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Table of Contents

4 Dancers

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
AltheaJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1912
Colin HumeFacing Couples Becket
Argeers ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
Bare NecessitiesFacing Couples
The Asparagus GardenJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1912
no musicFacing Couples Becket
Cuckolds all a Row ~ SharpLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
Facing Couples
Cuckolds all Awry ~ SharpLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
Facing Couples
The Glory of the West ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911
no musicFacing Couples
Harts EaseLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesFacing Couples
Heart's EaseLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesFacing Couples
HeartseaseLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesFacing Couples
Hey, Boys, up Go We (Sharp)Lovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
Facing Couples
Hit and Misse ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesFacing Couples
Hit or MissJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesFacing Couples
Lady in the Dark ~ SharpJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1912
no musicFacing Couples Becket
The Merry Conceit  ~ Playford, SharpJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1912
no musicFacing Couples Becket
The New ConceitJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1912
no musicFacing Couples Becket
Parson's Farewell ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesFacing Couples
Rufty TuftyJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesFacing Couples
Saint Martin'sJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
no musicFacing Couples
The Sparaguss GardenJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1912
no musicFacing Couples Becket

6 Dancers

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Adson's Saraband ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
Brett Larsen3 Couple Longways
The Beggar BoyJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways
The Black Nag ~ SharpJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
The Black Nagg ~ SharpJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
The Boatman ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916
A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
3 Couple Longways
ChestnutJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911
A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
3 Couple Longways
Confesse, his Tune ~ Cecil SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
Colin HumeCustom3
The Court Lady ~ Cecil SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
Colin HumeCustom3
Dissembling LoveJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1922
no music3 Couple Longways
Dove's FigaryJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911
A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
3 Couple Longways
Edinburgh Castle ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways
Epping ForestJohn Playford 1670
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Circle
The Galloping Nag ~ 2John Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
Gelding of the DevilJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1916
no music3 Couple Circle
GreenwoodLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp 1916
no music3 Couple Longways
Grimstock ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
The HuntsmanLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp 1916
no music3 Couple Longways
Jack-a-LentJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1922
no music3 Couple Longways
Jenny Pluck PearsJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Circle
Labour in Vain ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways
The Lost HeartJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1922
no music3 Couple Longways
The Maid in the MoonJohn Playford 1670
Cecil Sharp 1922
no music3 Couple Circle
MundesseJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1922
MGM and Reunion3 Couple Circle
The Night PieceJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1922
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Old Mole ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
Picking of StickesLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
no music3 Couple Longways
Picking Up SticksLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
no music3 Couple Longways
Put on Thy Smock a MondayJohn Playford 1670
Cecil Sharp 1916
no music3 Couple Circle
Putney FerryJohn Playford 1670
Cecil Sharp 1911
no music3 Couple Circle
Scotch Cap ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways
The Shaking of the SheetsJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1922
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Shepherd's Holiday ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways
Staines MorrisJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911
no musicLongways as many as will
Stanes MorrisJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911
no musicLongways as many as will
Step StatelyJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
Upon a Summer's Day ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
The WhirligigJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly
no music3 Couple Longways
The WhishJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1922
no music3 Couple Longways
The WishJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1922
no music3 Couple Longways

