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other left hands, and right to partners (four bars). All pass round to own 

 places (four bars) ; //;/ t<mr backward (four bars). 



4/A F'cjare. (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 L, r ives 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 

 tlnee pass round to the left, with second step of Mazurka, the opposite 

 lady finish ing 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. 



otk Fi'i'i r> . (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-d-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. 



lie. Grand round all to the left, and then to the right (sixteen 

 l.ars) ; grand chain, as in the Lancers, with first step of Mazurka (sixteen 

 -). 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 rests. 



THE VALSE A DEUX TEMPS. 



\\V anr indebted to the mirth-loving capital of Austria for this brilliant 

 Val 



This Val<e is incorrect in linn-. Two steps can never properly be made 

 to occupy the space of three beats in the music. The ear requires that 

 each beat shall have its step. This inaccuracy in the measure has exposed 

 tin- r//v.- a <mps to the just censure of musicians, hut ha- n 



int.-rfeivd with i i Among daooem \\"e must caution our readers, 



- ooi mistake often made by the iix-xp They 



th.it it is umn-r.'^arv to observe any rule of thin- in this dance, 



nd are perfectly bather they begin the >tep at the begin ni 



end, or middle of thr bar. This is (| uit,- inadmissible. K very bar must 

 bin it-- three 1,,-at- t\\-o itep I 'so steps must begin and 



end strictly with th<- be^innim: and end of each bar : OtherWIM a hop. 



