An Analysis of Country Dancing, Wherein All the Figures Used in that Polite Amusement are Rendered Familiar by Engraved Lines: Containing Also, Directions for Composing Almost Any Number of Figures to One Tune, with Some Entire New Reels; Together with the Complete Etiquette on the Ball-room |
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A B C A B join right bottom couple bottom Gentleman bottom Lady centre Chase round Country Dance D The Lady direction a round FIGURE AT BOTTOM FIGURE AT TOP finishes the figure Gentleman at A B Gentleman at D Gentleman at F Gentlemen cross Gentlemen lead green line d HALF FIGURE hands three round HEY CONTRARY SIDES Ladies cross Lady and Gentleman Lady and returns Lady at D Lady moves line a round Long Figures performed Long Measure N.B. This figure performed at Top RIGHT AND LEFT RIGHT HANDS ROUND round one couple round the bottom round the second round the third round the top round two couple second and third second Gentleman second Lady Short Figures performed Short Measure sive Figures SWING CORNERS swing round SWING WITH RIGHT swings the Lady third couple third Gentleman third Lady tleman top and bottom top Gentleman Top that bring