8 Dancers

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
À la Mode de France ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911
no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
Aye Me ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways
Broom, The Bonny, Bonny Broom ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities4 Couple Longways
Buckingham House 1657John Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
At Home
Bare Necessities
Square
Catching of QuailesJohn Playford 1670
Cecil Sharp 1912
no musicSquare
Catching of QuailsJohn Playford 1670
Cecil Sharp 1912
no musicSquare
Cheerily and Merrily ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911
no music4 Couple Longways
Chelsea Reach ~ SharpJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
At Home
Bare Necessities
Square
DargasonJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesCustom
Drive the Cold Winter Away ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1922
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways
Dull Sir JohnLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp 1911
no musicSquare
Fain I Would ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesSquare
The Fine CompanionJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
no musicSquare
GoddessesLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Assembly
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways
The Health ~ Sharp#1John Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways
The Health ~ Sharp#2John Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways
Hide ParkeJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesSquare
Hunsdon House ~ SharpJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesSquare
Hyde ParkJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesSquare
If all the World were Paper ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Assembly
Colin HumeSquare
Lady SpellorJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
no music4 Couple Longways
Lady SpillersJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
no music4 Couple Longways
Lord of Carnarvon's Jigg ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 3412
Lull Me Beyond TheeJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities4 Couple Longways
Mage on a Cree ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Colin HumeSquare
Mall Peatly ~ SharpLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp 1922
no music4 Couple Longways
The Merry Wassail ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways
The Merry Wassail ~ Sharp#1John Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways
The Merry, Merry MilkmaidsJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
At Home
Bare Necessities
4 Couple Longways
Mill-FieldJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1922
no musicSquare
Mr. Webb's Fancy ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911
no music4 Couple Longways
Newcastle ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Colin HumeSquare
Nonesuch ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911
no music4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
Oaken LeavesJohn Playford 1670
Cecil Sharp 1916
no musicSquare
Oranges and Lemons ~ SharpJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Colin HumeSquare
Oranges and Limons ~ SharpJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Colin HumeSquare
Parson upon Dorothy ~ SharpJohn Playford 1652
Cecil Sharp 1922
no music4 Couple Longways
Parthenia ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesSquare
The PhoenixJohn Playford 1670
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways
Prince Rupert's MarchJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916
no music4 Couple Longways
St. JohnLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp 1911
no musicSquare
The SedanyJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesCustom
The Shepherd's DaughterJohn Playford 1652
Cecil Sharp 1922
no music4 Couple Longways
The SlipJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1922
no music4 Couple Longways
Spring Garden ~ SharpJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways
The SymphonyJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways
Ten Pound LassLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp 1911
no music4 Couple Longways

10 Dancers

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Brighton CampEnglish Traditional ~1909
Cecil Sharp 1909
no musicLongways as many as will
GalopedeEnglish Traditional ~1909
Cecil Sharp 1909
no musicLongways as many as will permutation: 23451
New Bo-Peep ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911
no musicLongways as many as will
Open the Door to ThreeJohn Playford 1652
Cecil Sharp 1912
no musicCircle as many as will
Pickadilla ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911
no musicLongways as many as will
Pickadilly ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911
no musicLongways as many as will
Ribbon DanceEnglish Traditional ~1909
Cecil Sharp 1909
no musicLongways as many as will permutation: 23451
Winifred's KnotJohn Playford 1652
Cecil Sharp 1912
no musicCircle as many as will

12 Dancers

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Friar in the WellJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
no music6 Couple Longways
The Maid Peept out at the WindowJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
no music6 Couple Longways
Up Tails All ~ Sharp #1John Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
no musicCircle as many as will
Up Tails All ~ Sharp #2John Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
no musicCircle as many as will
Up Tayles All ~ Sharp #1John Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
no musicCircle as many as will
Up Tayles All ~ Sharp #2John Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
no musicCircle as many as will

14 Dancers

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Row Well, Ye Mariners ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
Bare Necessities7 Couple Longways
Step Stately ~ Old Style Progression, 7 CoupleJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916
no music7 Couple Longways

Singleton Minor

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Beginning of the WorldJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Colin HumeCircle as many as will
Gathering PeascodsJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Colin HumeCircle as many as will
Halfe Hannikin ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly
Colin HumeCircle as many as will
Sellenger's RoundJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Colin HumeCircle as many as will

