This Season’s Dances: 2023 – 2024
April 9, 2024
Dances led by Paul Ross and Daniel Popowich
Music by Peter Roberts, Dominique Gagné, and Elisa Winter
Well Done Jack *
Miss de Jersey’s Memorial (Pat Shaw) *
Mr Ganiford’s Maggot (Pat Shaw) *
Mylecharane (Fried de Metz Herman) *
Step Stately *
Orange Nan *
~~Break~~
Lichfield Sundays (Fried de Metz Herman) *
Leather Lake House *
The Introduction (Fried de Metz Herman) *
Long Pond (Pat Shaw) *
A New Beginning (Gary Roodman) *
Mr. Isaac’s Maggot *
* 2024 Playford Ball Dance
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April 5, 2024
Dances led by Paul Ross and Daniel Popowich
Music by Cynthia Shaw, Edmond Chan, and Gene Murrow
Jack’s Maggot *
Litchfield Sundays (Fried de Metz Herman) *
Saint Margaret’s Hill *
Long Pond (Pat Shaw) *
Leather Lake House *
Step Stately *
Mylecharane (Fried de Metz Herman) *
~~Break~~
Miss de Jersey’s Memorial (Pat Shaw) *
Mr Ganiford’s Maggot (Pat Shaw) *
The Introduction (Fried de Metz Herman) *
Trip to Greene (Gary Roodman) *
Autumn in Amherst (Philippe Callens) *
* 2024 Playford Ball Dance
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April 2, 2024
Dances led by Daniel Popowich and Elizabeth Freedman
Music by Dominique Gagné, Sarah Parker, and Sue Polansky
Zephyrs & Flora
The Minor Spaniard (Jenny Beer)
Turning by Threes (Gary Roodman)
Elverton Grove *
Hit and Miss *
Orange Nan *
Sellenger’s Round *
~~Break~~
Leather Lake House *
Hudson Barn (Jacqueline Schwab & Charles Hammond)
Kelsterne Gardens
Mrs Savage’s Whim
Jamaica *
When Laura Smiles (Orly Krasner) *
* 2024 Playford Ball Dance
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March 26, 2024
Dances led by Paul Ross and Daniel Popowich
Music by Cynthia Shaw, Minda Cowen, and Zara Lawler
Jack’s Maggot *
The Introduction (Fried de Metz Herman) *
Long Pond (Pat Shaw) *
Step Stately *
Autumn in Amherst (Philippe Callens) *
Trip to Greene (Gary Roodman) *
Miss de Jersey’s Memorial (Pat Shaw) *
~~Break~~
Mr Ganiford’s Maggot (Pat Shaw) *
A New Beginning (Gary Roodman) *
Mylecharane (Fried de Metz Herman) *
Well Done Jack *
Mr Isaac’s Maggot *
* 2024 Playford Ball Dance
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March 19, 2024
Dances led by Daniel Popowich and Dorothy Cummings
Music by Peter Roberts, Minda Cowen, and Gene Murrow
Elverton Grove *
Hit and Miss *
Delighted Dendrologist (Jonathan Ogle)
A New Beginning (Gary Roodman) *
Flowers of Edinburgh
Step Stately *
Jamaica *
~~Break~~
Miss de Jersey’s Memorial (Pat Shaw) *
Well Done Jack *
Saint Margaret’s Hill *
Whiskers
Christina (Naomi Alexander)
* 2024 Playford Ball Dance
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March 12, 2024
Dances led by Paul Ross and Orly Krasner
Music by Sara Banleigh, Minda Cowen, and Dominique Gagné
Long Odds
When Laura Smiles [Krasner] *
