. Dancing : a complete instructor and guide to all the new and standard dances, with a full list of calls for all the square dances : the necessary music for each figure, etiquette of the dances, and one hundred figures for the German . h whom she waltzes. At a signal all halt andform two rings side by side, the four gentlemen com-posing one ring and the four ladies the other. Thetwo gentlemen nearest to the ladies ring raise theirjoined hands, and the two ]adies nearest them alsoraise their joined hands, thus forming an two remaining ladies, retaining hold of hands,pass under the


. Dancing : a complete instructor and guide to all the new and standard dances, with a full list of calls for all the square dances : the necessary music for each figure, etiquette of the dances, and one hundred figures for the German . h whom she waltzes. At a signal all halt andform two rings side by side, the four gentlemen com-posing one ring and the four ladies the other. Thetwo gentlemen nearest to the ladies ring raise theirjoined hands, and the two ]adies nearest them alsoraise their joined hands, thus forming an two remaining ladies, retaining hold of hands,pass under the double arch and draw the other twoladies after them into the inside of the gentlemensring. This will bring the ladies with their backs toeach other and facing the gentlemen. The doublering is then dissolved, and each gentleman danceswith the lady opposite him. 44. THE ROYAL ARCH Each lady selects a gentleman and each gentlemanselects a lady. The four couples form as for a quad-rille. The four ladies join right hands in the centre,circle half way around to the left, disengage righthands, join left hands with opposite gentleman andswing half around. This movement is repeated, re-storing the ladies to their original places. The two. Cbe German, or Cotillion 157 head gentlemen advance two steps towards centre ofset, facing each other. The four ladies join hands,thus forming a circle aroundthe two gentlemen. The sidegentlemen remain in gentlemen inside the cir-cle extend their arms over theladies arms, each giving onehand to each of the side gen-tlemen, the arms being raised - tit i i 0 Lady x Gentleman to form a double arch on each side. The ladies circle around to the left under the arches until each regains her original place, when all waltz. 45. THE KHYMES Each gentleman presents to his partner two othergentlemen. She addresses some remark to them,and the one who can first make a reply rhymingwith her speech has the privilege of dancing withher, the other returning to


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