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An American Ballroom Companion: Dance Instruction Manuals
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The amateur's vademecum. A practical treatise on the art of dancing ... By E. B. Reilley ...
OTHER TITLES
Vade mecum
Terpsichore
CREATED/PUBLISHED
Philadelphia, J. Nicholas, Printer, 1870.
SUMMARY
Reilley's work is a typical example of dance manuals published during the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Whereas previous manuals often had many pages devoted to etiquette and deportment, Reilley devotes but two paragraphs, noting that he was leaving the rest to the "good sense and nature" of his readers. The manual provides an extensive history of dance from the Greeks and Romans to the courts of Italy and France to the dances of aboriginal American Indians. Demonstrating the century's growing interest in physical education, Reilley provides a detailed section on exercise. The manual gives descriptions of the popular ballroom dances of the era--quadrilles, waltz, schottisch, and polka.
SUBJECTS
Ballroom dancing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Dance--History.
Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals.
Theatrical Dance.
MEDIUM
231 p. front., illus. 16 x 12 cm.
CALL NUMBER
GV1751 .R36
DIGITAL ID
musdi 144 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/musdi.144
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(Video clip for p. 106) - Polka
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(Video clip for p. 118) - Polka Mazurka
(Video clip for p. 121) - La Esmeralda
(Video clip for p. 125) - Varsovienne
(Video clip for p. 199)
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