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J777- began nearly in the fame way; but their ending, at each 
^_interval, was different: for they increafed their motions to 
a prodigious quicknefs, lhaking their heads from Ihoulder 
to Ihoukler, with fuch force, that a fpedtator, unaccuftomed 
to the light, would fuppofe, that they ran a rifk of diflo- 
cating their necks. This was attended with a fmart clap¬ 
ping of the hands, and a kind of favage holla! or fhriek, 
not unlike what is fometimes pradtifed in the comic dances 
on our European theatres. They formed the triple femi- 
circle, as the preceding dancers had done; and a perfon, 
who advanced at the head on one lide of the femicircle, 
began by repeating fomething in a truly mulical recitative, 
which was delivered with an air fo graceful, as might put 
to the blulh our moft applauded performers. He was an- 
fwered in the fame manner, by the perfon at the head of 
the oppolite party. This being repeated feveral times, the 
whole body, on one lide, joined in the refponfes to the 
whole correfponding body on the oppolite lide, as the femi¬ 
circle advanced to the front; and they finilhed, by linging 
and dancing as they had begun. 
Thefe two laft dances were performed with fo much 
fpirit, and fo great exadtnefs, that they met with univerfal 
approbation. The native fpedtators, who, no doubt, were 
perfedt judges whether the feveral performances were pro¬ 
perly executed, could not withhold their applaufes at fome 
particular parts; and even a ftranger, who never faw the 
diverlion before, felt limilar fatisfadtion, at the fame inftant. 
For though, through the whole, the moft ftridt concert was 
obferved, fome of the geftures were fo expreflive, that it 
might be faid, they fpoke the language that accompanied 
them; if we allow that there is any connection between 
motion and found. At the fame time, it lhould be obferved, 
3 that 
