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Square set for 4 couples - led by each couple in turn
Duval, 1817

Introduction and Honours (8 bars)
16 bars	Grand chain - right hand to partner to start, ballotez step (or alternatively two chasse steps) per change
8 bars	First couple promenade anticlockwise inside set, finish in place facing out. 3rd couple move behind them, then 4th couple to make columns
8 bars	All chasse croisse and demi-balance there and back
8 bars	Led by 1st couple, all cast to sides and back into column; turn out and then face inwards in two lines at the sides
8 bars	All advance and retire in lines. Advance again and turn partners back to place with 2 hands
Repeat for 2nd, 3rd and 4th couples. Finish last dance with an extra Grand Square and reverse Grand Square (not shown)

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