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Up a double, Siding, Arming
Country Dances, Ancient and Modern

Dances in The Dancing Master, 7th ed. (John Playford, 1686, London)

An online copy of the original may be found here.

Table of Contents

0-9 B C E F G J L P S T V W

0-9

The 29th of May
The 29th of May ~ HumeJohn Playford 1686
Colin Hume 1995
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The 29th of May ~ SharpJohn Playford 1686
Cecil Sharp 1911
Colin HumeDuple Minor

B

Black and GrayJohn Playford 1686
Andrew Shaw 2009
Colin HumeTriple Minor
Black and GreyJohn Playford 1686
Andrew Shaw 2009
Colin HumeTriple Minor

C

Cupid's Garden
Cupid's GardenJohn Playford 1688
Colin Hume 2020
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Cupid's Garden ~ BoltonJohn Playford 1688
Charles Bolton 1989
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 312

E

Excuse Me
Excuse Me ~ BarracloughJohn Playford 1686
Barraclough 1978
no musicDuple Minor
Excuse Me ~ CallensJohn Playford 1686
Philippe Callens 2002
no musicDuple Minor
Excuse Me ~ ChristianJohn Playford 1686
Graham Christian 2001 Playford Assembly
no musicDuple Minor
Excuse Me ~ NealJohn Playford 1686
John & William Neal 1726
no musicDuple Minor
Excuse Me ~ Pat ShawJohn Playford 1686
Pat Shaw 1963
no musicDuple Minor

F

The Fit's Come on Me NowJohn Playford 1686
Cecil Sharp 1916
no musicDuple Minor
Fourpence, Ha'penny, Farthing #1John Playford 1688
Cecil Sharp 1922
Mrs. Beveridge's Triumph
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor

G

Green Sleeves and Pudding PiesJohn Playford 1686no musicTriple Minor

J

The Jockey #1John Playford 1688
Cecil Sharp 1922
Mrs. Beveridge's Triumph
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor

L

Love Lies A'BleedingJohn Playford 1686
Cecil Sharp 1916
no musicDuple Minor

P

Pall-MallJohn Playford 1686
Andrew Shaw 2017
New Friends
MGM and Reunion
Duple Minor
Pell-MellJohn Playford 1686
Andrew Shaw 2017
New Friends
MGM and Reunion
Duple Minor
Prince GeorgeJohn Playford 1686
Pat Shaw ~1965
Colin HumeDuple Minor

S

Sion HouseJohn Playford 1686
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Assembly
Strong Roots
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor

T

The Twenty-Ninth of May
The Twenty-Ninth of May ~ HumeJohn Playford 1686
Colin Hume 1995
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Twenty-Ninth of May ~ SharpJohn Playford 1686
Cecil Sharp 1911
Colin HumeDuple Minor

V

ViennaJohn Playford 1686
Bernard Bentley 1965
no musicDuple Minor

W

WestmorelandJohn Playford 1686
Bernard Bentley 1965
no musicDuple Minor
Wolverton Hall
Wolverton Hall ~ BentleyJohn Playford 1686
Bernard Bentley 1980
no musicDuple Minor
Wolverton Hall ~ BoltonJohn Playford 1686
Charles Bolton 1997
no musicDuple Minor
Wolverton Hall ~ CallensJohn Playford 1686
Philippe Callens 1996
no musicDuple Minor
Number
of dances
Number
of interpretations
Number
with music
14229

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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