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Rose of Rochester

Albert Simons 1970?
Round for four couples
Tune: Rose of Rochester

A1 1-8 Circle left halfway, back to back with partners
A2 1-8 Circle right to places, back to back with neighbors
Bl 1-4 Men cast one place CCW while ladies set forward towards
       center and fall back to place
B2 1-8 As in Bl, all finishing opposite to original place

A1 1-8 Side with partners (see note) and back to back
A2 1-8 Same with neighbors

Bl 1-4 Men cast one place counter—clockwise, ladies right hand star
       three quarters round 
   5-8 Partners change places giving left hands, men right hand star three quarters,
       as ladies cast one place counter—clockwise 

B2 1-4 Partners change places giving right hands, men cast one place clockwise,
      as ladies left hand star three quarters round
   5-8 Partners change places giving right hands, men left hand star three quarters.
       as ladies cast one place clockwise. All finish where this figure began

A1 1-8 Arm right with partners and back to back 
A2 1-8 Arm left with neighbor and back to back
Bl 1-4 All joining hands, balance to center and back, release neighbor's
       hand men pivot half round to left, bringing partners round with them,
       so that all face outwards 

   5-8 Releasing partners hand and taking hands with the next lady, men cast
      counter—clockwise, ladies pivoting with them

B2 1-8 As in Bl, with new partners, all finishing in original places

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp7wvTzbC50
Note: In “siding” move no further than partner's side, keeping faces to each other. In each figure all casts should be well rounded, so as to produce the “rose” effect.

The dance was produced as a grateful tribute to Miss Rose Sears, whose delightful playing of the tunes has greatly added to the pleasure of trying out the dances and making them known 1n Kent.

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