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An American Ballroom Companion: Dance Instruction Manuals
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La danse des salons / par Cellarius ; dessins de Gavarni ; gravés par Lavieille.
CREATED/PUBLISHED
2. éd.
Paris : Chez l'auteur, 1849.
SUMMARY
Originally published in 1847, the manual provides important information on mid-nineteenth-century ballroom dance. Following a format utilized by many manuals, the work begins with introductory comments on dance, followed by a description of the French quadrille. This is folllowed by discussion of round dances--the polka, numerous waltzes including waltze à trois temps and waltze à deux temps--as well as steps and figures for another type of quadrille known as the mazurka quadrille. The manual contains eighty-three figures for a series of dance games, called the cotillon (also known as the German or German cotillon). Nine full-page prints by Gavarini enhance the manual. The manual was published in English as The drawing-room dances (1847).
SUBJECTS
Ballroom dancing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals.
RELATED NAMES
John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress)
MEDIUM
174 p., [11] leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
CALL NUMBER
GV1751 .C37
DIGITAL ID
musdi 038 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/musdi.038
RELATED DIGITAL ITEMS
(Video clip for p. 27) - Polka
(Video clip for p. 35-40) - La valse a trois temps (waltz)
(Video clip for p. 132) - L'Evantail (The Fan), from the German
(Video clip for p. 133) - La Colin Maillard (Blind Man's Buff), from the German (also known as cotillon or German cotillon)
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