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64-bar Waltz
4 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4
| A slow”menuet” Pas de Basque is used throughout this dance: step forward and a little to the R with the R foot, now straight forward with the left, then bring up the R foot close behind the left, repeat beginning left foot | |
| 1-8 | 1C lead down between 2C ; turn BH (2C step up on bars 3-4) |
| 9-16 | 1C dance BtoB, then turn BH to 2pls on own sides |
| 17-32 | 2C repeat bars 1-16, leading down between 1C (1C step up on bars 19-20) |
| 33-40 | 1C cast off one place ; lead up the middle and turn RH to original places |
| 41-48 | 1C dance BtoB ; cross over to change places |
| 49-60 | 1M turn RH 1½ with 2W ; turn LH 1½ with 3W ; turn RH 1½ with 4W ; while the 1W does the same with 2M, 3M, 4M |
| 61-64 | 1C cross over to own sides in 4th position |
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