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-A square dance for 2 couples. This reconstruction is by Adina Hamilton.+A square dance for 2 couples. This reconstruction is by Adina Hamilton.\\ 
 +Start holding hands with partner and facing the other couple.
  
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-Start holding hands with partner and facing the other couple. 
 Verse 1 Verse 1
 1-2    SLf To meet the other couple,  1-2    SLf To meet the other couple, 
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        ending in partner’s position.        ending in partner’s position.
 17-32  Repeat  Repeat above, ending in original positions. 17-32  Repeat  Repeat above, ending in original positions.
 +
 Chorus 1 Chorus 1
 1-4    Men DL To exchange places 1-4    Men DL To exchange places
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 21-24  Men DL  To exchange places 21-24  Men DL  To exchange places
 25-32  All STR  Set and turn 25-32  All STR  Set and turn
 +
 Verse 2  Verse 2 
 1-4    DLf  With corner, away from partner 1-4    DLf  With corner, away from partner
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 21-24  DRf  Back towards corner. 21-24  DRf  Back towards corner.
 25-32  STL Set and turn 25-32  STL Set and turn
 +
 Chorus 2 Chorus 2
 1-4    Men SDR Double sideways to exchange places,  1-4    Men SDR Double sideways to exchange places, 
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        and return to place with another double,         and return to place with another double, 
        again passing right shoulders. End facing contrary.        again passing right shoulders. End facing contrary.
 +       
 Verse 3 Verse 3
 1-3    3 steps (l r l)  Men push contrary women back 3 steps,  1-3    3 steps (l r l)  Men push contrary women back 3 steps, 
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 23-24  2 steps (l r) Men pull contrary women forward 2 steps 23-24  2 steps (l r) Men pull contrary women forward 2 steps
 25-32  STL  Set and turn 25-32  STL  Set and turn
 +
 Chorus 3 Chorus 3
 1-8    DLf DRf  First man and his corner cast off,  1-8    DLf DRf  First man and his corner cast off, 
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    5-8  Partners set and turn single.    5-8  Partners set and turn single.
 B2 1-8  Repeat B1, women changing first. B2 1-8  Repeat B1, women changing first.
 +
 Part II Part II
 A1 1-4  With opposite, lead out a double and fall back, A1 1-4  With opposite, lead out a double and fall back,
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         shoulder to start, dance a figure eight around the women,          shoulder to start, dance a figure eight around the women, 
         counterclockwise around opposite and clockwise around partner.         counterclockwise around opposite and clockwise around partner.
 +        
 Part III Part III
 A1 1-4  Opposites poussette halfway clockwise (men moving A1 1-4  Opposites poussette halfway clockwise (men moving
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 Source: <a href="http://www.cdss.org/" target="_blank">CDSS</a>, At Home, The English Dance collection Vol 5 Source: <a href="http://www.cdss.org/" target="_blank">CDSS</a>, At Home, The English Dance collection Vol 5
 Sticker Number: OECDC 2016 - 4 (CD: -3) Sticker Number: OECDC 2016 - 4 (CD: -3)
 +
 +**ARGEERS**\\
 +The title may be a literary reference although as yet no convincing
 +explanation has been found for the title. The North-
 +African territory of Algiers was much in the news in the
 +1660's; see Pepys' diary entry for February 8, 1661.
  
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