Trip to Greene [Roodman] *
Autumn in Amherst [Callens] *
The Introduction [Herman] *
British Sorrow
~~Break~~
Mr Ganiford’s Maggot [Pat Shaw] *
Orange Nan *
Lichfield Sundays [Herman] *
* 2024 Playford Ball Dance
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March 5, 2024
Dances led by Gene Murrow
Music by Robin Russell, Carmen Johnson-Pájaro, and Zara Lawler
Jack’s Health
Cumberland Square
Monterey Plowman (Susan Kevra)
Walpole Cottage (Pat Shaw)
Sunflowers (Orly Krasner)
Love and a Bottle
Old Wife Behind the Fire
~~Break~~
Hazelfern Place (Brooke Friendly & Chris Sackett)
Peridot Ring (Susan Kevra)
Gentleman’s Delight (Philippe Callens)
We Meet Again (Jenna Simpson)
Physical Snob
Homecoming (Gary Roodman)
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February 27, 2024
Dances led by Helen White
Music by Dominique Gagné, Sarah Parker and Gene Murrow
Knole Park
Wives’ Victory
My Lady of the Lake (Holz)
Bryon’s Boutade (Herman)
Orleans Baffled
Treasure of the Big Woods (Pimentel)
Turn of the Tide (Coxall)
~~Break~~
Heather Towers (Lagden)
Lover’s Knot (Kitch)
Gooseberry Fool (Allen)
Bar a Bar
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February 20, 2024
Dances led by Elizabeth Freedman and Orly Krasner
Music by Robin Russell, Matthew Christian, and Helen White
Geud Man of Ballingigh
Portsmouth
Trip to Tunbridge
Duke of Kent’s Waltz #2
Excuse Me
Waters of Holland [Pat Shaw]
Pearl Promenade [Orly Krasner]
Childgrove
~~Break~~
Supporting Friends [Toos Heesakkers]
De’il Take the Warr
Hambleton’s Round O
Zephyrs and Flora
Honeysuckle Cottage [Gary Roodman]
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February 13, 2024
Dances led by Helen White and Margaret Bary
Music by Gene Murrow, Carmen Johnson-Pájaro, and Dominique Gagné
Cockle Shells
Moonflower (Susan Kevra)
Heartsease
The Pursuit
Leslie’s Valentine (Scott Higgs)
The Old Mill
Jaque Latin
~~Break~~
Valentine’s Day
Love’s Triumph
Fair & Softly
Chocolate Equation (Friendly & Sackett)
From Among Dragons (Leslie Lassetter)
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February 10, 2024 “Swing & Set Again” Gender-free Saturday
Margaret Bary and Alex Deis-Lauby
Music by Starling: Jared Kirkpatrick and Mo Brachfeld
Wooden Shoes
Chocolate Round O (Fried de Metz Herman)
The Black Nag
Alice (Philippe Callens)
Yellow Stockings
Softly Good Tummas
~~Break~~
Key to the Cellar (Jenny Beer)
The Bonny Cuckoo (Gail Ticknor)
The Minor Spaniard (Jenny Beer)
Sapphire Sea (Christine Robb)
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February 6, 2024
Dances led by Gene Murrow and Dorothy Cummings
Music by Dominique Gagné, Sue Polansky, and Lisa Terry
The Female Sayler
Wa’ Is Me, What Mun I Do?
Whiskers
The Peridot Ring (Susan Kevra)
Dancing Across the Atlantic (Loretta Holz)
Revelations (Jenna Simpson).
