Barn Dances: Dances listed in order of difficulty

Title	Difficulty	Formation	Thumbnail
A Year in the Life of a Penguin	1	Set dance	5-cu ring. 1s strut while others reel/star/etc. Squeeze in out in and stamp. Double speed balances, swing. Huddle together, outside couples keep squeezing in.
Alabama Jubilee	1	Big circle	In and out twice, allemande, do-si-do and move on, allemande, back to partner to swing, promenade and move on.
Albert Quadrille	1	Square	Heads fwd and back and do-si-do; sides ditto. Heads circle half, W cross, M cross. Sides ditto. Stars for 8, balance, promenade home.
Alunelul	1	Line (no partner)	Step, close, stamp!
Ap Shenkin	1	Longways	1s circle with 2nd woman, then 2nd man; down, up, all single cast left and a bit more to progress
Apple Tree Square	1	Square	Heads forwards and back, 1s through and round, do-si-dos, allemandes, grand chain and promenade home.
Aunt Hessie's White Horse	1	Big circle	In to line. Do-si-do. Swing.
Balance the Star	1	Sicilian circle	In RH star formation balance in and out, then star; ditto LH. With opposite, do-si-do and promenade; ditto with partner.
Belfast Duck	1	Longways	Circles, then lead and chassé down, ditto up, ditto down, duck through arch.
Bird in the Cage	1	Square	Circles, swing.
Blaydon Races	1	Big circle	In and out twice, chassé in and out twice, promenade and move on, balance and swing.
Boston Tea Party	1	Set dance	Gallops and arches, short dip and dive, cast through arch.
Bottoms Up	1	Set dance	Forward and back and cross, thread needle, gallops with waist hold.
Bridge of Athlone	1	Set dance	Forward & back and cross, gallop cast, tunnels.
Cherkessia Kfula	1	Line (no partner)	Grapevine step, special step.
Cincinnati Reel	1	Big circle	Do-si-do, turn LH neighbour, do-si-do, turn RH neighbour, balance and swing with that one, promenade.
Circassian Circle	1	Big circle	All in and out twice, women in and out, men in and out, swing partner, promenade
Circle Hornpipe	1	Big circle	Chassées, clapping, turn partner, turn new partner
Circle Waltz	1	Big circle	Balance in and out and women roll past, four times. With new partner sway and turn twice. Chassé in and out. Waltz.
Clopton Bridge	1	Set dance	Turns, stars, lead down, swing.
Coming Round the Mountain	1	Square	1s promenade the set, stars, do-si-do and swing, promenade home.
Country Bumpkin	1	Set dance	Forward and back, down and up, grand chain, others cast and up through arch
Cumberland Square Eight	1	Square	Galops, stars, baskets, promenade.
Devon Jig	1	Set dance	Arches, cast, 1s swing down, fountain cast.
Die Woaf	1	Couple	Chassées, lady round man; repeat; balance together, apart, roll accross; repeat; chassées, waltz.
Djacko	1	Line (no partner)	Step, kick, travel.
English Gay Gordons	1	Big circle	Forward, pivot, backwards; repeat other way. Balance, twirl, balance, under the arch.
Enrico	1	Longways	Stars, then single cast, double cast,1s swing to bottom.
Farandole	1	Other	Lines of people weave, cross, spiral at whim.
Farmer's Gallop	1	Big circle	Step forwards, return, slip steps and return, turn partner, swing on diagonal.
Flying Pieman	1	Set dance	Weaving, 1s galop down and back, top 3 couples galop down.
Flying Scotsman	1	Set dance	Weave, galops. See Flying Pieman for a more vigorous version
Four Around Four	1	Set dance	Lines lead round, 1s gallop, swing
Gay Gordons	1	Couple	Forward, pivot, backwards; repeat other way. Woman twirls. Polka briefly.
Goathland Square Eight	1	Square	Circle, heads swap, sides swap, grand chain, swing
Good Queen Vic	1	Longways	1s gallop, 1s and 2s gallop, clapping, do-si-do, right arm turn, 1s swing past.
Grand National	1	Set dance	Gallop sideways and turn partner, again other way, tops cross and weave down, all swing
Hebridean Weevil	1	Set dance	1s down, arch up and down, up. Strip willow down, arch; all cast and through; 1s up and cast. Jogging step.
