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| author | title | pub date | lang | who | cat | other | |
| A Gentleman | Etiquette for gentlemen | 1839 | E | H | E | Philadelphia 1839 Lindsay & Blakiston (HUW)(PJPxb) | |
| Bergh, Lillie d'A.. | Correct social usage | 1907 | E | H | E | New York N.Y. Society of Self-Culture (HUW-H5079.03.12) also 1909 | |
| Cabrella, Countess of | Ladies' science of etiquette | 1859 | E | H | E | Philadelphia n.d. Peterson (HUW-H5078.43.3) | |
| Day, Charles W. | Hints on etiquette and the usages of society | 1858 | E | H | E | Boston 1858 Ticknor Also 1844 | |
| F.A. | Ladies' pocket book of etiquette | 1838 | E | H | E | n.p. 1928 Golden Cockerel (PJPxb)(HUW; H 5078.38.2) | |
| Leslie, Miss (Eliza) | Miss Leslie's behaviour book | 1859 | E | H | E | 1972 (HUW-H5078.59.21) | |
| Marennes, M. le vicomte de | Manuel de l'homme et de la femme comme il faut | 1855 | F | H | E | Paris 1855 Librarie Nouvelle (HUW-H5078.55) | |
| Moyria-Mailla, M. le comte Abel de | Manuel des usages et des manieres adoptes par les personnes... | 1847 | F | H | E | Paris 1847 Ledoyen (HUW) | |
| na | Etiquette, politeness, and good breeding | xxxx | E | H | E | Glasgow n.d. Cameron & Ferguson (HUW-H5078.70) | |
| na | Illustrated manners book | 1855 | E | H | E | New York 1855 Stringer & Townsend (HUW)(PJPxb)(PJPxd) | |
| na | Social etiquette of New York | 1878 | E | H | E | New York 1880 Appleton (HUW) | |
| A Gentleman | The laws of etiquette; or, Short rules and reflections for conduct in society. By a gentleman | 1836 | E | HLSj | E | #242 Philadelphia, Carey, Lea, and Blanchard, 1836. In a rapidly growing consumer market for etiquette manuals during the nineteenth century, this is an example of a manual that attempts to reinforce the authority of its contents by suggesting legal foundations in its title as well as the qualifications of its author, in this case "A Gentleman." The straightforward chapters include "Good Breeding," "Dress," "Balls," and "Funerals." Reissued throughout the 1840s, much of the manual is a paraphrasing to earlier texts. 172 p 14 cm;LOC: BJ1852.L28 | |
| Hall, Florence H. | Social customs | 1887 | E | HP | E | Boston 1887c Estes & Lauriat. Also rev 1911. | |
| Lunettes, Henry | American gentleman's guide to politeness and fashion | 1857 | E | HP | E | New York 1857 Derby & Jackson Dress section copied. (HUW-H5078.57.9) | |
| Willis, Henry P. | Etiquette, and the usages of society | 1860 | E | HP | E | New York 1860 Dick. Also reprint 1997. | |
| D'Orsay, Alfred | Etiquette; or a guide to the usages of society | 1843 | E | HRSp | E | Philadelphia 1843 Peterson (HUW-H5078.43.3) | |
| na | Beadle's dime book of practical etiquette | 1859 | E | Hp | E | New York 1859 Beadle (PJPx)(HUW-H5078.59.5) | |
| Burchenal, Elizabeth | Folk Dancing and Singing Games | 1909 | E | J | G | G. Schirmer, Inc. New York. Twenty-six folk dances of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Russia, Bohemia, Hungary, Italy, England, Scotland and Ireland; with the music, full directions for performance, and numerous illustrations. Also has dances categorized as dances suitable for : Grass playgrounds, Playgrounds with dirt surfaces, Indoor playgrounds, Small children, Larger boys, Adults, Special Occasions, and Dances of Various Occupations. | |
| Coles, Cowper | Old English Country Dance Steps; English Country Dances of the 17th Century | 1909 | E | J | B | London. pp 31 | |
| Cunnington, Cecil Willett (1878-1961) | English Women's Clothing in the Nineteenth Century | 1990 | E | J | D | Originally Faber and Faber Ltd, London, 1937; Dover Publications, Inc. New York 1990; A Comprhensive Guide with 1,117 Illustrations; GT737.C8 1990; ISBN 0-486-26323-1 | |
| Daniels, Jonathan | Washington Quadrille, The dance beside the documents | 9999 | E | J | B | nothing at all to do with dancing. It confused me, so I'll include it here to save others the same fate. | |
| E. O. Harbin | Phunology - The Book of Good Times - 1000 Games and Entertainment Plans | 1923 | E | J | G | copyright Lamar and Burton. Cokesbury Press Nashville/Richmond/Dallas/San Francisco. pp 454 | |
| Elson, Louis C, ed | Modern Music and Musicians : Part one : compositions, volume 3 famous songs | 1912 | E | J | M | New York | |
| Elson, Louis C. ed | Moder Music and Musicians for Vocalists | 1918 | E | J | M | The University Society Inc New York 1918; 1889 pages; I Song Classics; II Modern Art Songs; III Modern Art Songs, Sacred Songs, Duets : Sacred and Secular; IV Opera and Oratorio Excerpts; V Popular Ballads of All Countries; VI Old Favorites, National and Patriotic Airs, Folk Songs, Chilren's Songs. Index | |
| Elson, Louis C. ed | Moder Music and Musicians for Vocalists - Encyclopedic | 1918 | E | J | M | 640 pages; I The Singers Guide, Religious Music, History; II The Opera, History and Guide, Great Vocalists | |
| Eva Uchalova | Czech Fashion 1918 - 1939; Elegance of the Czechoslovak First Republic | 1996 | E | J | D | na | |
| Fellelly, Catherine | The Garb of Country New Englanders 1790-1840 - Costumes at Old Sturbridge Villiage | 1966 | E | J | D | The Meriden Gravure Company, Meridian Connecticut. pp 47 | |
| Fonteyn, Margot | The Magic of Dance | 1979 | E | J | B | Alfred A. Knopf, Publisher, New York, 1979, 1500-1979 | |
| Frances Grimble | The Edwardian Modiste | 1997 | E | J | D | Lavolta Press 1997, 85 authentic patterns with instructions, fashion plates, and Period Sewing; TT520.G75 1996; ISBN 0-9636517-1-4 | |
| Melvill, Harald | Historic Costume for the Amature Theatre | 1961 | E | J | D | Barrie and Rockliff, London. pp 272 | |
| Moore, Lillian | Images of the Dance - Historical Treasures of the Dance Collection 1581-1861 | 1965 | E | J | B | The NY public library, Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundation NY. pp 86 | |
| Murray, Arthur | Arthur Murray's Dance Secrets | 1946 | E | J | B | New York. pp 111 | |
| Parke, H T | Eighth Notes voices and figures of music and the dance | 1922 | E | J | M | Reprint 1968. Table of contents includes Conductors, Singing Actors, Singers of Songs, Pianists, Violinists, Chamber Music, A Diseuse, Dancers (The Russion Ballet, Pavlowa, Nijinsky, Genee, Isadora Duncan);LOC: 68-29236 | |
| Richard Powers | Social Dance Forms of North America | 1998 | E | J | B | Course Reader for Dance 046 | |
| Vuillier, Gaston | A History of Dancing from the earliest ages to our own times | 1898 | E | J | B | Milford House Boston 1898; reprint 1972 | |
| na | The Art of Dressmaking | 1927 | E | J | D | The Butterick Publishing Company NY. pp 255 | |
| na | The World in Vogue. Seven momentous decades of the names, the faces, and the writing that have held the public eye in the arts, society, literature, theatre, fashion, sports, world affairs. | 1963 | E | J | D | The Viking Press, New York | |
