The drawing-room dances.
By: By Cellarius.
Publisher: E. Churton
Published: 1847
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 149
Subjects: Ballroom dancing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Description: A translation of La danse des salons (1847), this manual provides important information on mid-nineteenth-century ballroom dance. Following a format utilized by many manuals, the work begins with introductory comments on dance, followed by a description of the French quadrille. This is followed by discussion of round dances--the polka, numerous waltzes including waltze à trois temps, and waltze à deux temps--as well as steps and figures for another type of quadrille known as the mazurka quadrille. The manual contains eighty-three figures for a series of dance games, called the cotillon (also known as the German or German cotillon). The manual includes eight full-page prints by Paul Gavarni.
Notes: Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images and full text.
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