room facing the wall; then he brings forward four or five more ladies
and places them in a line behind his partner singly, leaving about
two feet space between each one. He then selects as many gentlemen
(including himself) as there are ladies, with whom he forms a loose
chain and conducts them rapidly in a course between the ladies
(commencing with the last lady) until he reaches his partner; he then
claps his hands and each gentleman dances with the lady nearest him.
38.--THE PURSUIT.
Three or four couples waltz, and the leader, who is not dancing, calls
other gentlemen to the floor, to act as rovers and rob the dancing
gentlemen of their partners. A rover gets in front of a dancing couple
and claps his hands, when the gentleman must relinquish his partner.
He immediately seeks to indemnify himself, however, by securing one of
the other ladies in a similar manner. This figure continues until each
gentleman has again got possession of his lady to conduct her to her
place. To execute this figure with all the animation required, it is
necessary that as fast as each gentleman possesses himself of a lady
another should replace him. The Pursuit is one of the final figures of
the cotillion.
39.--THE CHANGING STAR.
Each lady selects a gentleman and each gentleman selects a lady. The
second, fourth and sixth gentlemen, holding their partner’s left hands
in their right, form a _moulinet_ by joining left hands, and all six
revolve slowly to the left. At the same time the first, third and fifth
gentlemen, with their partners, waltz around to the right in the space
between each of the gentlemen in the _moulinet_ and his partner and
under their raised arms. At a signal, those who have been waltzing form
the _moulinet_, and the others waltz.
40.--THE VIRGINIA REEL.
Four couples proceed to place themselves in the middle of the room, as
for a Virginia Reel. The first couple lead off by waltzing around the
couple on their right, and in the same manner make a turn around the
other couples. The other three couples repeat the same figure. When all
the four have done so, they return to their places, waltzing.
41.--THE DOUBLE QUADRILLE.
Four couples waltz, and then form a quadrille. Four other couples take
up positions so that a new couple stand exactly behind each one of
the couples that form the quadrille. The figure commences by the four
inside ladies crossing right hands; they move entirely round, giving
left hands to partners and swinging round to places. While the inner
couples are thus engaged, the four outer couples waltz half round,
outside the quadrille, to opposite places. Then the inner couples waltz
entirely round, resuming their places, but facing outwards. All chassez
at places; turn at corners with right hands, and turn partners with
left hands to places. All the gentlemen then waltz to seats with the
ladies standing opposite them.
42.--THE FINAL ROUND.
All form a large circle by joining hands. The leader and his lady
separate from the circle, which must be at once reconnected, and waltz
around inside the circle. He stops at a signal, and the lady passes
through the circle and takes her seat. He then selects another lady,
with whom he dances. At a signal, he retires from the circle, and
the lady with whom he has just danced selects a new partner from the
circle, and so on for the others.
THE END.
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