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An American Ballroom Companion: Dance Instruction Manuals

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The scholars companion : containing a choice collection of cotillons & country-dances / by M.J.C. Fraisier.

Fraisier, M. J. C.

CREATED/PUBLISHED
Boston : Printed by D. Bowen, at the Columbian Museum Press, for the author, [1796?]

SUMMARY
Although the title of this manual would indicate a collection of cotillons (figure dances usually performed by four couples), the dances are, in fact, English country dances, performed by a column of men facing a column of women. The collection includes directions for fifty English country dances.

NOTES
Signatures: [A]Ä BÄ.

The foot of the title-page is torn off, and the date as given above is supplied in pencil.

Evans 32146

SUBJECTS
Country-dance--Handbooks, manuals, etc.--Early works to 1800.
German (Dance)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.--Early works to 1800.
Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals.

RELATED NAMES
American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)

MEDIUM
16 p. ; 16 cm. (8vo)

CALL NUMBER
GV1763 .F7

DIGITAL ID
musdi 075 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/musdi.075

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