Dance book
Ease and Elegance ... and other interesting Country Dances ... Old & New ... with music... in a variety of styles and formations.
Fried de Metz Herman’s ground-breaking sixth book of dances, first published in 1995, is now available again in a limited reprinting.
Containing 'Green Grow Rushes, Oh!', a suite of 12 dance patterns, as well as 8 more dance patterns, 18 historical dances, and 17 new dances.
Among the 47 dances in the collection are such classics as: Cat in the Window, Leah’s Waltz, and The Wood Duck.
The volume also includes Fried’s important essay on English country dancing, with notes for dancers, style points, and notes for teachers and the band.
Dances:
Abernethy House ✔ Anna Maria ✔ Archery ✔ An Arm and a Leg ✔ Bonecrusher ✔ Cat in the Window ✔ The Chocolate Round O ✔ Church in the Highlands ✔ Circle of Tradition ✔ Draper's Maggot ✔ Dutch Treat ✔ Eight for the Music Makers ✔ Eleven for the eleven who went to Heaven ✔ Five for the Symbols at Your Door ✔ Four for the Gospel Makers ✔ The Fumbler ✔ Gentlemen's Pleasure ✔ The Geud Man of Ballangigh ✔ Gigue for Genny ✔ Graies Inne Maske ✔ The Gypsy Round ✔ The Helston Flora ✔ Hilliar and Brook ✔ The Hopatcong Hop ✔ Humours of Marybon ✔ Iantha ✔ Jack's Health ✔ Joy to the Person of my Love ✔ Jubilee Jig ✔ Katherine Street ✔ Leah's Waltz ✔ London Bridge ✔ The Name of the Game ✔ The New English Lady ✔ Nine for the Nine Bright Shiners ✔ Nomad Waltz ✔ Nottingham Swing ✔ One is One and all alone ✔ One More Stone ✔ Party Circle ✔ Sabina ✔ Sam's Maggot ✔ Seven for the Seven Stars in the Sky ✔ Since first I saw your face ✔ Six for the Six Proud Walkers ✔ Somerset House ✔ Ten for the Ten Commandments ✔ Three for the Rivals ✔ Trip to Ridgewood A Legal Formality ✔ Twelve for the Twelve Apostles ✔ Two for the Lilywhite Boys ✔ The Wood Duck ✔ Yola's Invitation (Modal)
