The tango and other up-to-date dances; a practical guide to all the latest dances, tango, one step, innovation, hesitation, etc., described step by step by J. S. Hopkins; illustrated with photographs posed by Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle, Joseph C. Smith ... and many other famous dancers.

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The tango and other up-to-date dances; a practical guide to all the latest dances, tango, one step, innovation, hesitation, etc., described step by step by J. S. Hopkins; illustrated with photographs posed by Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle, Joseph C. Smith ... and many other famous dancers.

Hopkins, J. S.

CREATED/PUBLISHED
Chicago, The Saalfield Publishing Co. [c1914]

SUMMARY
This manual is an excellent source for ragtime era dances including the one step, tango, Brazilian maxixe, and hesitation waltz. The book is richly illustrated with more than twenty photos of many famous exhibition ballroom couples such as Irene and Vernon Castle, and Maurice and Florence Walden.

SUBJECTS
Dance.
Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals.

MEDIUM
3 p.l., 13-137 p. incl. illus., plates, ports. front., double pl. 19 cm.

CALL NUMBER
GV1755 .H6

DIGITAL ID
musdi 097 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/musdi.097

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(Video clip for p. 25) - One step variation

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