How to dance
Subtitle: A complete ball-room and party guide. Containing all the latest figures, together with old-fashioned and contra dances now in general use. Also, a guide to ballroom etiquette, toilets, and general useful information for dancers.
Publisher: Tousey & Small
Published: 1878
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 60
Subjects: Dance -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Country-dance -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Description: Designed for people who never learned to dance either because of bashfulness or lack of time or money, this manual covers the bare necessities of dress, introductions, and general etiquette. Descriptions are also provided for the quadrille, schottisch, polka redowa, waltz, and several country dances. The manual concludes with rules for the supper room and advice to waltzers.
Notes: Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images and full text.