Longways for as many as will. This is danced, all the ladies
on one side, the gentlemen on the other, in two lines, facing
the audience.
4 bars.
All chassé forward, beginning with the foot away from
partners (outside feet), twice, and chassé back twice,
bringing outside foot back to begin.
4 bars. Repeat the same.
4 bars. All turn to left, having right shoulders towards
audience. Chassé forward and back twice each way, ladies
holding up right hand over head, and gentlemen left. Each gentleman,
while going forward and back, looks over his shoulder (first
right and then left) to his partner, who bends slightly forward
to look at him. (See Photograph.)
8 bars. Partners turn
towards each other, ladies holding their frocks, and gentlemen
hands on their sides. Balancez forward and back twice; then gentleman
takes partner's right hand and turns the lady under towards audience,
meanwhile pointing his left foot and bending slightly towards
it.
4 bars
All face audience again. Top gentleman turns and goes down centre
to last lady in the line, with chassé step, repeating
it four times. Lady turns and faces gentleman.
2 bars. 4 pats with right foot to each other.
2 bars. 4 pats with left foot to each other.
2 bars. Gentleman gives right hand to lady's right hand,
with step, toe heel, twice with right foot. Both repeat step
with left foot.
2 bars. Gentleman gives left hand to lady under the right
hand. Gentleman turns lady under away from audience and both
pose with right foot pointed.
2 bars. He then turns her towards audience.
2 bars. Both pose with left foot pointed.
(At both turns gentleman kisses his lady.)
4 bars.
Still holding hands in same position, both chassé up centre,
starting with left foot for 3 bars. 4th bar gentleman turns his
lady round towards audience into 1st lady's place. Meanwhile
the other three ladies chassé back twice, and the gentlemen
chassé forward twice.
Directly the gentleman has turned the lady under he turns and
galops outside the line of gentlemen to the place of the last
gentleman, taking 4 bars, so that he is in place to chassé
forward the second time on repeating the dance.
The whole is repeated according to the number of dancers.
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