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THE MODERN DANCES

Figure 3. The Grape Vine

Position, as shown in Illustration 1.

The Man

¶ 1.One full step backward with the right foot, swinging it over enough to stop on a line behind the left foot.

¶ 2.A short step straight to the side with the left foot.

¶ 3.A full forward swing with the right foot, stopping it in front of and on a line with the left foot.

¶ 4.A short step to the side with the left foot.

¶ 5.A full backward swing with the right foot, stopping it on a line behind the left foot.

¶ 6.A short step to the side with the left foot.

¶ 7.Same as in ¶ 3, and so on, repeating as above. Sixteen steps constitute the complete Grape Vine.

The Modern Dances - How to Dance Them (1914) - Diagram 1.png

DIAGRAM OF THE GRAPE-VINE FIGURE AS DANCED BY THE MAN.

Remember that the right foot only goes forward and back. The left foot moves only to the side, taking you on a straight line across the