Third Step

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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XI.—­THE MAZOURKA QUADRILLE.

Those who have mastered the steps of the Cellarius will find little trouble in dancing this elegant quadrille.  It has five figures, and can be performed by any even number of couples.

The music, like the step, is that of the Mazourka.  The couples are arranged as in the ordinary quadrille.

Join hands all round; grand rond to the left (four bars), then back again to the right (four bars), employing the second step of the Cellarius.  Each couple does the petit tour forwards, and backwards, still using the second step, and repeating it three times to the right—­then resting a bar; three times to the left—­then resting another bar; which occupies eight bars of the music.  These figures may be considered as preliminary.  We find the quadrille itself so well described in the work of a contemporary, that we cannot do better than extract the account in full, for the benefit of our readers.

1st Figure.—­Top and bottom couples right and left (eight bars), with Redowa steps;[A] then they advance, the ladies cross over, the gentleman meanwhile pass quickly round each other, and return to own places (four bars); petit tour forward with opposite ladies (four bars); right and left (eight bars); advance again; the ladies return to own places, and the gentlemen pass again round each other to their own ladies (four bars); petit tour backward (four bars).  Side couples do likewise.

2nd Figure.—­(Eight bars rest.) Top and bottom couples advance and retire, hands joined (four bars).  All cross over into opposite places, each going to each other’s left (four bars); petit tour forward (four bars); advance and retire (four bars), and return to places (four bars); petit tour (four bars).  Side couples do likewise.