A lobster-Quadrille is a dance. The dance is performed in two lines along side of the sea shore, after all the jelly-fish have been removed. They are singing the first of the lobster quadrille and the figure also means the dance. The Mock Turtle is crying because he is upset that he cant understand Alice. The Mock Turtle and the Gryphon argueing over a adance because they were addind parts to each others stories.