Elements of the art of dancing
Subtitle: with a description of the principal figures in the quadrille.
By: By Alexander Strathy ...
Publisher: Printed for the author, and sold by F. Pillans [etc.]
Published: 1822
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 98
Subjects: Quadrille (Dance) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Description: One of the most important manuals devoted to the performance of early nineteenth-century quadrilles, Strathy divides this manual into two parts. Part one is an extensive treatment of exercises for the improvement of one's deportment. Part two provides lucid descriptions for more than twenty steps appropriate for the performance of the quadrille, a popular ballroom dance performed by four couples who face each other in a square. Additionally, Strathy provides combinations of steps for the most common figures of the quadrille. The manual concludes with directions, given in French and English, for eleven quadrille figures.
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