Dances interpreted by Cecil Sharp (website)

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Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The 29th of May ~ Sharp		John Playford 1686 Cecil Sharp 1911	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

A

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Adson's Saraband ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Brett Larsen	3 Couple Longways
Althea		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912	Colin Hume	Facing Couples Becket
Amarillis ~ Sharp		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1911	At the Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Amaryllis ~ Sharp		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1911	At the Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Apley House ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1702 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Brett Larsen	Duple Minor
Argeers ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Aye Me ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways

B

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Beggar Boy		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
The Beginning of the World		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will
The Black Nag ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
The Black Nagg ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
The Boatman ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Broom, The Bonny, Bonny Broom ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways
Buckingham House 1657		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	Square
Bury Fair ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1696 Cecil Sharp 1922	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor

C

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Chelsea Reach ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	Square
Chestnut		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Childgrove ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Collier's Daughter ~ Sharp		John Young 1718 Cecil Sharp 1916	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
Confesse, his Tune ~ Cecil Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Colin Hume	Custom3
The Court Lady ~ Cecil Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Colin Hume	Custom3
Crosbey Square ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Cuckolds all a Row ~ Sharp		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Cuckolds all Awry ~ Sharp		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Facing Couples

D

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Dargason		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Custom
Dick's Maggot ~ Sharp, 16bars		Henry Playford 1702 Cecil Sharp 1929 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Dove's Figary		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Drive the Cold Winter Away ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Duke of Rutland's Delight (Triple)		John Young 1718 Cecil Sharp 1916	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor

E

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Edinburgh Castle ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Epping Forest		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Circle

F

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Fain I Would ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Square
The Flowers of Edinburgh ~ Sharp		English Traditional ~1909 Cecil Sharp 1909	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Fourpence, Ha'penny, Farthing #1		Henry Playford 1688 Cecil Sharp 1922	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Friar and the Nun		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
From Aberdeen		Henry Playford 1698 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
The Fryar and the Nun		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

G

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Galloping Nag ~ 2		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Gathering Peascods		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will
The Geud Man of Ballangigh ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1696 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Goddesses		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Grimstock ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways

H

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Halfe Hannikin ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will
Harts Ease		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
The Health The Health ~ Sharp#1 John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Colin Hume 4 Couple Longways The Health ~ Sharp#2 John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball Colin Hume 4 Couple Longways
Heart's Ease		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Heartsease		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Hey, Boys, up Go We (Sharp)		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Hide Parke		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Square
Hit and Misse ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Hit or Miss		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Hunsdon House ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Square
Hunt the Squirrel ~ 1909		English Traditional ~1909 Cecil Sharp 1909	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
Hyde Park		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Square

I

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
If all the World were Paper ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Square
Indian Queen		Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

J

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Jack's Maggot		Henry Playford 1702 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Jacob Hall's Jig ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1695 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Jamaica ~ Sharp		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1911	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Jenny Pluck Pears		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Circle
The Jockey #1		Henry Playford 1688 Cecil Sharp 1922	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

K

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
King of Poland		Henry Playford 1698 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

L

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Labour in Vain ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Lady Banbury's Hornpipe ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1916	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Lilli Burlero ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1690 Cecil Sharp 1916	More Favorites of the Boston Centre Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Love Neglected		Henry Playford 1703 Cecil Sharp 1922	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Lull Me Beyond Thee		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways

M

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Mad Robin ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1695 Cecil Sharp 1922	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mage on a Cree ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Square
Maids Morris ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1688 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Merry Wassail The Merry Wassail ~ Sharp John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball Colin Hume 4 Couple Longways The Merry Wassail ~ Sharp#1 John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Colin Hume 4 Couple Longways
The Merry, Merry Milkmaids		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways
Mr. Beveridge's Maggot ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1695 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mr. Isaac's Maggot ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1695 Cecil Sharp 1916	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Mulberry Garden		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mundesse		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922	MGM and Reunion	3 Couple Circle
My Lady Cullen		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
My Lady Winwood's Maggot ~ Sharp		John Young 1726 Cecil Sharp 1916	Colin Hume	Triple Minor

N

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Newcastle ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Square
Nowill Hills ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1703 Cecil Sharp 1922	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

O

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Old Mole ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Old Noll's Jig ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1702 Cecil Sharp 1922	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Oranges and Lemons ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Square
Oranges and Limons ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Square
Orleans Baffled		John Young 1710 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor

P

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Parson's Farewell ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Parthenia ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Square
The Phoenix		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Pop Goes The Weasel Pop Goes The Weasel ~ Sharp #1 English Traditional 1852 Cecil Sharp 1909 Colin Hume Duple Minor Pop Goes The Weasel ~ Sharp #2 English Traditional 1852 Cecil Sharp 1909 Colin Hume Duple Minor
The Princess 1701 ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

Q

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Queen's Jig		Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

R

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Round		Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Row Well, Ye Mariners ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Bare Necessities	7 Couple Longways
Rufty Tufty		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples

S

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Scotch Cap ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
The Sedany		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Custom
Sellenger's Round		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will
Shepherd's Holiday ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Sion House		John Playford 1686 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Spring Garden ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Step Stately		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
The Symphony		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways

T

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
A Trip to Killburn		John Young 1718 Cecil Sharp 1916	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
The Twenty-Nineth of May ~ Sharp		John Playford 1686 Cecil Sharp 1911	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

U

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Up With Aily		Henry Playford 1703 Cecil Sharp 1922	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Upon a Summer's Day ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways

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