Escort to Leicester (Brian Jones)
~~Break~~
Fandango
Sally in Our Alley
Trip to Tunbridge
Candles in the Dark (Loretta Holz)
Benjamin’s Birthday (Gary Roodman)
Apley House
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January 30, 2024
Dances led by Helen White and Margaret Bary
Music by Cynthia Shaw, Dominique Gagné, and Elisa Winter
Geud Man of Ballangigh
All Saints’ (David Ashworth)
Terry’s Triad (Fried Herman)
The Unknown Buccaneer (Sharon Green)
Agate (Rosemary Hunt)
Newcastle
Mr. Issac’s Maggot
~~Break~~
Mary K (Gary Roodman)
Ashford Anniversary (Charles Bolton)
Epsom New Wells
Fenterlarick (Joyce Walker)
Lilliburlero
The Haymakers
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January 23, 2024
Dances led by Paul Ross and Elizabeth Freedman
Music by Liza Wu, Pali Matej, and Gene Murrow
1 Is One and All Alone (Fried Herman)
Middlemarch (Orly Krasner)
Handel with Care (Gary Roodman)
Michael and All Angels (Fried Herman)
Jamaica
De’il Take the Warr
Money in Both Pockets
~~Break~~
The Salutation
Sir Watkin’s Jigg
Impertinence (Fried Herman)
A Girl’s Best Friend (Fried Herman)
Spanish Jigg
Sapphire Sea (Christine Robb)
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January 16, 2024
Dances led by Daniel Popowich & Orly Krasner
Music by Cynthia Shaw, Minda Cowen, Dominique Gagné
The Mary and Dorothy
Salutation
The Shrewsbury Lasses
Fair & Softly
The Cookow
Picking Up Sticks
Trip to Paris
~~Break~~
Harlequin in the Mud
Saint Margaret’s Hill
Rosamond’s Pond
Come, Let’s Be Merry
Slaughter House
Haymakers
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January 9, 2024
Dances led by Gene Murrow
Music by Dominique Gagné and Sarah Parker
Indian Queen
Auretti’s Dutch Skipper
Leah’s Waltz (Fried Herman)
Enfield Wash
Braes of Dornoch
Mount Hills
~~Break~~
Christina (Naomi Alexander)
Fast Packet (Bob Lilley)
Drapers Gardens
Corelli’s Maggot (Cathy and John Millar)
When Laura Smiles (Orly Krasner)
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January 5, 2024
Twelfth Night Assembly led by Barbara Finney
Music by Cynthia Shaw, Gene Murrow, and Dominique Gagné
Take A Dance
Midwinter Maggot (Gary Roodman)
New Year’s Day in the Morning
Night Watch (Rich Jackson)
Well Done Jack
Christmas at Zeist (Philippe Callens)
Nottingham Swing
~~Break~~
Apollo’s Hunt (Gary Roodman)
Winter Solstice (Wendy Crouch)
To Dance Divine (Brooke Friendly & Chris Sackett)
Bloomsberry Market
The Female Saylor
Key to the Cellar (Jenny Beer)
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December 12, 2023
Dances led by Margaret Bary
Music by Robin Russell, Lisa Bueno, and Helen White
Take a Dance
Come with Voices Singing (Joseph Pimentel)
New Year’s Day in the Morning
In the Fields in Frost and Snow
Christmas at Zeist (Philippe Callens)
Round About Our Coal Fire
Winter Aconite (Jan Dale)
~~Break~~
An Early Frost (Philippe Callens)
Grimstock
Chocolate Round O (Fried de Metz Herman)
Winter Dreams (Gary Roodman)
Collier’s Daughter
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December 5, 2023
Dances led by Orly Krasner
Music by Robin Russell, Sarah Stefanski, and Sue Polansky
Freeford Gardens (David & Kathryn Wright)
Valiant Jockey
Etude for Eight (Orly Krasner)
Bonny Grey-Ey’d Morn
The Old Hob
Winter Waltz (Fried Herman)
Sun Assembly
~~Break~~
The Punch Bowl
Kelsterne Gardens
The Lockkeeper (Ron Coxall)
Duke of Kent’s Waltz II
Jack’s Maggot
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November 28, 2023
Dances led by Dorothy Cummings and Margaret Bary
Music by Dominique Gagné, Helen White, and Lisa Terry
Old Wife Behind the Fire
Dancing on Air (Paul Ross)
King of Poland
Turn of the Tide (Ron Coxall)
Love and a Bottle
Mary K (Gary Roodman)
~~Break~~
Beautious Grove
Sunflowers (Orly Krasner)
Nonesuch
Alice (Philippe Callens)
The Haymakers
