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An American Ballroom Companion: Dance Instruction Manuals
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A treatise on the theory and practice of dancing, with an appropriate poem, in two cantos, and plates illustrative of the art. By James P. Cassidy ...
CREATED/PUBLISHED
Dublin, Printed by William Folds, 1810.
SUMMARY
The first section of this manual is devoted to a history of dance with emphasis on Greek and Roman practices. However, much of this section is borrowed liberally from the writings of late eighteenth-century authors, and, while it illuminates the importance of Greek and Roman influence on the arts of the era, modern dance scholars will find many interpretive and factual errors. Book two is a discourse on what Cassidy considers the practical aspects of dance: steps, music, and deportment. There is also discussion on the minuet, reel, and country dances.
SUBJECTS
Dance.
Dance--History.
Dance History and Theory.
MEDIUM
6 p.l., 88 p. front., 3 col. pl. 18 cm.
CALL NUMBER
GV1590 .C3
DIGITAL ID
musdi 036 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/musdi.036
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