| Hillgrove, Thomas | A complete practical guide to the art of dancing. Containing descriptions of all fashionable and approved dances, full directions for calling the figures, the amount of music required; hints on etiquette, the toilet, etc. | 1863 | E | JLPR | BE | #293 New York, Dick & Fitzgerald 1863. New York dancing master Hillgrove acknowledges that he has "availed himself of all the books from which he might elicit any valuable information." Indeed, very little of the manual is original. Divided into six parts, Hillgrove discusses the benefits of dance, dress, deportment and etiquette in the ballroom and the supper room. The second part focuses on bows and courtesies, positions of the feet, and provides exercises for the feet and legs. The third and fourth parts discuss the quadrille and provide many figures; the fifth part is devoted to round dances such as the waltz, polka, schottisch, galop, and polka mazurka. The last section focuses on more quadrille figures and other group dances such as the "Virginia Reel," "Money Musk," and College Hornpipe. 237 p 17 cm;LOC: GV1751.H63 | |
| Zorn, Friedrich Albert | Grammar of the art of dancing, theoretical and practical; lessons in the arts of dancing and dance writing (choregraphy) with drawings, musical examples, choregraphic symblos, and special music scores, translated from the German of Friedrich Albert Zorn... edited by Alfonso Josephs Sheafe | 1887 | E | JLPR | BM | #174 Boston, Mass. [The Heintzemann press] Translated 1905. Originally published in Leipzig in 1887 under the title Grammatik der tanzkunst, the book was translated into English and Russian. Zorn is well known for his innovative dance notation system that is utilized in this work. The system is important for its information on the step terminology of mid-nineteenth-century ballet. Through text and notation, the manual covers positions of the feet, preparatory exercises, arm movements, as well as describing many steps. Several quadrille figures are also notated as well as the minuet, gavotte, and numerous waltz, polka, and galop steps. A volume of music that includes over one hundred melodies to accompany the steps, exercise, and dances accompanies this edition. 302 p 28 cm. Also reprint 1970 New York Burt Franklin.;LOC: GV1751.Z9 | |
| Castle, Vernon & Irene | Modern dancing / by Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle ; introduction by Elisabeth Marbury | 1914 | E | JLPRT | B | #240 New York : World Syndicate Co., 1914. Written by one of the most famous exhibition ballroom teams of the century, the manual covers a large variety of dances popular during the ragtime era including the tango, one step, hesitation waltz, and maxixe. A large portion of the book is devoted to grace and etiquette, appropriate dance dresses for women, and music. Many photographs of the famous couple enhance the manual. 175 p 21 cm.;LOC: GV1746.C35 1914 | |
| Grove, Lilly, Lady (-1941) | Dancing, by Mrs. Lilly Grove, F.R.G.S., and other writers, with musical examples. Illustrated by Percy Macquoid and by numerous reproductions of engravings, prints and photographs. | 1907 | E | JLPRT | B | #077 London [etc.] Longmans, Green. and co., 1907. Originally published in 1895, Mrs Grove's account of dance history was considered one of the most important books on dance during the late nineteenth century. Although based on previously published materials, the book maintained popularity for several decades. Using a formula employed by many writers, Mrs. Grove writes about the dances of antiquity, ritual dances, and the dances of "savages." The remainder of the book is devoted to the dance of many lands and cultures indcluding Scotland, Wales, Hungary, Russia, Lapland, Spain, and Portugal. 454 p 19 cm;LOC: GV1601.F84 1907 | |
| na | The german. How to give it. How to lead it. How to dance it. By two amateur leaders | 1879 | E | JLPRT | B | #003 Chicago, Jansen, McClurg and company, 1879. Chicago, A.C. 1888. New York, Dick & Fitzgerald 1895. This manual, which is devoted entirely to performance of the popular parlor game, describes the duties of the hostess ("remove all unnecessary furniture"), appropriate music, refreshments, and choosing a leader. Also included is a section on etiquette for guests participating in the German (also known as the cotillon). More than forty figures are described. 132 p. 20 cm. Also reprint Chicago 1900 A.C. McClurg & Co.;LOC: GV1757.G37 | |
| Wilkenson, William Cleaver | The Dance of Modern Society | 1869 | E | JLRp | A | #166 New York, Funk and Wagnalls, Publishers. New York, Oakley, Mason & co., 1869. Unlike many other nineteenth-century antidance writers who base their arguments on Scripture, Wilkinson asks that his readers formulate their opinions on reason, conscience, and common sense. In fact, Wilkinson argues that he is not an enemy of dance and declares it to be perfectly innocent. His argument is against the "modern manner of dancing" that requires expensive clothing and the "massing together of a jostling crowd of mute or merely gibbering animals." Thus, he summarizes, dancing does nothing to "enhance the intellectual improvement of society." 77 p. 18 cm. Also 1884;LOC: GV1741.W68 | |
| Aldrich, Elizabeth | From the Ballroom to Hell - Grace and Folly in Nineteenth Century Dance | 1991 | E | JP | E | Northwestern University Press, Evanston, Illinois. pp 225;LOC: GV1619.A43 | |
| Ford, Mr. and Mrs. Henry | Good Morning; Old Fashioned Dancing Revived | 1926 | E | JPRT | E | Dearborn Publishing Company, Dearborn, Michigan. pp 169 | |
| Shaw, Lloyd | The Round Dance Book | 1949 | E | JPT | B | 1949, Caldwell,Idaho, Caxton Printers, Ltd., A century of waltzes | |
| Chalif, Louise A | The Chalif Text Book of Dancing | 1914 | E | JR | B | Issac Goldman Co. New York 1914. , 5 volumes. Book 1 The Fundamental Positions and Exercises. Book 2 Further Exercises, Port de Bras, and Standard Ballroom Dancing. Book 3 Natural or "Greek" dancing. Book 4 Even More Exercises, Port de Bras, and Standard Ballroom Dancing. Book 5 Toe Dancing. | |
| Batterberry, Michael & Ariane | Mirror, Mirror: A Social History of Fashion | 1977 | E | JT | D | 1977, New York, Holt, Rinehart & Winston | |
| C Ward Crampton | The Folk Dance Book for Elementary Schools, Class Room, Playground and Gymnasium | 1909 | E | JT | B | New York A.S. Barnes Company | |
| Green, Abel | Show Biz from Vaudeville to Video | 1951 | E | JT | B | 1951, NY, Henry Holt & Company | |
| Sharp, Cecil J | The Country Dance Book | 1911 | E | JT | B | Part I, 1909 & II, 1911, reprint 1972, Wakefield, Ltd., 18 country dances. Also reprint 1934, England, Novello & Company. | |
| Thieme, Otto Charles | Simply Stunning | 1988 | E | JT | D | 1988, Cincinnati Art Museum | |
| na | Dance, a Very Social History | 1986 | E | JT | B | 1986, NY, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rizzoli. | |
| Lamb, William | How and What to Dance | 1903 | E | Jr | B | London, C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd. The aim of this book is [...] to set forth clearly those dances which are in fashion at the present day, and some principles which may be useful to pupils who wish to learn "How and What to Dance." Such hints as are easily accessible to ordinary readers in other books have been rather lightly dealt with; others which I see reason to believe are insufficiently appreciated have been unforced at some length. [from the preface] pp 126 | |
| Alerme, P. E. | De la danse, considérée sous le rapport de l'éducation physique, par P.-E. Alerme. | 1830 | F | L | BX | #229 Paris, Les Marchands de nouveautés, 1830. An important early nineteenth-century physiology of dance, the author provides extensive discussion on the importance of dance. Numerous extractions from Alerme's text can be found throughout later nineteenth-century dance literature. 114 p. 21 cm.;LOC: GV1595.A4 | |
