The Baltimore Folk Music Society
Requests the Pleasure of your Company
at the
Autumn Assembly English Ball
BFMS is pleased to present its annual Baltimore Autumn Assembly English Ball on Saturday, October 28th, 2023, at the Church of the Redeemer. Come to our afternoon ball with refreshments, beautiful dancing, and elegant music by Trio con Brio from 12 noon to 3:30 PM.
Registration and pre-payment is online only.
Suggested attire is festive formal or historical.
Please bring non-marking dance shoes to help preserve the floor.
Your 2023 Ball Chairs are Sharon McKinley and Emily Aubrey, reachable by email at autumn_assembly at bfms.org
The Dances
| Title | Key/Meter | Title | Key/Meter | |
| Auretti's Dutch Skipper | Bb 6/8 | The Bishop | A 4/4 | |
| The Collier's Daughter | Gm 2/2 | Easter Thursday | Dm 3/2 | |
| Emperor of the Moon | Gm 4/4 | Hambleton's Round O | Cm 3/2 | |
| Heartsease | Gm 6/8 | Hop Ground | D 6/8 | |
| Land of Mist and Wonder | Cm 3/4 | Leading Man | Am 2/2 | |
| Old Wife Behind the Fire | G 2/2 | Prince William | A 2/2 | |
| The Punch Bowl | G 3/4 | Rich Delights | G 3/4 | |
| Sunlight through Draperies | D 3/4 | Sweet Potato Pie | C 6/8 | |
| Tennessee Dawn | G 3/4 | Woodshed | A 6/8 | |
| All dances will be talked through and briefly prompted | ||||
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Scroll to the bottom of the page for links to dance videos. You can now download a list of the Dance Instructions in PDF format. | ||||
Music By: Trio Con Brio |
Elke Baker, violin |
Jonathan Jensen, piano and more |
Paul Oorts, things with strings and accordion |
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Ball location: The Church of the Redeemer 5603 North Charles St Baltimore, Maryland 21210 Google Map Location |
Questions? E-mail autumn_assembly at bfms.org
Fees
Member pricing is for BFMS and CDSS affiliates.
Patrons support BFMS and get recognition in the program!
| Members | General Admission |
Students | Patron | |
| Through Oct 7th | $35 | $40 | $20 | $60 |
| Through Oct 27th | $40 | $45 | $20 | $60 |
Registration/Purchase
On-line:
Online registration for the 2023 Autumn Assembly English Ball is now closed.
There will be no ticket sales the day of the Ball!
Please contact autumn_assembly @ bfms.org with any questions.
Check our Facebook group for pictures and other information.
Dance Instructions
Notes and conventions:- Unless otherwise specified, all crosses, back-to-backs, and gypsies are by the right shoulder.
- Unless otherwise specified, all circles, stars, gypsies, and turns are once around.
- Unless otherwise specified, "turn single" is over the right shoulder.
- 1s = first couple/ones; 2s = second couple/twos, etc.
- CW = clockwise and CCW = counterclockwise
- L = Left and R = Right
- P = Partner and Ps = Partners
- N = Neighbor and SSN = Same Sex Neighbor
- Circular Hey is without hands; Changes of rights and lefts is with hands.
- WHILE indicates that two things happen simultaneously
Dancing Master II: 1728, reconstructed by Cecil Sharp
Gm 2/2; Longways, duple minor
VIDEO
| A1 | 1-4 | 1s cross & cast down (2s move up). |
| 5-8 | 1s 2-hand turn once around. | |
| A2 | 1-4 | 1s cross again & cast down below new 2s (who do not move up). |
| 5-8 | 1s 2-hand turn once around. | |
| B1 | 1-2 | 1s lead up (to just below original 2s). |
| 3-6 | 1s & 2s circle left (once). | |
| 7-8 | All turn single right. | B2 | 1-4 | 1s & 2s circular hey (4 very quick changes, partners start passing Right). |
| 5-8 | Partners 2-hand turn once around. |
The Neal Collection, 1726
G 2/2; Longways duple minor
VIDEO
| A1 | ONES set and cast down (TWOS move up). ONES 2-hand turn once around. |
| A2 | TWOS set and cast down (ONES move up) TWOS 2-hand turn once around. |
| B1 | ONES cross and cast (TWOS move up). TWOS cross and cast below to the middle of a line of 4. |
| B2 | Lead up a double, fall back and bend the line; two changes of rights and lefts. |
Sharon McKinley, tune by Jonathan Jensen, 2014
C 6/8; Longways duple minor
VIDEO
| A1 | RIGHT-hand star once around. Take two hands with Partner, and half poussette CW (1st Corners push). |
| A2 | With the NEXT couple (not original Neighbors), LEFT-hand star once around. Take two hands with Partner, and with original Neighbors, half poussette CW (2nd corners push) back to place. |
| B1 | Original Neighbors back to back. Circle halfway, fall back (all progressed and improper). |
| B2 | ONES half-figure-8 up through the TWOS. TWOS half-figure-8 down through the ONES. |
