Dances in The Dancing Master, 8th ed. (Henry Playford, 1690, London)

An online copy of the original may be found here.

Table of Contents

A

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Alchurch		Henry Playford 1690 Broadbridge 2000 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

E

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Emperor of the Moon		Henry Playford 1690 Andrew Shaw 2006 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

I

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
I Often for my Jenny Strove I Often for my Jenny Strove ~ Bentley Henry Playford 1690 Bernard Bentley 1965 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 I Often for my Jenny Strove ~ Bolton Henry Playford 1690 Charles Bolton 2000 3 Couple Longways permutation: 312

L

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Lilli Burlero Lilli Burlero ~ Barraclough Henry Playford 1690 Michael Barraclough ~2017 Duple Minor Lilli Burlero ~ Cruickshank Henry Playford 1690 Diana Cruickshank ~2008 More Favorites of the Boston Centre Bare Necessities Duple Minor Lilli Burlero ~ Hume Henry Playford 1690 Colin Hume 2014 More Favorites of the Boston Centre Bare Necessities Duple Minor Lilli Burlero ~ Lilley Henry Playford 1690 Bob Lilley ~2013 Duple Minor Lilli Burlero ~ Sharp Henry Playford 1690 Cecil Sharp 1916 More Favorites of the Boston Centre Bare Necessities Duple Minor
Lovely Nancy		Henry Playford 1690 Broadbridge 2000 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

N

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
New Rigadoon		Henry Playford 1690 Charles Bolton 1985		3 Couple Longways permutation: 312

P

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Pool's Hole #1		Henry Playford 1690 Cecil Sharp 1916		Duple Minor
Pretty Miss		Henry Playford 1690 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929		Duple Minor

R

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Rigadoon - Bolton		Henry Playford 1690 Charles Bolton 1985		3 Couple Longways permutation: 312

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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