The perfect art of modern dancing.
Series: Metropolitan pamphlet series,; v. 7, no. 2
Publisher: Butterick Publishing Co.
Published: 1894
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 65
Subjects: Ballroom dancing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Dance -- Health aspects.; Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Description: This manual, part of a series that included such publications as The perfect art of canning and preserving and Nursing and nourishment for invalids, was directly marketed to women. It begins by discussing the suitability of teaching dance to children. The author suggests that dance is good for health and deportment, and lessons should commence at age five. Various dances are described including quadrilles, contra dances, round dances, and the German (also known as the cotillon)
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