Throughout this movement the stick is passed rapidly from one hand to the other, alternately under the right and left knee, as each is raised in turn…The dancer, to exhibit his cleverness and agility, will gradually increase the speed, raise the free leg as high as possible, and swing the arms wide apart in the intervals between passing the stick from hand to hand. These embellishments should not, of course, be attempted until after the movement has been thoroughly mastered…

(ibid.)