7. THE PAUL JONES

An excellent diversion and one that breaks the monotony of continuous Fox Trot, One Step, and Canter Waltz may be found in the following suggestion. It seldom fails in stimulating enthusiasm by a complete change in dancing partners and by offering to the
self-conscious a sufficient way to overcome their timidity.

Select some popular member to act as a Master of Ceremonies, and at a signal from him all join hands, ladies on the right of partners, and form a circle, the master in the center.

Should the number of people be too great for the size of the room, a second circle may be formed inside and concentric to the first — and even a third circle may be so formed.

But the participants must be impressed with keeping their respective circle inviolate; each must return to his or her assigned circle after the dance figure.

On signal from the master the gentleman starts by taking the lady's right hand in his right and passing her; the lady going around circle to the left, takes with her left hand the left hand of a second gentleman coming from the right, thus making a grand right and left movement, forming a chain, the ladies going to the left, gentlemen to right. This figure gives a change of partners and a chance for a tete-a-tete. At the fourth signal all join, enmane, in dance of one step — until stopped by signal; then join hands again and on signal go hands around. This may be repeated as the master deems it advisable.

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