Dances in The Dancing Master, Vol. the first, 17th ed. (John Young, 1721, London)

An online copy of the original may be found here.

Table of Contents

• Duple Minor
  • Duple Minor proper
• Triple Minor
  • Triple Minor proper
• Quadruple Minor
  • Quadruple Minor

Duple Minor

Duple Minor proper

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Bonney Dundee #2		John Young 1721 Charles Bolton 2000		Duple Minor
Bonny Dundee #2		John Young 1721 Charles Bolton 2000		Duple Minor
Christ-Church Bells in Oxon #2		John Young 1721 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929		Duple Minor
The Princess 1721		John Young 1721 George Williams 2020	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

Triple Minor

Triple Minor proper

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
De'il Take the Wars		John Young 1721 Andrew Shaw 2002 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor permutation: 231
Fourpence, Ha'penny, Farthing #2		John Young 1721 Charles Bolton 2000	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
Green Sleeves and Yellow Lace		John Young 1721 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball		Triple Minor multi part
Green Sleeves and Yellow Lace ~ Triple		John Young 1721 Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball		Triple Minor multi part
The Hare's Maggot ~ Hume		John Young 1721 Colin Hume 2024	Odd Sundays Garage Band	Triple Minor permutation: 231
The Jockey #2		John Young 1721 Charles Bolton 2000	Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
The Merry Milkmaids in Green ~ Anon		John Young 1721	At Home Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
The Merry Milkmaids in Green ~ Pat Shaw		John Young 1721 Pat Shaw 1972	At Home Bare Necessities	Triple Minor
The Merry Milkmaids in Green ~ Pat Shaw/3 Couple		John Young 1721 Pat Shaw 1972	At Home Bare Necessities	Triple Minor permutation: 231

Quadruple Minor

Quadruple Minor

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Goddesses #2		John Young 1721 George Williams 2026	Colin Hume	Quadruple Minor multi part

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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