Dances in The Dancing Master, 2nd ed. (John Playford, 1652, London)
An online copy of the original may be found here.
72 Non-Progressive
| Parson upon Dorothy ~ Bolton |  | John Playford 1652 Charles Bolton 1992 Playford Assembly |  | Facing Couples |
| 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 |
| The Shepherd's Daughter | | John Playford 1652 Charles Bolton 1992 Playford Assembly | | Facing Couples |
72 Progressive
| Touch and Take | | John Playford 1652 Cecil Sharp 1912 | | Duple Minor |
112 Progressive
| Under and Over | | John Playford 1652 Scott Pfitzinger 2019 | | Duple Minor |
120 Non-Progressive
| Open the Door to Three ~ Pfitzinger | | John Playford 1652 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019 | | Square |
120 Progressive
| The Silver Falcon | | John Playford 1652 George Williams 2020 | | Triple Minor |
| The Silver Faulken | | John Playford 1652 George Williams 2020 | | Triple Minor |
216 Non-Progressive
| 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 |
| Open the Door to Three | | John Playford 1652 Cecil Sharp 1912 | | Circle as many as will |
| Winifred's Knot | | John Playford 1652 Cecil Sharp 1912 | | Circle as many as will |
252 Non-Progressive
| Green-Goose Fair | | John Playford 1652 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019 | | 4 Couple Longways |
| Solomon's Jigg | | John Playford 1652 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019 | | 4 Couple Longways |
580 Progressive
| Trenchmore | | Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Douglas & Helen Kennedy (mod) 1929 | | Longways as many as will |
| Number of dances | Number of interpretations | Number with music |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 10 | 0 |
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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