The Dance Program
These dances are in the style of the English Country Dance tradition. Dance Master, James Hutson has created the following program for the 2025 Jane Austen Evening.
SET LIST
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NOTE: There may be variations in these examples that will differ slightly from the program dances.
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Basic English Country Dance Figures
SET ONE
The Geud Man of Ballangigh (Easy) 1698-1755
The Geud Man of Ballangigh
Knole Park (Easy) 1791-1809
Come Let’s Be Merry (Easy) 1726-1755
Come Let’s Be Merry
The Haymakers (Intermediate) 1726
The Haymakers
SET TWO
Money in Both Pockets (Easy) 1794
Money in Both Pockets
Prince William (Advanced) 1731-1760
Prince William
Well Hall (Easy) 1679-1728
Well Hall
A Trip to Tunbridge (Easy) 1793
A Trip to Tunbridge
SET THREE
Zephyrs and Flora (Easy) 1715-1728
Zephyrs and Flora
Mister Beveridge’s Maggot (Advanced) 1695-1728
The Comical Fellow (Easy) 1776-1780
The Comical Fellow
Shropshire Lass (Easy) 1710-1728
Shropshire Lass
Irish Lamentation (Intermediate) 1740-1755
SET FOUR
Drapers Gardens (Easy) 1706-1760
Drapers Gardens
Softly Good Tummas (Advanced) 1718-1755
Softly Good Tummas
The Duke of Kent’s Waltz (Easy) 1801
Duke of Kent’s Waltz
Sir Roger de Coverly (Easy) 1808-1816
Sir Roger de Coverly
James Hutson