Dances interpreted by Cecil Sharp (website)

The Dancing Master, 10th ed.

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Coronation Day ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1698 Cecil Sharp 1916		Duple Minor
From Aberdeen		Henry Playford 1698 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
King of Poland		Henry Playford 1698 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mock Hobby-Horse		Henry Playford 1698 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor

The Dancing Master, 11th ed.

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Childgrove ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Crosbey Square ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Indian Queen		Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
My Lord Byron's Maggot ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922		Duple Minor
Portsmouth ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball		Duple Minor
The Princess 1701 ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Queen's Jig		Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Round		Henry Playford 1701 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

The Dancing Master, 12th ed.

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Fy, Nay, Prithee John		Henry Playford 1703 Cecil Sharp 1922		Duple Minor
Love Neglected		Henry Playford 1703 Cecil Sharp 1922	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Nowill Hills ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1703 Cecil Sharp 1922	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Queen's Birthday ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1703 Cecil Sharp 1922		Duple Minor
Round O		Henry Playford 1703 Cecil Sharp 1922		Triple Minor
Up With Aily		Henry Playford 1703 Cecil Sharp 1922	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

The Dancing Master, 6th ed.

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Christ-Church Bells in Oxon		John Playford 1679 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball		Duple Minor

The Dancing Master, 9th ed.

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Jack's Farewell		Henry Playford 1698 Cecil Sharp 1922		Duple Minor
Jacob Hall's Jig ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1695 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mad Robin ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1695 Cecil Sharp 1922	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
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 Siege of Limerick		Henry Playford 1695 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
The Whim		Henry Playford 1695 Cecil Sharp 1916		Duple Minor

The Dancing Master, First Appendix to the 7th Edition

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Jenny Come Tie My Cravat ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1687 Cecil Sharp 1916		Triple Minor

The Dancing Master, The Third Volume, 2nd ed.

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Mary and Dorothy		John Young 1726 Cecil Sharp 1916		Duple Minor
My Lady Winwood's Maggot ~ Sharp		John Young 1726 Cecil Sharp 1916	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Up Goes Ely ~ Sharp		John Young 1726 Cecil Sharp 1916		Triple Minor

The Dancing Master, Vol. the Second, 3rd ed.

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Collier's Daughter ~ Sharp		John Young 1718 Cecil Sharp 1916	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
The Duke of Rutland's Delight (Triple)		John Young 1718 Cecil Sharp 1916	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
A Trip to Killburn		John Young 1718 Cecil Sharp 1916	Colin Hume	Triple Minor

The second Part of the Dancing Master

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Britains		Henry Playford 1696 Cecil Sharp 1922		Duple Minor
Bury Fair ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1696 Cecil Sharp 1922	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
The Geud Man of Ballangigh ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1696 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

The Second Part of the Dancing Master

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Mr. Eaglesfield's New Hornpipe ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1696 Cecil Sharp 1922		Duple Minor
Mr. Englesfield's New Hornpipe		Henry Playford 1696 Cecil Sharp 1922		Duple Minor

The second Part of the Dancing Master, 2nd ed.

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Greenwich Park - Playford		Henry Playford 1698 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball		Duple Minor
The Temple-Change		Henry Playford 1698 Cecil Sharp 1916		Duple Minor

Twenty Four New Country Dances

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Apley House ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1702 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Brett Larsen	Duple Minor
The Country Farmer		Henry Playford 1702 Cecil Sharp 1922		Duple Minor
Dick's Maggot ~ Sharp, 16bars		Henry Playford 1702 Cecil Sharp 1929 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Dick's Maggot ~ Sharp, 24 bars		Henry Playford 1702 Cecil Sharp 1922		Duple Minor
Jack's Maggot		Henry Playford 1702 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
My Lady Foster's Delight		Henry Playford 1702 Cecil Sharp 1922		Duple Minor
Old Noll's Jig ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1702 Cecil Sharp 1922	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Slaughter House		Henry Playford 1702 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor

Twenty Four New Country Dances for the Year 1708

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Epsom New Wells ~ Sharp		Walsh 1708 Cecil Sharp 1916		Triple Minor