| Asher, Solomon | Dance notebook | 1894 | E | L | B | ca. 1894-ca. 1936. 31, [16] p. : ill. ; 21 cm.;LOC: GV1785A77 A3 1894 | |
| Baron, Auguste Alexis (1794-1862) | Lettres a Sophie Sur La Danse, suivies D'entretiens sur les danses ancienne, moderne, religieuse, civile et theatrale | 1825 | F | L | B | #224 Paris, Dondey-Dupré Père et fils, 1825. Essentially a history of Greek, Roman, and early religious dance, and French court dance, the text is drawn from numerous writers, including Mme. Elise Voiart, Joseph Juste Scaliger, Claude François Ménestrier, Louis de Cahusac, Diderot, and Jean-Georges Noverre. The first part of this book comprises seven letters written by Baron during 1821 and 1822. The second part takes the form of conversations with Sophie and, occasionally, two more participants named Heraclite and Démocrite. 344 p 22 cm;LOC: GV1590.B3 | |
| Bogatzky, Carl Heinrich von (1690-1774) | Schriftsmässige beantwortung der frage: Was von dem weltüblichen tanzen und spielen zu halten sey und ob es nicht mit zur christlichen freyheit gehöre? als ein anhang zu den betrachtungen von der freyheit der gläubigen vom gesetz auf verlangen entworfen und in druck gegeben von Carl Heinrich von Bogatzky | 1750 | G | L | A | #022 Halle, In verlag des Wäysenhauses, 1750. This manual is an early German example of the literature against the practice of dancing. In this case, Bogatzky (1690-1774) compares gambling with dancing, and asks the reader to consider these practices in the context of Scripture, especially the Ten Commandments. 192 p. 18 cm.;LOC: GV1590.B7 | |
| Boiseul, Jean | Traité contre les danses. Par Jean Boiseul | 1606 | F | L | A | #023 La Rochelle, Les heritiers de Hierosme Havltin, 1606. An early example of an antidance treatise, this manual provides a foundation for arguments that continued to the end of the nineteenth century--that dancing is a sin against God. Much of Boiseul's argument is based on biblical examples (chapters and verses are noted in the margins of each page). While acknowledging that dance is mentioned in the Bible, the author is quick to point out that the dances were "joyous and spontaneous" and very different from the seventeenth-century social dances of his day. The courante, branle, and galliard come under specific attack. Additionally, Boiseul makes particularly strong arguments against the dances of non-Christian "savages." 50 p. 16 cm.;LOC: GV1740.B7 | |
| Bonem, Natal Jacome | Tratado dos principaes fundamentos da dança, obra muito util, naõ sómente para esta mocidade, que quer aprender a dançar bem, mais ainda para as pessoas honestas, e polidas, as quaes ensina as regras para bem andar, saudar, e fazer todas as cortezias, que convem em as assembleas adonde o uzo do mundo a todos chama ... Por Natal Jacome Bonem | 1767 | P | L | B | #024 Coimbra, Na Officina dos irmaós Ginhoens, 1767. Portuguese dancing master Bonem's manual borrows from the work of contemporary French sources, including dancing masters Guillaume-Louis Pecour and Pierre Rameau. The manual's fourteen chapters focus on dance in the court of Louis XIV and include discussion on feet positions, bows appropriate for various occasions, and the steps and arm positions for the minuet. 6 p l, 3-138 p, 3 l. 16 cm;LOC: GV1590.B73 | |
| Bosshardt-Strübi, J. R. | Leitfaden für den tanz- & körperbildungs-unterricht mit anleitungen über den gesellschaftlichen verkehr. 14 tafeln mit 118 figürlichen und choregraphischen darstellungen. Bearbeitet von J. R. Bosshardt-Strèubi | 1897 | G | L | B | #201 Zürich, Juchli & Beck, 1897. This manual opens with a brief history of dance and continues with descriptions of feet positions, and figures for quadrilles and "La Polonaise" (also known as the grand march). Round dances such as schottisch, waltz, and polka are also included. The manual is enhanced by fourteen full-page illustrations. 109 p 18 cm.;LOC: GV1751.B68 | |
| Bottallo, Barthélemy G | Guide du bon danseur, par le professeur B.-G. Bottallo | 1912 | F | L | B | #236 Paris Imp. Jouve & cie 1912. This manual contains directions for a dances that were popular during at the end of the nineteenth century including the Berline, Badoise polka, and les patineurs. Botallo also includes directions for several specialty dances such as "La Marocaine," and "Danse des Tambourins." The author includes many quadrille and cotillon figures, although neither dance was often performed in the ballroom by 1912. Acknowledging that other dances were more popular, the author includes three figures for a Tango-Argentine. 187 p 16 cm.;LOC: GV1593.B6 | |
| Bourgeois, Edmond | Traité pratique et théorique de la danse, par Edmond Bourgeois | 1909 | F | L | B | #235 Paris, Garnier frères 1909. As was common practice during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, much of this text was borrowed from other writers. The author begins with a general history of dance and proceeds with an explanation of terms found in dance such as les grands battements and ronds de jambes. The manual contains directions for many Renaissance and Baroque dances including La Pavane, and, although the author quotes from Thoinot Arbeau's Orchesographie of 1588, the directions for performance are strictly a nineteenth-century interpretation. Bourgeois's manual also covers nineteenth-century social dances and he provides the history and directions for dances such as the waltz, polka, mazurka, and quadrille. 466 p 20 cm.;LOC: GV1593.B65 | |
| Bowen, Louise W. de K. | The public dance halls of Chicago | 1917 | E | L | A | #025 [Chicago] The Juvenile Protective Association of Chicago, 1917. This is a revised edition of a work based on an investigation done in 1910 regarding the conditions of public dance halls in Chicago. Bowen's complaints included the late hours, too much liquor, and the general behavior of men noting, "... men wear their hats; they all smoke and expectorate freely." She also suggests the waiters and other employees provide information on the location of "disreputable lodging houses," and delivers condemnation against masquerade and fancy dress balls because many women were found "attending in male attire." 13 p. 23 cm.;LOC: GV1623.B7 | |
| Brieux Saint-Laurent, vicomte de | Quelques mots sur les danses modernes, par le vte de B. Saint-Laurent | 1863 | F | L | A | #026 Paris, C. Douniol, 1863. This is a fourth edition of a book that acknowledges other antidance tracts including Boullay's Réforme de las danse des salons; Gustave Louis's Physiologie de l'opinion, and La Chrétienne de nos jours by l'Abbé Bautain. The author notes, with some disdain, that the waltz was introduced into France "par les impures du Directoire" (p. 8). The polka also receives criticism. 6 p. 16 cm.;LOC: GV1649.B75 1863 | |
| Brookes, James Hall (1830-1897) | May Christians dance? By Jas. H. Brookes | 1869 | E | L | A | #028 St. Louis, J. W. McIntyre, 1869. This is a typical example of the antidance literature that was published during the nineteenth century. Although Brookes provides a weak defense of dancing, his final conclusion is that the large assemblies, indelicate dressing, "unwarrantable freedom of intercourse between the sexes," as well as uncontrolled excitement, leads to a thorough worldliness and, ultimately, to the forgetfulness of God. The manual was reissued in the 1890s under the title The modern dance. 143 p. 16 cm;LOC: GV1741.B8 | |
