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A Cotillion by Mr Siret
A Set of Cotillons or French Dances, 1770

16 bars	FIRST CHANGE: Set, rigadon and circle right half way, set, rigadon and back again
3 bars	Each head dancer dance around the person on their corner, ending in horizontal lines across the set (heads in the middle)
1 bars	All half right hand turn to put the sides in the middle
3 bars	The sides join left hands in the middle to form a cross, and all set; then quarter turn into vertical lines (sides in the middle)
1 bars	The heads drop backwards into their original positions, to form two vertical lines (sides in the middle)
4 bars	Form couples across the lines (heads with partner, sides with opposite) and allemande turn
4 bars	Now form partners along the line, and allemande turn
4 bars	Remaining with the current partner, chasse croise as a pair, each pair swapping places vertically along the line; all set to the person across from them
4 bars	(you are now in two groups of 4), hands across in each group of 4 once around
8 bars	Repeat the previous 8 bars back again
8 bars	(remaining the the two groups of 4) 3 passes of rights and lefts, end in two lines across (heads in the middle, sides at original position)
8 bars	(in two new groups of 4) 3 passes of rights and lefts, ending with everyone in their original positions
Continue with 2nd change, main figure, third change and so on

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