Assistant for A. Dodworth's pupils.
Contributors: Miniature Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Nesbitt & Co., Printers
Published: 1873
Place of publication: New-York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Ballroom dancing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals.; Miniature books -- Specimens.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Specimens.
Description: This small, pocketsize manual was intended for the students of well-known New York dancing master and composer Allen Dodworth. The manual states the rules for classes, gives Dodworth's qualifications as a teacher, and describes appropriate manners and etiquette. Dances include the quadrille and the popular parlor game known as the German as well as a section on how to dance the "Boston," a waltz variation. As is common in all of Dodworth's works, the author gives ample advice to musicians.
Notes: Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images and full text.