The English Dancing Master

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
À la Mode de France ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
Adson's Saraband ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Brett Larsen	3 Couple Longways
Aniseseed Water Robin		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		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
The Beggar Boy		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
The Boatman ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Bobbing Joe		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1912		Duple Minor
Broom, The Bonny, Bonny Broom ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways
Cheerily and Merrily ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		4 Couple Longways
Chestnut		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
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
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
Dargason		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Custom
Dissembling Love		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		3 Couple Longways
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
Dull Sir John		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911		Square
Edinburgh Castle ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Fain I Would ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Square
The Fine Companion		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball		Square
The Friar and the Nun		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Friar in the Well		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball		6 Couple Longways
The Fryar and the Nun		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Gathering Peascods		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will
The Glory of the West ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		Facing Couples
Goddesses		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Greenwood		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1916		3 Couple Longways
Grimstock ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
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 ~ 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
The Huntsman		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1916		3 Couple Longways
Hyde Park		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Square
If all the World were Paper ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Square
The Irish Lady		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		Duple Minor
Irish Trot		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		Duple Minor
Jack-a-Lent		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		3 Couple Longways
Jenny Pluck Pears		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Circle
Labour in Vain ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Lady Spellor		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		4 Couple Longways
Lady Spillers		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		4 Couple Longways
Lord of Carnarvon's Jigg ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		4 Couple Longways permutation: 3412
The Lost Heart		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		3 Couple Longways
Lull Me Beyond Thee		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways
Mage on a Cree ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Square
The Maid Peept out at the Window		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball		6 Couple Longways
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
Mill-Field		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		Square
Mr. Webb's Fancy ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		4 Couple Longways
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
New Bo-Peep ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		Longways as many as will
Newcastle ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Square
The Night Piece		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Nonesuch ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
The Old Mole ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
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
Pickadilla ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		Longways as many as will
Pickadilly ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		Longways as many as will
Picking of Stickes		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball		3 Couple Longways
Picking Up Sticks		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball		3 Couple Longways
Prince Rupert's March		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916		4 Couple Longways
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
St. John		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911		Square
Saint Martin's		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball		Facing Couples
Saturday Night and Sunday Morn		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		Duple Minor
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
The Shaking of the Sheets		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Shepherd's Holiday ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
The Slip		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		4 Couple Longways
Staines Morris		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		Longways as many as will
Stanes Morris		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		Longways as many as will
Step Stately		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Step Stately ~ Old Style Progression, 7 Couple		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916		7 Couple Longways
Step Stately ~ Part 3, Quadruple 7 Couple		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916		Quadruple Minor
Step Stately ~ Part 3, Triple 7 Couple		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916		Triple Minor
The Symphony		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Up Tails All ~ Sharp #1		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		Circle as many as will
Up Tails All ~ Sharp #2		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		Circle as many as will
Up Tayles All ~ Sharp #1		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		Circle as many as will
Up Tayles All ~ Sharp #2		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		Circle as many as will
Upon a Summer's Day ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
The Whirligig		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways
The Whish		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		3 Couple Longways
The Wish		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		3 Couple Longways

The Dancing Master, 2nd ed.

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Open the Door to Three		John Playford 1652 Cecil Sharp 1912		Circle as many as will
Parson upon Dorothy ~ Sharp		John Playford 1652 Cecil Sharp 1922		4 Couple Longways
The Shepherd's Daughter		John Playford 1652 Cecil Sharp 1922		4 Couple Longways
Touch and Take		John Playford 1652 Cecil Sharp 1912		Duple Minor
Winifred's Knot		John Playford 1652 Cecil Sharp 1912		Circle as many as will

The Dancing Master, 3rd ed.

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Althea		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912	Colin Hume	Facing Couples Becket
The Asparagus Garden		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912		Facing Couples Becket
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
Buckingham House 1657		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	Square
Chelsea Reach ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	Square
The Galloping Nag ~ 2		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Gelding of the Devil		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1916		3 Couple Circle
Hunsdon House ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Square
Lady Banbury's Hornpipe ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1916	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Lady in the Dark ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912		Facing Couples Becket
London is a Fine Town		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1911		Duple Minor
The Merry Conceit  ~ Playford, Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912		Facing Couples Becket
The New Conceit		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912		Facing Couples Becket
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
The Sparaguss Garden		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912		Facing Couples Becket
Spring Garden ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Watton Town's End		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1911		Duple Minor

The Dancing Master, 4th ed.

