schottische

A couples’ country dance similar to a slow polka, often with a circular trajectory. The basic form consists of two sidesteps and a turn made up of four steps, but many variations exist including the “Five Step Schottische” and the “Highland Schottische.” In the early 20th century South, ragtime schottisches were particularly popular.

Here is a video from the Library of Congress of a proto-schottische:

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Works Cited // Mid-Nineteenth Century Dance: Schottische //. Chor. Elizabeth Aldrich. Performance. //Lib. of Cong.// Web. 1 Dec. 2013.

//He was like John L. Sullivan having taught himself painfully and tediously to do the **schottische**, having drilled himself and drilled himself in secret until he now believed it no longer necessary to count the music’s beat, say.//

--AA (34-35)