SOUTH ISLAND BALL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 220, 3 September 1929, Page 9

SOUTH ISLAND BALL

TO-MORROW NIGHT IN HASTINGS LARGE CROWD ANTICIPATED All arrangements are complete for the South Island Re-union ball to be held in the Hastings Assembly Hall to-morrow night. The demand for in vitations and the number of acceptances exceed previous 3 ears and covci from Carterton to Wairoa. Mr. and Mrs. Munro are again doing the decorations and intend introducing many novel colouring and lighting effects. The South Island Orchestra have been in practice for weeks and are in tip-top form. Many old favourite tunes will be played. Miss Z. Spinks and pupils will give an exhibition of Highland dancing during tho evening. Nash Service cars will run from Napier, returning after the dance. For the information of those attending the ball who are unacquainted with the movement of the oldfashioned quadrille, so popular with their parents, an explanation of tho six figures, as set out in detail below, will be found useful:— Ist. Figure: Half rights and lefts, swing partners, ladies chain, promenade to places, swing. 2nd. Figure: Advance to centre, retire, advance right through, repeat to places, rights and lefts the same. 3rd. Figure: Top lady and bottom gentleman right hand to partner, balance, top lady and bottom gentleman right through, advance, retire, and bow to bottom gentleman. Promenade to places and nving, rest of set repeat same. 4th. Figure: Top couple lead up to bottom couple. Top and bottom ladies take hands with bottom gentleman, swing round in chain once to opposite •places. Promenade to places and swing, rest of set follow. sth. Figure: All hands in, all swing partners. Top and bottom couple promenade and swing. Ladies chain. Sides repeat once, Wen tops and then sides twice. 6th. Figure: All hands in, swing, promenade iu circles to places, swing. Then ladies to centre, change partners and repeat until back to partners. Irish Quadrilles: Jig time, no stop between figures.