Dances in The Dancing Master, 3rd ed. (John Playford, 1657, London)

An online copy of the original may be found here.

Table of Contents

• Facing Couples
  • Facing Couples Becket proper
• Duple Minor
  • Duple Minor proper
• Longways
  • 3 Couple Longways proper
  • 4 Couple Longways proper
• Circle
  • Square / 4 Couple Circle
  • 6 Couple Circle

Facing Couples

Facing Couples Becket proper

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Althea		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912	Colin Hume	Facing Couples Becket multi part

Duple Minor

Duple Minor proper

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Lady Banbury's Hornpipe ~ Hume/Sharp		John Playford 1657 Colin Hume 2021	Colin Hume	Duple Minor multi part
Lady Banbury's Hornpipe ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1916	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

Longways

3 Couple Longways proper

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Black Nag ~ Barraclough		John Playford 1657 Michael Barraclough ~2017	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
The Black Nag ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
The Black Nagg ~ Barraclough		John Playford 1657 Michael Barraclough ~2017	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
The Black Nagg ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
The Galloping Nag ~ 2		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways

4 Couple Longways proper

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Abergenny ~ Hume		John Playford 1657 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways multi part
Abergenny ~ Kennedy		John Playford 1657 Douglas & Helen Kennedy (mod) 1929	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways multi part
Spring Garden ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1657 Pat Shaw 1967	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways multi part
Spring Garden ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways multi part

Circle

Square / 4 Couple Circle

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Buckingham House 1657		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	Square multi part
Chelsea Reach ~ Hume		John Playford 1657 Colin Hume 2013	Bare Necessities	Square multi part
Chelsea Reach ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	Square multi part
Hunsdon House ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1657 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Square multi part
Hunsdon House ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Square multi part
Oranges and Lemons ~ Hume		John Playford 1657 Colin Hume 2020	Colin Hume	Square multi part
Oranges and Lemons ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Square multi part
Oranges and Limons ~ Hume		John Playford 1657 Colin Hume 2020	Colin Hume	Square multi part
Oranges and Limons ~ Sharp		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Square multi part

6 Couple Circle

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Hunsdon House ~ Hex		John Playford 1657 John Playford 1994	Bare Necessities	6 Couple Circle multi part

This list contains all dances in the book which I have animated (and which first appeared in this edition of the Dancing Master) for a complete list of dances in the book see here.

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