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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 Hills ~ Playford AssemblyHenry Playford 1701
Bernard Bentley (mod) 1965 Playford Assembly
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Mount HillsHenry Playford 1701
Bernard Bentley 1965
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
Love and a Bottle - Kynaston ~ BentleyNathaniel Kynaston 1710
Bernard Bentley 1965
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
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
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
The Coney WalkJohn Young 1726
Bernard Bentley 1965
no musicTriple Minor
John the Mad Man ~ BentleyJohn Young 1726
Bernard Bentley 1965
Colin HumeDuple 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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