Beadle's dime ball-room companion and guide to dancing
Subtitle: Comprising rules of etiquette, hints on private parties, toilettes for the ball-room, etc. Also, a synopsis of round and square dances, dictionary of French terms, etc.
Publisher: Beadle and Co.
Published: 1868
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: Ballroom dancing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Other titles: Dime ball-room companion; Ball-room companion; Dime ball-room companion and guide to dancing
Description: This manual is typical of books that were assembled by publishers to be disseminated to a broad mass market. It is a compilation of many treatises covering etiquette, dress, and demeanor, and describes the popular ballroom dances of the era--quadrille, waltz, schottisch, and polka.
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