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Up a double, Siding, Arming
Country Dances, Ancient and Modern

Dances in A Trip to Netherfield

Collection of New and Favorite Country Dances

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Northdown WaltzGoulding 1820
A. Simons 1971 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor

Preston's Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1791

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Dover PierPreston 1791
A. Simons 1961 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor

Preston's Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1793

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Trip to TunbridgePreston 1793
A. Simons (mod) 1961 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Preston's Twenty four Country Dances for the Year 1794

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Hop GroundPreston 1794
A. Simons ~1991 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor

Recueil de Contredanses (Trappeniers)

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
La GavrePierre Trappeniers 1777
Philippe Callens 2002 Playford Assembly
Colin HumeDuple Minor

Six New Minuets and Twelve Country Dances

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Leather Lake HouseHenry Bishop 1788
Fried de Metz Herman 1986 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesTriple Minor

Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, Vol. 3

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Midnight RambleThompson 1773
George Fogg ~2002 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor

Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, Vol. 4

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
East IndianThompson 1783
Ken Sheffield 1988 Playford Assembly
Bonnie Insull, Susan McNeil, and Robert WinokurTriple Minor

Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1772

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The InstallationThompson 1772
Tom Cook 1979 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

Twenty four Country Dances for the year 1778

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Bishop ~ AptedThompson 1778
W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball
Colin HumeTriple Minor

Twenty four Country Dances for the year 1780

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Touchstone ~ AptedThompson 1780
W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

W.M. Cahusac's Annual Collection

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Duke of Kent's Waltz ~ SimonsW.M. Cahusac 1801
A. Simons 1970 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Number
of dances
Number
of versions
Number
with music
121212

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