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» The British Library: John Playford and The English Dancing Master - Virtual exhibition covering Playford's publications and influence, illustrated with items from the Library's collection.

» Dafydd's Collection of Playford's English Country Dances - Reconstructions of a selection of dances, mainly from the first edition.

» The Dancing Master - HTML transcription of the second edition of Playford (1653), with scans of the original music.

» The Dancing Master, 1651-1728: An Illustrated Compendium - Coded figures, facsimiles and other data for all of the 1,053 known dances published in various editions of Playford. Also includes some background information.

» The English Dancing Master by John Playford 1651 - The complete text of the first edition. Includes links to some of the music.

» Estienne's Country Dance Book - Descriptions of steps, and reconstructions of selected dances.

» Merri Pryanksters - Information about rehearsals in California, plus descriptions of the dances from the first edition of Playford, with abbreviations expanded and spellings modernized.

» New York Playford Ball - Information about balls from 1990 to 1999. Includes a collection of dance sheets.

» Newcastle English Country Dancers - California-based dancers and musicians performing historical English country and Morris dances. Includes information about their performances, and reconstructions of some dances.

» Nicolas Broadbridge - Caller, teacher, musician and researcher based in Scotland. Information about dance groups in Edinburgh and Glasgow, music groups, and books and CDs for sale.

» The Strafford Ball - Annual Playford-style ball in Strafford, Vermont. Includes dance instructions for previous and upcoming balls.

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