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Dancing Without an Instructor

CONTENTS

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[Introduction]9
[The Etiquette of the Ballroom]11
[The Five Positions]14
[The Two-Step Slide]20
[The Grand March]22
[The March in File]22
[The March in Column]24
[The March by Platoons]25
[The Arbor March]27
[The Serpentine March]28
[Square Dances]30
[The Plain Quadrille]31
[Additional Quadrille Figures]39
[The Basket Figure]39
[The Nine-Pin]42
[Minuet Figure]43
[The Star Figure]45
[The Cheat Figure]47
[The Jig Figure]48
[The Sociable]50
[Lancers]52
[Saratoga Lancers]58
[Waltz Lancers]63
[The Caledonians]66
[The Glide Caledonians]72
[The Waltz Quadrille, No. 1]74
[The Waltz Quadrille, No. 2]76
[Prince Imperial Quadrille]79
[Parisian Varieties]86
[National Guard Quadrille]90
[Contra Dances]95
[The Virginia Reel]95
[Pop Goes the Weasel]99
[Spanish Dance]101
[The Sicilian Circle]103
[Round Dancing]104
[The Waltz]104
[The Glide Waltz]108
[The Two-Step]109
[The Galop]111
[The Polka]113
[The Polka Mazourka]115
[The Schottische]117
[Military Schottische]120
[The Highland Schottische]122
[The Racquet]125
[La Bohemienne]126
[The Berlin]127
[The Yorke]129
[The Caprice]131
[The Redowa]132
[The Varsoviana]134
[Half-Time Dancing]136
[The Cotillion]137
[The Figures of the Cotillion]141
[The Flower Figure]141
[The Magic Hat]141
[The Scarf]142
[Follow My Leader]142
[Ping Pong]142
[The Toast]143
[The Umbrella]143
[The Signal of Distress]143
[The Chair]144
[Forfeits]144
[Puss in the Corner]144
[Thread-the-Needle Archway]145
[The Kneeling Knight]145
[The Mask]145
[Blind Man’s Buff]146
[The Auction]146
[The Gay Deceiver]147
[The Rope]147
[The Fan]147
[The Basket, Ring and Flower]148
[The Inscriptions]148
[The Basket]149
[The Inconstants]149
[The Columns]150
[The Carnival]150
[The Handkerchief Chase]151
[The Cards]151
[Scissors to Grind]152
[The Skaters]152
[The Spiral]152
[The Pyramid]153
[The Grand Round]153
[The Star and Circle]154
[The Double Pastourelle]155
[The Labyrinth]155
[Letter Carrier Figure]156
[The Serpent]156
[The Pursuit]157
[The C$1ing Star]158
[The Virginia Reel]158
[The Double Quadrille]158
[The Final Round]159

DANCING WITHOUT AN INSTRUCTOR.

INTRODUCTION.

Time was when to be a dancer meant a thorough acquaintance with Mazourkas, Galops, Reels, Minuets, Polkas and other dances too numerous to mention; but nowadays one can get along very well with even a slight knowledge of but three: the Waltz, the Two-Step and the Lancers.

It is a pity that such should be the case; but the fact remains the same; and the beginner must not be dismayed by glancing through these pages, for but few of the dances here described ever appear on a ball program.