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Oatland House

 
Cotillion
Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette, 11th September 1890
 
 
 
16 barsFIRST CHANGE: Dance whole circle right - and back again
4 barsThe head couples use two chasse steps to form a circle and take a quarter turn around to the left, then contretems into opposite places
4 barsEverybody allemande turns with the person on the corner
8 barsThe head couples chasse croise and rigadon, then chasse back and rigadon
4 barsThe head couples contretems forwards and then swap places with the person they are facing
4 barsThe head couples now return home with two further contretems moves, one into their partners original location, then one to their own original location
4 barsThe side couples use two chasse steps to form a circle and take a quarter turn around to the left, then contretems into opposite places
4 barsEverybody allemande turns with the person on the corner
8 barsThe side couples chasse croise and rigadon, then chasse back and rigadon
4 barsThe side couples contretems forwards and then swap places with the person they are facing
4 barsThe side couples now return home with two further contretems moves, one into their partners original location, then one to their own original location
Continue with 2nd change, main figure, third change and so on
 

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