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

Alchurch

Henry Playford 1690 Broadbridge 2000 Playford Assembly

Simple Pleasures Bare Necessities

Duple Minor

E

Emperor of the Moon

Henry Playford 1690 Andrew Shaw 2006 Playford Assembly

Colin Hume

Duple Minor

I

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

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	Simple Pleasures Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

P

Pool's Hole		Henry Playford 1690 Christine Robb ~2011		Duple Minor
Pool's Hole #1		Henry Playford 1690 Cecil Sharp 1916		Duple Minor
Pretty Miss		Henry Playford 1690 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929		Duple Minor

R

Rigadoon

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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