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

Note: following a link will take you to an online source for the book, it will not take you to a particular dance. The numbers after the dance indicate how the dances are ardered in the book, sometimes they are the page number, sometimes not.

• The 29th of May (39)
• A la Mode de France (52)
• Abergenny (35)
• Akeroyd's Pad (350)
• Alchurch (151)
• Amaryllis (75)
• America (305)
• Anna Maria (227)
• Apley House (319)
• Arcadia (123)
• Arundel-street (191)
• Astope Wells (141)
• The B. of Bangor's Jigg (285)
• The B. of Chester's Jigg, or, The Fit's come on me now (131)
• Barham Down (355)
• Barker's Maggot (347)
• The Barly-Mow (239)
• Bartholemew Fair, or, The Whim (169)
• The Beautiful Scrabmagg by G.B. (249)
• The Beaux Delight (241)
• Bellamira (148)
• Betty's Maggot (178)
• Black and Grey (126)
• Black Bess (195)
• Black Jack (76)
• Black Nell (294)
• Black-Heath (302)
• Bloomsbury Market (340)
• Bobbing Joe (57)
• Bonney Dundee (136)
• The Bonny Grey-Ey'd Morn (217)
• Bore La Bass (102)
• Bouzer Castle (101)
• The Britains (214)
• Buff-Coat (40)
• Buford's March (300)
• Bury-Fair (206)
• Buskin (283)
• Captain's Maggot (223)
• Carpenter's Maggot (257)
• Cary's Maggot (268)
• Cast a Bell (42)
• The Catch Club (304)
• Cavylilly-Man (77)
• Cherrily Merrily (25)
• Cheshir Rounds (240)
• Cheshire Ally (289)
• Childgrove (260)
• Christ-Church Bells in Oxon (103)
• Christmas Cheer (292)
• The Cobler's Hornpipe (270)
• The Cobler's Jigg (91)
• Cockle-Shells (303)
• Cold and Raw (145)
• The Colonel's Health (345)
• The Cookow (336)
• The Coronation Day (6)
• Cottey House (323)
• Count Tallard (82)
• Country Abigail (118)
• Country Farmer (324)
• The Country Farmer's Daughter, or, The Painted Chamber (133)
• Crosby-Square (279)
• Cuckolds all arow (15)
• Cupid's Garden (134)
• Czar of Muscovy (290)
• Dainty Davy (291)
• Damme (99)
• Daniel Cowper (168)
• De'll Take the Warr (218)
• The Devil's Dream (72)
• Devonshire House (11)
• Dick's Maggot (331)
• Dr. Pope's Jigg (58)
• Dragoon's March (117)
• Draper's Gardens (188)
• Draper's Maggot (202)
• Drive the Cold Winter away (53)
• The Duke of Gloucester's March (253)
• Duke of Lorrain's March (68)
• Duke of Luxemburgh's March (175)
• Duke of York's Delight (89)
• Dull Sir John (2)
• The Dumps (36)
• Dunmore Kate (226)
• The Dutchess (177)
• Easter Tuesday (183)
• Easter-Eve (286)
• Edinborough Castle, or, Mother Dobney's Trencher (219)
• Ely Court (278)
• Ely Minster (5)
• Emperor of the Moon (156)
• Enfield Common (251)
• The English Pasby (275)
• Epson Wells (203)
• Essex-building (154)
• Europes Revels (228)
• Excuse me (114)
• Fidler's Maggot (317)
• The Fidler's Morris (298)
• Four-Pence Half-penny Farthing, or, the Jockey (139)
• French Embassador (265)
• The French Kings mistake (354)
• The French Rigadoon (149)
• The Friar and the Nun (54)
• Friday Night (282)
• The Frolick (277)
• From Aberdeen (63)
• Fye, nay, prithee Jogh (328)
• The Galloping Nag (12)
• George's Maggot (263)
• The Geud Man of Ballangigh (215)
• The Gilford (256)
• Glory of the West (43)
