English Regency Dances, Costumes, Balls, Etiquette, Lessons and Music
(Advertise your events here for free)
This site uses cookies
(Advertise your events here for free)
This site uses cookies
| Introduction and Honours (8 bars) | |
| 4 bars | The first lady and her opposite swap places giving their right hands in passing, and set |
| 4 bars | The first lady and her opposite swap back giving their left hands in passing, and set |
| 4 bars | The head couples join right hands and quarter turn the men into the centre; then set twice in a serpentine line (4 Jettés) |
| 4 bars | The head couples continue to hold right hands, join left hands (the outer dancers turning) and half promenade into opposite positions, passing to the right of the opposite couple (3 Chassés Jetté and Assemblé) |
| 4 bars | The first lady and her opposite advance and retire (Chassé, Jetté and Assemblé, and back) |
| 4 bars | The first lady and her opposite pass each other to the left and retire to the right, back to back (this figure is frequently performed by passing round each other face to face) |
| 4 bars | The head couples advance and retire (the men join right hands with their partners left, Chassé, Jetté and Assemblé and back) |
| 4 bars | The head couples half Chaine Anglaise back home (they cross to their places, in passing give right hands to their opposites, then left to their partners, 3 Chassés Jetté and Assemblé) |
| Repeat the dance for 2nd, 3rd and 4th lady | |
https://RegencyDances.org
You may copy this notation, with attribution, for non-commercial use
subject to Creative Commons License (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
Copyright © RegencyDances.org 2010-2024
All Rights Reserved