Like the New Scotia Quadrille, the Aladdin Quadrille is one of several single-figure quadrilles found in the “New, Enlarged, & Complete Edition” of D. (David) Anderson’s Ball-Room Guide (Dundee, this edition undated but probably c1886). This is a simple, fun figure that would fit easily into a Scottish-themed ball.
Despite there being various quadrille sets called the Aladdin Quadrilles, Anderson doesn’t seem to have had any specific music in mind. He notes only that it can be danced in 2/4 or 6/8.
Aladdin Quadrille (8 bars introduction + 64 bars x4)
8b Introduction/honors (not repeated)
8b All promenade round
4b Ladies advance to the center and retire
4b Gentlemen advance to the center and retire
8b All set to partners and turn by the right hand
8b Head couples advance and retire, then half right and left
8b Side couples advance and retire, then half right and left
8b Grand chain half round to places
16b All waltz (in duple time) around (see performance notes below)
The figure is danced four times, with the head couples leading on the first and third iterations and the side couples leading on the second and fourth.