Note: There are many variations of the Lancers Quadrille. This is
one of them.
All five figures would have been danced consecutively without instruction and with only a brief pause between figures.
Lancers Quadrille #1 (Les Tiroirs)
Music: Lancer’s #1
Position: Couple
Formation: Quadrille
Count Steps
16 Wait
8 First Lady and opposite gent go forward and back [ 2, 3, 4 ]
8 Same two do a two hand turn
8 Heads cross over (1’s up the middle) [ 2; 3; 4 ]
8 Heads cross back (2’s up the middle) [ 1; 4; 3 ]
8 All balance corner
8 Turn your corner and back to place
Repeat 4 times through; couples 1, 2, 3, 4
leading in turn
Lancers Quadrille #2 (Les Lignes)
Music: Lancer’s #2
Position: Couple
Formation: Quadrille
Count Steps
16 Wait
8 First couple Forward & Back [ 2, 3, 4 ]
4 Forward again;
4 Back; Leave lady in center facing partner
4 First couple Chasse right [ 2, 3, 4 ]
4 Chasse back
4 Turn your partner back to place
4 Sides separate; form lines with heads; [ Heads ]
8 Forward & back
4 Forward again
4 Turn partner to home
Repeat 4 times through; couples 1, 2, 3, 4
leading in turn
Lancers Quadrille #3 (Les Moulinets)
Music: Lancer’s #3
Position: Couple
Formation: Quadrille
Count Steps
16 Wait
8 First lady and opposite gent Forward & Back [ 2, 3, 4 ]
8 Same two Forward and salute (bow) & back [ 2, 3, 4 ]
8 Ladies right hand moulinet; Gents march right
8 Ladies left hand moulinet; Gents march left
Repeat 4 times through; couples 1, 2, 3, 4 leading in turn
Lancers Quadrille #4 (Les Visites)
Music: Lancer’s #4
Position: Couple
Formation: Quadrille
Count Steps
16 Wait
8 Couple #1 lead right & salute [ 2, 3, 4 ]
8 Couple #1 turn couple on the left (#4) & salute [ 2, 3, 4 ]
8 Chasse right and left
8 Turn partner to place
8 Heads Right and left [ Ladies chain ]
8 Right and left back [ Ladies chain ]
Repeat 4 times alternately heads & sides & right & left and ladies chain
Lancers Quadrille #5 (Les Lanciers)
Music: Lancer’s #5
Position: Couple
Formation: Quadrille
Count Steps
32 Grand Chain
8 1’s promenade inside; [ 2; 3; 4 ]
8 Come home; face out [ 2; 3; 4 ]; all form column of twos
8 Chassez (6) across; ladies left, gents right; balance up & back
8 Chassez (6) back; ladies right, gents left; balance up & back
8 March round: Cast off; meet partner at foot
8 Back up center to place
8 All forward & back
8 All forward; turn your partner to home
Repeat 4 times and end with:
32 Grand Chain
Source: The Fashionable Dancer's Casket, Charles Durang, 1856