Ball-room dancing without a master, and complete guide to the etiquette, toilet, dress and management of the ball-room
Subtitle: with all the principal dances in popular use.
Publisher: Hurst & Co.
Published: 1872
Place of publication: [New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 61
Subjects: Ballroom dancing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Other titles: Ball-room dancing without a master; Dancing without a master
Description: This manual suggests that anyone can learn to dance without the aid of a teacher. After providing a short discussion on organizing balls, appropriate dress, and etiquette, the book focuses on the popular ballroom dances of the era--quadrilles, polka, schottisch, polka mazurka, and varsoviana. This "do it yourself" mentality was common during the late nineteenth century. This particular dance manual was reissued in 1876 under the title: Offenbach's dancing without a master.
Notes: Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images.