Dances interpreted by Bernard Bentley

1690s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Huntington's Maggot		Henry Playford 1695 Bernard Bentley 1971	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

1700s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Mount Hills		Henry Playford 1701 Bernard Bentley 1965	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Drapers Gardens		John Young 1706 Bernard Bentley 1965 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

1710s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Dublin Bay		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Dublin Bay		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
In the Fields in Frost and Snow		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Love and a Bottle - Kynaston ~ Bentley		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Bernard Bentley 1965	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Love's Triumph ~ Bentley		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Mrs. Hill's Dance ~ Bentley		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962	Odd Sundays Recordings Odd Sundays Garage Band	Triple Minor
Mrs. Savage's Whim ~ Bentley		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Paston's Maggot ~ Bentley		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Bernard Bentley 1977	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Paul's Alley ~ Bentley		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Saint Brides		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962	Odd Sundays Garage Band	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Saint Margaret's Hill ~ Bentley		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Shropshire Lass		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Bernard Bentley 1971 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
A Trip O'er Tweed ~ Bentley		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1965	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
A Trip O'er Tweed ~ Triple		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1965	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
We'll Wed and We'll Bed ~ Bentley		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
We'll Wed and We'll Bed ~ Playford Ball		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
High Ginks		Walsh 1714 Bernard Bentley 1962	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
High Jinks		Walsh 1714 Bernard Bentley 1962	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Zephyrs and Flora		Walsh 1715 Bernard Bentley 1965 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Beau's Retreat ~ Bentley		Nathaniel Kynaston 1716 Bernard Bentley 1965	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

1720s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
John the Mad Man ~ Bentley		John Young 1726 Bernard Bentley 1965	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

1730s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Easter Thursday ~ Bentley		Walsh 1733 Bernard Bentley 1977 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

1740s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Rakes of Rochester ~ Bentley		Walsh 1748 Bernard Bentley 1971 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

1750s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Cream Pot		Johnson ~1750 Bernard Bentley 1971	Odd Sundays Garage Band	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

1760s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Assembly of Lovers		Walsh 1766 Bernard Bentley 1977	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

1770s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Tom Jones		David Rutherford ~1770 Bernard Bentley 1977	Odd Sundays Garage Band	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

1800s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Physical Snob		Unknown ~1800 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

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