SET DANCES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2471, 24 July 1901, Page 68

SET DANCES.

Dear Emmeline,— Could yon oblige me with the Fust Set, Lancers, and lush Quadrilles in your page. — Youi3 tiuly,

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Quadrilles. First Fioure : La P.otalox. — Top and bottom couples rights and left?. Si>t to pmtiiers, ;m-n, ladies' chain, half promenade, promenade ucros", half promenade, pioiusnade to places. Side couples repeat , Second Figurf. : Double L'Ete.— Top and bottom cjup'es advance and retire, cro^s over, .idvance aud retire, cross to places set to partner^, turn. Side couples repeat. The figure is repeated-. Third Figure: La Foble.— Top lady and bottom gent cross over, giving right hand ; reuross, giving ltf t hand ; top gent and V ottom lady advance, taking their partners' rUhi. hands.and fall in line ; balance, half promenade to opposite side ; top lady and bottom gent advance and retire, advance and retiiv, curtseying ami bowing ; couples half promenad •, promenade to places. Top gont and bottom lady repeat. Side couples repeat. Fourth Figure : La Pastor-vle —Top gent lead partner to opposite ■ ide to the bottom gent, who advances and retires ; advance, leaving ladies with top gent; advance and reti c hands round, promenade to opposite sic^e, piomeuade to places Bottom and sude couyles repeat. Fifth Figure: L*. Fina£e.— Hand's rurnd, advance and re'ire. set to ptrtners, turn, top and bof.tom couples half promenade, promenade, half promenade, pr< menade lo places., sat ~o partners, turj, ladies' chain, hands round. Side couples r. pe it. This figure is repeated. Sixth Figure : Flirtation.— Haids round, advance and retire, set to corners, turn, ladies ia the oentie. Repeat four times. Caledonians. Firsy Figure. — Top and bottom couples hands across .set ti partners, and tur > ; ladle;' din in, half promenade and cross 10 o. posite side, i-epeat to place . Side couples repeat Mxond Figure.— Top gentleman anvances and ietir«rs twice ; set to corners s.ud turn, refp.in ng the lady; promenade round to places. Bottom and i-ide gont'emen repeat Third Figure.— Top lady an-3 bo* torn gentleni'in advance aud retire advance a?ain and turn to places ; top and bostom couples cross over, icturn to plac s ; set to cornels find turn ; all join hands, advance and retire, turn partners. Second and sidt-R repeat. Foitrth Figure.— Top lady auc l bottom geut'eman advance to centre arid stop ; top lady and bottom gentleman repeat; turn partners to p'aces— ladi-s to the right, gentlemen to th« loft.; when meeting partners turn, promenade to places and turn. Second and s'de coupes repeat Fifth Figcre. — Top coupl; promenade round — Indies to tbe cent-e and retire, geutl men :be same ; set to partners and turn half grand rhain. promenade to places, turn partners ; ladies and gentlemen 9*-t in oppose directions ; turn part-_ iiere. Second couples -*nd side* rt-peat. Lancers. First Fia;'RE.-Top lady and bottom g«in*l» man adv nee and retire. <*dvaucj to ce.itre and turu, return to pace.; top and bottom crupTe* cross to opposite -ides, r-tire to places ; all krt to corners Second coujiles a r <\ sides r peat. Skcond Figurr. — Top couple »dv)npe atid r2 t'l'p, advance again and turn to places, form live; top and bottom coupl-b advance and returu, advance again .md turo pai tners t > plajes. Second cojples and sid-s repeat. Third Figure —Ladies advance and retire, curtsey to ' ach other jnd then to their partners, ladies' hands across, go half round, change hand* jnd retire (during tai« each gent eman goin« round on the outside the o-.posite way to hi» partner), turn par.ners, and repeat over thre* times.

Fourth Figure. — Top and bottom gen'leman leads pavnfr to couple on the right, to whom they bow, doins t c same to the left couple ; set to partners, turn right ani left. Sides couple* s-ep at. Fifth Figure.— Commence with music, grand chain, turn partners ; t-ip con pie pronien fd»> io 'h« centre, leturn to places with t^.eir backs to the >et ; all fall in— gentlemen t th.- ri«ht, ladies Lo the left; return — centlemen matching to tbo '.uft, ladies to the right ; fo m line, advance .md ;etire, turn partners; b ttom right, and lefi couples repeat, und finish with grau 1 chain.