In the first place there are the figures executed by the whole side in common.

All, then, having jumped on last half-bar before the figure is begun, jump also at middle and end of the figure as follows:—­

In “Down-and-back,” Ju., “Up-and-back,” j. (forming Fr.), see Notation, the side goes forward and back as described (see p. 40) for four bars; jumps together on half-bar of bar 4, still facing in the same direction.  That completes “Down-and-back,” Ju.  Then, instantly, they all make a complete turn to the right—­right-about—­dance as before in bars 5 to 8, and on last half-bar of bar 8 all jump, and as they jump make a half-turn inward.  That completes “Up-and-back,” j. (forming Fr.).

The Chain, though it is executed in Column formation, follows upon a figure executed in Front.  So the preliminary jump, before beginning Chain, is made Front; files make half-Chain, end numbers change places, and at half-bar of bar 4, all jump, j., in a half-turn to Front; then complete Chain and jump to Front again, j., on last half-bar of bar 8.

In “Cross-over,” “Back-to-back,” “Go-and-come,” all executed in Front formation, the whole side jumps in position, Ju., at half-bar in bars 4 and 8.

In Corners and Capers, wherever opposites change places, the rule is that they jump on last half-bar, as they finish their part in the figure—­that is, as they complete the movement of changing or re-changing places.

In “Blue-eyed Stranger,” where the whole side dances in position for eight bars, all jump at half-bar in bar 8.  Should the side elect to keep up the step for sixteen bars (see p. 50), then all jump at half-bar in bar 16.

In “Bluff King Hal” and “Morris Off,” there is no Jump at all.

THE HANDS.

The movements of the hands are made invariably according to rule, as follows:—­

These rules apply, as with the Jump, to all Handkerchief and Corner dances.

In making the Jump, the hands are always, with rigid arms, thrown above the head.

In “Down-and-back” and “Up-and-back,” “Chain,” “Cross-over,” “Back-to-back,” “Go-and-come,” movements of the hands are always the same.  That is:  Commencing with the preliminary Jump, when the hands are above the head, on beginning of first bar, with first step (of 4/3 or 6/3 step), hands are swung backward; forward on half-bar; back again, beginning of bar 2, and forward on half-bar of bar 2.  In bar 3 (4/2 or 6/2 step) the hands, being already upward and forward, are swung twice in a circle, commencing inward, so that the handkerchiefs are waved in a double circle over the head.  At beginning of bar 4 the hands are lowered straight in line with the body, and at half-bar of bar 4, with the Jump, they are thrown straight above the head on rigid arms.

These movements of the hands are always the same in every Handkerchief and Corner dance.  Whenever the 4/3 or 6/3 step is used the hands are swung as already described.  Also, wherever there are the two bars of 4/2 or 6/2 step, the hands are also used as already described—­double circle overhead; down, and up on the Jump.