The modern dance
Subtitle: a historical and analytical treatment of the subject; religious, social, hygienic, industrial aspects as viewed by the pulpit, the press, medical authorities, municipal authorities, social workers, etc.
By: by M. F. Ham ... illustrations by Will N. Noonan.
Edition: 2d ed., rev. and enl.
Publisher: San Antonio Printing Co.
Published: 1916
Place of publication: [San Antonio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 60
Subjects: Dance -- Religious aspects -- Sermons.; Sermons, American -- 20th century.; Antidance Literature.
Genres: Sermons.
Other titles: Light on the dance
Description: This is the second published edition of a sermon Ham delivered as part of an evangelistic campaign in Palestine, Texas in 1914, and his arguments are typical of this genre of antidance literature. Although Ham and other writers recognize dance in the Bible, it was interpreted as only danced by women, never in closed rooms, and never at night. Also typical of this type of manual, the author includes a list of other denunciations from Catholic, Jewish, and Episcopal church leaders. And, in an unusual addition, Ham includes an attack against social dance written by famed ballerina, Lydia Lupokova. Ham, in his colorful language, notes he has published this warning to "save many young men and women from one of Satan's most fetching appeals to the lust of the flesh."
Notes: Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images and full text.
"Authorities quoted": p. 60.