"Le Carillon de Dunkerque"
Familiar Dances" by Geo. C. Gott.
(Transcribed by James)


Le Carillon de Dunkerque, like the Boulangere, is a French dance of the
olden time, and is the merriest and noisiest of all country dances.

The gentlemen select their partners, and place themselves as for the
Quadrille. It is of no consequence if the number of couples is not equal,
the more that dance the merrier it is.

The music plays the first eight bars, after which each gentleman takes the
place of the gentleman to his right, the ladies meanwhile retaining their
places.

All balance and turn with their new partners, the gentlemen finishing with
their faces towards the ladies, and their backs to the centre of the
Quadrille.

Then all the ladies and gentlemen clap their hands three times, and then
stamp on the floor three times, and finish by turning round with their new
partners.

The figure is again begun and repeated until the gentlemen meet with their
original partners, after which the ladies perform the figure in the same
manner with the gentlemen.

Alan's words:

Circle of couples facing in, women on the right.

A1: Men go in front of their partners to take right-hand neighbor's place.
A2: Men (with neighbor lady) balance and two-hand-turn, finishing with men
    facing out, women facing in.
B1: All-clap,clap,clap
    All-stamp,stamp,stamp
    All-two hand turn current partner, open up facing in.

This repeats until original partner is reached; then women become active,
going left instead of right.