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Le Pauvre Capagi

 
Cotillion
Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette, 11th September 1890
 
 
 
16 barsFIRST CHANGE: Dance whole circle right - and back again
8 barsThe head couples contrems forward and back and then dos-a-dos with the person opposite
8 barsThe head couples balance to partners then two hand turn
4 barsThe head couples advance and pass their opposites then turn to face each other with a rigadon step, the figure ends with everybody in two lines across the set
4 barsThe head couples retire away from each other then advance again, the figure ends with everybody in two lines across the set
8 barsThe head couples rigadon, then contremps forward past their opposite, then contretems again to return home, then rigadon while turning back into the set
8 barsThe side couples contrems forward and back and then dos-a-dos with the person opposite
8 barsThe side couples balance to partners then two hand turn
4 barsThe side couples advance and pass their opposites then turn to face each other with a rigadon step, the figure ends with everybody in two lines across the set
4 barsThe side couples retire away from each other then advance again, the figure ends with everybody in two lines across the set
8 barsThe side couples rigadon, then contremps forward past their opposite, then contretems again to return home, then rigadon while turning back into the set
Continue with 2nd change, main figure, third change and so on
 

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