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W2783 Directions for dancing a quadrille.
Jan 1 1881
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Quadrilles.
1

Salute Partner
Salute opposite couples
Head couples right & left.
Balance & turn partners
Ladies chain
Half Promenade
Half right-& left- to places.

2

Pt Gent & opposite Lady Forward & back.
Balance to right.
Cross over, turning in centre.
Balance to right.
Back to Partner to one half balance

3

Pt. Gent to Opp. Lady cross over to right.
Back, giving left hands, & right to partner.
Half Promenade.
Same two forward & back.
Again and Salute
Four forward & back.
Half right & left to places

4

Ladies Chain
Balance and turn Partner
Forward and Back
Forward & leave Lady left of Opp. Gent.
Forward and back.
Again & circle round to left of opposite
Half right & left to places
Balance & turn partners
5

All circle twice
Head couples forward & back
Same one half promenade
Ladies Chain
Forward & back, with prom step
One half promenade to places.
All circle twice.

Californian Quadrilles
1

Pt & 2nd couples right-hands round. Left hands back
Balance & turn Partners
Ladies Chain
Half Promenade
Half right & left to places

2

Pt-Gent-forward and back.
Again saluting opp. Lady standing still
Balance to corners turning corner
Ladies into yr partners places
All promenade.
2nd, 3rd, 4th couples repeat.

3

Pt Lady & opp Gent- forew. & back.
Again & turn to places
Head couples cross over & back
As in 1st [rig??] of Lancers.
All balance to corners; turn to places
All circle to centre twice
To be repeated four times.

4

Pt Lady & opp Gent-forw & stops,
Partner the same
Turn to places
Ladies change places to right.
Gents to left
One half promenade to places
Turn on places
To be repeated four times.

5

1st couple lead around inside
Ladies to centre
Gents to centre
Balance & turn Partners.
Grand right & left half round
Promenade Partners to places
Chasser across & salute at corner
To be repeated 4 times.

Prince Imperial Quadrilles.
1

Head couple to right & salute
Threes cross over
Ladies grand chain
Chasser across & back & turn partners
Head couples repeat
To be repeated by the sides

2

1st Gent to opposite Lady forw & turn
Three cross over.
Head couples forward & back
Ladies half chain to places
All Chasser across & turn at corners
Chasser back & turn partners
To be repeated four times.

3

1st couple forward & leave Lady
2nd 3rd, 4th couples the same.
All Ladies Chasser around to centre.
Gents forward giving right hands
to partners left to side Ladies.
Balance & turn to places.

4

Head couples forward & back.
Again & leave Partner on sides
1st couple leaving lady, 2nd Gent.
Six forward & back twice.
Two forward & back twice, 2nd time staying opp partner on sides.
Four hands half round.
Half right & left to places.
To be repeated 4 times, 2nd couple leaving Lady, tree 3rd then 4th.

5

Ladies to right-& turn 4 times. [?] couple forward & back.
Again & leave lady in centre.
Balance & turn partner to place.
Others turning on place
Ladies to right & turn again.
To be repeated 4 times
After fifth time leave Ladies in centre all saluting.
Promenade away.

Lancers
1

1st Lady & opp Gent forw & back
Again & turn to places
Both couples cross over, 1st couple passing between.
Back on outside
All balance to corner, turn to place

2

1st couple forward & back
Again & leave Lady in centre
Balance & turn to places side
Couples separating into two lines
Forward & back
Again & turn to places

3

1st Lady & opp Gent-forward & back.
Again & salute during pause
Ladies right-hands around
Gents to right.
Left Hands, back to places.

4

Head couples lead to right & salute
Chasser across & back & turn to places.
Head Couples right & left

5

Grand Chain
1st couple lead around inside facing outwards; all forming two lines.
Chasser across & back.
Lead round to right & left.
Forward & back in two lines
Again & turn to places.
Grand chain to finish.

Eight-handed Reel

Head couples forward & back
With promenade step.
Again and change ladies.
Side couples the same
Head couples forward & back
Again & regain partners
Side couples to same
Ladies right hands round.
Left-hands back.
Gents the same.
Ladies circle round & back.
Gents the same.
All circle round & back.
Grand right & left all round.
To be repeated side couples commencing.


1 Date specified is an approximation.




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