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MODERN DANCING

boost your partner up in the air on one knee without the aid of a net.

A GOOD ROTATION OF MAXIXE STEPS

While I do not advise a fixed order of steps for any ball-room dance, I feel that in the Maxixe it will make it a great deal more interesting for beginners to know what they are going to do; and after they are used to the dance it will be an easy matter to lead a partner into any steps the dancer may fancy. The following is more or less the rotation of steps as I teach them to my pupils:

MAXIXE ROTATION

  1st. Commence by Walking.
  2d. Two Step.
  3d. Single (change hands in Single).
  4th. Skating.
  5th. Single (lady's back to gentleman).
  6th. Turn (lady turns facing gentleman).
  7th. Two Step (same as 2d).
  8th. Single (change hands).
  9th. Skating Steps elaborated.
10th. Back Two Step.
11th. Single and Turn.
12th. Two Step (bring hands in semicircle).
Commence and dance again—ad lib.

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