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
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
The Beginning of the World		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will
Black Jack		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1911		Duple Minor
Catching of Fleas		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1912		Duple Minor
Catching of Quailes		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1912		Square
Catching of Quails		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1912		Square
Epping Forest		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Circle
Jamaica ~ Sharp		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1911	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Maid in the Moon		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1922		3 Couple Circle
Mall Peatly ~ Sharp		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1922		4 Couple Longways
The Mulberry Garden		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The New Figary		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1912		Duple Minor
Oaken Leaves		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1916		Square
The Phoenix		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Put on Thy Smock a Monday		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1916		3 Couple Circle
Putney Ferry		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1911		3 Couple Circle
Sellenger's Round		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will
Sweet Kate		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1912		Duple Minor
Ten Pound Lass		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911		4 Couple Longways

The Dancing Master, 7th ed.

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
The Fit's Come on Me Now		John Playford 1686 Cecil Sharp 1916		Duple Minor
Fourpence, Ha'penny, Farthing #1		Henry Playford 1688 Cecil Sharp 1922	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Jockey #1		Henry Playford 1688 Cecil Sharp 1922	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Love Lies A'Bleeding		John Playford 1686 Cecil Sharp 1916		Duple Minor
Sion House		John Playford 1686 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Twenty-Nineth of May ~ Sharp		John Playford 1686 Cecil Sharp 1911	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

A new Additional Sheet to the Dancing Master

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Maids Morris ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1688 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

A new Addition to the Dancing Master

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Cold and Raw		Henry Playford 1689 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball		Duple Minor
The Juice of Barley		Henry Playford 1689 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball		Duple Minor

The Dancing Master, 8th ed.

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Lilli Burlero ~ Sharp		Henry Playford 1690 Cecil Sharp 1916	More Favorites of the Boston Centre Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Pool's Hole #1		Henry Playford 1690 Cecil Sharp 1916		Duple Minor

The Dancing Master, Vol. the Second

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Bump her Belly		John Young 1710 Cecil Sharp 1916		Triple Minor
Every Lad His Lass ~ Sharp		John Young 1710 Cecil Sharp 1916		Triple Minor
Lady Mary's Courant		John Young 1710 Cecil Sharp 1916		Triple Minor
The Maiden's Blush		John Young 1710 Cecil Sharp 1916		Triple Minor
My Lady's Courant		John Young 1710 Cecil Sharp 1916		Triple Minor
Orleans Baffled		John Young 1710 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor

Preston's Twenty four Country Dances for the Year 1793

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Triumph ~ Sharp		Preston 1793 Cecil Sharp 1909		Triple Minor

The Country Dance Book (Part 1)

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Bonnets So Blue		English Traditional ~1909 Cecil Sharp 1909		Duple Minor
Brighton Camp		English Traditional ~1909 Cecil Sharp 1909		Longways as many as will
The Butterfly		English Traditional ~1909 Cecil Sharp 1909		Duple Minor
The Flowers of Edinburgh ~ Sharp		English Traditional ~1909 Cecil Sharp 1909	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Galopede		English Traditional ~1909 Cecil Sharp 1909		Longways as many as will permutation: 23451
Haste to the Wedding ~ Sharp #1		English Traditional ~1909 Cecil Sharp 1909		Triple Minor
Haste to the Wedding ~ Sharp #2		English Traditional ~1909 Cecil Sharp 1909		Duple Minor
Hunt the Squirrel ~ 1909		English Traditional ~1909 Cecil Sharp 1909	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
Nancy's Fancy		English Traditional ~1909 Cecil Sharp 1909		Duple Minor
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
Ribbon Dance		English Traditional ~1909 Cecil Sharp 1909		Longways as many as will permutation: 23451
Speed the Plough		English Traditional ~1909 Cecil Sharp 1909		Duple Minor
Step and Fetch Her		English Traditional ~1909 Cecil Sharp 1909		Triple Minor
Three Meet or The Pleasures of the Town		English Traditional ~1909 Cecil Sharp 1909		Triple Minor
Tink-A-Tink		English Traditional ~1909 Cecil Sharp 1909		Triple Minor
We Won't Go Home Until Morning		English Traditional ~1909 Cecil Sharp 1909		Duple Minor

Number of dances	Number of versions	Number with music
176	176	84

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