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

Dances in The Dancing Master, 8th ed. (Henry Playford, 1690, London)

16 Progressive

Pool's Hole #1Henry Playford 1690
Cecil Sharp 1916
no musicDuple Minor
Pretty MissHenry Playford 1690
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
no musicDuple Minor

24 Progressive

Lilli Burlero ~ CruickshankHenry Playford 1690
Diana Cruickshank ~2008
More Favorites of the Boston Centre
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
Lilli Burlero ~ HumeHenry Playford 1690
Colin Hume 2014
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Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
Lilli Burlero ~ LilleyHenry Playford 1690
Bob Lilley ~2013
no musicDuple Minor
Lilli Burlero ~ SharpHenry Playford 1690
Cecil Sharp 1916
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Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
Pool's HoleHenry Playford 1690
Christine Robb ~2011
no musicDuple Minor

32 Progressive

AlchurchHenry Playford 1690
Broadbridge 2000 Playford Assembly
Simple Pleasures
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
Emperor of the MoonHenry Playford 1690
Andrew Shaw 2006 Playford Assembly
Colin HumeDuple Minor
I Often for my Jenny Strove ~ BentleyHenry Playford 1690
Bernard Bentley 1965
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
I Often for my Jenny Strove ~ BoltonHenry Playford 1690
Charles Bolton 2000
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Lilli Burlero ~ BarracloughHenry Playford 1690
Michael Barraclough ~2017
no musicDuple Minor
Lovely NancyHenry Playford 1690
Broadbridge 2000 Playford Assembly
Simple Pleasures
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
RigadoonHenry Playford 1690
Charles Bolton 1985
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
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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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