33rd Annual Washington Spring Ball — May 11, 2019
Resources for callers and dancers
- Links to videos of dances (click on a dance title to view).
- The execution of dances in some videos may be slightly different from the manner in which they will be danced at the Ball.
- Program
—
Ball
Program
† (PDF download, 2.1 MB).
- References to dance tunes found in The Barnes Book of English Country Dance Tunes, Volumes 1 and 2 (source for Barnes' books).
- Sheet music for tunes not found in Barnes.
Enjoy the Ball!
| Dance Titles | Tunes in Barnes: Vol. No. or Link to Sheet Music |
Instructions for Dances (PDF) |
|---|---|---|
| The Archer
|
The Huntsman's Chorus |
Download Ball Program † (PDF, 2.1 MB) |
| Cheshire Rounds | Barnes: 1-19 | |
| The Cobbler's Hornpipe Tune: Mr. Englefield's New Hornpipe |
Barnes: 1-77 | |
| The Cotery | Barnes: 2-23 | |
| Cumberland Square Eight | Barnes: 2-26 | |
| Eastbourne Rover | Eastbourne Rover | |
| The Flying Sorceress | A Bruxa | |
| Heather Towers | The Seven Stars | |
| Hudson Barn | Barnes: 1-54 | |
| The Irish Howle | The Irish Howle | |
| Jack By the Hedge | Jack By the Hedge | |
| Kensington Court | Barnes: 2-63 | |
| The Merry Andrew | Barnes: 1-74 | |
| Minnows (or, Bother the Fish) | Minnows | |
| Parthenia | Barnes: 1-94 | |
| Revelations Tune: She's Sweetist When She's Naked |
She's Sweetist When She's Naked | |
| Round About Our Coal Fire | Barnes: 1-109 | |
| Sally in Our Alley | Barnes: 1-114 | |
| Trip to Town-O Tune: The Foxhunter's |
Barnes: 2-46 |
† Thanks to Rich Galloway for the excellent Ball Program.
This PDF version is layed out for printing; it has minor updates to correct for errata in the printed edition.
