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for the entrance of the dance circle. The drum, as already stated, 
is placed at the right of the entrance and the leader of the dancers 
sits at the left. In beginning the dance the leader rises and dances 
around the entire circle, the other dancers rising and following 
him. Having completed the round of the circle, he moves in an 
erratic manner, the dancers following close behind him (fig. 3). The 
dancers imitate a turkey by thrusting their heads forward and 
wagging them from side to side, while their arms hang loosely from 
the shoulders. 
The Woman’s dance is usually danced at the same time as the 
Turkey dance, these being the only two dances thus connected. 
CHARACTERISTICS OF SONGS 
An interrupted eighth-note drumbeat is the chief characteristic of 
these songs. This is transcribed with song No. 30 and was dis- 
cernible in the phonograph records of the other songs. The rhythm 
of the voice shows a slight preference for 2-4 time and for beginning 
on the accented part of the measure. Melodically the songs are 
characterized by wide compass and small intervals of progression. 
Thus the compass of the songs is from 9 to 13 tones, and 93 per cent 
of the intervals are thirds and seconds. The average interval con- 
tains 2.8 semitones, and therefore is smaller than a minor third. The 
average interval in the entire series of Ute songs contains 3.14 semi- 
tones. (Table 13, p. 42.) 
