Monaro Colonial Dancers

Dance Repertoire

Chain Double Quadrille / Tempest

a medley of the Chain Double Quadrille which was written in the 1960s, and The Tempest, which originated a century earlier.

Circassian Circle Pt1 and Soldiers Joy

a lively medley in sicillian formation of two popular bush dances.

Colonial's Quadrille

a dance, stemming from the 19th century, which was often used as a training piece for dancers of the period as it included a wide range of movements found in most colonial dances.

County Cotillion

an elegant quadrille, danced in waltz time, which MCD collected from the Southern Highlands. It was written around the turn of the century.

Couples Waltz Medley

a medley of elegant couples waltzes, dating from last century on, including the King's Waltz, Waltz Oxford, Valeta Waltz and St Bernard's Waltz.

Four Sisters Barn Dance

a traditional couples dance.

Gallop Quadrille

a fast and lively single figure quadrille.

Ithaca Polka Quadrille

a multi-figure quadrille danced in waltz time.

King George Square

named after a well-known landmark in the centre of Brisbane, this dance celebrates a peculiar ritual at a busy intersection. It was recently composed by Phil Wilson, an expatriate of Brisbane, who is now the Director of the National Folk Festival.

La Tempete

a popular dance last century, which combined characteristics of country dances with those of the social dances of the period.

Longways Set Medley

an arrangement of 4 longways-set dances: the Flying Pieman, Haste to the Wedding, Petronella, and Country Bumpkin; merged together as a medley and danced to a jig tempo.

Love 'Em and Leave 'Em

a lively jig, written about a decade ago for the Bush Music Club ball, which we've slightly re-choreographed to live up to its name.

Medley: Evening 3 Step / Boston 2 Step / Dinki 1 Step

a selection of 3, 2 and 1-step couples dances.

Maxina

a very popular old-time couples dance with distinctive music.

Mind the Dresser

a new dance composed by team member Claire Stoneman for couples in sicilian formation.

New French Cotillion

a multi-figure quadrille danced in waltz time.

Prince Imperials Quadrille

another classic traditional quadrille, including the famous whirlygig figure to get everyone turning!

Princess Polka

a lively couples dance to finish the display.

Polka Quadrille

one of the few quadrilles danced in polka time.

Queen of Sheeba

a wonderful lively modern adaptation of a classic Playford dance for 4 couples, now danced to Handel's "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba", and one of the most popular dances in Australian Colonials circles at present.

Royal Victorias Quadrille

another traditional multi-figure quadrille

Speedy Quadrille

collected from Frank Thompson, in Manangatang, Vic; it is a quadrille, or square set dance, with a number of fast, lively figures.

Stockyards

a lively circle dance, derived from the "First Set quadrille", and still very popular at bush dances.

Stour County Quadrille

an english waltz sequence, also danced in quadrille formation.

Thrushes Nest Quadrille (German Set Waltz) / Waltz Cotillion (Liverpool Plains)

two different examples of a waltz cotillion, a single figure waltz quadrille, from different regiosn of Australia.

Trading Places

a new dance composed by team member Claire Stoneman for lines of 3 in sicilian formation.

Waltz Medley

an entertaining medley which combines several elegant waltzes from our repertoire which includes: Circle Waltz, June's Waltz, Margaret's Waltz, Soldier's Joy, Spanish Waltz, Waltz Country Dance, Waterfall Waltz.

and also: Australian Ladies, Belgian Waltz, Berlin Schottische, Circassian Circle Pts 1&2&5, Fitzroy's Quadrille, La Galopade, Lyz's Clockwork Jig, Posties Jig, Swedish Masquerade, Swirling Waters, Tempest, Thady You Gander, Varsovienna, and the Victory Waltz.

You can find instructions for some of these at Alastair Wilson's Bush Dance Instructions or Peter Ellis Dance Notes.

Brief Dance Notes