3rd Figure.—­(Eight bars rest.) Top and bottom ladies cross over into opposite places (four bars); return, presenting left hands to each other, and right hands to partners, as in La Poule (four bars); pass round with partners into opposite places (four bars); petit tour backward (four bars); vis-a-vis couples hands across, round (six bars); retire (two bars); top and bottom ladies cross over (four bars); ladies cross again, giving each other left hands, and right to partners (four bars).  All pass round to own places (four bars); petit tour backward (four bars).

4th Figure.—­(Eight bars rest.) Top couple lead round inside the figure (eight bars); petit tour forward and backward (eight bars); advance to opposite couple; the gentleman turns half round without quitting his partner, and gives his left hand to opposite lady; the two ladies join hands behind gentleman (four bars); in this position the three advance and retire (eight bars).  The gentleman passes under the ladies’ arms; all three pass round to the left, with second step of Cellarius, the opposite lady finishing in her own place (four bars).  The top couple return to places (four bars); petit tour forward (four bars).  Opposite couple and side couples do likewise.

5th Figure.—­(Eight bars rest.) Top and bottom couples half right and left (four bars); petit tour backward (four bars); half right and left to places (four bars); petit tour backward (four bars); vis-a-vis couples hands round to opposite places (four bars); petit tour forward (four bars); hands round to own places (four bars); petit tour (four bars); right and left (eight bars).

Side couples do likewise.

Finale.  Grand round all to the left, and then to the right (sixteen bars); grand chain, as in the Lancers, with first step of Cellarius (sixteen bars).  But if there are more than eight in the quadrille, the music must be continued until all have regained their places.

N.B.—­Music continues during rest.

[Footnote A:  This step will be found farther on in the book, under the head of the Redowa Valse.]

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XII.—­THE POLKA MAZOURKA.

The step of this dance is, as its implies, a mixture of the steps of the Polka and the Mazourka.  It is a favourite dance with the Parisians, but has never been very popular in England, probably from the same reasons which prevented the success of the Cellarius.  Yet it is a pretty dance, and the step is easily acquired.  We recommend it to the attention of our readers.  The time is 3/8, and quicker than that of the Cellarius.

Gentleman takes his partner as in the valse. Figure en tournant.  We describe the steps for the gentleman; the lady simply reverses the order of the feet, using left foot for right throughout.

1st beat.—­Rest on right foot, with left foot a little raised behind, and slide left foot to the left.