Playford’s Dancing Master: The Compleat Dance Guide

An exhaustive collection, catalogue, and index of all dances published in editions of the Dancing Master, 1651-1728

  • SCA Playford
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  • Indexes (Vol 1)
  • Vols 2&3
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Dance Steps Used

Actual Dance Steps & Figures Listed Additional Concepts
Arch
Arm
Back-to-Back
Balance Back
Cast Off
Cast Off & Follow
Circle Around Without Hands
Circular Hey
Clap
Clap Right & Left
Cross Line (Change Places)
Double Up & Back or Left & Right
Embrace
Figure Eight
Figure Eight & Follow
Foot It
Gypsy
Hands Across
Hey
Honour
Hop/Jump
Kiss
Lead Up/Down Abreast
Lead/Fall to the Wall
Meet
Minuet Step
Mirror Hey
Nod/Rise onto Toes
Open/Close
Peep/Beckon
Put Back
Right-and-Left
Run
Salute
Set
Set One Way
Shake Hands
Side
Skip
Slip
Snap Fingers
Stamp Feet
Take Hands & Circle
Take Hands Facing Out & Circle
Tap Toes/Elbows
Turn One-Hand
Turn Single in Place
Turn Single Moving
Turn Two-Hands
Turn Under Arm
1st Couple Starts Improper
1st Verse: Double Up/Back Set&TS
3-Verse: Double, Side, & Arm
Follow the Leader
Go Down the Middle to the Bottom
No Physical Touching
Partner Swapping
Role Play (Horse/Cobbler/etc.)
Set & Turn Single Together
Two Lead Through Stationary Two
Two Lines Act Facing Each Other
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