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Cotillion
Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette, 11th September 1890

8 bars	FIRST CHANGE: Dance half circle right - and back again
4 bars	The head couples chasse ouvert away from each other and return
4 bars	The head couples contretems to the front of the couple on their right and rigadon, the figure ends with everyone in two lines across the set
4 bars	Everybody take hands with the person theyre facing and chasse ouvert, then rigadon while turning into two long lines at top and bottom
4 bars	Everybody contretems forward and rigadon
8 bars	Take hands across in two groups of four and go once around, then everybody two-hand turn their partner home
4 bars	The side couples chasse ouvert away from each other and return
4 bars	The side couples contretems to the front of the couple on their right and rigadon, the figure ends with everyone in two lines across the set
4 bars	Everybody take hands with the person theyre facing and chasse ouvert, then rigadon while turning into two long lines at the sides
4 bars	Everybody contretems forward and rigadon
8 bars	Take hands across in two groups of four and go once around, then everybody two-hand turn their partner home
Continue with 2nd change, main figure, third change and so on

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