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A French Dancing-master or Baladin, thinks himself a very Paladin of France, when h'a•• left off being Vsher, and is a Master once. He ha's the Regimin of the Ladies Legs, and is the sole Pedagogue of their Feet, teaching
them the French Language, as well as the French Pace, as Coupez, Passez, Levez &c., (which they understand as perfectly as En∣glish) he fetches them up in their Courant with a hei Courage! as a Carter does his Horses with a Whip; and makes as many antick Ge∣stures the while, as a Bowler does when his Bowl's a trundling. He makes a Pilgrimage eve∣ry year to Paris to learn new Dances, and di∣stributes at his return his Branles, Gavots and Sarabands amongst his Schollars, as Pilgrims do the Relicks of the Shrine where they have been; speaking as reverently of Monsieur Pro∣vost the while, as thêy do of the Saint whose Shrine they have visited. There was a long contention betwixt the French Taylor and him, in point of Gentility, till by Montague's means the French Dancing-master carry'd it. In fine, he lives a merry life and a long; for his Dancing-days are never done, whilst he makes all dance after his Fiddle, and he is a brave Fellow all the year; but on a Ball or Grand Ballet night without compare.