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An American Ballroom Companion: Dance Instruction Manuals

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A discourse on dancing, delivered in the Central Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati. By N. L. Rice.

Rice, N. L. 1807-1877. (Nathan Lewis),

CREATED/PUBLISHED
Cincinnati, For sale at the The Presbyterian Book Depository, and W. H. Moore, 1847.

SUMMARY
This book is typical of mid-nineteenth century antidance works. While many writers noted that the Bible contains numerous references to dance, Rice (1807-1877) points out that, in a biblical context, dance was utilized as a part of worship, performed exclusively by women dancing with each other. (The dangers of contact between the sexes while dancing were a common theme in antidance literature.) The second point, also common in antidance books, centered on the notion that dancing was bad for the health, especially in women.

SUBJECTS
Dance--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Antidance Literature.

MEDIUM
24 p. 22 cm.

CALL NUMBER
GV1741 .R5

DIGITAL ID
musdi 145 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/musdi.145

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