Dances interpreted by Bernard Bentley

Table of Contents

A

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Anna Maria - Budd		Thomas Budd 1781 Bernard Bentley 1977		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
As Quick as You Please		John Young 1718 Bernard Bentley 1965		Triple Minor
Assembly of Lovers		Walsh 1766 Bernard Bentley 1977	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

B

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Balloon		Unknown 1786 Bernard Bentley 1980		Triple Minor
Barn Elms		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962		Duple Minor
The Beadle of Grub St.		John Young 1726 Bernard Bentley 1971		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Beau's Retreat The Beau's Retreat ~ Bentley Nathaniel Kynaston 1716 Bernard Bentley 1965 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Beaus of the Park		Johnson ~1733 Bernard Bentley 1971		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Beau's Retreat The Beau's Retreat ~ Bentley Nathaniel Kynaston 1716 Bernard Bentley 1965 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Beaux Delight		Henry Playford 1701 Bernard Bentley 1971		Duple Minor
Blackwell Hall Blackwell Hall ~ 3 Couple John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 Blackwell Hall ~ Triple John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Triple Minor
Bouzer Castle		John Playford 1679 Bernard Bentley 1980		Duple Minor
Bugbee's Hole		John Young 1726 Bernard Bentley 1971		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Buskin Buskin Henry Playford 1701 Bernard Bentley 1971 Playford Assembly Triple Minor Buskin ~ 3 Couple Longways Henry Playford 1701 Bernard Bentley 1971 Playford Assembly 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

C

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Camberwell ~ Bentley		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1980		Duple Minor
Capt. Catton's Maggot		Johnson ~1750 Bernard Bentley 1968		Duple Minor
Chelmsford Assembly		Johnson ~1752 Bernard Bentley 1968		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Clapham Frolick		Johnson 1751 Bernard Bentley 1977		Duple Minor
Cock Ey'd Brown		John Young 1726 Bernard Bentley 1980		Triple Minor
The Coney Walk		John Young 1726 Bernard Bentley 1965		Triple Minor
Cream Pot		Johnson ~1750 Bernard Bentley 1971	Odd Sundays Garage Band	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Cuckoo's Nest		John Rutherford ~1775 Bernard Bentley 1977		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

D

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Daphne's Delight Daphne's Delight ~ 3 Couple John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 Daphne's Delight ~ Triple John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Triple Minor
Doll Tearsheet's Rant		Johnson ~1764 Bernard Bentley 1971		Triple Minor
Doway		John Young 1718 Bernard Bentley 1962		Triple Minor
Drapers Gardens		John Young 1706 Bernard Bentley 1965 Playford Ball	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Dublin Bay Dublin Bay John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Bare Necessities Duple Minor Dublin Bay John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball Bare Necessities Duple Minor
Duchess of Grafton ~ Bentley		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1980		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

E

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Easter Eve		Henry Playford 1701 Bernard Bentley 1971		Duple Minor
Easter Thursday ~ Bentley		Walsh 1733 Bernard Bentley 1977 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
The Eliza		Cahusac 1790 Bernard Bentley 1980		Duple Minor
Enfield Wash		Johnson ~1750 Bernard Bentley 1968		Duple Minor

G

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Green Man ~ Johnson		Johnson ~1750 Bernard Bentley 1968		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

H

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Hambleton's Round O		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball		Triple Minor
The Happy Pair		Johnson ~1733 Bernard Bentley 1977		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Hare Hatch		John Young 1726 Bernard Bentley 1980		Duple Minor
High Ginks		Walsh 1714 Bernard Bentley 1962	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
High Jinks		Walsh 1714 Bernard Bentley 1962	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Huntington's Maggot		Henry Playford 1695 Bernard Bentley 1971	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

I

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
I Often for my Jenny Strove ~ Bentley		Henry Playford 1690 Bernard Bentley 1965		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
In the Fields in Frost and Snow		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

J

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
John the Mad Man ~ Bentley		John Young 1726 Bernard Bentley 1965	Colin Hume	Duple Minor
Johnny Cock Thy Beaver		Thompson 1765 Bernard Bentley 1977		3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
The Jolly Cooper		William Randall 1773 Bernard Bentley 1971		Triple Minor
Joy After Sorrow ~ Bentley		John Young 1718 Bernard Bentley 1980		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

K

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Kings Arms Assembly		Johnson ~1750 Bernard Bentley 1980		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

L

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Ladies Joy		Cahusac 1788 Bernard Bentley 1977		Triple Minor
Lord Anson for ever		Johnson ~1750 Bernard Bentley 1968		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Lord Phopington ~ Bentley		Henry Playford 1701 Bernard Bentley 1965 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Love and a Bottle - Kynaston ~ Bentley		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Bernard Bentley 1965	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Love and Beauty ~ Bentley		John Young 1718 Bernard Bentley 1980		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Love's Triumph ~ Bentley		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

