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An American Ballroom Companion: Dance Instruction Manuals

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De la danse. Par Moreau de Saint-Méry ...

Moreau de Saint-Méry, M. L. E. 1750-1819. (Médéric Louis Elie),

CREATED/PUBLISHED
A Parme, Imprimé par Bodoni, 1801.

SUMMARY
This manual describes a colonial view of the history of dance in the West Indies, focusing on the dance of Creoles. Moreau de Saint-Méry (1750-1819), discusses the effects of slavery and the African roots for such dances as the chica and notes that contredanses and minuets were also performed.

SUBJECTS
Dance.
Dance History and Theory.

MEDIUM
4 p.l., 52 p. 12 cm.

CALL NUMBER
GV1595 .M8

DIGITAL ID
musdi 221 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/musdi.221

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