Dances in The Dancing Master, 9th ed.

Table of Contents

A

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Arundel Street		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 2020	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

C

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Cornish Squire		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 2024	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

E

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Easter Tuesday		Henry Playford 1695 Jacqueline Schwab 2004	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

F

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
From Aberdeen From Aberdeen ~ Cook Henry Playford 1695 Tom Cook 1991 Bare Necessities 3 Couple Longways permutation: 312 From Aberdeen ~ Hume Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 2016 Bare Necessities Triple Minor

H

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Hobb's Wedding		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 2007	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Huntington's Maggot		Henry Playford 1695 Bernard Bentley 1971	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

J

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Jack's Farewell		Henry Playford 1698 Cecil Sharp 1922		Duple Minor
Jacob Hall's Jig Jacob Hall's Jig ~ Cook Henry Playford 1695 Tom Cook 1991 Bare Necessities Duple Minor Jacob Hall's Jig ~ Pat Shaw Henry Playford 1695 Pat Shaw 1968 Bare Necessities Duple Minor Jacob Hall's Jig ~ Sharp Henry Playford 1695 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball Bare Necessities Duple Minor

K

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Kensington Court		Henry Playford 1695 Charles Bolton 1985		Duple Minor
A Kissing Dance in the Country Wake		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 2007	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

M

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Mad Moll Mad Moll Henry Playford 1698 Pat Shaw 1963 Bare Necessities Duple Minor Mad Moll ~ Hume Henry Playford 1698 Colin Hume 2007 Bare Necessities Duple Minor
Mad Robin Mad Robin ~ Playford Ball Henry Playford 1695 Henry Playford 1994 Playford Ball Bare Necessities Duple Minor Mad Robin ~ Sharp Henry Playford 1695 Cecil Sharp 1922 Bare Necessities Duple Minor
The Maid's Last Wish The Maid's Last Wish ~ Cook Henry Playford 1695 Tom Cook (mod) 1979 Duple Minor The Maid's Last Wish ~ Playford Assembly Henry Playford 1695 Tom Cook (mod) 1979 Playford Assembly Duple Minor
Mr. Beveridge's Maggot Mr. Beveridge's Maggot ~ Gibson Henry Playford 1695 Jean Gibson 1995 Bare Necessities Duple Minor Mr. Beveridge's Maggot ~ Hume Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 2011 A Playford Ball Bare Necessities Duple Minor Mr. Beveridge's Maggot ~ Sharp Henry Playford 1695 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball Bare Necessities Duple Minor Mr. Beveridge's Maggot ~ Shaw Henry Playford 1695 Pat Shaw 1960 A Playford Ball Bare Necessities Duple Minor
Mr. Isaac's Maggot Mr. Isaac's Maggot ~ Hume Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 1996 Bare Necessities Duple Minor Mr. Isaac's Maggot ~ Pat Shaw Henry Playford 1695 Pat Shaw 1969 Bare Necessities Duple Minor Mr. Isaac's Maggot ~ Playford Ball Henry Playford 1695 Henry Playford 1994 Playford Ball Bare Necessities Duple Minor Mr. Isaac's Maggot ~ Sharp Henry Playford 1695 Cecil Sharp 1916 Bare Necessities Duple Minor
Mr. Lane's Maggot Mr. Lane's Maggot ~ Andrew Shaw Henry Playford 1695 Andrew Shaw 2009 Bare Necessities 3 Couple Longways permutation: 312 Mr. Lane's Maggot ~ Duple Henry Playford 1695 Scott Pfitzinger 2019 Bare Necessities Duple Minor Mr. Lane's Maggot ~ Pfitzinger Henry Playford 1695 Scott Pfitzinger 2019 Bare Necessities Triple Minor
Mr. Young's Delight Mr. Young's Delight ~ Herman Henry Playford 1695 Fried de Metz Herman 1995 Duple Minor Mr. Young's Delight ~ Hume Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 1995 Colin Hume Duple Minor

O

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Of Noble Race was Shinkin		Henry Playford 1695 Pat Shaw (mod) 1962		Duple Minor
Old Batchelor Old Batchelor ~ Broadbridge Henry Playford 1695 Nicolas Broadbridge 1996 Playford Assembly Colin Hume Duple Minor Old Batchelor ~ Feyerabend Henry Playford 1695 Christine Feyerabend ~2010 Colin Hume Duple Minor Old Batchelor ~ Hume Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 1995 Colin Hume Duple Minor Old Batchelor ~ Simons Henry Playford 1695 A. Simons 1973 Playford Assembly Colin Hume Duple Minor

P

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Pye Corner		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 2020	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

R

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Red-House Red-House ~ Cotton Henry Playford 1695 Fredrick Cotton ~2000 Bare Necessities Duple Minor Red-House ~ Hume#1 Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume ~2000 Bare Necessities Duple Minor Red-House ~ Hume#2 Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 2024 Bare Necessities Duple Minor Red-House ~ Kennedies Henry Playford 1695 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Assembly Bare Necessities Duple Minor Red-House ~ SCD Henry Playford 1695 RSCDS Book 7 1931 Duple Minor Red-House ~ Skowronski Henry Playford 1695 Victor Skowronski 2003 Duple Minor
Roger of Coverly - Playford Roger of Coverly - Playford Henry Playford 1695 George Williams 2021 Duple Minor

S

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Siege of Limerick		Henry Playford 1695 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Roger of Coverly - Playford Roger of Coverly - Playford Henry Playford 1695 George Williams 2021 Duple Minor
Spanish Jigg		Henry Playford 1695 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1978 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

W

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Whim		Henry Playford 1695 Cecil Sharp 1916		Duple Minor
Whitney's Farewell		Henry Playford 1695 Colin Hume 2021	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

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