Characters and Demonstrative Figures.
By which any Person, who understands Dancing, may of himself easily learn all manner of
Dances.
The Explanation of the Terms belonging to DANCING, seem to be altogether needless, since they are so plain and intelligible of themselves: But lest the Reader should put wrong Constructions on those Terms of Art which the Dancing-Masters make use of, I shall give the following Explanation of them.
Dancing is composed of Positions, Steps, Sinkings, Risings, Springings, Capers, Fallings, Slidings, Turnings of the Body, Cadence or Time, Figures, &c.
Positions, are the different Placings of the Feet in Dancing.
Steps, are the Motions of the Feet from one place to another.
Sinkings, are the Bendings of the Knees.
Risings, are when we rise from a Sink, or erect our selves.
Springing, is a rising or leaping from the Ground.