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A cotillion
16 Cotillons, 16 Minuets, 12 Allemands & 12 Hornpipes by James Fishar, c.1773.

Introduction and Honours (8 bars)
16 bars	FIRST CHANGE: All 8 balance, rigadon, and half circle round to the right; balance, rigadon, and return to the left
MAIN FIGURE (48 bars)
4 bars	The head couples contretems forward, take hands with their vis-a-vis and chasse into side positions; the sides chasse outwards
4 bars	The side couples hands across and round to places; the heads separate and turn their partners back to places
8 bars	Repeat the last 8 bars, but heads and sides swap roles
4 bars	The head couples contretems forward, take hands with their vis-a-vis and chasse into side positions; the sides chasse out then rigadon, ending in lines across
4 bars	All 8 contretems forward, and back
4 bars	Inside and outside dancers chasse croise to change places, and rigadon
4 bars	The inside couples hands across and round to places; the outside couples turn partners to places
16 bars	Repeat the previous 16 bars, but the heads and sides swap roles
CONTINUE AS 2nd Change, Main Figure, 3rd Change, and so on...

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