Traité de la danse
Subtitle: contenant la théorie et l'histoire des danses anciennes et modernes. Avec toutes les figures les plus nouvelles du cotillon.
By: Par Desrat. Illustré de nombreuses gravures.
Edition: Nouv. éd.
Publisher: H. Delarue et cie
Published: 1900
Place of publication: Paris
Language: fre
Number of pages: 206
Subjects: Dance -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Dance -- History.; Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Other titles: Traité de la danse et du cotillon
Description: Desrat begins his work with a description of dances that were still in vogue at the turn of the century: Boston waltz, cake walk, Berlin, pas de patineurs, and Washington-Post (a two step). A history of ancient dance follows.  The discussion begins with Greek and Roman origins, followed by a discussion of "modern dances," which Desrat describes as pavane, gavotte, branle, and the minuet. Much of Desrat's historical text is borrowed heavily from previously published sources including Élise Voirat's 1823 Essai sur la danse antique et moderne.
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