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====== The Gentleman Soldier ======

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===== Detailed Description =====

==== Chorus ====

//Chorus #1//: Dancer #1 steps into the center during bar 1; the other dancers form a circle around him/her. In bars 2-6 the dancer in the middle clashes (always with tip, forehand then backhand) with his/her corner, then moves one person clockwise in each bar. Everyone else clashes with the person who is available.  All [[dances:fieldtown:figures:galley|galley]] right into a set.  (The chorus does not repeat.)
//Chorus #2//: Same as chorus #1 except that dancer #2 steps into the center.
//Chorus #3//: Same as chorus #1 except that dancer #5 steps into the center.
//Chorus #4//: Same as chorus #1 except that dancer #6 steps into the center.

==== Figures ====

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==== Tune ====

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