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The Corporation
Country Dances, Ancient and Modern

Dances by Preston

Table of Contents

B D H L M P S T V W Z

B

Barham DownsPreston 1800
A. Simons ~1990		no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

D

The Triumph
Dorset TriumphPreston 1793
Thomas Hardy ~1926		no musicDuple Minor
Dover PierPreston 1791
A. Simons 1961 Playford Ball		Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor

H

The Hop Ground
The Hop GroundPreston 1794
A. Simons ~1991 Playford Assembly		Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Hop Ground ~ Laskie?Preston 1794
A. Simons (mod) ~1991		Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor

L

The Triumph
Lady's Triumph ~ HowePreston 1793
Elias Howe 1858		no musicDuple Minor
The Long OddsPreston 1791
Woods 1958 Playford Assembly		no musicDuple Minor

M

Margate Assembly ~ PrestonPreston 1792
A. Simons ~1990		no musicTriple Minor
Margravine's WaltzPreston 1799
George Williams 2021		Simple Pleasures
Bare Necessities		Triple Minor
Money in Both Pockets - PrestonPreston 1793
George Williams 2023		no musicDuple Minor
Money Musk
Money Musk ~ ECDPreston 1786
Traditional Playford Assembly		no musicTriple Minor
Money Musk ~ RSCDSPreston 1786
RSCDS 1936		no musicTriple Minor
MonymuskPreston 1786
RSCDS 1936		no musicTriple Minor

P

Prince William of Glo's'ter's WaltzPreston 1801
Pat Woods 1958 Playford Ball		Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor

S

Sprigs of Laurel for Admiral NelsonPreston 1799
Anonymous ~2000		no musicDuple Minor
Stowe HallPreston 1791
Pat Woods ~1960		no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

T

La Triomphe
La Triomphe ~ RSCDSPreston 1793
Maggie and Duncan Keppie 2011		no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
Trip to MargatePreston 1794
A. Simons ~1990		no musicDuple Minor
Trip to TunbridgePreston 1793
A. Simons (mod) 1961 Playford Ball		Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Trip to Tunbridge - PrestonPreston 1793
A. Simons 1961		no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Triumph
Lady's Triumph ~ HowePreston 1793
Elias Howe 1858		no musicDuple Minor
The TriumphPreston 1793
Pat Shaw 1966 Playford Assembly		no musicDuple Minor
The Triumph ~ DorsetPreston 1793
Thomas Hardy ~1926		no musicDuple Minor
The Triumph ~ PrestonPreston 1793
George Williams 2021		no musicDuple Minor
The Triumph ~ RSCDSPreston 1793
RSCDS 1924		no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
The Triumph ~ RSCDSPreston 1793
Maggie and Duncan Keppie 2011		no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
The Triumph ~ SharpPreston 1793
Cecil Sharp 1909		no musicTriple Minor

V

ValenciennesPreston 1794
Pat Shaw ~1965		no musicTriple Minor

W

Worcester AssemblyPreston 1790
Bernard Bentley 1977		no musicTriple Minor

Z

ZorinskiPreston 1796
George Williams 2023		no musicDuple Minor
Zorinsky ~ PrestonPreston 1796
George Williams 2023		no musicDuple Minor
Number
of dances		Number
of interpretations		Number
with music
20266

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