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Up a double, Siding, Arming
Country Dances, Ancient and Modern

Dances in The Fallibroome Collection, Vol. 2 (Bernard Bentley, 1965)

1680s

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
ViennaJohn Playford 1686
Bernard Bentley 1965
no musicDuple Minor
WestmorelandJohn Playford 1686
Bernard Bentley 1965
no musicDuple Minor

1690s

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
I Often for my Jenny Strove ~ BentleyHenry Playford 1690
Bernard Bentley 1965
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

1700s

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
The Lord Phopington ~ BentleyHenry Playford 1701
Bernard Bentley 1965 Playford Assembly
no musicDuple Minor
Mount HillsHenry Playford 1701
Bernard Bentley 1965
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Mount Hills ~ Playford AssemblyHenry Playford 1701
Bernard Bentley (mod) 1965 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Pilgrim ~ BentleyHenry Playford 1701
Bernard Bentley 1965 Playford Assembly
no musicDuple Minor
Tunbridge Walks ~ BentleyHenry Playford 1703
Bernard Bentley 1965
no musicDuple Minor
Drapers GardensJohn Young 1706
Bernard Bentley 1965 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor

1710s

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Put in AllJohn Young 1710
Bernard Bentley 1965
no musicDuple Minor
A Trip O'er Tweed ~ TripleJohn Young 1710
Bernard Bentley 1965
Colin HumeTriple Minor
Love and a Bottle - Kynaston ~ BentleyNathaniel Kynaston 1710
Bernard Bentley 1965
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
A Trip O'er Tweed ~ BentleyJohn Young 1710
Bernard Bentley 1965
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Union JiggJohn Young 1710
Bernard Bentley 1965
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Zephyrs and FloraWalsh 1715
Bernard Bentley 1965 Playford Ball
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Beau's Retreat ~ BentleyNathaniel Kynaston 1716
Bernard Bentley 1965
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
As Quick as You PleaseJohn Young 1718
Bernard Bentley 1965
no musicTriple Minor

1720s

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
John the Mad Man ~ BentleyJohn Young 1726
Bernard Bentley 1965
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Coney WalkJohn Young 1726
Bernard Bentley 1965
no musicTriple Minor
The Merry CompanionJohn Young 1726
Bernard Bentley 1965
no musicTriple Minor
Number Three ~ BentleyJohn Young 1726
Bernard Bentley 1965
no musicTriple Minor
Three Coney Walk ~ BentleyJohn Young 1726
Bernard Bentley 1965
no musicTriple Minor
Number
of dances
Number
of versions
Number
with music
19199

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