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

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Sep-2025

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Confesse, his Tune ~ Hume		John Playford 1651	Colin Hume	Custom3

Jan-2025

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Halfe Hannikin ~ Cook		John Playford 1651 Tom Cook Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will

Nov-2024

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Marriners		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2024	Strong Roots Bare Necessities	Circle as many as will
Row Well, Ye Mariners ~ Williams		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2024	Strong Roots Bare Necessities	Circle as many as will
Newcastle ~ Revels		John Playford 1651 Santa Barbara Revels 2024	Colin Hume	Square

Aug-2024

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Half Hannikin Meets Lord of Carnarvan		John Playford 1651 Bob Lilley 2013		Duple Minor
Half Panickin'		John Playford 1651 Bob Lilley 2013		Duple Minor
Step Stately ~ Old Style Progression, 7 Couple		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916		7 Couple Longways
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
Step Stately ~ Part 3, Whole Set 7 Couple		John Playford 1651 William Palmer 1987		7 Couple Longways permutation: 2345671
Labour in Vain ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Shepherd's Holiday ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Upon a Summer's Day ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
The Health ~ Sharp#1		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Merry Wassail ~ Sharp#1		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Adson's Saraband ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Brett Larsen	3 Couple Longways
Argeers ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples

Feb-2024

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
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
Scotch Cap ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2023	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways

Aug-2022

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
New Bo-Peep ~ Barraclough		John Playford 1651 Michael Barraclough ~2017		Longways as many as will
Newcastle ~ Barraclough		John Playford 1651 Michael Barraclough 2001	Colin Hume	Square
Newcastle United		John Playford 1651 Michael Barraclough 2001	Colin Hume	Square
Pickadilla ~ Barraclough		John Playford 1651 Michael Barraclough ~2017		Longways as many as will
Pickadilly ~ Barraclough		John Playford 1651 Michael Barraclough ~2017		Longways as many as will

Jul-2022

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Cuckles all a Row		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 George Williams 2022	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 ~ Barraclough		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Michael Barraclough ~2017	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Cuckolds all Awry ~ Barraclough		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Michael Barraclough ~2017	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
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
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

Mar-2022

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Step Stately ~ Palmer		John Playford 1651 William Palmer 1987		3 Couple Longways

Feb-2022

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
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 ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
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 ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
Mage on a Cree ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1961	Colin Hume	Square
Lull Me Beyond Thee ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1960		4 Couple Longways
Lord of Carnarvon's Jigg ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1959		4 Couple Longways permutation: 3412
The Health ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
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

Jan-2022

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Confesse, his Tune ~ Cecil Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	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 ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1960	Colin Hume	Custom3
The Green Man ~ Playford		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		3 Couple Longways
Paul's Steeple		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
St. Paul's Steeple		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
A Soldier's Life		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2022		Duple Minor
Woodycock		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		3 Couple Longways
Don Pedro		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
Skellamefago		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
Tom Tinker		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor

Dec-2021

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Paul's Wharfe		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		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
The Saraband		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
New New Nothing		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
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
Durham Stable		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		3 Couple Longways
Lady Lye near Me		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021		Duple Minor
Lavena		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
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
The New Exchange		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		3 Couple Longways
The Passionate Lovers		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
The Country Coll		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
The Gun		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
Have at thy Coat, Old Woman		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021		Duple Minor
Hockley in the Hole		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2341
Sir Nicholas Cully		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
The Valiant Captain		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Duple Minor
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
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 Boatman ~ Pat Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1966	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
The Bath		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021		Duple Minor
All in a Garden Green ~ Modern		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
All in a Garden Green ~ Playford		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		3 Couple Longways
Chirping of the Nightingale - Playford		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		Circle as many as will
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
Cast a Bell		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021		Duple Minor
Kettle Drum		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019	MGM and Reunion	Square

Oct-2021

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Jack Pudding ~ Lovelace		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 George Williams 2021	Colin Hume	Custom permutation: 231
The Merry Andrew ~ Lovelace		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 George Williams 2021	Colin Hume	Custom permutation: 231
Row Well, Ye Mariners ~ Sharp/Bolton		John Playford 1651 Comparing Cecil Sharp (1912) Charles Bolton (1992)		Square
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
Newcastle ~ Sharp/Hume		John Playford 1651 Comparing Cecil Sharp (1911) Colin Hume (2016)		Square

Sep-2021

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Parson's Farewell ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2020	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples Becket
Newcastle ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2016	Colin Hume	Square
Millison's Jigg ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2011	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Kemp's Jigg		John Playford 1651 Douglas & Helen Kennedy (mod) 1929		3 Couple Circle
Grimstock ~ Davies		John Playford 1651 Rhodri Davies 2020	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Grimstock ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 2020	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways

Aug-2021

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Drive the Cold Winter Away ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
Saturday Night and Sunday Morn		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		Duple Minor
The Slip		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		4 Couple Longways
The Whish		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		3 Couple Longways
The Wish		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		3 Couple Longways
Jack-a-Lent		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		3 Couple Longways
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
Mundesse		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922	MGM and Reunion	3 Couple Circle
Mill-Field		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922		Square
Pepper's Black		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1922		Circle 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
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
Prince Rupert's March		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916		4 Couple Longways
Greenwood		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1916		3 Couple Longways
The Huntsman		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1916		3 Couple Longways
Row Well, Ye Mariners ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912	Bare Necessities	7 Couple Longways
Drive the Cold Winter Away ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 2003	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Lord of Carnarvon's Jigg ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		4 Couple Longways permutation: 3412

