Template:Infobox country dance

Picking Up Sticks
Classification
Genre	English Country Dance
Formation	Longways for six
Difficulty	easy
Meter	6/8
Tempo	brisk
Character	lively
Key	D minor
Era	Playford
Choreography
Choreographer	John Playford
Year	1651
Music
Title	Lavena
Collector	Cecil Sharp
Year	1909

Infobox country dance
Classification
Genre	English country dance

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Purpose

This infobox provides meta data for country dances, especially English country dances.

Parameters

|name= Name of the dance.
|genre= Style of the dance (English contra dance, Scottisch contra dance, American Squares, etc.).
|formation= (set or circle, number of couples, proper or improper).
|difficulty= (easy, medium, challenging, etc.).
|signature= Time signature of the tune (2/2, 6/8, etc.).
|tempo= Pace of the dance (slow, fast, etc.)
|character= Mood/style of the dance (regal, grave, etc.)
|key= Key of the tune, (with reference to corresponding article, e.g. [[A minor]]); should be taken from Wikidata (P826).
|era= Era of the dance (Playford, modern, etc.).
|choreographer= Creator of the dance (or as in 'Playford' the person who has recorded it); should be taken from Wikidata (P1809).
|year= Year of publication; should be taken from Wikidata (P577).
|published_in= Source of the instructions.
|music_title= Title of the associated tune.
|composer= Composer of the associated tune.
|music_collector= Collector of a traditional tune.
|music_year= Year of composition (or publication) of the tune.
|music_published_in= Source of the tune.

Usage

{{Infobox country dance
|name               = 
|genre              = <!-- defaults to 'English country dance' -->
|formation          =
|difficulty         =
|signature          = <!-- should link to a new wikidata property -->
|tempo              =
|character          =
|key                = <!-- linked to wikidata per default -->
|era                =
|choreographer      = <!-- linked to wikidata per default -->
|year               = <!-- linked to wikidata per default -->
|published_in       =
|music_title        =
|composer           =
|music_collector    =
|music_year         =
|music_published_in =
}}

Example

{{Infobox country dance
|name=Picking Up Sticks
|genre=English Country Dance
|formation=Longways for six
|difficulty=easy
|signature=6/8
|tempo=brisk
|character=lively
|key=[[{{#property:P826}}]]
|era=Playford
|choreographer=[[{{#property:P1809}}]]
|year={{#property:P577}}
|published_in=[[The Dancing Master|''The Dancing Master'', 1st edition]]
|music_title=Lavena
|music_collector=[[Cecil Sharp]]
}}

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