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An American Ballroom Companion: Dance Instruction Manuals

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Round dancing, by M. B. Gilbert ...

Gilbert, M. B. 1847-1910. (Melvin Ballou),

CREATED/PUBLISHED
Portland, Me., M. B. Gilbert [c1890]

SUMMARY
Gilbert, a well-known dancing master, notes that his book will deal only with round dances, and for other dances or rules of etiquette, the reader should turn elsewhere. After a brief discussion of the positions of the feet, the author discusses, in some length, the waltz position. The manual gives the directions for a large number of waltz, polka, galop, redowa, and mazurka variations--many of which are not described in other contemporary dance literature.

SUBJECTS
Round dancing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals.

MEDIUM
203, [1] p., 1 l. front. (port.) illus. 20 cm.

CALL NUMBER
GV1755 .G46

DIGITAL ID
musdi 250 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/musdi.250

RELATED DIGITAL ITEMS
(Video clip for p. 54) - Cross step polka
(Video clip for p. 64) - The Carlton
(Video clip for p. 64) - The Carlton
(Video clip for p. 79) - Waltz
(Video clip for p. 97) - The Eugenie
(Video clip for p. 102) - Waltz minuet
(Video clip for p. 123) - Star schottische
(Video clip for p. 123) - Star schottische
(Video clip for p. 148) - Loomis' glide mazurka
(Video clip for p. 148) - Loomis' glide mazurka
(Video clip for p. 148) - Loomis' glide mazurka

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