Honeywell Circle	1	Big circle	Circles, chassé in and clap, ditto out, arm-turn partner then arm-turn neighbour (new partner), balance and swing
I want to be near you	1	Square	Separate, round outside, do-si-do corner, promenade partner.
Jig a Jig Square	1	Square	1st M weaves, 1st W ditto, balance and swing, do-si-do, men star, then star promenade, then tunnelling.
Julia's Frolics	1	Longways	Arches go left and right while people burrow; turn partner, clapping, swing, step 1 place left, spare people burrow.
La Russe	1	Square	Balance and swing contraries, ditto partner, 1s keep swinging then promenade, crossing, circle and promenade home.
Leaving for Barbados	1	Set dance	Gallop to and fro with all couples joining in one by one.
Little Log Cabin	1	Square	Two couples promenade, stars with diagonal pairs, circle, in and out, swing
Lucky Seven version 1	1	Big circle	Circle L 16, in and out twice, grand chain for 7, swing.
Lucky Seven version 2	1	Big circle	In and out twice, do-si-dos, grand chain for 7, swing.
Military Two-Step	1	Couple	Heel-&-toe twice, go forwards, turn, repeat; kicks, woman turns to face, polka round
Mock Turtle Hornpipe	1	Sicilian circle	Step-hop. circles, arch under and back, stars, side-steps past
Monte Carlo	1	Square	Forward and back, circle, star, do-si-do, swing, promenade.
Moving Along	1	Big circle	In and out twice, turn partner and move on, ditto next, ditto next, do-si-do next, swing the next
Ninepins	1	Square	Gallop, swing, circle.
Nottingham Swing	1	Longways	Corners forearm swing, 1s down and up and cast, all swing.
OXO Reel	1	Set dance	Forward and back and gallop twice. Make OXO, gallop, swing.
Pat-a-Cake Polka	1	Couple	Heel & toe x2, go forwards; repeat the other way; clapping; move on.
Pop Goes the Weasel	1	Longways	1s pop 2nd woman, then 2nd man; 1s down and up; all swing and progress.
Quarndon Hill	1	Sicilian circle	1s gallop round and back, 2s ditto, stars, forward and back, arch through and back and on
Rachel's Reel	1	Set dance	Slips and circle twice, elbow turn partner, top man / bottom woman (alternating) cast to bottom.
Sasha	1	Couple	Point, clap, arm turns.
Silly Threesome	1	Big circle	Sicilian threesome. Go forwards, middles turn ends, forwards, tunnelling.
Snakes and Ladders	1	Longways	1st M leads both W lead round 2nd M, then 2nd M leads them round 1st M; poussettes, arches.
St Bernard's Waltz	1	Couple	Forwards, stamp, back, chassé in and out, waltz on
Steamboat	1	Longways	Lines down and back, all down and up passing through, stars, swing and change
Strip the Willow (longways)	1	Longways	Strip the willow both sides at once.
Strip the Willow (set dance)	1	Set dance	Strip the willow!
Suicide Square	1	Set dance	All couples against wall round the room, galops across and back. balance and swing, men do inner circle while women do outer, grab new partner.
Swedish Masquerade	1	Couple	Marches; balance and waltz; balance and polka.
Sweets of May	1	Sicilian circle	Circles, stars, balance and swing partner and opposite, do-si-dos, forward and back and on.
Texas Star	1	Square	In and out, stars, star promenade, wheel 1½, star promenade, swing.
The Carousel	1	Sicilian circle	Do-si-dos, make circle and balance, then circle L, ditto R; elbow balances, then rotate a line of four.
The Snowball	1	Set dance	Progressive glossary dance - turns, stars, circles, lines, gallops, cast.
The Steps of Waterloo	1	Sicilian circle	Circles, stars, basket, forward and back and pass on.
Tunnel Through	1	Square	Balance & swing, split the ring, circles, lines forward and back, moving tunnel.
Virginia Reel	1	Set dance	Forward and back, turns, tops down and back, all cast, through arch, swing.
Weaver Jig	1	Sicilian circle	Circle, star, do-si-dos, dip and dive 4 times to move on, basket.
