Danced in a circle or a line by sixteen or twenty couples. The couples
stand as for a Country Dance, except that the first gentleman must
stand on the ladies' side, and the first lady on the gentlemen's side.
First gentleman and second lady balancez to each other, while first
lady and second gentleman do the same, and change places. First
gentleman and partner balancez, while second gentleman and partner do
the same, and change places. First gentleman and second lady balancez,
while first lady and second gentleman do the same, and change places.
First gentleman and second lady balancez to partners, and change
places with them. All four join hands in the centre, and then change
places, in the same order as the foregoing figure, four times. All
four poussette, leaving the second lady and gentleman at the top, the
same as in a Country Dance. The first lady and gentleman then go
through the same figure with the third lady and gentleman, and so
proceed to the end of the dance. This figure is sometimes danced in
eight bars time, which not only hurries and inconveniences the
dancers, but also ill accords with the music.