| Brown, R. E., of Taloma, Washington | Dancing and prompting, etiquette and deportment of society and ballroom. [By] Professor Bonstein [pseud.] | 1884 | E | L | B | #002 Boston, Chicago [etc.] White, Smith & co. [c1884] Assembled by Professor Bonstein (pseudonym for Charles A. White) from the writings of others, this manual begins with advice to parents regarding children. "Send them to dancing school and save many a doctor's bill." The etiquette section in this manual is reduced to a section simply called "hints." The author provides advice to prompters and rules for calling quadrilles. Of the many popular ballroom dances performed in the ballroom, only the quadrille, German (also known as the cotillon), and contra dances are discussed. 48 p. 17 cm.;LOC: GV1751.W58 | |
| Buffalo. Ordinances, etc. | Dance halls. Ordinances governing the conduct of public dances and dance halls, city of Buffalo. Issued by the Common council. Daniel J. Sweeney, city clerk | 1914 | E | L | H | #031 Buffalo, 1914. Issued from the Buffalo, New York, City Clerk's office on 14 December 1914, the ordinance defines requirements for a public dance hall, including license fees, security, alcohol prohibitions, and hours of operation. 12 p 14 x 8 cm;LOC: LAW GV1623.B8 | |
| Burette, Pierre Jean (1665-1747) | Prima, e seconda memoria per servire alla istoria del ballo degli antichi, del signor Burette. N.° II | 1746 | I | L | B | #032 Venezia, 1746. In this history of dance, Burette (1665-1747) presents an extensive discussion on Greek and Roman dance, basing his information on literary references such as the Iliad and authors such as Lucian. Included in the discussion are tragic and serious ballet, satire, and pantomime. While this text illuminates the importance of Greek and Roman influence on the arts of the mid-eighteenth century, modern dance scholars will find many interpretive and factual errors. 1 p.l., 33-44, 33-42 p. 25 x 19 cm;LOC: GV1607.B8 | |
| Cahusac, Louis de | La danse ancienne et moderne, ou Traité historique de la danse. Par m. de Cahusac | 1754 | F | L | B | #034 A La Haye [i.e. Paris] chez J. Neaulme, 1754. This three-volume work on dance history describes dance from its origins through the court fêtes of Louis XIV. Volume one stresses the importance of studying the theories of all the arts and covers the dance history of numerous ancient civilizations including Greek, Roman, Turkish, and Egyptian. Volume two describes the renaissance of the arts and the origins of ballet to 1610. Volume three focuses on dance in the court of Henri IV and the establishment of French opera. Cahusac borrows heavily from other writers, especially Philippe Quinault. Although by twentieth-century scholastic standards, Cahusac's interpretations may be problematic, the work formed the foundation for much of the writing on dance history until the twentieth century. 3 v 14 cm;LOC: GV1600.C2 | |
| Caroso, Marco Fabrizio | Raccolta di varij balli fatti in occorrenze di nozze, e festini da nobili cavalieri, e dame di diuerse nationi. Nuouamente ritrouati negli scritti del sig. Fabritio Caroso da Sermoneta ... Data alle stampe da Gio. Dini, arrichita di bellissime figure in rame. Con aggiunta del basso, e soprano della musica, & intauolatura di liuto a ciascun ballo. | 1630 | I | L | B | In Roma, Appresso Guglielmo Facciotti. 1630. Adinstanza di Gio. Dini, libraro all'insegna della Gatta in Nauona. This book contains many detailed illustrations of people in dance poses. Prevalent throughout are musical examples, written in ordinary tablature and lute tablature, to accompany the description of dances. A re-issue of "Il Ballarino". In Italian. 2 p.l., [16], 370, [6] p. illus. (incl. port.) 25 cm.;LOC: MT950.C25 1630 | |
| Cassidy, James P | A treatise on the theory and practice of dancing, with an appropriate poem, in two cantos, and plates illustrative of the art. By James P. Cassidy | 1810 | E | L | B | #036 Dublin, Printed by W. Folds, 1810. The first section of this manual is devoted to a history of dance with emphasis on Greek and Roman practices. However, much of this section is borrowed liberally from the writings of late eighteenth-century authors, and, while it illuminates the importance of Greek and Roman influence on the arts of the era, modern dance scholars will find many interpretive and factual errors. Book two is a discourse on what Cassidy considers the practical aspects of dance: steps, music, and deportment. There is also discussion on the minuet, reel, and country dances. 6 p l, 88 p front, 3 col pl 18 cm;LOC: GV1590.C3 | |
| Charbonnel, Raoul | La danse. Comment on dansait, comment on danse. Technique de Mme Berthe Bernay ... notation musicale de MM. Francis Casadesus et Jules Maugué. Illustrations de M. Valvérane | 1899 | F | L | BM | #041 Paris, Garnier frères 1899. This manual is an extensive history of dance that incorporates many countries, cultures, and periods including Chinese, Hindu, Egyptian, Greek, ancient Gaul, European Renaissance, and Baroque. The manual also covers popular culture, peasant dance, and "foreign dance." The perspective of this manual is clearly nineteenth century, with little emphasis on historical fact. The point of view is clearly western, and this is evident in the music examples that accompany almost every country or culture's entry--all have been subjected to western notation and are arranged in late nineteenth-century grand musical style. Additionally, the text includes numerous illustrations and, no matter the country or culture, the figures are physically shaped to look like late nineteenth-century western ladies and gentlemen. ix, 418 p front, illus, 28 cm;LOC: GV1601.C6 | |
| Chistiakov, Aleksandr Dmitrievich | Metodicheskoe rukovodstvo k obucheniiu tantsam v sredne-uchebnykh zavedeniiakh : s prilozheniem rukovodstva dlia dirizherov s 157-iu figurami dlia kadrilia, mazurki, val'sa, pol'ki i kotil'ona : posobie dlia uchitelei tantsev v kadetskikh korpusakh / sostavil A.D. Chistiakov | 1893 | R | L | B | #042 S.-Peterburg : [s.n.], 1893. This is an important Russian manual describing social dance practices including descriptions of the basic movements and positions used in ballroom dance and various dance types including the polka, waltz, and mazurka. The book incorporates a discussion of the dance instruction in athletic programs and for young men in military academies. Numerous photographs enhance the manual. 189 p. 23 cm;LOC: GV1751.C43 | |
| Clarchies, Louis Julien (1769-1814) | Recueil des contre-danses et walzes / par Louis Julien Clarchies | 1815? | F | L | BM | #043 A Paris : Chez Frere, [179-?-1815?]. Consists of recueils 12-13, 16-17, 20, 23, 25-26, and 28 bound together in reverse numerical order; only recueil 28 has retained its t.p. Between recueils 23 and 20 is bound a similar unidentified vol. (without pl. no.) containing contre-danses by Julien (Clarchies) and 4 other composers and unattributed waltzes. 1 score (30[?] v) 19 cm;LOC: M286.C53 A13 1790z | |
