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====== SICIIAN DANCE ======

Longways duple minor\\
Tune: Royal Albert\\
Published by Wilson in 1816\\ 
Interpreted by Ken Sheffield 1982\\
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A    lst couple cross over and pass round 2nd couple to finish
     improper in the 2nd couple's place. lst couple cross over
     again and pass round the next 2nd couple to finish proper
     and progressed two places.
     
B    1st couple set to 2nd couple above them and change places
     along the line, men R.S. ladies L.S. and ring of four once
     round to L. with their original 2nd couple. (lst couple are
     now in their correct progressed place.)
     
C    lst couple cross over R.S. and dance a figure eight round
     the two pairs of Zs along the line, man starting the figure
     eight L.S. round the lady of his original 2nd couple and
     finishing R.S. round the lady of the 2nd couple below
     him. Lady starts figure eight by passing L.S. round man of
     2nd couple below her and finishes by passing R.S. round
     the man of her own 2nd couple.
     
D    lst man set R and L to his own 2nd lady twice while lst
     lady sets to 2nd man below her. L.H. star once round with
     the 2nd couples, lst man up and 1st lady down, to finish
     proper and progressed. The fourth member of each star is
     of course either the 1st man or lst lady from the next
     group of four.</code>
Note: The neutral couple at the top should cross over
during A I - 4 and join in the dance at ,A'5 as a lst
couple continuing as a lst couple until 85 when to keep
moving they can turn each other to the end of the B
music. They will remain neutral throughout the C music.
The neutral LADY will join in the D music by setting to
the man below her and joining in the star.

"This popular and pretended new dance for 1815 called the Sicillian
dance was La Mignonette Cottillion published about the year 1770
and only altered by putting 2 bars of "Kammells Rondo" at the
conclusion of both strains, and to go still further the first strain is
copied almost note for note from "The Happy Clown" published
about 100 years ago.

Never mind the arguments - try the dance.
O Ken Sheffield 1982

Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz5IwVSFl-w
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