Dances in Wright's Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances, Vol. 1 (Daniel Wright, 1740, London)

An online copy of the original may be found here.

Table of Contents

B

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Bath Medley		Wright 1740 Ken Sheffield 1982		Duple Minor
Berks of Abergelde		Wright 1740 Bob Lilley ~2023		Duple Minor
Border Reel		Wright 1740 Bob Lilley ~2023		Duple Minor
The Boyan		Wright 1740 Bob Lilley ~2023		Duple Minor
Butter'd Pease		Wright 1740 Ken Sheffield 1982		Duple Minor

H

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Holborn March		Wright 1740 Pat Shaw 1963 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

N

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
New Princess Royal		Wright 1740 Ken Sheffield 1982		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

P

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Perfections of Love Perfections of Love ~ Cook Wright 1740 Tom Cook 1979 Triple Minor Perfections of Love ~ Williams Wright 1740 Tom Cook 1979 Duple Minor

S

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Silly Old Man		Wright 1740 Bob Lilley ~2023		Duple Minor

T

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
True Joak		Wright ~1740 Pat Shaw ~1965		Duple Minor
Trusty Dick		Wright 1740 Ken Sheffield 1982		Duple Minor
Tunbridge Frisk Tunbridge Frisk ~ Sheffield Wright 1740 Ken Sheffield 1982 Triple Minor Tunbridge Frisk ~ Simons Wright 1742 A. Simons ~1990 Triple Minor

W

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Whirle It About		Wright 1740 Ken Sheffield 1995		Duple Minor
Wright's Butter'd Peas		Wright 1740 Ken Sheffield 1982		Duple Minor

Y

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Young's Wisdom		Wright 1740 Ken Sheffield 1982		Duple Minor

This list contains all dances in the book which I have animated for a complete list of dances in the book see here.

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