Duple Minor

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The 29th of May ~ SharpJohn Playford 1686
Cecil Sharp 1911
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Amarillis ~ SharpJohn Playford 1670
Cecil Sharp 1911
At the Ball
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
Amaryllis ~ SharpJohn Playford 1670
Cecil Sharp 1911
At the Ball
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
Aniseseed Water RobinJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
no musicDuple Minor
Apley House ~ SharpHenry Playford 1702
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
Brett LarsenDuple Minor
Black JackJohn Playford 1670
Cecil Sharp 1911
no musicDuple Minor
Bobbing JoeLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp 1912
no musicDuple Minor
Bonnets So BlueEnglish Traditional ~1909
Cecil Sharp 1909
no musicDuple Minor
The BritainsHenry Playford 1696
Cecil Sharp 1922
no musicDuple Minor
The ButterflyEnglish Traditional ~1909
Cecil Sharp 1909
no musicDuple Minor
Catching of FleasJohn Playford 1670
Cecil Sharp 1912
no musicDuple Minor
Childgrove ~ SharpHenry Playford 1701
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Christ-Church Bells in OxonJohn Playford 1679
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
no musicDuple Minor
Cold and RawHenry Playford 1689
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
no musicDuple Minor
The Coronation Day ~ SharpHenry Playford 1698
Cecil Sharp 1916
no musicDuple Minor
The Country FarmerHenry Playford 1702
Cecil Sharp 1922
no musicDuple Minor
Crosbey Square ~ SharpHenry Playford 1701
Cecil Sharp 1922
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Dick's Maggot ~ Sharp, 16barsHenry Playford 1702
Cecil Sharp 1929 Playford Ball
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Dick's Maggot ~ Sharp, 24 barsHenry Playford 1702
Cecil Sharp 1922
no musicDuple Minor
The Fit's Come on Me NowJohn Playford 1686
Cecil Sharp 1916
no musicDuple Minor
The Flowers of Edinburgh ~ SharpEnglish Traditional ~1909
Cecil Sharp 1909
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Fourpence, Ha'penny, Farthing #1Henry Playford 1688
Cecil Sharp 1922
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Friar and the NunJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Fryar and the NunJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Fy, Nay, Prithee JohnHenry Playford 1703
Cecil Sharp 1922
no musicDuple Minor
The Geud Man of Ballangigh ~ SharpHenry Playford 1696
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Greenwich Park - PlayfordHenry Playford 1698
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
no musicDuple Minor
Haste to the Wedding ~ Sharp #2English Traditional ~1909
Cecil Sharp 1909
no musicDuple Minor
Indian QueenHenry Playford 1701
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Irish LadyJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
no musicDuple Minor
Irish TrotJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912
no musicDuple Minor
The Jack's FarewellHenry Playford 1698
Cecil Sharp 1922
no musicDuple Minor
Jack's MaggotHenry Playford 1702
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Jacob Hall's Jig ~ SharpHenry Playford 1695
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Jamaica ~ SharpJohn Playford 1670
Cecil Sharp 1911
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Jockey #1Henry Playford 1688
Cecil Sharp 1922
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Juice of BarleyHenry Playford 1689
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
no musicDuple Minor
King of PolandHenry Playford 1698
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Lady Banbury's Hornpipe ~ SharpJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1916
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Lilli Burlero ~ SharpHenry Playford 1690
Cecil Sharp 1916
More Favorites of the Boston Centre
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
London is a Fine TownJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1911
no musicDuple Minor
Love Lies A'BleedingJohn Playford 1686
Cecil Sharp 1916
no musicDuple Minor
Love NeglectedHenry Playford 1703
Cecil Sharp 1922
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Mad Robin ~ SharpHenry Playford 1695
Cecil Sharp 1922
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Maids Morris ~ SharpHenry Playford 1688
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Mary and DorothyJohn Young 1726
Cecil Sharp 1916
no musicDuple Minor
Mock Hobby-HorseHenry Playford 1698
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly
no musicDuple Minor
Mr. Beveridge's Maggot ~ SharpHenry Playford 1695
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Mr. Eaglesfield's New Hornpipe ~ SharpHenry Playford 1696
Cecil Sharp 1922
no musicDuple Minor
Mr. Englesfield's New HornpipeHenry Playford 1696
Cecil Sharp 1922
no musicDuple Minor
Mr. Isaac's Maggot ~ SharpHenry Playford 1695
Cecil Sharp 1916
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Mulberry GardenJohn Playford 1670
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
My Lady CullenJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911
Colin HumeDuple Minor
My Lady Foster's DelightHenry Playford 1702
Cecil Sharp 1922
no musicDuple Minor
My Lord Byron's Maggot ~ SharpHenry Playford 1701
Cecil Sharp 1922
no musicDuple Minor
Nancy's FancyEnglish Traditional ~1909
Cecil Sharp 1909
no musicDuple Minor
The New FigaryJohn Playford 1670
Cecil Sharp 1912
no musicDuple Minor
Nowill Hills ~ SharpHenry Playford 1703
Cecil Sharp 1922
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Old Noll's Jig ~ SharpHenry Playford 1702
Cecil Sharp 1922
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Pool's Hole #1Henry Playford 1690
Cecil Sharp 1916
no musicDuple Minor
Pop Goes The Weasel ~ Sharp #1English Traditional 1852
Cecil Sharp 1909
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Pop Goes The Weasel ~ Sharp #2English Traditional 1852
Cecil Sharp 1909
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Portsmouth ~ SharpHenry Playford 1701
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
no musicDuple Minor
The Princess 1701 ~ SharpHenry Playford 1701
Cecil Sharp 1922
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Queen's Birthday ~ SharpHenry Playford 1703
Cecil Sharp 1922
no musicDuple Minor
The Queen's JigHenry Playford 1701
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The RoundHenry Playford 1701
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
Saturday Night and Sunday MornJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1922
no musicDuple Minor
The Siege of LimerickHenry Playford 1695
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly
no musicDuple Minor
Sion HouseJohn Playford 1686
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Slaughter HouseHenry Playford 1702
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly
no musicDuple Minor
Speed the PloughEnglish Traditional ~1909
Cecil Sharp 1909
no musicDuple Minor
Sweet KateJohn Playford 1670
Cecil Sharp 1912
no musicDuple Minor
The Temple-ChangeHenry Playford 1698
Cecil Sharp 1916
no musicDuple Minor
Touch and TakeJohn Playford 1652
Cecil Sharp 1912
no musicDuple Minor
The Twenty-Nineth of May ~ SharpJohn Playford 1686
Cecil Sharp 1911
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Up With AilyHenry Playford 1703
Cecil Sharp 1922
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Watton Town's EndJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1911
no musicDuple Minor
We Won't Go Home Until MorningEnglish Traditional ~1909
Cecil Sharp 1909
no musicDuple Minor
The WhimHenry Playford 1695
Cecil Sharp 1916
no musicDuple Minor

