Below are links to videos and suggested recordings to aid you in preparing for the 2019 George Washington Ball.
Barham Down [video]
Suggested recordings: Bare Necessities, “English Country Dances”; Foxfire, “Winter Oranges”
Cockle Shells [video]
Suggested recordings: Bare Necessities, “By Choice”
Dancing Across the Atlantic [video]
Suggested recordings: Flying Romanos, “Dancing Across the Atlantic”
Emperor of the Moon [video]
Suggested recordings: Persons of Quality, “Next of Kynaston”; Hutchinson/Hymas, “Emperor of the Moon”
Fandango [video]
Suggested recordings: Bare Necessities, “Take a Dance”; Childgrove, “Wanderlust”
Honeysuckle Cottage [video]
Suggested recordings: English Echoes, “English Country Dance Favorites”; MGM/Reunion, “Band of Friends”
Indian Princess [video]
Suggested recordings: Wild Thyme, “Dances with a Difference, Volume 2”. (Alternately, use “Indian Queen”)
The Introduction [video 1] [video 2]
Suggested recordings: Bare Necessities, “Favorites of the Boston Centre”; Foxfire, “The Introduction”
Jack’s Health [video]
Suggested recordings: Hold the Mustard, “English Country Dance Favorites”
Key to the Cellar [video]
Suggested recordings: Foxfire, “The Introduction”; Bare Necessities, “New Shoots”; English Echoes, “English Country Dance Favorites”
Leather Lake House [video]
Suggested recordings: Bare Necessities, “At the Ball”
Noisette [video] – note, first in a medley; should not take hands in balance
Suggested recordings: Joyful Noise/Hold the Mustard, “Seasons of Invention”
Orange Nan [video]
Suggested recordings: Persons of Quality, “Next of Kynaston”; Childgrove, “Wanderlust”
The Pursuit [video]
Suggested recordings: Bare Necessities, “At the Ball”
The Ragg [video]
Suggested recordings: Bare Necessities, “Simple Pleasures”
Soldier’s Joy – [video]
Suggested recordings: Legacy Trio, “Yorktown Victory Ball”
St. Margaret’s Hill – [video]
Suggested recordings: Bare Necessities, “Take a Dance”; Banger and Mash, “Breakfast at Fezziwig’s”; KGB & Fred Nussbaum, “Red and All Red”
Six for the Six Proud Walkers [video]
Suggested recordings: Bare Necessities, “New Shoots”
Turning by Threes – [video]
Suggested recordings: MGM/Reunion, “New Friends”
Young Phillis of Wakefield – [video]
Suggested recordings: Persons of Quality, “Elephants Stairs”