Maxixe

The Dance

Two-Step: Ordinary two-step, but swaying right as you two step to the left, and vice versa [LM14].
Single Step: Promenade with a repeated forward-close, forward-close (1-and, 2-and), leading with the heel on the forward step [LM14].

Steps in Other Positions

Left-in-Left Overhead: The Follow places her right hand behind her back, and the Lead takes it with his right, then they take left-in-left overhead for Two-Step [LM14].
Skating Step: From Left-in-Left Overhead, turn out (Lead CCW, Follow CW) to face the same direction, and both Two-Step forward on the same foot (the Follow switching to the Lead's timing) [LM14].
Wrists Overhead: From the Skating Step, the Lead steps behind the Follow, holding both of her wrists in his hands over their heads, and they Single Step forward with their left feet [LM14]. Both sets of hands circle the Follow's head twice over the course of four bars.

LM14 — Louis H. Mentel. (1914). Mentel's Maxixe, La Mattchiche Brésilienne. Cincinnati.

VC14 — Mr. and Mrs. Vernon [& Irene] Castle. (1914). Modern Dancing (Special Edition). New York.

For more dance descriptions, see our three books on dancing:
The Book of Mixers: 100 Easy-Teach Dances for Getting Acquainted (2022) by Richard Powers and Nick & Melissa Enge,
Cross-Step Waltz: A Dancer's Guide (2019) by Richard Powers and Nick & Melissa Enge, and
Waltzing: A Manual for Dancing and Living (2013) by Richard Powers and Nick Enge.

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