The calls for the Star Figure are:

Four Ladies Forward and Back.—The four ladies advance four steps and return four steps.

Four Gentlemen Forward and Back.—Repeat; perform same movement.

Ladies Cross Right Hands.—In this movement all the ladies step to the center, cross right hands and walk halfway round to the left in the form of a cross.

Ladies Cross Left Hands.—Ladies turn halfway round, drop right hand and join left hands in the center; then circle moves back again till each lady is opposite her own partner.

Right Hand to Partner.—Each lady gives disengaged hand (the right one) to her partner. They retain the opposite lady’s left at the same time, and thus a star is formed.

Balance.—All drop left hands, but still keeping in the form of a star, balance two steps to the right, then return to the left and repeat.

Turn Partners to Place.—Here the star is broken by the ladies relinquishing left hands. Gentlemen then turn partners to place with right hands.

Repeat three times. On the first repetition, the figure is danced the same as before; but on the subsequent repetitions the gentlemen go to the center and cross right hands, the ladies forming the outer points of the star.