| Clendenen, Frank Leslie (b. 1864) | The art of dancing; its theory and practice, by F. Leslie Clendenen. Drawings by Mrs. Clendenen. Intended for amateurs as well as for professional teachers | 1919 | E | L | B | #045 St. Louis, Printed by Arcade print shop, 1919. This manual is a good example of the emphasis placed on physical fitness during the early twentieth century and, dancing master Clendenen notes "we have just won the greatest war known in history ... by efficiency, and physical excellence." The manual encourages teachers to instruct children "correct dancing and health movements." Clendenen describes a wide panorama of movement including pantomime and dramatic posture dances, Greek dancing, Hawaiian arm and Italian body exercises, rhythmic dancing, toe dancing, as well as nature and health exercises. The book also includes steps and choreographies for novelty dances such as "Russian Slavic Dance," "Dance of the Soul," and "Egyptian Posture Dance." 149, [7] p. front illus, 20 cm;LOC: GV1751.C6 | |
| Clendenen, Frank Leslie (b. 1864) | Clendenen's treatise on elementary and classical dancing ... By F. Leslie Clendenen | 1903 | E | L | B | #044 Davenport, Iowa, Instructor publishing co., 1903. Dancing master Clendenen's book is meant for teachers of dance and he covers the basic building blocks of teaching beginning with the positions of the feet and body. Technical terms (with correct pronunciation), preparatory exercises, bows and curtseys are included as well as sections of attitudes and poses, correct and incorrect positions. The manual concludes with instructions on how to teach ten fancy dances that include "Highland Fling," "Sailor's Hornpipe," "Twentieth-Century Skirt Dance," and "La Manola." The manual is illustrated with photographs of students. 174, [2] p. front illus, pl 21 cm;LOC: GV1781.C5 | |
| Clendenen, Frank Leslie (b. 1864) | Prof. Clendenen's fashionable quadrille book and guide to etiquette | 1895 | E | L | B | #016 Davenport, Ia., F.L. Clendenen [c1895]. 1 p. l, 62 p. 15 cm;LOC: GV1767.C62 1895 | |
| Coulon, Eugène (1808-) | Coulon's Hand-book; containing all the last new and fashionable dances, and also some important remarks on dancing & deportment By Coulon | 1873 | E | L | B | #179 London, A. Hammond & co. 1873. This is an expanded version of a manual published under the same title in 1866. It it not known whether or not famed Paris dancing master Coulon actually participated in the assembly of this manual. Most of the manual is compilation from earlier sources. Demonstrating a growing late nineteenth--century interest in physical education, this new version adds a series of exercises to be performed with poles, dumb-bells, and elastics. Additional exervises emphasize walking, running, and jumping. The manual describes the popular ballroom dances of the era--quadrille, waltz, and polka. 153 p 13 cm;LOC: GV1751.C85 1873 | |
| Coulon, Eugène (1808-) | Coulon's hand-book; containing all the last new and fashionable dances ... By Coulon | 1860 | E | L | B | #049 London, Jullien & co. [1860?]. This is the third edition of Coulon's manual and describes dances popular during the 1840s. Typical of many nineteenth-century ballroom manuals, much of the material is borrowed from other contemporary sources. It is not known whether or not famed French dancing master Eugène Coulon contributed to the work. Small enough to fit into a pocket, the manual begins with a discussion of the polka and includes directions for various ballroom dances including the mazurka quadrille, polka mazurka, schottisch, "La Cellarius," gorlitza, various quadrilles and other group dances such as "La Tempète" and "Sir Roger de Coverley." The manual concludes with directions for the "Menuet de la Cour." An expanded version of this work was published in 1873. xii, 99, 1 p front illus 13 cm;LOC: GV1751.C85 | |
| Czerwinski, Albert | Geschichte der tanzkunst bei den cultivirten völkern von den ersten anfängen bis auf die gegenwärtige zeit. Von Albert Czerwinski. Mit 34 in den text gedruckten abbildungen und 9 alten tanzmelodien. | 1862 | G | L | B | #052 Leipzig, J. J. Weber, 1862. In this vast history of dance, Czerwinski discusses the origins of dance with Greek and Roman examples and continues with a description of the dances in many countries including Spain, France, Germany, England, Scotland, Sweden, Holland, Poland, Japan and Turkey. Specific dances include the galliard, galop, menuet, quadrille, waltz, and tarantella. Although the scholarship is flawed by contemporary standards, the work is part of a large body of literature that influenced the writing of dance history through the end of the nineteenth century. viii, 264 p 18 cm;LOC: GV1601.C8 | |
| Davis, George Rev | An account of the trial of social dance | 1899 | E | L | A | #053 Rondout, NY, K. Freeman printing house, 1899. The author of this work claims to be pastor of the Reformed Churches of Marbletown and North Marbletown as well as a lawyer. In this manual, Davis takes a novel approach in preaching his anti dance position, which he calls "The Trial of Social Dance ... The only King and Potentate, Jesus Christ vs. Social Dance." The jury for this "trial" is composed of "The Public Conscience." "Witnesses" include Mr. Worldly Fun, Mr. Roman Catholic Bishop, Mr. Round Dancing Master, and Miss Chicago Barmaid. The trial proceeds and, in Davis's summary, the jury declares the defendant, social dance, guilty. 46 p 23 cm;LOC: GV1741.D26 | |
| Dewey, Vivian Persis | Tips to dancers, good manners for ballroom and dance hall, by V. Persis Dewey | 1918 | E | L | E | #204 Kenosha, Wis., 1918. This small manual of less than thirty pages is aimed at a non-urban population and, although it contains substantial sections on etiquette and the value of good manners, the only dances mentioned by Dewey are the one step and foxtrot. Advice includes "A man should not try to dance in his stiff, heavy, working shoes," and admonishments to remove chewing gum from the pockets so "you will not be tempted to use it at the party." 31 p 20 cm;LOC: GV1599.D4 | |
| Dodworth, Allen | Assistant for A. Dodworth's Pupils | 1878 | E | L | B | #014 New York, Nesbitt & co., printers, 1878. This small, pocketsize manual was intended for the students of well-known New York dancing master and composer Allen Dodworth. The manual states the rules for classes, gives Dodworth's qualifications as a teacher, and covers manners and etiquette. This edition expands on the 1873 edition by providing more information on the waltz and the cotillon or German, for which eighty-nine figures are presented. 64 p. 11 cm.;LOC: GV1751.D61 1878 | |
| Dodworth, Allen | Assistant for A. Dodworth's Pupils | 1873 | E | L | B | #012 New-York, Nesbitt & co., printers, 1873. This small, pocketsize manual was intended for the students of well-known New York dancing master and composer Allen Dodworth. The manual states the rules for classes, gives Dodworth's qualifications as a teacher, and describes appropriate manners and etiquette. Dances include the quadrille and the popular parlor game known as the German as well as a section on how to dance the "Boston," a waltz variation. As is common in all of Dodworth's works, the author gives ample advice to musicians. 48 p. diagrs. 10 cm.;LOC: GV1751.D61 1873 | |
