Dances in The Dancing Master, 2nd ed. (John Playford, 1652, London)

An online copy of the original may be found here.

1910s

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
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

1920s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
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
Trenchmore		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Douglas & Helen Kennedy (mod) 1929		Longways as many as will

1990s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Parson upon Dorothy ~ Bolton		John Playford 1652 Charles Bolton 1992 Playford Assembly		Facing Couples
The Shepherd's Daughter		John Playford 1652 Charles Bolton 1992 Playford Assembly		Facing Couples

2010s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Green-Goose Fair		John Playford 1652 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		4 Couple Longways
Open the Door to Three ~ Pfitzinger		John Playford 1652 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Square
Solomon's Jigg		John Playford 1652 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		4 Couple Longways
Under and Over		John Playford 1652 Scott Pfitzinger 2019		Duple Minor

2020s

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Silver Falcon		John Playford 1652 George Williams 2020		Triple Minor
The Silver Faulken		John Playford 1652 George Williams 2020		Triple Minor
Blew Breeches		John Playford 1652 George Williams 2022		4 Couple Longways
Blue Breeches		John Playford 1652 George Williams 2022		4 Couple Longways
I Loved Thee once, I Love no More		John Playford 1652 George Williams 2022		4 Couple Longways
I'le love no more		John Playford 1652 George Williams 2022		4 Couple Longways

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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