Spring onto the right foot in fourth position with bended knee; then turn half round, at the same time bringing the left foot close up behind the right, and slide the left foot into second position.
FIFTH STEP.
Transfer the whole weight of the body to the left.
SIXTH STEP.
Draw up your right foot into the fifth position in front, and rest the weight thereon.
THE VARSOVIANA.
The Varsoviana was a very simple, easy dance, but such unwarrantable liberties were taken with it, and so vulgarly was it performed by the mass, that its existence was very brief, and is now only thought of as a thing of the past.
The first step was, in fact, nothing but the polka with the knee well bent on the jette, or third movement, turning half round, the opposite foot being slightly raised behind in fifth position; this occupies 1 bar. At 4 (the commencement of the second bar), the bent knee is gradually straightened (without any jerk), and the other foot at the same time being gracefully slid into the second position, the toe being extensively pointed, and the head and body inclining towards it, passing in that position till the remainder of the bar is finished.
The same step is again performed with the right foot, and continued alternately for 16 bars, each step requiring 2 bars of music for its completion.