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Title:	La Vielesse
Description:	Cotillion

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2:16:FIRST CHANGE: Dance whole circle right - and back again^18:8:The head couples contrems forwards and rigadon, then two passes of rights and lefts into opposite places^38:8:The side couples contrems forwards and rigadon, then two passes of rights and lefts into opposite places^58:4:Everyone chasse ouvert into their corner and return^66:4:Everyone two hand turn their partner once around^74:4:The four ladies form a right hand star and their partners take their left hand, all half moulinet back home^86:0:Continue with 2nd change, main figure, third change and so on^

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Source:	Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette, 11th September 1890
Authority:	Anonymous
Year:	1799
Tune:	Les Plesieur's des Dames, from Werner's Book XIII for the Year 1780
Notes:	For further information, see here.

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