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 The **rigaudon** (French: [ʁiɡodɔ̃, ʁiɡɔdɔ̃], Occitan: [riɣawˈðu]), anglicized as rigadon or rigadoon, is a French baroque dance with a lively duple metre. The music is similar to that of a bourrée, but the rigaudon is rhythmically simpler with regular phrases (eight measure phrases are most common). It originated as a sprightly 17th-century French folk dance for couples.\\ The **rigaudon** (French: [ʁiɡodɔ̃, ʁiɡɔdɔ̃], Occitan: [riɣawˈðu]), anglicized as rigadon or rigadoon, is a French baroque dance with a lively duple metre. The music is similar to that of a bourrée, but the rigaudon is rhythmically simpler with regular phrases (eight measure phrases are most common). It originated as a sprightly 17th-century French folk dance for couples.\\
 History: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigaudon History: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigaudon
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 +====== A NEW RIGADOON ======
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 +
 +The Dancing Master 1690\\
 + Charles Bolton 1985\\
 +3 couple longways set\\
 +<code>
 +Al 1—8 Ist Man and 3rd Woman turn partner right hand once round, then
 +       neighbour left hand ence round.
 +A2 1-8 lst Woman and 3rd Man tum partner right hand once round, then
 +       neighbour left hand once round.
 +Bl 1-8 lst couple cross, cast down to middle place and half figure 8 up, while
 +       2nd couple turn with both hands half way round, lead up, cast down
 +       to middle place and cross up to lst place.
 +B2 1-8 All facing down, cast from bottom to invert set (3rd couple—1st
 +       couple—2nd couple) and all tum partner with both hands once round.
 +       (Progression 3-1-2)
 +Repeat dance twice.</code>
 +
 +====== A New Rigadoon ======
 +
 +Andrew Shaw 1995 suggested alternative:\\
 +Duple Minor longways 
 +<code>
 +Al 1—8 lst Man tums partner right hand once round, then 2nd Man left
 +       hand once round.
 +A2 1-8 2nd Woman turns partner right hand once round, then 1st Woman
 +       left hand once round.
 +Bl 1—8 lst couple cross, move down below 2nd couple, and half figure 8 up
 +       through 2nd couple, who then move up
 +B2 1—4 lst couple lead down through 2nd couple below and cast up again
 +       assisted by 2nd couple (gates down).
 +   5—8 All turn partner with both hands once round.</code>
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