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November 14, 2023
Dances led by Paul Ross and Daniel Popowich
Music by Peter Roberts, Lisa Bueno, and Sue Polanksy
Elverton Grove
Trip to Greene (Gary Roodman)
Mylecharane (Fried de Metz Herman)
Leather Lake House
Miss de Jersey’s Memorial (Pat Shaw)
>> Demo: Step Stately <<
Jamaica
~~Break~~
Jack’s Maggot
The Introduction (Fried de Metz Herman)
1 is One and All Alone (Fried de Metz Herman)
Mr Isaac’s Maggot
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November 7, 2023
Dances led by Tom Amessé
Music by Cynthia Shaw, Dominique Gagne, and Minda Cowen
Mount Hills
Morgan Magan (Ken Sheffield)
Flying Sorceress (Kalia Kliban)
Saturday Triad (Fried de Metz Herman)
News From Tripoli
Winter Waltz (Fried de Metz Herman)
Horseplay (Gary Roodman)
~~Break~~
Apollo’s Hunt (Gary Roodman)
Weekend in Wilton (Susan Amessé)
Fenterlarick (Joyce Walker)
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October 24, 2023
Dances led by Dorothy Cummings
Music by Robin Russell, Dominique Gagné, and Lisa Bueno
Jack’s Maggot
Ramsgate Assembly
The Homecoming (Gary Roodman)
The Leap of Faith (Orly Krasner)
Well Hall
Speed the Plough
~~Break~~
The Dusty Miller
The Alderman’s Hat
The Duke of Kent’s Waltz
Lilliburlero
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October 17, 2023
Dances led by Gene Murrow
Music by Peter Roberts, Minda Cowen, and Sue Polansky
Bashful Swain
Maiden Lane
Sapphire Sea (Christine Robb)
Jacob Hall’s Jig
Revelations (Jenna Simpson)
Barbarini’s Tambourine
~~Break~~
Mile of Smiles (Joseph Pimentel)
Braes of Dornoch
Cockle Shells
Moonflower (Susan Kevra)
Fenterlarick (Joyce Walker)
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October 10, 2023
Dances led by Daniel Popowich
Music by Cynthia Shaw, Sarah Stefanski Parker, and Dominique Gagné
The Ragg
Sun Assembly
Trip to Tunbridge
The Wood Duck (Fried de Metz Herman)
Mr Ganiford’s Maggot (Pat Shaw)
Softly Good Tummas
~~Break~~
Knives & Forks
Hit & Miss
O Susato (Victor Skorownski)
Elizabeth (Colin Hume)
Apley House
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October 3, 2023
Dances led by Tom Amessé
Music by Robin Russell, Sarah Stefanski Parker, and Zara Lawler
Freeford Gardens (David and Kathryn Wright)
Potter’s Wheel (Chris Sackett & Brooke Friendly)
Stepping Stones (Tom Cook)
Kneeland Romp (Gary Roodman)
Haymakers (Highland Lilt)
LaGavre
Hole In The Wall
Excuse Me
~~Break~~
Farmer’s Joy (Joseph Pimentel)
Well Hall
Bluebonnets (Joseph Pimentel)
Old Wife Behind the Fire
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September 26, 2023
Dances led by Orly Krasner and Elizabeth Freedman
Music by Liza Wu, Sarah Stefanski and Gene Murrow
Knole Park
Chocolate Round O (Herman)
The Physical Snob
Tuesday Duple Minor (Herman)
Eastbourne Rover (Kevin Prigmore)
The Hills and Dales of Wales (Herman)
A Health to All Honest Men
~~Break~~
Orleans Baffled
Corelli’s Maggot (Millar)
Mendocino Redwood (Devlin, Fraley and Zekley)
Hole in the Wall
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September 19, 2023
Dances led by Helen White
Music by Cynthia Shaw, Caroline McCaskey, and Larry Unger
Geud Man of Ballangigh
Jack’s Maggot
St. Margaret’s Hill
Mike’s Health (Lynn Jensen)
Mr. Isaac’s Maggot
Astonished Archeologist (Callens)
Dance of a Lifetime (Pimentel)
~~Break~~
Easter Morn (Bogue)
Good Man of Cambridge (Roodman)
Honeysuckle Cottage (Roodman)
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September 12, 2023
Dances led by Paul Ross
Music by Robin Russell, Daphna Mor, and Lisa Terry
Spanish Jigg
Anna Maria
Scotch Cap
4 for the Gospel Makers (Fried de Metz Herman)
Fair and Softly Money in Both Pockets
The Tuesday Duple Minor (Fried de Metz Herman)
~~Break~~
Jamaica
Winter Waltz (Fried de Metz Herman)
Beautyberry (Joseph Pimental)
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