Quadrilles with Calls
This 1941 recording (78rpm) features the American Square Dance Group headed by Margot Mayo, with prompting by Manny Wiener.
The Lancers:
- Figures 1 & 2
- Figures 3 & 4
- Figure 5
Polo Quadrille
- Figures 1, 2, & 3
- Figures 4 & 5
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Polo Quadrille
American Square Dance Group
Quadrilles with Calls
Record No. 29247 (b)
Honor your partners; honor your corners (introduction at beginning of dance only)
Figure One
All promenade half-way around.
Head couples forward and back.
Sides the same: Sides move forward as heads move back.
Gents' double chain and back.
Double ladies' chain and back.
This figure is repeated with the side couples leading the figure.
Figure Two
Hands all around to the left.
Four ladies to the center, back to back: Each lady moves directly forward and turning, faces her original position in the set.
Gents promenade: The four gents move around the outside to the left in single file.
Turn your partners.
Gents to the center, back to back.
Ladies promenade.
Turn your partners.
This figure is repeated.
Figure Three
Four ladies cross over: Head ladies pass over first and side ladies immediately afterwards. On reaching the opposite side of the set, ladies turn and face the center of the set.
Four gents cross over: Gents, on reaching the opposite side of the set, do not turn but remain facing out. Each gent gives left hand to his partner and right hand to the lady on his right. A circle is thus formed.
All cross to the center and back: Keep holding the circle with ladies facing in and the gents facing out.
All around to your places: The circle moves to the gentlemen's left until back to original place.
Gents pass in front of your lady and turn the next lady on the right: This figure is repeated with each consecutive lady in the set until partners turn each other.
This entire figure is repeated.
Figure Four
Head couples forward and back.
Sides the same: Sides move forward as heads move back.
Head couples forward and leave the lady with the right-hand couple: Each head lady gives right hand to her corner gentleman's left and steps into position at the side. Each side gentleman now has a lady at each side and the head gentlemen step back to original position alone.
Forward and back six: The side threes (see above) move forward and back.
Forward again and leave the lady with the other gents: Side threes move forward, head ladies step back into original position by the side of their partners while the head gent takes his corner lady's right hand in his left, thus forming a new line at the heads of the set.
Forward again and leave the lady with her partner: All now have original partners.
Hands all around to the left: Circle left halfway around.
Back to the right: Circle right back to original place.
This figure is now repeated with the side couples leading the figure.
Figure Five
Hands all around to the left.
Form a basket and circle left. All the ladies join hands; the gents now join hands in front of the ladies with the arms of the gents above the arms of the ladies; in this position circle left.
Ladies circle inside to the right; gents circle outside to the left: With hands still joined, gents raise their arms over the ladies heads and down; ladies circle right; gents circle left.
Turn your partner out.
Promenade in a star.
This figure is repeated three more times and then the dance is ended by:
Hands all around to the left; and —
Honor your partners all.
Subjects: Lancers
Tags: American Square Dance Group, Lancers Quadrille, Manny Wiener, Margot Mayo
Item Relations
| This Item | is related to | Item: Quadrille Club, Les Lanciers or Duval's 2nd Set, Quadrilles No. 1, 2 &3 |
| This Item | is related to | Item: The Lancers - Ralph Page's historical notes |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Independence Lancers - Pennsylvania |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Lancers Quadrille (instruction) |
Citation
Dublin Core
Title
Subject
Description
The Lancers:
- Figures 1 & 2
- Figures 3 & 4
- Figure 5
Polo Quadrille
- Figures 1, 2, & 3
- Figures 4 & 5
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Polo Quadrille
American Square Dance Group
Quadrilles with Calls
Record No. 29247 (b)
Honor your partners; honor your corners (introduction at beginning of dance only)
Figure One
All promenade half-way around.
Head couples forward and back.
Sides the same: Sides move forward as heads move back.
Gents' double chain and back.
Double ladies' chain and back.
This figure is repeated with the side couples leading the figure.
Figure Two
Hands all around to the left.
Four ladies to the center, back to back: Each lady moves directly forward and turning, faces her original position in the set.
Gents promenade: The four gents move around the outside to the left in single file.
Turn your partners.
Gents to the center, back to back.
Ladies promenade.
Turn your partners.
This figure is repeated.
Figure Three
Four ladies cross over: Head ladies pass over first and side ladies immediately afterwards. On reaching the opposite side of the set, ladies turn and face the center of the set.
Four gents cross over: Gents, on reaching the opposite side of the set, do not turn but remain facing out. Each gent gives left hand to his partner and right hand to the lady on his right. A circle is thus formed.
All cross to the center and back: Keep holding the circle with ladies facing in and the gents facing out.
All around to your places: The circle moves to the gentlemen's left until back to original place.
Gents pass in front of your lady and turn the next lady on the right: This figure is repeated with each consecutive lady in the set until partners turn each other.
This entire figure is repeated.
Figure Four
Head couples forward and back.
Sides the same: Sides move forward as heads move back.
Head couples forward and leave the lady with the right-hand couple: Each head lady gives right hand to her corner gentleman's left and steps into position at the side. Each side gentleman now has a lady at each side and the head gentlemen step back to original position alone.
Forward and back six: The side threes (see above) move forward and back.
Forward again and leave the lady with the other gents: Side threes move forward, head ladies step back into original position by the side of their partners while the head gent takes his corner lady's right hand in his left, thus forming a new line at the heads of the set.
Forward again and leave the lady with her partner: All now have original partners.
Hands all around to the left: Circle left halfway around.
Back to the right: Circle right back to original place.
This figure is now repeated with the side couples leading the figure.
Figure Five
Hands all around to the left.
Form a basket and circle left. All the ladies join hands; the gents now join hands in front of the ladies with the arms of the gents above the arms of the ladies; in this position circle left.
Ladies circle inside to the right; gents circle outside to the left: With hands still joined, gents raise their arms over the ladies heads and down; ladies circle right; gents circle left.
Turn your partner out.
Promenade in a star.
This figure is repeated three more times and then the dance is ended by:
Hands all around to the left; and —
Honor your partners all.