• The Goddesses (46)
• Golden Square (297)
• The Gossip's Frollick (71)
• Granny's Delight (322)
• Green Sleeves and Yellow Lace (112)
• Green Stockings (17)
• Greenwich Park (236)
• Grenadiers March (122)
• Grief Alamode (348)
• The Gun Fleet (13)
• Hang Sorrow (321)
• Hap-hazzard (120)
• The Happy Marriage (194)
• The Happy Meeting (205)
• The Happy Miller (213)
• The Hare's Maggot (254)
• Have at thy Coat old Woman (45)
• A Health to Betty (55)
• Hedge-Lane (107)
• The Hemp-dresser (60)
• Hey ho my Honey (127)
• Hey to the Camp (67)
• Hey-boys up go we (105)
• Hill's Maggot (295)
• Hit or Miss (18)
• Hobb's Wedding, A Kissing Dance in the Country Wake (207)
• Hole in the Wall (221)
• Holy-rood Day (138)
• Hunsdon House (8)
• Hunt the Squiril (356)
• Huntington's Maggot (190)
• I often for my Jenny strove (159)
• Iantkia (351)
• Indian Queen (266)
• The Intreagues of the Town, or, The Marriage Hater (182)
• Irish Boree (199)
• The Irish Ground (243)
• The Irish Trot (84)
• The Jack's Farewel (163)
• Jack's Health (110)
• Jack's Maggot (330)
• Jacob Hall's Jigg (181)
• Jamaica (79)
• Jenny come tye my Cravat (137)
• Joan Sanderson, or, The Cushion Dance (3)
• Joan's Placket (30)
• Jockey was a dowdy Lad (300)
• Johnson's Jigg (185)
• Johny Cock thy Beaver (125)
• The Jolly Breeze (284)
• Jolly-Boy (316)
• The Jovial Beggars (70)
• Kemp's Jigg (4)
• Kensington Court (160)
• King James's March, or, The Garter (142)
• King of Poland (24)
• The Knot (135)
• Ladies Conveniency (309)
• The Ladies Maggot (267)
• The Ladies Misfortune (313)
• Ladies of London (140)
• Lady Cullen (74)
• Lady of Pleasure (132)
• Lady-Day (21)
• Lambeth Wells (225)
• The last New Vagaries (310)
• Lilli Burlero (155)
• Lincoln, or, Bolton (23)
• Lincolns-Inn (296)
• London's Loyalty (33)
• Lord Canarvan's Jigg (26)
• Lord Mayor's Delight (220)
• Love for Love (211)
• Love lies a bleeding (108)
• Love neglected (339)
• Lumps of Pudding (250)
• Mad Moll (233)
• Mad Robin (184)
• Madge on a Tree, or, Marery Cree (9)
• The Maid in the Mill (32)
• The Maid's last Wish (174)
• Maid's Morris (144)
• The Maids Delight (143)
• Man was for Woman made (192)
• Man-Tiger (326)
• The Mansell (307)
• Maremaid (104)
• The Marlborough (344)
• May Fair (348)
• The merry Milk Maids in Green (27)
• Miller's Jigg (116)
• Mobe's Maggot (301)
• Mock Hobby Horse (22)
• Mock Match (230)
• Moll Peatley the New way (246)
• The more the merrier (197)
• Mother Brown's Cat (299)
• Mount Hills (255)
• Mr. Beveridge's Maggot (179)
• Mr. Eaglesfield's New Hornpip (208)
• Mr. Isaac's Maggot (189)
• Mr. Lane's Minuet (173)
• Mr. Lane's Trumpet-Minuet (193)
• Mr. Staggins's Jigg (90)
• Mr. Young's Delight (204)
• Mug-House (20)
• Mulberry Garden (80)
• My Lady Foster's Delight (320)
• My Lord Byron's Delight (238)
• My Lord Byron's Delight (244)
• Never love thee more (109)
• New Bath (119)
• New Boree (252)
• The New Fagary (62)
• The new Invention (269)
• The new Lord Phopington (272)
• New Royal Exchange (38)
• New Whitehall (248)
• New Years Eve (7)
• New-Market (88)
• News from Tripoly (333)
