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Sussex Cottage

3C set

?? May be an AI hallucination. Need checking.

The specific dance steps for Sussex Cottage, a longways 3-couple set dance composed by Chris Turner (adapted by Charles Bolton), are performed to 3 x 32-bar jigs. The sequence is as follows:

A1 C1 lead down one place & cast back up: 
   All back-to-back partner
A2 C3 lead up one place and cast back down 
   All back-to-back partner
B1  Parallel reels of 3 on the sides (C2 pass C1 R shoulder to start)
B2 Top 4 circle left 1/2; 2H turn partner 1/2 (maybe to R to "unwind")
   Bottom 4 circle left 1/2;  2H turn partner 1/2 

Original AI result:

A1 (First 16 bars)
1s lead down one place; cast back up: 
The top couple (1s) dances down the center to the second place, 
then casts (loops) back up to their original position. 
All back-to-back partner: 
All dancers perform a back-to-back (do-si-do) with their partner, passing right shoulders. 

A2 (Second 16 bars)
3s lead up one place; cast back down: 
The bottom couple (3s) leads up the center to the second place, 
then casts back down to their original position. 
All back-to-back partner: All dancers perform a back-to-back with their partner again. 

B1 (Third 16 bars)
Reels of 3 on the sides: 
Dancers form two reels of three (figure-8 patterns) on the sides of the set.
The 2s pass the 1s right shoulder to start the reel.
This involves the 1s and 2s on one side, and the 2s and 3s on the other side interweaving. 

B2 (Fourth 16 bars)
Top 4 circle left 1/2: 
The top two couples (1s and 2s) join hands and circle halfway to the left.
Those 4 1/2 two-hand turn partner: 
These four dancers perform a half two-hand turn with their partner.
Bottom 4 circle left 1/2: 
The bottom two couples (2s and 3s) join hands and circle halfway to the left. 
Those 4 1/2 two-hand turn partner: 
These four dancers perform a half two-hand turn with their partner.
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