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The Corporation
Country Dances, Ancient and Modern

Dances in The Dancing Master, 8th ed. (Henry Playford, 1690, London)

Table of Contents

A E I L P R

A

AlchurchHenry Playford 1690
Broadbridge 2000 Playford Assembly
Simple Pleasures
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor

E

Emperor of the MoonHenry Playford 1690
Andrew Shaw 2006 Playford Assembly
Colin HumeDuple Minor

I

I Often for my Jenny Strove
I Often for my Jenny Strove ~ BentleyHenry Playford 1690
Bernard Bentley 1965
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
I Often for my Jenny Strove ~ BoltonHenry Playford 1690
Charles Bolton 2000
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 312

L

Lilli Burlero
Lilli Burlero ~ BarracloughHenry Playford 1690
Michael Barraclough ~2017
no musicDuple Minor
Lilli Burlero ~ CruickshankHenry Playford 1690
Diana Cruickshank ~2008
More Favorites of the Boston Centre
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
Lilli Burlero ~ HumeHenry Playford 1690
Colin Hume 2014
More Favorites of the Boston Centre
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
Lilli Burlero ~ LilleyHenry Playford 1690
Bob Lilley ~2013
no musicDuple Minor
Lilli Burlero ~ SharpHenry Playford 1690
Cecil Sharp 1916
More Favorites of the Boston Centre
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
Lovely NancyHenry Playford 1690
Broadbridge 2000 Playford Assembly
Simple Pleasures
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor

P

Pool's HoleHenry Playford 1690
Christine Robb ~2011
no musicDuple Minor
Pool's Hole #1Henry Playford 1690
Cecil Sharp 1916
no musicDuple Minor
Pretty MissHenry Playford 1690
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929
no musicDuple Minor

R

RigadoonHenry Playford 1690
Charles Bolton 1985
no music3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Number
of dances
Number
of interpretations
Number
with music
8135

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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