Manual of musical drill and system of physical training : for the use of teachers in schools / by George Cruden.
- Cruden, George.
- Date:
- 1889
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Manual of musical drill and system of physical training : for the use of teachers in schools / by George Cruden. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![!0n the word “ About,” raise the left toe and the right heel, and turn a half circle to the left on the left heel and right toe. ( On the word “Two,” bring up the right heel to TwoX the left, placing the right foot on the ground with ( a distinct beat. S. 4-BALANCE STEP. The object of the Balance Step is to teach the pupil the very foundation of what constitutes a graceful gait or carriage, and no labour should be spared to attain this end. During the movements the body must be kept perfectly steady and well forward, the shoulders also being square to the front. (U—Without Advancing. Caution—Balance Step, commencing with the Left Foot. On the word “Front,” the left foot will be raised from the ground by a slight bend of the knee, and carried gently to the front without a „ , jerk, the knee being gradually straightened as the ro ' foot is carried forward ; the foot to be turned out at the same angle as when halted, the sole parallel to and clear of the ground, the heel just in advance of the line of the right toe. f On the word “ Rear,” given when the body is j steady, the left foot will be brought gently back Rear-\ without a jerk, till the toe is in line with the right | heel, clear of the ground; the left knee to be a ^little bent. When steady, the words “ Front” and “ Rear” will be repeated several times, and the motions performed as above described. ( On the word “ Halt, which should always be it ) given when the moving foot is in rear, that foot ] will be brought to the ground with a beat in line ( with the other.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28079590_0020.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
