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====== Chocolate Round-O ======
Longways duple minor, improper\\
Dance by Fried de Metz Herman 1989\\
Tune: adapted from Purcell 2/2, A minor\\
Source: Ease & Elegance (Fried de Metz Herman, 1995)\\
Recording: {{ ::music:chocolate_round-o_fried_flying_romanos--007.mp3.zip |}}
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A1   All R-hand turn partner once round; back-to-back partner.
A2   All L-hand turn neighbor; L-shoulder back-to-back neighbor.
B1   All 2-hand turn partner; circle four L halfway; 
     fall back with neighbor, setting R & L.
B2   2s gate 1s up once round; 1s half figure-8 up thru 2s while 
     2s wait, then cross over by R-shoulder.
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 It is designed to teach basic English country dance figures and transitions, but it makes a perfectly good dance in its own right. It is an improper duple minor longways dance.


Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZNmYL17DUE

====== Chocolate Round-O ======

Dance by Fried de Metz Herman 1989\\
Tune: adapted from Purcell 2/2, A minor\\
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian,
1690\\
Longways duple minor, improper\\
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Al 1-8 All turn partner right hand once round and back to back right shoulder.
A2 1-8 All turn neighbor left hand once round and back to back left shoulder.
BI 1-6 All turn partner with both hands once round into circle four to left
       half way round.
   7-8 Still holding inside hands with neighbor, set right and left falling back.
B2 1-4 Ist couple lead up through 2nd couple and cast down again, assisted by
       2nd couple (‘gates up).
   5-8 Ist couple half figure 8 up through 2nd couple, who change places
       with partner right shoulder in bars 7 and 8.</code>