.E.. Partial notation from Jackson, Mr Thomas Links: Brindle, Septimus Brown, […]

Sharp, Cecil

    Links: Percy, Tom, Over-Wyresdale, Lancashire, England, 31 March 1960 Cecil Sharp MSS dance description entries 1962

Military Two-Step

Social couple dance known from oral tradition in the southern Lake District.  Dance devised by James Finnigan of Manchester. He was a member of […]

Highland Schottische

Social couple dance known from oral tradition in the southern Lake District, Yorkshire and Northumberland.  Some informants may not have distinguished between this […]

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, […]

Mat Dancing

A performance of a clog, step, tap or even soft shoe dance on a dancing mat.  These consisted of laths of wood […]