Dances in The English Dancing Master (John Playford, 1651, London)

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0 Non-Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Newcastle ~ Sharp/Hume		John Playford 1651 Comparing Cecil Sharp (1911) Colin Hume (2016)		Square
Row Well, Ye Mariners ~ Sharp/Bolton		John Playford 1651 Comparing Cecil Sharp (1912) Charles Bolton (1992)		Square

16 Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Halfe Hannikin ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will
My Lady Cullen		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Step Stately ~ Part 3, Quadruple 7 Couple		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916		Quadruple Minor
Step Stately ~ Part 3, Triple 7 Couple		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916		Triple Minor

24 Non-Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Row Well, Ye Mariners ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1992 Playford Assembly	Strong Roots Bare Necessities	Circle as many as will

24 Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Bath		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021		Duple Minor
Drive the Cold Winter Away ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 2003	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Halfe Hannikin ~ Cook		John Playford 1651 Tom Cook Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will
Have at thy Coat, Old Woman		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021		Duple Minor
Lady Lye near Me		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021		Duple Minor
Lavena		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
Marriners		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2024	Strong Roots Bare Necessities	Circle as many as will
The Passionate Lovers		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
Row Well, Ye Mariners ~ Williams		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2024	Strong Roots Bare Necessities	Circle as many as will

26 Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Gun		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
The Valiant Captain		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor

28 Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Daphne		John Playford 1651 Tom Cook Playford Assembly		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
The Shepherdess		John Playford 1651 Tom Cook Playford Assembly		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413

32 Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Cherping of the Lark		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021		4 Couple Longways
The Chirping of the Lark		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021		4 Couple Longways
The Country Coll		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
Half Hannikin Meets Lord of Carnarvan		John Playford 1651 Bob Lilley 2013		Duple Minor
Half Panickin'		John Playford 1651 Bob Lilley 2013		Duple Minor
An Health To Betty		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Charles Bolton 1985		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Hemp-Dresser		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1986		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
The London Gentlewoman		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1986		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
The London Maid		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1986		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Sir Nicholas Cully		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor

36 Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
All in a Garden Green ~ Modern		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

40 Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Gathering Peascods		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will
Staines Morris		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		Longways as many as will
Stanes Morris		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		Longways as many as will

48 Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Milk-maid's Bob		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021		Duple Minor
The Milke-Mayds Bobb		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021		Duple Minor
Step Stately ~ Part 3, Whole Set 7 Couple		John Playford 1651 William Palmer 1987		7 Couple Longways permutation: 2345671
Tom Tinker		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor

60 Non-Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Dissembling Love		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		3 Couple Longways
The Lost Heart		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		3 Couple Longways
The Night Piece		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Shaking of the Sheets		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

64 Non-Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Pepper's Black		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1922		Circle as many as will

64 Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Jog On		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1916		Duple Minor
Jog On, My Honey		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1916		Duple Minor
Jogg On		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1916		Duple Minor
Lord of Carnarvon's Jigg ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1959		4 Couple Longways permutation: 3412
Lord of Carnarvon's Jigg ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		4 Couple Longways permutation: 3412
Lord of Carnarvon's Jigg ~ Wittman		John Playford 1651 Wittman ~1986 Playford Assembly		4 Couple Longways permutation: 3412
New New Nothing		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor

66 Non-Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Hit and Misse ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Hit or Miss		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples

72 Non-Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Beggar Boy		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Blew Cap		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021		3 Couple Longways
Blew Cap for Me		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021		3 Couple Longways
Blue Cap for Me		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021		3 Couple Longways
Chestnut		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Cuckles all a Row		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 George Williams 2022	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Cuckolds all a Row ~ Barraclough		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Michael Barraclough ~2017	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Cuckolds all a Row ~ Lovelace		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 George Williams 2022	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Cuckolds all a Row ~ Sharp		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Cuckolds all Awry ~ Barraclough		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Michael Barraclough ~2017	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Cuckolds all Awry ~ Sharp		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Dove's Figary		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Drive the Cold Winter Away ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Edinburgh Castle ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
The Friar in the Well		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball		6 Couple Longways
Grimstock ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2020	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Grimstock ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Harts Ease		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Heart's Ease		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Heartsease		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Hey, Boys, up Go We (Sharp)		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Hide Parke		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Square
Hit and Misse ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2023	Colin Hume	Facing Couples
Hit or Miss		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2023	Colin Hume	Facing Couples
Hyde Park		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Square
Kettle Drum		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019	MGM and Reunion	Square
Lull Me Beyond Thee		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways
Lull Me Beyond Thee ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1960		4 Couple Longways
The Maid Peept out at the Window		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball		6 Couple Longways
Millison's Jigg ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 2000	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Millison's Jigg ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2011	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Parson's Farewell ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2020	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples Becket
Parson's Farewell ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Prince Rupert's March		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916		4 Couple Longways
Scotch Cap ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways

72 Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Cast a Bell		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021		Duple Minor
Jack Pudding ~ Lovelace		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 George Williams 2021	Colin Hume	Custom permutation: 231
Jack Pudding ~ Playford		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Colin Hume 1998 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Maiden Lane		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1912 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Merry Andrew ~ Lovelace		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 George Williams 2021	Colin Hume	Custom permutation: 231
The Merry Andrew ~ Playford		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Colin Hume 1998 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Millison's Jigg ~ Williams		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

80 Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Edinburgh Castle ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2023	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Hockley in the Hole		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
Scotch Cap ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2023	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways

84 Non-Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Glory of the West ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 2000		Facing Couples
The Glory of the West ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		Facing Couples
Labour in Vain		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Labour in Vain ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Rufty Tufty		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Shepherd's Holiday ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Shepherd's Holiday ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways

92 Non-Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Labour in Vain ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Shepherd's Holiday ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways

96 Non-Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Adson's Saraband ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Brett Larsen	3 Couple Longways
Adson's Saraband ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Brett Larsen	3 Couple Longways
Argeers ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Argeers ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Argeres		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Ay Me ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Aye Me ~ Callens		John Playford 1651 Philippe Callens ~2018 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Aye Me ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Aye Me ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Boatman ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1966	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
The Boatman ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
The Boatman ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Broom, The Bonny, Bonny Broom ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1972	Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways
Broom, The Bonny, Bonny Broom ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways
Confesse, his Tune ~ Cecil Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Colin Hume	Custom3
Confesse, his Tune ~ Hume		John Playford 1651	Colin Hume	Custom3
Confesse, his Tune ~ Palmer		John Playford 1651 William Palmer 1987 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Custom3
Confesse, his Tune ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1960	Colin Hume	Custom3
The Court Lady ~ Cecil Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Colin Hume	Custom3
The Court Lady ~ Palmer		John Playford 1651 William Palmer 1987 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Custom3
The Court Lady ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1960	Colin Hume	Custom3
Dull Sir John		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911		Square
Durham Stable		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		3 Couple Longways
Fain I Would ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume	Bare Necessities	Square
Fain I Would ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Square
The Fine Companion		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball		Square
The Health ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Health ~ Sharp#1		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Health ~ Sharp#2		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
If all the World were Paper ~ P. Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Square
If all the World were Paper ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Square
Mage on a Cree ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Square
The Merry Frolic ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Merry Wassail ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Merry Wassail ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Merry Wassail ~ Sharp#1		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
New Bo-Peep ~ Barraclough		John Playford 1651 Michael Barraclough ~2017		Longways as many as will
New Bo-Peep ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		Longways as many as will
The New Exchange		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		3 Couple Longways
Newcastle ~ Barraclough		John Playford 1651 Michael Barraclough 2001	Colin Hume	Square
Newcastle ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2016	Colin Hume	Square
Newcastle ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Square
Newcastle United		John Playford 1651 Michael Barraclough 2001	Colin Hume	Square
Parthenia ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume	Bare Necessities	Square
Parthenia ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Square
Petticoat Wag		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1989	Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways
Pickadilla ~ Barraclough		John Playford 1651 Michael Barraclough ~2017		Longways as many as will
Pickadilla ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		Longways as many as will
Pickadilly ~ Barraclough		John Playford 1651 Michael Barraclough ~2017		Longways as many as will
Pickadilly ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		Longways as many as will
Rose is White, and Rose is Red		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1922		Circle as many as will permutation: 456123
Roses White, and Roses Red		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1922		Circle as many as will permutation: 456123
St. John		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911		Square
Saint Martin's		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball		Facing Couples
The Symphony		John Playford 1651 Philippe Callens ~2018 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Symphony		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Symphony ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Taylor's Daughter		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1989	Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways
The Wedding Night		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples

96 Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Newcastle ~ Revels		John Playford 1651 Santa Barbara Revels 2024	Colin Hume	Square
Paul's Steeple		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
St. Paul's Steeple		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor

104 Non-Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Up Tails All ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1985		Square
Up Tayles All ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1985		Square

108 Non-Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
All in a Garden Green ~ Playford		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		3 Couple Longways

112 Non-Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Mage on a Cree ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1961	Colin Hume	Square
The Spanyard		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		4 Couple Longways

112 Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Maiden Fair		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Pat Shaw 1962		Duple Minor
Mayden Fayre		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Pat Shaw 1962		Duple Minor
Once I Lov'd a Maiden Faire		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Pat Shaw 1962		Duple Minor
Punk's Delight		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
The Punk's Delight (The New Way)		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
Saturday Night and Sunday Morn		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		Duple Minor

