Title: La frayeur de Gonnesse [i.e. Gonesse], contre-danse franc̜oise
First published: 1783
Description: Contra-dance instruction manual with dance notation, a description of the dance figures, and music for bass and violin. Title page includes a picture of a man running or dancing near a flying balloon. Possibly a reference to Jacques Alexandre Charles' balloon, "The Globe," which landed at Gonesse, France, August, 27, 1783, and frightened the villagers.
Subjects: Balloons (Aircraft), Choreography, Dance notation, Dance, Country-dance, Associated objects, Country dancing
Places: France, Gonesse
People: Jacques Alexandre César Charles (1746-1823)
Time periods: 1780-1790
LC classification: LOT 13416, no. 33