Excerpt: ...all reach their own places, except the top, who have now become the bottom couple. Figure is repeated from the beginning, until the top couple have once more worked their way back to their original places at the top of the line. Glossary Throughout the Ball-room Guide we have endeavoured to avoid as much as possible the rise of French words, and to give our directions in the plain mother tongue. Nevertheless there must always be certain technical terms, such as chassez croisez, glissade, &c., &c., for which it ...
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Excerpt: ...all reach their own places, except the top, who have now become the bottom couple. Figure is repeated from the beginning, until the top couple have once more worked their way back to their original places at the top of the line. Glossary Throughout the Ball-room Guide we have endeavoured to avoid as much as possible the rise of French words, and to give our directions in the plain mother tongue. Nevertheless there must always be certain technical terms, such as chassez croisez, glissade, &c., &c., for which it would be difficult to find good English equivalents. We therefore subjoin a Glossary of all such words and expressions as have long since been universally accepted as the accredited phraseology of the Ball-room. A vos places, back to your own places. A la fin, at the end. A droite, to the right. A gauche, to the left. Balancez, set to your partners. Balancez aux coins, set to the corners. Balancez quatre en ligne, four dancers set in a line, joining hands, as in La Poule. Balancez en moulinet, gentlemen and their partners give each other right hands across, and balancez in the form of a cross. Balancez et tour des mains, all set to partners, and turn to places. (See Tour des mains.) Ballotez, do the same step four times without changing your place. Chaine Anglaise, opposite couples right and left. Chaine des dames, ladies' chain. Chaine Anglaise double, double right and left. Chaine des dames double, all the ladies perform the ladies' chain at the same time. Chassez croisez, do the chasse step from left to right, or right to left, the lady passing before the gentleman in the opposite direction, that is, moving right if he moves left, and vice versa. Chassez croisez et dechassez, change places with partners, ladies passing in front, first to the right, then to the left, back to places. It may be either a quatre four couples-or les huit-eight couples. Chassez a droite-a gauche, move to the right-to the left. Le...
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