Cartier's practical illustrated waltz instructor, ball room guide, and call book.
Subtitle: Giving ample directions for dancing every kind of square and round dances, together with cotillons--including the newest and most popular figures of "the German."
Publisher: De Witt, Publisher
Published: 1882
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 104
Subjects: Ballroom dancing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Other titles: Practical illustrated waltz instructor, ball room guide, and call book; Waltz instructor and ball room guide; Professor Cartier's practical illustrated waltz instructor, ball room guide, and call book
Description: This is a compilation of previously published materials on the subject of nineteenth-century ballroom dance. Some of the dance descriptions represent popular favorites from past decades, such as the polka and schottisch. There are also descriptions of dances that were popular during the 1880s, including the Newport, racquet, and society waltz.
Notes: Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images and full text.