Jul-2021

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
Millison's Jigg ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 2000	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Millison's Jigg ~ Williams		John Playford 1651 George Williams 2021	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
If all the World were Paper ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Square
The Oyle of Barley		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1989		3 Couple Longways
Stingo		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1989		3 Couple Longways
Petticoat Wag		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1989	Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways
The Taylor's Daughter		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1989	Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways

Jun-2021

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
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
An Health To Betty		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Charles Bolton 1985		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Up Tails All ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1985		Square
Up Tayles All ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1985		Square

May-2021

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Fain I Would ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume	Bare Necessities	Square
Parthenia ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume	Bare Necessities	Square
Bobbin Jone		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Colin Hume 2013	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Bobbing Joe ~ Hume		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Colin Hume 2013	Colin Hume	Duple Minor

Apr-2021

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
Irish Trot		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		Duple Minor
Aniseseed Water Robin		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		Duple Minor
Bobbing Joe		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1912		Duple Minor
The Irish Lady		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		Duple Minor
Lady Spellor		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		4 Couple Longways
Lady Spillers		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		4 Couple Longways
Up Tails All		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1912		Circle as many as will
Up Tails All ~ Sharp #1		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		Circle as many as will
Up Tails All ~ Sharp #2		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912		Circle as many as will
Up Tayles All		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1912		Circle as many as will
Up Tayles All ~ Sharp #1		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

Feb-2021

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Dull Sir John		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911		Square
St. John		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911		Square
The Glory of the West ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		Facing Couples
New Bo-Peep ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		Longways as many as will
Pickadilla ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		Longways as many as will
Pickadilly ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911		Longways as many as will
My Lady Cullen		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
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
Upon a Summer's Day ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Step Stately		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Step Stately ~ Hume		John Playford 1651 Colin Hume 1995	Colin Hume	5 Couple Longways
Saint Martin's		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball		Facing Couples
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
Parson's Farewell ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
The Old Mole		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
The Merry, Merry Milkmaids		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	At Home Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways

Jan-2021

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Friar in the Well		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball		6 Couple Longways
Mage on a Cree ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Square
The Maid Peept out at the Window		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball		6 Couple Longways
Lull Me Beyond Thee		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	4 Couple Longways
Harts Ease		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
The Health ~ Sharp#2		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
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
The Merry Wassail ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways

Dec-2020

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
Grimstock ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways
Jenny Pluck Pears		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Circle
Labour in Vain		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Shepherd's Holiday ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Fain I Would ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Square
Parthenia ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Square
Chestnut		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Dove's Figary		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
The Beggar Boy		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 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
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 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
Argeers ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Argeres		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
The Wedding Night		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples

Nov-2020

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Confesse, his Tune ~ Palmer		John Playford 1651 William Palmer 1987 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Custom3
The Court Lady ~ Palmer		John Playford 1651 William Palmer 1987 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Custom3

Oct-2020

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
If all the World were Paper ~ P. Shaw		John Playford 1651 Pat Shaw 1964 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Square

Sep-2020

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Whirligig		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways
The Spanyard		John Playford 1651 Scott Pfitzinger ~2019		4 Couple Longways
Row Well, Ye Mariners ~ Bolton		John Playford 1651 Charles Bolton 1992 Playford Assembly	Strong Roots Bare Necessities	Circle as many as will

Aug-2020

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Maiden Lane		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1912 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Lord of Carnarvon's Jigg ~ Wittman		John Playford 1651 Wittman ~1986 Playford Assembly		4 Couple Longways permutation: 3412
Dargason		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Custom
Jack Pudding ~ Playford		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Colin Hume 1998 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Merry Andrew ~ Playford		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Colin Hume 1998 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Sedany		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Custom
Halfe Hannikin ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Circle as many as will
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
Mad Tom		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Fried de Metz Herman 1995 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways
Tom a Bedlam		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Fried de Metz Herman 1995 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways
Daphne		John Playford 1651 Tom Cook Playford Assembly		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
Goddesses		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	4 Couple Longways
The Shepherdess		John Playford 1651 Tom Cook Playford Assembly		4 Couple Longways permutation: 2413
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

Mar-2020

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
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
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
À la Mode de France ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1911 Playford Ball		4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312
Nonesuch ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp (mod) 1911 Playford Ball		4 Couple Longways permutation: 4312

Dec-2019

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Cuckolds all a Row ~ Sharp		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	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
Hey, Boys, up Go We (Sharp)		Lovelace Manuscript ~1649 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	A Playford Ball Bare Necessities	Facing Couples
Adson's Saraband ~ Playford Ball		John Playford 1651 John Playford 1994 Playford Ball	Brett Larsen	3 Couple Longways

Sep-2019

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Edinburgh Castle ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Scotch Cap ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways
Rufty Tufty		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Facing Couples

Aug-2019

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Fine Companion		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball		Square
Hide Parke		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Square
Hyde Park		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Square
Newcastle ~ Sharp		John Playford 1651 Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	Square

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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