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Veleta Waltz
Couple dance in waltz time Known to have been taught by: Richard Allan of Langwathby Links: Barnes, Tom Birbeck, Mrs Cowper, Beatrice Cowper, Elsie […]
Sir Roger de Coverley
Longways country dance known from oral tradition in the southern Lake District and Dorset. Known to have been taught by the following dancing masters: […]
Quadrilles
Social square dance known from oral tradition in the southern Lake District, Dorset, Yorkshire and Lancashire. Following its introduction in the early 1800s, dancing […]
La Varsovienne
Social dance known from oral tradition in the southern Lake District. Also known as “La Va” and “Varsoviana”. Known to have been taught by […]
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, […]
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 […]
Mat Dancing
A performance of a clog, step, tap or even soft shoe dance on a dancing mat. These consisted of laths of wood […]