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An American Ballroom Companion: Dance Instruction Manuals

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The treasures of Terpsichore; or, A companion for the ball-room. Being a collection of all the most popular English country dances, arrange alphabetically, with proper figures to each dance. By T. Wilson ...

Wilson, Thomas, dancing master.

OTHER TITLES
Companion for the ball-room

CREATED/PUBLISHED
2d ed.
London, Printed for the author; and to be had of Messrs. Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1816.

SUMMARY
One of several treatises devoted to English country dancing by Thomas Wilson, dancing master to the King's Theatre, this manual consists of an alphabetical listing of country dances and their figures. Lamenting the present state of country dancing, the author fears "it [will] be perverted into a chaos of riot and confusion" (p.iii). Wilson's other manuals on the subject contain detailed text, tables, and diagrams to explain the figures. Their titles include An analysis of country dancing (1808 and 1811) and The complete system of English country dancing (1815?).

NOTES
Supplemented by: "The supplement to The treasures of Terpsichore; containing all the most fashionable English country dances for the year 1811, with various proper figures adapted to each dance; being a continuation to 'The treasures of Terpsichore.' By T. Wilson ... " (31, [12] p. 16 cm.) published: London, Printed by W. Calvert for the author [1811]. "To be continued annually." No more published? Bound with the main work.

SUBJECTS
Country-dance.
Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals.

MEDIUM
1 p.l., xxvii, 130 p. 16 cm.

CALL NUMBER
GV1763 .W78 1816

DIGITAL ID
musdi 191 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/musdi.191

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