_1st beat_.--Spring on left foot, and slide right foot to the right.
_2nd beat_.--Rest on right foot.
_3rd beat_.--Spring on right foot, bringing left up behind it.
_2nd bar, 1st beat_.--Spring on right foot, sliding left foot to the
left.
_2nd beat_.--Rest on left foot.
_3rd beat_.--Hop on left foot, bringing right behind it as before.
Continue at pleasure.
The first of these three steps is most commonly used in the valse; but
the second is an agreeable change for those who may have grown giddy
or weary in doing the _figure en tournant_ (circular movement).
Be careful not to exaggerate the slight hop at the first and third
beats of each bar; and to _slide_ the foot gracefully forward, not
merely to make a step, as some bad dancers do.
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