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Thread #109987   Message #2307816
Posted By: Malcolm Douglas
05-Apr-08 - 05:59 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Bear Dance
Subject: RE: Origins: Bear Dance
The Playford 'Bear's Dance' is, as clearly stated in the original question for those who choose to read it, in Apollo's Banquet. It is not in the Dancing Master. There is a soundclip at Amazon.

It bears, if you'll excuse the expression, no resemblance at all to the Flemish 'Bear Dance' familiar from modern pub sessions. The tunes are obviously unrelated.