Dances in The Dancing Master, 4th ed. (John Playford, 1670, London)

An online copy of the original may be found here.

Table of Contents

• Difficulty Level: Not Specified
• Very Easy
• Easy / Intermediate

Difficulty Level: Not Specified

Sweet Kate		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1912		Duple Minor
Amarillis ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1670 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	At the Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Amarillis ~ Sharp		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1911	At the Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Amaryllis ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1670 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	At the Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Amaryllis ~ Sharp		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1911	At the Ball Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Black Jack		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1911		Duple Minor
Catching of Fleas		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1912		Duple Minor
Jamaica ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1670 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Jamaica ~ Sharp		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1911	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Mulberry Garden		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
The Mulberry Maid		John Playford 1670 Charles Bolton 2000		Duple Minor
The New Figary		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1912		Duple Minor
Northern Nancy ~ Kennedy		John Playford 1670 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929		Duple Minor
Northern Nancy ~ Bolton		John Playford 1670 Charles Bolton 2000		Duple Minor
Mall Peatly ~ Sharp		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1922		4 Couple Longways
The Phoenix		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Mall Peatly ~ Williams		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 George Williams 2021		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
Moll Peatley		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 George Williams 2021		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
Moll Peatly		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 George Williams 2021		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
Ten Pound Lass ~ Bolton		John Playford 1670 Charles Bolton 1986		4 Couple Longways
Ten Pound Lass		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911		4 Couple Longways
Jamaica ~ Cook		John Playford 1670 Tom Cook	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Wallingford House		John Playford 1670 Tom Cook 1979		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Epping Forest		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Circle
The Maid in the Moon		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1922		3 Couple Circle
Putney Ferry		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1911		3 Couple Circle
Put on Thy Smock a Monday		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1916		3 Couple Circle
Catching of Quails		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1912		Square
Oaken Leaves		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp 1916		Square
Sage Leaf ~ Bolton		John Playford 1670 Charles Bolton 1985		Square
Sage Leaf ~ Sharp		John Playford 1670 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1922		Square
The Beginning of the World		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will
Sellenger's Round		John Playford 1657 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will

Very Easy

Thomas You Cannot

John Playford 1670 George Williams 2023

4 Couple Longways

Easy / Intermediate

Jamaica ~ Hume		John Playford 1670 Colin Hume ~2000	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Jamaica ~ Hume, Old Style Progression		John Playford 1670 Colin Hume ~2000	Colin Hume	5 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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