120 Non-Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Graies Inne Maske		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Fried de Metz Herman 1995 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways
Gray's Inn Mask		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Fried de Metz Herman 1995 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways
Lady Spellor		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		4 Couple Longways
Lady Spillers		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		4 Couple Longways
Mad Tom		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Fried de Metz Herman 1995 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways
The Merry, Merry Milkmaids		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways
Tom a Bedlam		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Fried de Metz Herman 1995 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways
Upon a Summer's Day ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Upon a Summer's Day ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways

120 Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Oyle of Barley		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1989		3 Couple Longways
The Slip		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		4 Couple Longways
Stingo		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1989		3 Couple Longways

128 Non-Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Green Man ~ Playford		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		3 Couple Longways
Woodycock		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		3 Couple Longways

136 Non-Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Picking of Stickes		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball		3 Couple Longways
Picking Up Sticks		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball		3 Couple Longways

144 Non-Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Jenny Pluck Pears		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Circle
An Old Man is a Bed Full of Bones		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 George Williams 2021		3 Couple Longways
The Old Man with a Bed Full of Bones		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 George Williams 2021		3 Couple Longways
An Old Man, a Bed Full of Bones		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 George Williams 2021		3 Couple Longways
Spanish Gypsie ~ Longways		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Bernard Bentley 1971		4 Couple Longways
Spanish Gypsie ~ Square		John Playford 1651 Bernard Bentley 1971		Square
The Spanish Jeepsie		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Bernard Bentley 1971		4 Couple Longways

144 Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Don Pedro		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
Irish Trot		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		Duple Minor
Paul's Wharfe		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
The Saraband		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
Skellamefago		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor

152 Non-Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
À la Mode de France ~ Palmer		John Playford 1651 William Palmer 1987		4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
À la Mode de France ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964		4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
À la Mode de France ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1911 Playford Ball		4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
À la Mode de France ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
Dargason		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Custom
Nonesuch ~ Palmer		John Playford 1651 William Palmer 1987		4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
Nonesuch ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964		4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
Nonesuch ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1911 Playford Ball		4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
Nonesuch ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
The Sedany		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Custom

154 Non-Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Whish		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		3 Couple Longways
The Wish		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		3 Couple Longways

160 Non-Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Up Tails All		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1912		Circle as many as will
Up Tayles All		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1912		Circle as many as will

176 Non-Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Goddesses		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Old Mole		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways

176 Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Friar and the Nun		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Fryar and the Nun		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

192 Non-Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Step Stately		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways

192 Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Row Well, Ye Mariners ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Bare Necessities	7 Couple Longways
Step Stately ~ Palmer		John Playford 1651 William Palmer 1987		3 Couple Longways

216 Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Grimstock ~ Davies		John Playford 1651 Rhodri Davies 2020	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
A Soldier's Life		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2022		Duple Minor

224 Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
À la Mode de France ~ Williams		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2022		4 Couple Longways
Nonesuch ~ Williams		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2022		4 Couple Longways

240 Non-Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Greenwood		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1916		3 Couple Longways
The Huntsman		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1916		3 Couple Longways

240 Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
À la Mode de France ~ Barraclough		John Playford 1651 Michael Barraclogh ~1995		4 Couple Longways
Nonesuch ~ Barraclough		John Playford 1651 Michael Barraclogh ~1995		4 Couple Longways
The Whirligig		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways

256 Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Aniseseed Water Robin		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		Duple Minor
The Irish Lady		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		Duple Minor

280 Non-Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Mundesse		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922	MGM and Reunion	3 Couple Circle

288 Non-Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Cheerily and Merrily ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1991 Playford Assembly		4 Couple Longways
Cheerily and Merrily ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		4 Couple Longways
Mr. Webb's Fancy ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1991 Playford Assembly		4 Couple Longways
Mr. Webb's Fancy ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		4 Couple Longways

288 Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Bobbin Jone		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Colin Hume 2013	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Bobbing Joe		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1912		Duple Minor
Bobbing Joe ~ Hume		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Colin Hume 2013	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

304 Non-Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Jack-a-Lent		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		3 Couple Longways

336 Non-Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Step Stately ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	5 Couple Longways

376 Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Up Tails All ~ Sharp #2		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		Circle as many as will
Up Tayles All ~ Sharp #2		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		Circle as many as will

432 Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Kemp's Jigg		John Playford 1651 Douglas & Helen Kennedy (mod) 1929		3 Couple Circle

592 Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Mill-Field		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		Square

640 Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Step Stately ~ Old Style Progression, 7 Couple		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916		7 Couple Longways

736 Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Up Tails All ~ Sharp #1		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		Circle as many as will
Up Tayles All ~ Sharp #1		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		Circle as many as will

768 Progressive

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Chirping of the Nightingale - Playford		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Circle as many as will

Number of dances	Number of versions	Number with music
165	165	79

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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