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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

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

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

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

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
Number
of dances
Number
of versions
Number
with music
121212

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