Modern dancing / by Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle ; with many illustrations from photographs and moving pictures of the newest dances for which the authors posed ; introduction by Elisabeth Marbury.

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Modern dancing / by Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle ; with many illustrations from photographs and moving pictures of the newest dances for which the authors posed ; introduction by Elisabeth Marbury.

Castle, Vernon, 1887-1918.

CREATED/PUBLISHED
Special ed.
New York : World Syndicate Co., c1914.

SUMMARY
Written by one of the most famous exhibition ballroom teams of the century, the manual covers a large variety of dances popular during the ragtime era, including the tango, one step, hesitation waltz, and maxixe. A large portion of the book is devoted to grace and etiquette, appropriate dance dresses for women, and music. Many photographs of the famous couple enhance the manual.

SUBJECTS
Ballroom dancing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals.

RELATED NAMES
Castle, Irene, 1893-1969.

MEDIUM
175 p., [5] leaves of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.

CALL NUMBER
GV1746 .C35 1914

DIGITAL ID
musdi 240 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/musdi.240

RELATED DIGITAL ITEMS
(Video clip for p. 47) - Castle Walk

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