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The Corporation
Country Dances, Ancient and Modern

Jun-2025

Dance TitleTypeDeviser (or Editor/Publisher), Date,
Interpreter
Music
Performers
Formation
Mary KGary Roodman 2003MGM and ReunionDuple Minor
Number
of dances
Number
of versions
Number
with music
111

Warning: The figures for each dance is generated programmatically by regular expression matching and may be in error. Also, for old dances, they reflect the figures used by the interpreter which may not match those of the deviser.


Petits Fours

Bars: 8.

Petits Fours interacts with the two couples in the current minor set, and then with the two couples in the next minor set.

1s2s
1Lead up centerFace each other, fall back
2Face, fall backFace down, move down
3Face down, move down outsideFace partner, meet in middle
3Face partner, meet in middleLead up center
With next neighbors
1Lead down centerFace each other, fall back
2Face, fall backFace up, move up
3Face up, move up outsideFace partner, meet in middle
3Face partner, meet in middleLead down center

Each of the above motions takes 1 bar at 3 counts per bar.

History

Created by Gary Roodman for the dance Mary K in 2003. It is designed as a version of Grand Square for a duple minor set. It is also set to triple time music rather than duple so the movements are 2 steps and turn, rather than 3 and turn).

See Also

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