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The Corporation
Country Dances, Ancient and Modern

Dances in A Trip to Netherfield

Table of Contents

B C D E F G H I L M N O P R S T W

B

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Bath CarnivalThompson ~1777
W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball
no musicTriple Minor
The Bishop ~ AptedThompson 1778
W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball
Colin HumeTriple Minor
La BoulangèreWilliam Campbell ~1789no musicCircle as many as will permutation: 234561

C

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Cambridge WaltzThompson 1816
Pat Shaw 1964
no musicTriple Minor
The Cambridge Waltz (Duple)Thompson 1816
Pat Shaw 1964
no musicDuple Minor
The Comical FellowThompson 1776
W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Assembly
no musicDuple Minor
The CorporationThompson 1777
W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Cotery ~ SkillernThomas Skillern 1775
Christian 2015
no musicTriple Minor

D

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Dover PierPreston 1791
A. Simons 1961 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Dressed ShipThompson 1774
W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Duke of Kent's Waltz ~ SimonsW.M. Cahusac 1801
A. Simons 1970 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor

E

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

F

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The FandangoThompson 1774
W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

G

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

H

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

I

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

L

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
The Long OddsPreston 1791
Woods 1958 Playford Assembly
no musicDuple Minor

M

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Margate HoyThompson 1783
A. Simons ~1990
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Midnight RambleThompson 1773
George Fogg ~2002 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Miss Sayers' AllemandThomas Budd 1781
Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Money in Both PocketsCahusac 1792
James E. Morrison 1976
no musicDuple Minor

N

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

O

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Once a NightThompson 1774
W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

P

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Physical SnobUnknown ~1800
Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Prince William of Glo's'ter's WaltzPreston 1801
Pat Woods 1958 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor

R

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Ramsgate AssemblyThomas Budd 1795
A. Simons 1972 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

S

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Spaniard ~ ThompsonThompson 1777
W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Splendid ShillingUnknown ~1800
Bernard Bentley 1968 Playford Assembly
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Stowe HallPreston 1791
Pat Woods ~1960
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

T

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
Trip to TunbridgePreston 1793
A. Simons (mod) 1961 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The TriumphPreston 1793
Pat Shaw 1966 Playford Assembly
no musicDuple Minor

W

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The WaggonerThompson 1783
Christian? ~2015
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Wakefield HuntThompson 1779
Tom Cook 1987 Playford Assembly
Colin HumeTriple Minor
Number
of dances
Number
of versions
Number
with music
353519

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