 It is widely believed that Priest choreographed dances for these and other semi-operas by Purcell, including "Dioclesian", "The Fairy-Queen", "The Indian Queen", and "King Arthur" ; however, the evidence is not entirely conclusive.In 1699 Thomas Bray published a collection of dance music which included music for dances by Josias Priest and his son, Thomas Priest.Only one dance by Priest survives, a 'Minuet by Mr Preist' in "An Essay for the Further Improvement of Dancing" (1711) published by Edmund Pemberton.