| Dodworth, Allen | Assistant for A. Dodworth's Pupils | 1882 | E | L | B | New York, Nesbitt & co., printers, 1882. 70 p. 11 cm.;LOC: GV1751.D61 1882 | |
| Drumm, Melvin C | The modern dance and what shall take its place | 1921 | E | L | A | #059 Center Hall, Pa., Center Reporter printing office, 1921. This manual consists of a sermon presented at Saint Luke's Lutheran Church, on 13 February 1921 in Centre Hall, Pennsylvania. This antidance work argues that dance is injurious to the health, is usually accompanied by drinking alcohol, and forces young men to stray from serious reflection and prayer. Typical of this genre of literature, the book contains testimonials from numerous denominations including the Roman Catholic Church, Episcopal Church, Baptist Church, Presbyterian Church, and the Methodist Church. 15 p 23 cm;LOC: GV1741.D75 | |
| Duncan, Raymond (1874-1966) | La danse et la gymnastique, par Raymond Duncan; conférence faite le 4 mai 1914, à l'Université hellénique, Salle de géographie | 1914 | F | L | BX | #062 Paris, Akademia Raymond Duncan, 1914. Originally an address, given by the brother of famed dancer, Isadora Duncan, at a conference in May 1914 at the Université Hellenique, Duncan discusses the renaissance and importance of gymnastics and the systems of physical culture based on Greek models. 18 p 22 cm;LOC: GV1798.D8 | |
| Faulkner, Thomas A | The lure of the dance, by T. A. Faulkner | 1916 | E | L | A | #065 Los Angeles, Cal., T. A. Faulkner c1916. This is the second antidance treatise published by ex-dancing master Faulkner, which he suggests was needed "because the dance craze has developed with such incredible rapidity." This book consists of large sections taken from his earlier book, From the ballroom to hell. Much of Faulkner's diatribe consists of testimonials against women, whom he feels need to be protected from dancing, "one of the most irresistible and dangerous attractions." 148 p 18 cm;LOC: GV1741.F27 | |
| Fertiault, Francois (1814-1915) | Histoire anecdotique et pittoresque de la danse chez les peuples anciens et modernes ... Par F. Fertiault | 1854 | F | L | B | #068 Paris, A. Aubry, 1854. Large portions of this manual on the history of dance are borrowed from other sources including Mme Élise Voiart's Essai sur la danse. The author begins with an examination of Greek and Roman dance and continues through the court dances of Louis XII and Catherine de Médicis. The discussion on French theatrical dance includes mention of two well-known ballerinas, Fanny Elssler and Fanny Cerrito. A wide range of Renaissance and Baroque dances is discussed including the gavotte, pavane, sarabande, chaconne, and gailliard. This manual is typical of other similar publications in that substantial discussion is given to dance practices in foreign lands including China, Switzerland, England, Ireland, Hungary, and Russia. 128 p 16 cm;LOC: GV1601.F43 | |
| Feuillet, Raoul-Auger (1659-1710) | Orchesography; or, The art of dancing by characters and demonstrative figures. Wherein the whole art is explain'd; with compleat tables of all steps us'd in dancing, and rules for the motions of the arms, &c. Whereby any person (who understands dancing) may of himself learn all manner of dances. Being an exact and just translation from the French of Monsieur Feuillet. By John Weaver, dancing master. The 2d ed. N.B. To this edition is added, the Rigadoon, the Louver, & the Brittagne, in characters, with the contents, or index: the whole engraven: and likewise may be had where these are sold, 20 dances in characters, by Mr Isaac, in one vollume | 1715 | E | L | BM | #074 London, Printed for, & sold by Walsh, musick printer & instrument maker to His Majesty, at the Harp in Catherine str c1715. The Rigadoon, the Louver, & the Brittagne, by Mr. Isaac (p. 101-120) consist of diagrams of dance figures, with tune for figure represented at head of each page. 120 p 27 cm;LOC: GV1590.F6 1715 | |
| Feuillet, Raoul-Auger (1659-1710) | Per. recueil de danses de bal pour l'année 1703. De la composition de m. Pecour, et mis au jour par m. Feüillet | 1702 | F | L | BM | #211 Paris, Le sieur Feüillet [etc.] 1702. This treatise contains two duets choreographed by French dancer and choreographer Guillaume-Louis Pecour (c. 1653-1729) and notated in the eighteenth-century notation system first published by Raoul-Auger Feuillet in 1700. The system is based on tract drawings that trace the pattern of the dance. Additionally, bar lines in the dance score correspond to bar lines in the music score. Signs written on the right or left hand side of the tract indicate the steps. 27 p 22 cm.;LOC: GV1590.F53 | |
| Florence, William W | Esmeralda waltz-lanciers. Arranged for the Esmeralda club, of St. Louis, Mo. by Prof. W. W. Florence | 1882 | E | L | B | #203 St. Louis Mo. 1882. Created for the Esmeralda Club of Saint Louis, this short pamphlet consists of five figures of a waltz quadrille with a brief explanation of each figure. 4 p 15 cm.;LOC: GV1761.F63 | |
| Foreman, H. A., Mrs. | Illustrated portfolio of artistic dancing / by Mrs. H.A. Foreman. | 1894 | E | L | B | #010 Portland, Ore. : Peaslee Bros., c1894. This is a book of twelve photographs showing Mrs. Foreman's dance students in a variety of dance poses including "The Persian Vestal Dance," "The Minuet," "Society Skirt Dance," "Butterfly Skirt Dance," "The Cacucha," and "Scarf Dance." 22 leaves : ill; 24 x 30 cm;LOC: GV1753 .F71 | |
| Fraisier, M. J. C. | The scholars companion, containing a choice collection of cotillons & country-dances. By M. J. C. Fraisier | 1796 | E | L | B | #075 Boston: Printed by D. Bowen, at the Columbia museum press, for the author 1796. Although the title of this manual would indicate a collection of cotillions (figure dances usually performed by four couples), the dances are, in fact, English country dances, performed by a column of men facing a column of women. The collection includes directions for 50 English country dances. 16 p 16 cm;LOC: GV1763.F7 Microfilm 82/5855 (GV) | |
| French, J. A. ed | The prompter's handbook. Ed. by J. A. French | 1893 | E | L | B | #079 Boston, London, O. Ditson company; [etc., etc.] c1893. Similar to other prompter's books published during the last half of the nineteenth century, French gives instructions for calling the figures of quadrilles including examples of how the calls correlate to the music. The book also covers the calling of contra dances (progressive figure dances performed by a column of men facing a column of women). 88 p. 16 cm.;LOC: GV1767.F87 | |
| Gardner, Ella (1893-1942) | Public dance halls, their regulation and place in the recreation of adolescents, by Ella Gardner | 1929 | E | L | B | #205 Washington, U.S. Govt. print. off., 1929. This pamphlet discusses the legislative regulation of public dance halls in twenty-eight states. Some of the regulations undertaken by the states include restrictions on attendance, hours of operation, supervision, and regulation of the physical and social conditions of the hall. The author also discusses some of the regulations and ordinances of 100 cities including one from Lincoln, Nebraska that required patrons to keep their bodies at least six inches apart. 57 p 23 cm.;LOC: GV1623.G3 | |
