royal cotillion

	ROYAL COTILLION
	© 2008 Larry E. Taylor
	Dance in set dance formation (four couples in a square).
	Dance an ordinary old-time waltz step (down-2-3).
	Gents dance forward on the left foot and ladies begin forward on the right foot.
	Bar counts (quantities of measures) for patterns are shown in bold.
	The total bar count for each Figure includes an eight-bar introduction of music.
	First side couple is on the right of the first top couple.
	Abbreviations are used in a version recorded below.
	Edition of April 4, 2008 — Contact larryetaylor@hotmail.com

FIGURE 1 -- WALTZES (264 BARS)

All couples:	house around the set, in waltz hold14; form arches with the arms and the
	lady turns clockwise under the arches as partners dance to-place at home2.
	HOUSE INSIDE TWICE—LADIES THEN GENTS CROSSOVER
Top couples:	first top couple house inside the set twice, in waltz hold16;
	ladies crossover (change places), turning twice clockwise (house to
	opposite alone)4;
	gents crossover (change places), turning twice clockwise (house to
	opposite alone)4;
Side couples:	ladies crossover (change places), turning twice clockwise (house to
	opposite alone)4;
	gents crossover (change places), turning twice clockwise (house to
	opposite alone)4;
	BALANCE UP/BACK—TURN THE LADY UNDER—HOUSE TO HOME
All couples:	corner partners balance up and back holding right hands; form an arch and the
	lady dances anticlockwise under the arch to-place (turn the lady under)4;
	original partners balance up and back holding right hands; form an arch and the
	lady dances anticlockwise under the arch to waltz hold4;
	house to home in waltz hold8;
	repeat from with first side, second top then second side couple leading192.

FIGURE 2 -- WALTZES (104 BARS)

	CROSSOVER TWICE
Top couples:	advance anticlockwise to the center without holding hands4;
	partners take inside (closest) hands and complete the crossover; release hands,
	turn into one another and take inside hands again; crossover anticlockwise
	and turn to face into the set at home4.
Side couples:	repeat the preceding crossovers8.
	IN AND OUT IN A CIRCLE—CHANGE PARTNERS—FULL HOUSE
All couples:	take hands in a circle and dance in-two-three, out-two-three2;
	gents release partner’s hand only and all ladies dance, turning in front of the gent
	on her right, taking hands with a new gent, again forming a hand-holding
	circle of all dancers; each lady dances-across the gent making a full-turn;
	the lady and the new gent look at one another as the lady passes in front of
	the gent; gents dance in-place as the ladies move in the line-of-dance;
	gents guide the ladies forward/around with the left hand only until the lady
	reaches her new position where inside hands are taken by all of the set2;
	repeat the preceding in/out and change partners three times to reach home;
	original partners take waltz hold there)12; (see CIRCLE WALTZ;)
	full house in waltz hold16.
Side couples:	repeat from 48.

FIGURE 3 -- WALTZES (136 BARS)

	CHAIN—LINES-OF-FOUR ADVANCE AND RETIRE THEN PASS THROUGH
All couples:	chain (gents dance anticlockwise, ladies clockwise), ending in two lines-of-four
	in tops' position (side partners face one another from their respective places
	at the ends of the lines)16;
	lines hold hands and advance and retire once4;
	lines pass through with each dancer passing right-shoulder-to-right; turn in to-place4;
	lines repeat the preceding advance and retire and pass through8;
	CHAIN AND TURN ONE ANOTHER—HOUSE TO HOME
	partners take right hands and dance a full turn in-place4; pass one another forward
	and give left hands to the next gent or lady2;
	repeat the preceding turn and chain forward three times and original partners
	take waltz hold at opposite18;
	house to home in waltz hold8;
	repeat from , lining up in side positions at the end of the chain64.

S E T F O R M A T I O N

ROYAL COTILLION

F1 WALTZES 264 bars

ALL: FH14 TLU2

TT: 1T: HI8 TWICE16 Ls XOVR (CHG PL)4 Gs XOVR4

SS: Ls XOVER (CHG PL)4 Gs XOVR4

ALL: NEAR-CORNERS RnR: BAL UP/BK    TLU TO L's PL4

ORIG PARTs RnR: BAL U/B TLU TO WALTZ H4

HSE TO HO8

RPT FR 1S, 2T, 2S192

F2 WALTZES 104 bars

TT: ADV4 TAKE nSID Hs XOVR ACW4

RPT w/ OTH Hs4

SS: ADV4 TAKE nSID Hs XOVR ACW4

RPT w/ OTH Hs4 Next as in CIRCLE WALTZ

ALL: A&RHHC BAL UP/BK2 Ls MV TO NXT R POS2

RPT TO HO12         FH16

SS: RPT FR 48

F3 WALTZES 136 bars

ALL: CHN (Gs ACW) & LN-UP AT TT, 4 FACING FOUR16

LNs A&R4 P-THRU R2R4

LNs A&R4 P-THRU R2R4

CHN: RnR ONE 360 TRN4 Ls TO NEXT PART2

LnL ONE 360 TRN4 Rs TO NEXT PART2

RPT TWICE TO MEET PART AT OPP12

HSE TO HO8

SS: RPT FR      w/ LNs AT SS64