From "Ladies and Gentlemen's Companion", J. Turnbull, Norwich, CA 1798

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Interpret at leisure.


No. I --- Ca Ira

Balance all eight, then half round; the same back again; 1st and 2d couple
(opposite) take your partner with both hands, chasse with her to your side with
five steps, back again to your places, balance with the opposite couple, then
cross hands half round, back again with four lands round, a gentlemean with the
lady opposite balance in the middle and set, the other gentleman with the
opposite lady do the same, right and left quite round until to yo yoru places.
The 3d and 4th couples do the same figures.

(APW: Heads two hands with partner, slip out and back, face in; balance and
rhs halfway (retiring to sides), circle four and ease out; M1 and W2 balance
and set; M2 and W1 the same, all finishing (?).

Q: where does the hands four leave you - home?  crossed over?

Q: "right and left quite round" - is that everybody or just these four; is that
four changes or 2?


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No II -- The Coquet

All round, first couple set to the left couple, then the other couples, chasse
all 4, back again, face to the left couple and right and left quite round, face
to your partner, chasse only five steps, back again, turn your partner to her
former place:   The second couple to the left perform the same figures, and so
the third and fourth couples.

Q: Chasse all 4?


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No. III - The Convention [May be danced to the tune of York Fusiliers]

All round, first and oppofite couples, balance in the meddle, set and turn
contrary partners, and retreat to your places, the other two couples do the
same, chasse all eight and turn the lady to your right quite round, chasse back
to our places and turn the lady to your left, then form two lines long way four
each side balance, cross hands four, each corners, balance again, and cross
hands back, and come to your former places.

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No. IV - La Fayette Forever

All roud, chasse four open, back again, balance in the middle, then half right
and left, the gentlemen balance and turn the ladies to their left hand only
half way, set, chasse all eight that you may be in your former places:  The 3d
and 4th couples do the same.


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No. V.-- German Spa

All round, the two opposite couples take our partner's hands, and change
places; chasse four only five steps, so back again, balance in the iddle, set,
half cross hands that you may be in your places, the same couple turn contrary
partners opposite, then turn your own with your right hand half way, balance
with your partner, set, half right and left with the opposie coples, which
brings you to your former places; the other two couple do the same.

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No. VI.---Miss Chandler's Cotillion

All round, right and left all eight half round until you meet your partners,
then allemand with your partner until to your former places, chasse all eight,
turn the lady to your right quite round, chasse back again and turn the lady
to your left, then balance with your partner and turn her quite round.

[APW:  Chorus: 1-4: grand right and left to meet partner on the other side
               5-8: partners allemande (crossed-arm), finish facing
              9-16: Repeat to home, all face in.

               1-2: chasse past partner (women in front)
               3-4: Two-hand turn (right-hand corner)
               5-6: Chasse home
               7-8: Two-hand turn left-hand-corner; face partner

               1-2: Partners balance
               3-4: Partners set 
               5-8: Partners two hand turn, finish at home facing in]
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No. VII, --- Commencement

Prominade round 40 steps, fall into two oines, set, four hands half way round,
balance and back, half right and left with balance.

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No. VIII,--- Duke of York's Cotillion

Top and opposite couple Allemand and assemble, chasse to ladies place,
side couple the same, take hands behind and balance, and prominade to your
place.

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No. IX. -- The Girl I left Behind Me

The gentlemen chasse to opposite places, then short allemande and assemble in
the middle and turn the opposite lady, gentlemen chasse to places, all balance
and half round; side cople ditto; all balance and back to place.
               
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