Metodicheskoe rukovodstvo k obuchenīi͡u tant͡sam v sredne-uchebnykh zavedenīi͡akh
Subtitle: s prilozhenīem rukovodstva dli͡a dirizherov s 157-i͡u figurami dli͡a kadrili͡a, mazurki, valʹsa, polʹki i kotilʹona : posobīe dli͡a uchiteleĭ tant͡sev v kadetskikh korpusakh
By: sostavil A.D. Chisti͡akov.
Publisher: [s.n.]
Published: 1893
Place of publication: S.-Peterburg
Language: rus
Number of pages: 189
Subjects: Ballroom dancing -- Russia -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Description: This is an important Russian manual describing social dance practices including descriptions of the basic movements and positions used in ballroom dance and various dance types including the polka, waltz, and mazurka. The book incorporates a discussion of dance instruction in athletic programs and for young men in military academies. Numerous photographs enhance the manual.
Notes: LC copy purchased from Gennadiĭ Vasilʹevich Yudin, 1906.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images.