Lady of the Lake Traditional, usually danced to the tune of the same name Duple and improper (1-3-5, etc. cross over) A1 Balance and swing neighbor (16) A2 Actives couples balance and swing (16) B1 Active couples down the center, turn alone (8) Come back and cast off (8) B2 Ladies chain, across and back (16) Sometimes in contemporary dances, the traditional sequence in B1 is replaced with a "down-in-fours" progression: B1 Down the center four in line, turn alone (8) Come back, break in the middle and face across (8) Per 1892 "Prompter's Pocket Guide": First couple balance to second couple (4); Turn (4); First four balance partners (4); Turn (4); Down the centre, back and cast off (8); Ladies' chain (8). Per Prompter's Handbook (proper version, apparently). 1893. First couple cross over and balance to second couple [4]; swing [4]; balance partner [4]; swing [4]; down the centre and back [8]; right and left [8]. In 1863 "Ball-Room Manual ...": Page 18 { page image viewer } First couple balance to the second and turn-balance to partners and turn-down the centre, back, cast off-ladies chain.