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An American Ballroom Companion: Dance Instruction Manuals


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The American prompter and guide to etiquette, comp. by E. H. Kopp. Containing, in addition to explanations of all modern dances in general use, full directions for calling and dancing all the latest standard and special dances ...

Kopp, E. H.

CREATED/PUBLISHED
Cincinnati, The J. Church Co. [c1896]

SUMMARY
This manual is acknowledged to be a compilation of previously published materials and, in fact, Kopp's etiquette section can be found in many contemporary works. Callers instructions are given for quadrilles, waltz quadrilles, polka quadrilles, and contra dances. Kopp includes rules and advice for calling dances such as, "Never call at the wrong place to please dancers who do not dance correctly."

SUBJECTS
Ballroom dancing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals.
Prompting Quadrilles.

MEDIUM
130 p. 18 cm.

CALL NUMBER
GV1767 .K7

DIGITAL ID
musdi 110 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/musdi.110

RELATED DIGITAL ITEMS
(Video clip for p. 15) - Grand March
(Video clip for p. 77) - Waltz Cotillion (also known as Waltz Quadrille)

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