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An American Ballroom Companion: Dance Instruction Manuals

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A treatise on the art of dancing. By Giovanni Andrea Gallini.

Gallini, Giovanni-Andrea, 1728-1805.

CREATED/PUBLISHED
London, Printed for the author and sold by R. Dodsley [etc.] 1772.

SUMMARY
Originally published in 1762 and reissued in 1765, this work borrows heavily from previously published materials, including the works of Locke, Goldini, and especially John Weaver's 1712 An Essay towards a history of dancing. Gallini (1728-1805) presents a history of dance, arguments for learning the art of dance, and a discourse on the minuet. Especialy interesting are Gallini's comments on European and non-European dance, and discussion includes practices in Britain, Spain, Naples, the peasants of Tirol, Russia, Turkey, China, Africa, and the Americas.

SUBJECTS
Dance--Early works to 1800.
Dance--History--Early works to 1800.
Dance History and Theory.
Theatrical Dance.

MEDIUM
2 p.l., [ix]-xvi, [17]-292 p. fold. front. 20 cm.

CALL NUMBER
GV1601 .G17

DIGITAL ID
musdi 080 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/musdi.080

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