Weaver's Galopede	1	Set dance	Thread needle, gallops and crossings, swing.
Whalebones	1	Set dance	Casts and arches.
Wherries Circle Contra	1	Sicilian circle	Circles, big circles, stars, do-si-do, forward and back and on (unusual starting formation).
Witch's Reel	1	Set dance	Down and back, cast, thread needle.

Difficulty: 2

Title	Difficulty	Formation	Thumbnail
Barley Reel	2	Set dance	Lines, arch and cross, strip the willow, cast, swing.
Black Nag	2	Set dance	Doubles & slips; siding & change places; arming & heys.
Caedmon Capers	2	Set dance	Little sets lead round, balance, dosido, reels, dip and dive.
Canadian Barn Dance	2	Couple	Foward and kick, backward and kick, chassé in and clap, chassé back; ballroom hold, chassé to man's left, then man's right, polka round.
Chanctonbury Ring	2	Big circle	Circles, in and out twice, balance and woman moves on, chassé in and out, swing.
Cornish Six-Hand Reel	2	Other	All lead down, balance, back, balance, reel, turns, cast.
Danish Double Quadrille	2	Sicilian circle	Circles, in and out in 4s, rights and lefts, circles in 4s, polka round.
Demon's Rant	2	Set dance	Men round women, vice versa; circles; arch, double cast, dip and dive
Dishrag Dance	2	Sicilian circle	Circles, dishrags, stars, find new couple.
Dixon Sixsome	2	Sicilian circle	Circle, middles swing ends, arches along lines, stars, baskets, forward and back and on.
Double or Quits	2	Sicilian circle	Circles, reels, half rights and lefts at one end then the other, balances and turns.
Finnegan's Reel	2	Set dance	Do-si-do, turn, stars, cast and weave, cast, arch, swing.
Five Hand Reel	2	Other	Reels and stepping
Fivepenny Bit	2	Set dance	Stars on sides with 5's; reels on sides; 5s go through arches made by 1s, 2s, 3s, 4s, leaving 4s as new 5s.
Foula Reel	2	Set dance	1s down, strip willow back up, arch over sides, poussette.
Gingerbread	2	Sicilian circle	Swings, stars, arches, baskets.
Gipsy Hill Jig	2	Set dance	Reels on sides, grand chain, stars, 1s down and all swing
Joe Taylor's Dance	2	Square	1s out through 3s and weave back, men star and move women, grand chain, crossings
La Bastringue	2	Set dance	Stars, arch, strip willow.
Maggie Mixer	2	Big circle	Lead, chassé, counter-march, do-si-do, swing.
McCann's Reel	2	Sicilian circle	Do-si-dos, big circles, small circles, all march, one couple pops through arch to progress.
Peggy's Parade	2	Square	Heads do-si-do and cast; ladies chain. Sides ditto. W do star promenade, drop partner, star on 3 places, balance and swing new partner.
Pride of Dingle	2	Set dance	(4 couples plus 1 person) March up or down, dingle climbs ladder, forward and back, swing.
Reel of Ballymore	2	Big circle	In and out, promenade, turns, balance and swing.
Return of the Antelope	2	Set dance	Waves on the sides, turn, repeat; 1s swing, grand chain, all swing
Rozsa	2	Couple	Sway, turn and lock, chassé left & right, sway, unlock: balance in and out, chassé left & right, waltz
Sibyl's Roundabout	2	Big circle	In and out twice (men stay in 2nd time), do-si-do, chassé left and right, make wavy circle, balance, allemande, balance, figure-of-8 to new partner and swing.
Sir Roger de Coverley	2	Set dance	Forward and back, turns, back-to-back, cast, up through arch.
Stepping Stone Rag	2	Set dance	Diagonal do-si-dos, stars, 1s dip forwards and backwards to bottom.
Strip the Willow Square	2	Square	Heads gallop, sides gallop; heads strip willow round square; circles, balance and swing.
T.A.G.	2	Set dance	Cast into stars on the sides, swap stars, and another cast
The Amazon	2	Sicilian circle	Circle L, do-si-do Partner; circle R, do-si-do Opposite; form pairs and woman steers couple round and back.