| Gardner, William W | Modern dancing: in the light of Scripture and facts. By W. W. Gardner, D.D. | 1893 | E | L | A | #081 Louisville, Ky., Baptist book concern, 1893. This antidance tract was originally a sermon presented by the author in Maysville, Kentucky in 1849 and repeated in 1866. It was published as a circular in 1874 and revised in 1887. The arguments are typical of this genre of literature. The author concludes that, based on his interpretation of the Scriptures, dance is dangerous to health, piety, and usefulness. 104 p 19 cm;LOC: GV1741.G22 | |
| Gavina, P | Balli di ieri e balli d'oggi | 1922 | I | L | B | #195 Milano, U. Hoepli, 1922. 375 p 16 cm.;LOC: GV1601.G3 1922 | |
| Gavina, P | Il ballo: storia della danza, balli girati, contraddanze, cotillon, danze locali, feste di ballo, igiene del ballo, di P. Gavina; con 103 figure intercalate nel testo | 1905 | I | L | B | Milano, U. Hoepli, 1905. vii, 265 p. illus. 15 cm.;LOC: GV1601.G3 | |
| Grant, Horatio N | The double sword dance. Described and copyrighted November, 1895, by Prof. H. N. Grant | 1895 | E | L | B | #088 Buffalo NY c1895. Part of a series of pamphlets published by Grant, this work provides preparatory exercises and instructions for steps including the pas de basque, waltz turn, and shuffle. Grant notes that the double sword dance can be performed as a solo or duet. 100 p 19 cm;LOC: GV1795.G725 | |
| Grant, Horatio N | Irine skipping rope dance, originated and described by Prof. H. N. Grant | 1895 | E | L | B | #087 Buffalo NY c1895. Grant describes ten steps of a solo dance that requires a rope as a prop. 164 p 19 cm;LOC: GV1795.G74 | |
| Grant, Horatio N. | The Highland fling and how to teach it, by Prof. Grant ... [Book no. 2] | 1892 | E | L | B | #086 Buffalo, NY, Electric city press c1892. This short pamphlet is devoted to the Highland Fling, described as a popular fancy dance, especially appropriate for children. The author gives four exercises and descriptions for eleven steps, many with multiple parts. 39 p 16 cm;LOC: GV1795.G735 | |
| Ham, Mordecai Franklin | The modern dance; 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 M. F. Ham ... illustrations by Will N. Noonan. | 1916 | E | L | A | #207 San Antonio, The San Antonio printing company, 1916. 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, 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." 60 p 23 cm.;LOC: GV1741.H3 | |
| Heckman, George C (1825-1902) | Dancing as a Christian amusement. By the Rev. George C. Heckmann | 1879 | E | L | A | #092 Philadelphia, Presbyterian board of publication 1879. This antidance treatise presents three of the central arguments for this genre of literature. First, dance is injurious to the health; second, dance is a waste of time and money. The third argument recognizes that dance is mentioned in the Bible; however, the author claims that only women danced and solely for religious purposes. 36 p. 16 cm.;LOC: GV1741.H44 | |
| Holt, Ardern | How to dance the revived ancient dances. By Ardern Holt | 1907 | E | L | BM | #200 London, H. Cox, 1907. Holt begins his discussion with a history of "chorography" and the work of famed eighteenth-century dancing masters and choreographers Guillaume-Louis Pecour, Pierre Beauchamps, and Raoul-Auger Feuillet. Several pages of dances written in the dance notation system devised by Feuillet are included. Holt's "reconstruction" of the pavan includes the appropriate music from Thoinot Arbeau's 1588 manual, Orchesographie. For decades, the inclusion of the notation and music was deceiving to many unsuspecting people who used Holt's manual to reconstruct dances for the Renaissance and Baroque. Holt's interpretations bear no resemblance to the originals; however, they do clearly illuminate the romanticized aura that began to surround such dances as the minuet during the nineteenth century. Line drawings and photographs enhance Holt's manual. 158 p 19 cm;LOC: GV1753.H7 | |
| Hubbert, James Monroe | Dancers and dancing; a calm and rational view of the dancing question, by Pastor J. M. Hubbert | 1901 | E | L | A | #104 Nashville, Tenn., Cumberland Presbyterian publishing house c1901. At first glance, Hubbert appears to be presenting both pro and con agruments regarding the suitability of dancing. However, the discussion is weighted toward the common discourse found in this genre of antidance literature. Hubbert argues that although dance was practiced in biblical times, it was performed by and for women. Additionally, he concludes that dance is bad for the health and a waste of time and money. 44 p 19 cm;LOC: GV1741.H87 | |
| Ide, Jacob (1785-1880) | The nature and tendency of balls, seriously and candidly considered; in two sermons | 1819 | E | L | B | #105 Dedham : Printed by M. & W.H. Mann, 1819. This book consists of two sermons delivered by Jacob Ide (1785-1880), pastor of the Second Church in Medway during December 1818. In these sermons, the pastor declares that balls are too expensive, "excite very ardent feeling," and lead to an "inordinate love of company" resulting in idleness. The second sermon is devoted to a common theme in nineteenth-century antidance literature, that dancing and attending balls are contrary to Scripture. Ide's sermons were reprinted in 1859. 50 p 21 cm;LOC: GV1741.I2 1818 | |
| Issac, Mr. and Paisible, James | The friendship : Mr. Isaac's new dance for the year 1715 / the tune by Mr. Paisible ; engraven in characters & figures for the use of masters writ by Mr. Pemberton | 1715 | E | L | BM | #124 London, Printed for I. Talch, and I. Hare, (1715). This ballroom duet for one couple, preserved in feuillet notations, was choreographed by English dancing master Mr. Isaac (c.1640-c 1720) to music composed by James Paisible (died 1721). The eight-couplet dance is in duple meter. The dance notation system, first published by dancing master Raould-Auger Feuillet (1659 or 1660-1710), is based on tract drawings that trace the pattern of the dance. Additionally, bar lines in the dance score correspond to the bar lines in the music score. Signs written on the right or left hand side of the tract indicate the steps. E. Pemberton notated the dance. 8 29 cm;LOC: MT950.P2 F6 & GV1589 | |
| Issac, Mr. and Paisible, James | The Godolphin : Mr. Isaac's new dance made for Her Majestys birth day 1714 / the tune by Mr. Paisible ; engraven in characters & figures for the use of masters writ by Mr. Pemberton | 1714 | E | L | BM | #131 London, Printed for I. Walsh, and I. Hare, 1714. This ballroom dance for one couple, preserved in Feuillet notation, was choreographed by English dancing master Mr. Isaac (c.1640-c.1720) to music composed by James Paisible (died 1721). The five couplet dance is in duple meter and is dedicated to the Lady Harriot Godolphin, considered to be a "particular good dancer," by E. Pemberton, the notator of the dance. The dance notation system, first published by dancing master Raoul-Auger Feuillet (1659 or 1660-1710), is based on tract drawings that trace the patter of the dance. Additionally, bar lines in the dance score correspond to bar lines in the music score. Signs written on the right or left hand side of the tract indicate the steps. 7 leaves 29 cm;LOC: MT950.P2 G5; GV1589 | |
