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Title:	La Melange (Part 4 of 4)
Description:	Longways Country Dance, triple progression triple minor

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2:0:THE FIRST THREE PARTS OF THE DANCE SHOULD BE DANCED FIRST^3:2:Fourth Part of the dance^8:4:The first couples set and change sides, then set and return^36:4:The first couple cross and cast into fourth place, then half turn^48:4:The first couple two-hand turn^64:4:The top two couples join hands and circle once around^74:0:Repeat the whole dance from the new starting position^

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Source:	La Melange
Authority:	Platts, James
Year:	1791
Tune:	La Melange (Scotch Part)
Notes:	This dance is a single dance animated in 4 parts (as the time signature changes in each part). Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4. It should be danced through continuously without pause. The leading couple will progress three places over the course of the dance. See here for further information.

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