Quadrilles.

Otago Witness, Issue 2428, 26 September 1900, Page 60

Quadrilles.

First I'igup.k : La Paxtalon. — Top and bottom couples lights, and left-. S-t to partner.-, luvn, ladios,' chain, half promenade, promenade acroo-, half p-ompiiide," promenade to place?. Hide couples lopcat Second Fituiu:: Double L'Etb.— Top ami bottom coup'cs advance and ictirc,. cross over, s.dvancp and rcth», civss to places, set to paitner*, turn. Side coupler repeat. The flgure is rejiea.l cd. '] ii:iid Fiuure : L\ Pout.i;. — Top lady and butlom gent cross over, giving right hnnd ; re c:robs, giving l=ft hand; top wnt and Vottom i.uly advance, taking their pavtn»rs' right hirnd?, .snd f-ill in luif ; balance, half promenade to opposite side ; top lady and bottom gent advance .iiiil rcti-e, advance :uid retiiv, curtseying aud bowing ; couples half promenad \ j.-I'omeiiadc to places. Top gent and bottom lady repeat. Side couples lepe.lt. Fourth Figure: La Pastorale — Top gent ■•ood piirtner io opposite 'ide to the bottom s,ent, who Fdv.iU' es and retires ; advance, leaving Indies with top cone: advance and leti-e hands lound, proinanr.clo io opijosite side, promenade to places. Bottom and s\ le couples repeat. Firm Figure: La Finale.— H.mcls round, advance arc! res ire. sot to partners, turn, top ami bottom coupler half promenade, promenade, half j.i'omenade, pr. niPiiade to plices, stt 10 partner?, tiu-r, laJies' rhaisi, h uido x-uund. Side couples rpe t. Tliis figuio is lcpeated. Hixm Fjßunr, : Frju'rvriov.— Hands rounfl, ndvaurii nn<\ retire, set to rofneis, turn, ladies id l^e cgj^tie. ilepejjjjp^r^itjjia,

First Figure.— Two first ladies and vU-a-vii zeutlemen begin at the same moment, and £o through the figure as in siuglc lancers AH balances to corners ; in other w ord=?. each lady <>et-> io ge&tlems-n ;ii, her right, who turus \ or t-j her place. Second couples &uA sides repeat as uoual. jfECOM) Figure.— First couple-i advance, retroat. a i! >vancc again, leaving ladies in centre ; .set to partners and turn \o places. Two side couples nearest fir t couples iuin them ; two ?iie c-oup'ea nean-st tec >nd roui.lr-s, do the same, thus toiming eisht ia <>-ich line They all advanco and retreat, liolding hand?, then turo p'iitners to l.lacss. liopeaied by second uu'l side couples as Usual. Third Figuhe.— first ladies advance a\adst->pj vi -a-vis gent emen ditto; curle&y p.ofounrlly, bow, and 1-ack to places. L'vdies do the moulmet, f.entlemen go round outs>ide, and back to places ; or, ladies aovaoce -^nd ciu'tesy to each iith.ee and then t j partners ; gentlemen doing the same whtn the s>ecoijd and fourth couiles begin ths ligure, a> in c ins?lc lai cer.i. Fourth J'kiuhe. — Fhvt couples .irtvance t-> couples vi their right; bow, and cuvtesy ; eros,« '0 opposite .-ide, bow and furtesy, c7iai-sez crdgez, rind retarri to planes. liight ar-d left to opposito places, Mid back again, beyond couples and sides .•epf afc figure. .Fifth Figure. — Grande chaxne all round, pausing at the end of • every eig'nt ba^s to bow an.l curtesy; continue chaine back. to places, which wi'l occupy altogether 32 Lars of the music. Figme aliDoit th<? same as in single iancois. B -th lint c-uples lf«d round, Eid^i co .pies fttlli' g in behind thus farming fou? oefa of lines' F'gur-j leytated by °ec.ud and sirtu couples ; grande chaine between ■each figure anii at fcho coJiclusioD.