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GIRARDET HOUSE (S4x32) Sq.set Francis Carr  EMO 15th Anniversary 1-8  1s and 3s ½ R&Ls, 2s and 4s ½ R&Ls 9-16  All men dance RH across and back to place. All ladies dance LH across and finish in the middle, facing partner. 17-24  1s with 3s and 2s with 4s double Reel of 4 (half LH across in the middle) 25-32  All dance Circle Knot. `Bars 1 and 2: turn partner RH into Allemande hold, facing anti- clockwise `Bars 3 and 4: promenade in Allemande hold anti-clockwise to next position `Bars 5 and 6: drop right hands and ladies dance into the middle of set `Bars 7 and 8: all turn LH to finish in new positions next to partner and facing in.

It was suggested that this dance is named after the Hotel im Girardet Haus in Essen, Germany, which hosts many Scottish country dances. However, the dedication reads: For Svenja who was my partner when this dance was first tried. For Susanne who was my partner when this dance first appeared on the EMO ball programme 2007. Girardet House is a disused printing works in Essen, which has now been turned into a shopping centre. It has an Irish pub where the EMO dancers go after their training sessions.