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THE LANCERS - 4 Cpl. Square Set Dance |
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This dance is in five distinct figures of 96, 96, 64, 96 and 192
Bars |
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FIGURE I (La Dorset) |
| Bars |
| 1-4 |
1st and 3rd Cpl.s advance and retire. |
| 5-8 |
1st and 3rd Cpl.s advance and turn partners back to place with
the Rt. hand. |
| 9-12 |
1st and 3rd Cpl.s change places for 2 bars, 1st Cpl.s dancing
between 3rd to begin, and return with the 3rd Cpl. dancing
between. |
| 13-16 |
All set and turn corners with both hands to finish facing
inwards with nearer hands joined. |
| 17-20 |
All advance and retire with corners, nearer hands joined. |
| 21 - 24 |
All turn corners with both hands to finish alongside partners in
original square formation. |
| 25 - 96 |
Repeat bars 1 to 24 three more times alternating direction each
time. |
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FIGURE II (Lodoiska) |
| Bars |
| 1-4 |
1st Cpl. advance and retire holding Rt. hands. |
| 5-6 |
1st Cpl. advance holding Rt. hands. |
| 7-8 |
Whilst retiring 1st Man rotates his partner to face him and then
drops hand to retire to place while the Lady retires to the
centre. |
| 9-12 |
1st Cpl. Chassez to the Rt. and Lt. |
| 13-14 |
All turn partner with the Rt. hand. |
| 15-16 |
All turn partner with the Lt. hand to finish in two facing lines
up and down the dance, 1st Man, 2nd Lady, 2nd Man and 3rd Man,
opposite 1st Lady, 4th Man, 4th Lady and 3rd Man. |
| 17-20 |
All advance and retire. |
| 21 - 24 |
All turn partners with both hands to the left opening out to
original position. |
| 25 - 96 |
Repeat bars 1 to 24 three more times alternating direction each
time. |
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FIGURE III (La Native) |
| Bars |
| 1-4 |
1st and 3rd Ladies advance and form a circle. |
| 5-8 |
1st and 2nd Men advance and all form a basket. Men form a circle
on the outside of the Ladies, partner on Men's Rt. the Ladies then
lift their joined arms over the heads of the Men. |
| 9-16 |
1st and 3rd Cpl.s Circle round clockwise with the basket
dropping back to place at the end. |
| 17-20 |
All the Men advance gently with dignity, and a walking step, to
the centre. |
| 21-24 |
Men turn to face partners and bow then turn anticlockwise ready
for Lt. hands across with partners. |
| 25 - 32 |
Lt. hands across, in pairs with Men in the centre. Back Rt.
hands but with Ladies in the centre. |
| 33 - 64 |
Repeat bars 1 - 32 with 2nd and 4th Cpl.s making the basket. |
| NOTE: |
It is not unknown for all the couples to make the basket
together, and just repeat the whole lot for the fun. |
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FIGURE IV (Visiting) |
| 1-8 |
1st and 3rd Men, lead partner to the Cpl. on their Rt. and bow.
Repeat to the Cpl. on their Lt. Dancing Cpl.s remain with those
Cpl.s |
| 9-16 |
1st Cpl. with 2nd Cpl. and 3rd Cpl. with 4th Cpl. Rt. hands
across and back with the Lt. hand. Dancing Cpl.s again remain with
those Cpl.s |
| 17-24 |
1st Cpl. with 2nd Cpl. and 3rd Cpl. with 4th Cpl. circle 4 hands
round and back, 1st and 3rd Cpl.s dancing to place to finish. |
| 25 - 48 |
2nd and 4th Cpl.s repeat bars 1 to 24. |
| 49 - 96 |
Repeat bars 1 to 48 but going to the Lt. to begin. |
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FIGURE V (Les Lanciers) or (The Grande Chain) |
| 1-16 |
All bow or curtsey to partners and grand chain, repeating the
bow and curtsey half way. |
| 19-20 |
4th Cpl. turn with both hands to finish behind the 1st Cpl. |
| 21-24 |
2nd Cpl. then the 3rd repeat bars 19 to 20 |
| 25 - 28 |
Chassez, Men going behind partner to the Rt. Ladies to the Lt.
and bow and curtsey |
| 29 - 32 |
Repeat Chassez back to place, Men again going behind the Ladies
and again finishing with a bow and curtsey |
| 33 - 40 |
1st Cpl. lead a cast off towards 3rd place, meet and lead back
towards own place to generate two facing lines. |
| 41 - 44 |
All advance and retire. |
| 45 - 48 |
All turn partners back to original place. |
| 49 -192 |
Repeat with each couple. |
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