Triple Minor

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Bump her BellyJohn Young 1710
Cecil Sharp 1916
no musicTriple Minor
Bury Fair ~ SharpHenry Playford 1696
Cecil Sharp 1922
Bare NecessitiesTriple Minor
The Collier's Daughter ~ SharpJohn Young 1718
Cecil Sharp 1916
Bare NecessitiesTriple Minor
The Duke of Rutland's Delight (Triple)John Young 1718
Cecil Sharp 1916
Bare NecessitiesTriple Minor
Epsom New Wells ~ SharpWalsh 1708
Cecil Sharp 1916
no musicTriple Minor
Every Lad His Lass ~ SharpJohn Young 1710
Cecil Sharp 1916
no musicTriple Minor
From AberdeenHenry Playford 1698
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesTriple Minor
Haste to the Wedding ~ Sharp #1English Traditional ~1909
Cecil Sharp 1909
no musicTriple Minor
Hunt the Squirrel ~ 1909English Traditional ~1909
Cecil Sharp 1909
A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
Triple Minor
Jenny Come Tie My Cravat ~ SharpHenry Playford 1687
Cecil Sharp 1916
no musicTriple Minor
Lady Mary's CourantJohn Young 1710
Cecil Sharp 1916
no musicTriple Minor
The Maiden's BlushJohn Young 1710
Cecil Sharp 1916
no musicTriple Minor
My Lady Winwood's Maggot ~ SharpJohn Young 1726
Cecil Sharp 1916
Colin HumeTriple Minor
My Lady's CourantJohn Young 1710
Cecil Sharp 1916
no musicTriple Minor
Orleans BaffledJohn Young 1710
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesTriple Minor
Round OHenry Playford 1703
Cecil Sharp 1922
no musicTriple Minor
Step and Fetch HerEnglish Traditional ~1909
Cecil Sharp 1909
no musicTriple Minor
Step Stately ~ Part 3, Triple 7 CoupleJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916
no musicTriple Minor
Three Meet or The Pleasures of the TownEnglish Traditional ~1909
Cecil Sharp 1909
no musicTriple Minor
Tink-A-TinkEnglish Traditional ~1909
Cecil Sharp 1909
no musicTriple Minor
A Trip to KillburnJohn Young 1718
Cecil Sharp 1916
Colin HumeTriple Minor
The Triumph ~ SharpPreston 1793
Cecil Sharp 1909
no musicTriple Minor
Up Goes Ely ~ SharpJohn Young 1726
Cecil Sharp 1916
no musicTriple Minor

Quadruple Minor

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Step Stately ~ Part 3, Quadruple 7 CoupleJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916
no musicQuadruple Minor
Number
of dances
Number
of versions
Number
with music
17617684

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