The Carlyle (E. H. Kopp, The American Prompter and Guide to Etiquette, 1896, p. 126):
This is a late-nineteenth century Schottische variation by J. N. Worthington, described in Kopp's American Prompter in 1896.
Waltz position.
1: Bend right knee and slide left foot to side.
2: Close right to left, and extend left to side, pointed.
3: Close left to right, and extend right to side, pointed.
4: Bring right in and cross it over the left, hopping slightly on the left.
5, 6, 7, 8: Repeat opposite.
9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16: "Waltz" (i.e. Two-Step) eight bars (or "Schottische turn," i.e., hopped pivots).
Repeat from the the beginning.
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The Carlyle (E. H. Kopp, The American Prompter and Guide to Etiquette, 1896, p. 126):
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Waltzing: A Manual for Dancing and Living (2013) by Richard Powers and Nick Enge.
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