The Geud Man of Ballangigh	2	Longways	Couples in turn go round other couples; setting, half-circle, change places
The Heartbreaker	2	Square	Circle L and R, 4-ladies-chain, 1s through arches, do-si-dos.
The Leaving of Liverpool	2	Set dance	Lines, gates, circle, cross and cast.
The Mozart	2	Set dance	To centre and back, 1s weave down, balance and swing, forward and back and on.
The Oak Tree	2	Set dance	Cast, circle x 2, 2s corner-partner-corner-partner, gallops.
The Pawnbroker	2	Set dance	Gallops with chases, 3 circles, squeeze.
The Ploughboy	2	Set dance	Swing, down and back, stars, corners cross, circle and cast.
The Retiring Librarian	2	Set dance	Circle, star, do-si-do, swing, promenade.
The Tempest	2	Longways	Circles, galops, ends swing while middles star, dip-&-dive or fwd-&-back.
The Three-hand Reel	2	Set dance	2s swing 1st and 2nd corners; reels on sides; 1s swing down.
The Willow Tree	2	Set dance	Galops down to fetch someone, ends strip willow to middle and make arch, others cast through arch.
Tumbling Tom's Tonic	2	Other	Reels, swings, clapping, women star while men walk round: women progress
Twelve Reel	2	Square	Square of threesomes. Forwards and back, repeat swapping ends, middles elbow swing, reels, middles move round.
Up the Middle and down the Sides	2	Set dance	Gallop, arch, poussette, dance round.
Waltz Country Dance (version 1)	2	Sicilian circle	Waltz time. Balance and change places with opposite then partner. Balance the circle, women roll across, four times. Waltz on.
Waltz Country Dance (version 2)	2	Sicilian circle	Waltz time. Balance and change places with opposite then partner. Balance the circle, women roll across, four times. Waltz on.
Waterfall Waltz	2	Sicilian circle	Waltz time. Men turn, do-si-do corner, women likewise, chassé past, turn partner, repeat, circle left and on.
Waves of Tory	2	Set dance	Forward and back and cross; tops gallop down, all dip and dive.
Whynot's Circle Contra	2	Sicilian circle	Big circles right and left, do-si-do and swing, ladies chain, small circles.

Difficulty: 3

Title	Difficulty	Formation	Thumbnail
A Grand Starry Night	3	Sicilian circle	Circles, ladies chain, LH star, grand star (half star in current set, half with next set), repeat, do-si-do
Beaux of Albany	3	Longways	Triple minor. Balance and swing, down and up, stars, rights and lefts.
Chinese Breakdown	3	Square	Chorus: turn your corner, turn the one the other side, balance and swing partner, promenade. Figure: Leading couple promenade round outside, ladies chain opposite couple, those couples ladies chain to right then to left.
Demented Seagull	3	Square	Heads star through and half circle, pass through. Reels of four. Grand chain, promenade
Flirtation Reel	3	Longways	Down and back, hey, gypsy, swing, forward and back and 1s swing.
Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight	3	Square	Allemande, grand chain, do-si-do, promenade, swing, pick-up circle.
Postie's Jig	3	Set dance	Ends cross, figure 8, cross and arm turn repeatedly, rights & lefts, swing.
Scout House Reel	3	Longways	Lines down and up, circle, ladies' chain, do-si-do, swing, lines forward and back, 1s swing.
Sheldon Lions' Jig	3	Set dance	Forward and back, do-si-do, thread the needle, lead to the bottom, cast, up through arch, swing.
Soldier's Joy	3	Longways	1s down and up, reel of four, all down and up passing through, polka round.
Solitaire	3	Other	Set, arm turn, reel of three, in to the middle and back.
St Lawrence Jig	3	Longways	Allemandes, swing, lines down and up, rights and lefts, lines forward and back, star.
Tea-Kettle	3	Square	Forward & back, pass through, cast, forward & back, cross over, lead down and back, cast, forward and back, swing, cast, grand chain, swing.
The Heathfield Rag	3	Set dance	Turns, chassés, circles, cross.
The New Parliament House Jig	3	Other	3 rows of 3: double casts, circles, stars, reels of 3, lines interchange.
Untitled Square	3	Square	1s do-si-do and right-&-left round the set, then women and men alternately roll to left; promenade.

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