M

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Mars and Venus		John Young 1726 Bernard Bentley 1971		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Merry Companion		John Young 1726 Bernard Bentley 1965		Triple Minor
Merry Girls of Maidstone		Johnson ~1750 Bernard Bentley 1968		Duple Minor
The Miser's Jewel		Charles and Samuel Thompson 1765 Bernard Bentley 1977		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Miss Barrett's Waltz		Bland and Weller 1799 Bernard Bentley 1971		Triple Minor
Miss Nancy's Delight		Johnson ~1750 Bernard Bentley 1968		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Miss Sayers' Allemand		Thomas Budd 1781 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Miss Silvie's Delight		John Rutherford ~1775 Bernard Bentley 1980		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Miss Spark's Maggot Miss Spark's Maggot Johnson ~1752 Bernard Bentley 1968 Playford Ball 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 Miss Spark's Maggot ~ Triple Johnson ~1752 Bernard Bentley 1968 Playford Ball Triple Minor
Mistress Savage's Whim		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Monk's March, with the Wanders		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962		Duple Minor
Mount Hills		Henry Playford 1701 Bernard Bentley 1965	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Mrs. Hill's Dance ~ Bentley		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962	Odd Sundays Recordings Odd Sundays Garage Band	Triple Minor
Mrs. Savage's Whim		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor

N

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
New Year's Day in the Morning		Universal Magazine 1755 Bernard Bentley 1968 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Number Three ~ Bentley		John Young 1726 Bernard Bentley 1965		Triple Minor

P

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Paston's Maggot ~ Bentley		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Bernard Bentley 1977	Colin Hume	Triple Minor
Paul's Alley		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Philandering		W. Blackman 1826 Bernard Bentley 1980		Triple Minor
The Physical Snob		Unknown ~1800 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Pilgrim ~ Bentley		Henry Playford 1701 Bernard Bentley 1965 Playford Assembly		Duple Minor
Pinks and Lilies		John Young 1726 Bernard Bentley 1971		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Primrose		Johnson ~1750 Bernard Bentley 1968		Duple Minor
Prince Frederick's Hornpipe		Johnson 1736 Bernard Bentley 1980		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Put in All		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1965		Duple Minor

R

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Rakes of Rochester ~ Bentley		Walsh 1748 Bernard Bentley 1971 Playford Assembly	Bare Necessities	Duple Minor
Ratcliff Cross		John Young 1726 Bernard Bentley 1977		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Ravenscroft's Hornpipe		John Young 1726 Bernard Bentley 1980		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Royal Wedding		Johnson ~1733 Bernard Bentley 1977		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

S

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Saint Brides		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962	Odd Sundays Garage Band	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
St. Giles's Pound		John Young 1726 Bernard Bentley 1971		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
St. James's Beauties		Johnson ~1750 Bernard Bentley 1968		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Saint Margaret's Hill ~ Bentley		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
The Sea Nymphs		John Young 1726 Bernard Bentley 1980		Duple Minor
Shropshire Lass		Nathaniel Kynaston 1710 Bernard Bentley 1971 Playford Assembly	Colin Hume	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Spanish Gypsie 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
The Splendid Shilling		Unknown ~1800 Bernard Bentley 1968 Playford Assembly		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
The Sprigs of Laurel		Thompston 1794 Bernard Bentley 1977		Duple Minor

T

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Three Coney Walk ~ Bentley		John Young 1726 Bernard Bentley 1965		Triple Minor
Tom Jones		David Rutherford ~1770 Bernard Bentley 1977	Odd Sundays Garage Band	3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Top and Bottom		Johnson ~1733 Bernard Bentley 1971		Duple Minor
The Topaz		Unknown ~1800 Bernard Bentley 1968		Duple Minor
A Trip O'er Tweed A Trip O'er Tweed ~ Bentley John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1965 Colin Hume 3 Couple Longways permutation: 231 A Trip O'er Tweed ~ Triple John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1965 Colin Hume Triple Minor
A Trip to Virginia ~ Bentley		Johnson ~1750 Bernard Bentley 1968		Triple Minor
Tunbridge Walks ~ Bentley		Henry Playford 1703 Bernard Bentley 1965		Duple Minor

U

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Union Jigg		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1965		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

V

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Vienna		John Playford 1686 Bernard Bentley 1965		Duple Minor
The Virgin's Frolick ~ Bentley		John Young 1718 Bernard Bentley 1977		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231

W

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
We'll Wed and We'll Bed We'll Wed and We'll Bed ~ Bentley John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Bare Necessities Duple Minor We'll Wed and We'll Bed ~ Playford Ball John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball Bare Necessities Duple Minor
Westmoreland		John Playford 1686 Bernard Bentley 1965		Duple Minor
Wildboar's Maggot		Thompson 1758 Bernard Bentley 1977		3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Wolverton Hall ~ Bentley		John Playford 1686 Bernard Bentley 1980		Duple Minor
Wood Lark		John Young 1710 Bernard Bentley 1977		Duple Minor
Worcester Assembly		Preston 1790 Bernard Bentley 1977		Triple Minor

Y

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
The Young Fox		Johnson ~1750 Bernard Bentley 1968		Triple Minor

Z

Dance Title	Type	Deviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date, Interpreter	Music Performers	Formation
Zephyrs and Flora		Walsh 1715 Bernard Bentley 1965 Playford Ball		Duple Minor

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