• No-body's Jigg (92)
• None such (222)
• Northern Nancy (83)
• Nottingham Castle (264)
• Nowil Hills (339)
• O Mother, Roger (165)
• Of Noble Race was Shinkin (167)
• Old Abigal's Delight (334)
• Old Batchelor (164)
• An Old Man a Bed full of Bones (41)
• Old Noll's Jigg (318)
• The Old Rigadoon (157)
• Old Simon the King (111)
• Opera, or, The Ape's Dance (87)
• Ormond House (352)
• Parson upon Dorothy (93)
• A Paspe (150)
• Pell-mell (124)
• Picadilly (61)
• The Pilgrim, or, The Lord Phopington (271)
• Pool's Hole (153)
• Pope Joan (187)
• Portsmouth (242)
• Pretty Miss (158)
• Prince George (121)
• Prince Rupert's March (37)
• The Princess (280)
• The Princess's Court (312)
• Puddings and Pies (29)
• The Punch-Bowl (349)
• Punk's Delight [The New way] (73)
• The Purlongs (209)
• The Queen's Birth-day (337)
• The Queen's Head (332)
• The Queen's Jigg (259)
• The Rake's delight (201)
• Red Bull (28)
• Red-house (176)
• Reeve's Maggot (262)
• Resolution, or, the Quaker's Grace (343)
• Richmond Ball, or, Mr. Lane's Maggot (210)
• Rigadoon (186)
• Rigblander's March (235)
• Rockingham Castle (180)
• Roger of Coverly (166)
• The Round (281)
• Round O (353)
• Row well ye Mariners (65)
• The Royal Navy (308)
• Rub her down with Straw (306)
• The Rummer (115)
• The Russel (341)
• Sage Leaf (1)
• St. Albans (258)
• St. Catherine (287)
• St. Martin's Lane (196)
• Sancho Pancho (161)
• Saturday Night, and Sunday Morning (49)
• Sawney was Tall (95)
• The Saylor's Delight (59)
• Scotch Ayre (346)
• Scotland (19)
• The Serag's Hornpipe (147)
• Sham Doctor (229)
• Shore's Trumpet Tune (237)
• Short's Gardens (128)
• The Siege of Buda (146)
• The Siege of Limerick (172)
• Singleton's Slip (81)
• Sion-House (113)
• Slaughter-House (315)
• The Slip (69)
• Smith's Rant (106)
• A Solder and a Saylor (198)
• A Soldier's Live (48)
• Spanish Gypsie (31)
• Spanish Jigg (170)
• Spring Garden (34)
• Sweet Kate (64)
• Take not a Woman's Anger ill, for if one won't another will (200)
• Taylor's Tripp (311)
• The Temple (273)
• Temple Change (231)
• Ten Pound Lass (14)
• Three Sheep Skins (47)
• Touch and go (276)
• Trenchmore (44)
• A Trip to Bury (329)
• A Trip to St. John's-Court (357)
• A Trip to the Jubilee (288)
• Tunbridge Wells (342)
• 'Twas within a Furlong of Edinborough Town (212)
• Twelfth Eve (325)
• The Tyger (245)
• Under and Over (66)
• Under the Greenwood Tree (94)
• Up with Aily (16)
• Valentine's-Day (98)
• Valliant Jockey (171)
• Vienna (129)
• Vigo (327)
• The Virgin Queen (314)
• Wallingford-House (78)
• Walton Abey (232)
• Watton Town's end (51)
• Welcome home old Rowley (152)
• Well's Humour (261)
• Well-hall (97)
• Westminster Hall (234)
• Westmorland (96)
• What you Please (50)
• Whely House (335)
• Whimbleton House (274)
• White-Hall (86)
• White-Hall Minuet (293)
• Whitney's Farewel (162)
• Winchester (10)
• Winchester Wedding, or, The King's Jigg (224)
• Windsor-Castle (56)
• The Witches (85)
• Wolverton-Hall (130)
• Wooden Shooes (338)
• Woolly and Georgey (247)
• Young Jemmy (100)
• Young Sir Solomon (216)

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