| Issac, Mr. and Paisible, James | The Northumberland : Mr. Isaac's new dance made for Her Majestys birth day ; engraven in characters & figures for the use of masters. | 1713? | E | L | BM | #008 London : Printed for I. Walsh & I. Hare, 1713? This ballroom dance for one couple in eight couplets, preserved in Feuillet notation, was choreographed by English dancing master Mr. Isaac (c. 1640-1720) to music composed by James Paisible (died 1721). The dance notation system, firt published by dancing master Raoul-Auger Feuillet (1659 or 1660-1710), is based on tract drawings that trace the pattern of the dance. Additionally, bar lines in the dance score correspond to bar lines in the music score. Signs written on the right or left hand side of the tract indicate the steps. 9 leaves : ill, music; 29 cm;LOC: MT950.P2 N5 (Case) | |
| Issac, Mr. and Paisible, James | The Pastorall. Mr Issac's new dance made for Her Majestys birth day 1713 | 1713 | E | L | BM | #125 London, Printed for I Walsh, and I. Hare, 1713. This ballroom dance for one couple, preserved in Feuillet natation, was choreographed by English dancing master Mr. Isaac (c.1640-c1720) to music composted by James Paisible (died 1721). The fourteen couplet dance begins in 6/4 and changes to a hornpipe on the ninth couplet. The dance notation system, first published by dancing master Raoul-Auger Feuillet (1659 or 1660-1710), is based on tract drawings that trace the pattern of the dance. Additionally, bar lines in the dance score correspond to bar lines in the music score. Signs written on the right or left hand side of the tract indicate the steps. The dance was notated by dancing master E. Pemberton who urged all dancing masters who had not learned the "characters of dancing" (Feuillet notation) either through "prejudice or mistaken notions" should do so as "it is necessary as the notes of music." 12 p 29 cm;LOC: MT950.P2 P3; GV1589 | |
| Issac, Mr. and Paisible, James | The Princess. Mr. Isaac's New Dance, made for Her Majesty's Birth Day | 1707? | E | L | BM | #006 London : Printed for I. Walsh & I. Hare, 1710?. This ballroom dance for one couple, preserved in Feuillet notation, was choreographed by English dancing master Mr. Isaac (c. 1640-c.1720) to music composed by James Paisible (died 1721). A triple meter dance of nine couplets, the meter changes to 6/4 at the commencement of the fifth couplet. The dance notation system, first published by dancing master Raoul-Auger Feuillet (1659 or 1660-1710), is based on tract drawings that trace the pattern of the dance. Additionally, bar lines in the dance score correspond to bar lines in the music score. Signs written on the right or left hand side of the tract indicate the steps. 10 leaves : ill, music; 29 cm;LOC: MT950.P2 P6 (Case) | |
| Issac, Mr. and Paisible, James | The rigadoon royal : Mr. Isaac's new dance made for Her Majestys birth day 1711 / engraven in characters & figures for the use of masters writ by Mr. de la Garde, dancing master | 1711 | E | L | BM | #126 London, Printed for I. Walsh, & I. Walsh, 1771. This ballroom dance for one couple, preserved in Feuillet notation, was choreographed by English dancing master Mr. Isaac (c.1640-1720) to music composed by James Paisible (died 1721). The eight couplet dance is in duple meter. The dance notation system, first published by dancing master Raoul-Auger Feuillet (1659 or 1660-1710), is based on tact drawings that trace the pattern of the dance. Additionally, bar lines in the dance score correspond to bar lines in the music score. Signs written on the right or left hand side of the tract indicate the steps. 9 leaves 29 cm;LOC: MT950.P2 R33; GV1589 | |
| Issac, Mr. and Paisible, James | The Royal Ann. Mr. Isaac's new dance made for Her Majesty's birth day 1712 | 1712 | E | L | BM | #127 London, Printed for I. Hare & I. Hare, 1712. This ballroom dance for one couple, preserved in Feuillet notation, was choreographed by English dancing master Mr. Isaac (c. 1640-1720) to music composed by James Paisible (died 1721). The eight couplet dance is in triple meter. The dance notation system, first published by dancing master Raoul-Auger Feuillet (1659 or 1660-1710), is based on tract drawings that trace the pattern of the dance. Additionally, bar lines in the dance score correspond to bar lines in the music score. Signs written on the right or left hand side of the tract indicate the steps. English dancing master, E. Pemberton (fl. 1711), probably notated the dance. 8 leaves 29 cm.;LOC: MT950.P2 R4; GV 1589 | |
| Issac, Mr. and Paisible, James | The royal Portuguez : Mr. Isaac's new dance made for Her Majesty's birth day 1709 / the tune by Mr. Paisible ; engraven in characters & figurs [sic] for the use of masters writ by Mr. de la Garde ... and revis'd by the author. | 1709 | E | L | BM | #128 London, Printed for I. Walsh & P. Randall ... & I. Hare, 1709. This ballroom dance for one couple, preserved in Feuillet notation, was choreographed by English dancing master Mr. Isaac (c. 1640-c.1720) to music composed by James Paisible (died 1721). The fifteen couplet dance begins in 6/4 but changes to "brisk minuet time" on the eleventh couplet. The dance notation system, first published by dancing master Raoul-Auger Feuillet (1659 or 1660-1710), is based on tract drawings that trace the pattern of the dance. Additionally, bar lines in the dance score correspond to bar lines in the music score. Signs written on the right or left hand side of the tract indicate the steps. 14 leaves 29 cm.;LOC: MT950.P2 R45; GV 1589 | |
| Issac, Mr. and Paisible, James | The royall gailliarde : Mr. Isaac's new dance made for Her Majesty's birth day 1710 / the tune by Mr. Paisible ; engraven in characters & figures for the use of ma[ste]rs writt [sic] by Mr. de la Garde | 1710 | E | L | BM | #129 London, Printed for J. Walsh & P. Randall ... & J. Hare, 1710. This ballroom dance for one couple, preserved in Feuillet notation, was choreographed by English dancing master Mr. Isaac (c.1640-c. 1720) to music composed by James Paisible (died 1721). The fifteen couplet dance begins in duple meter, changes to a triple meter sarabande at the tenth couplet, and changes once more to a canary on the twelfth couplet. The dance notation system, first published by dancing master Raoul-Auger Feuillet (1659 or 1660-1710), is based on tract drawings that trace the pattern of the dance. Additionally, bar lines in the dance score correspond to bar lines in the music score. Signs written on the right or left hand side of the tract indicate the steps. 14 leaves 29 cm.;LOC: MT950.P2 R55; GV 1589 | |
| Issac, Mr. and Paisible, James | The Royall. Mr. Isaac's new dance | 1712? | E | L | BM | #007 London : Printed for I. Walsh & I. Hare, 1711? This ballroom dance for one couple, preserved in Feuillet notation, was choreographed by English dancing master Mr. Isaac (c. 1640-c.1720) to music composed by James Paisible (died 1721). The eleven couplet dance begins in triple meter and changes to a hornpipe on the fifth couplet. The dance notation system, first published by dancing master Raoul-Auger Feuillet (1659 or 1660-1710), is based on tract drawings that trace the pattern of the dance. Additionally, bar lines in the dance score correspond to bar lines in the music score. Signs written on the right or left hand side of the tract indicate the steps. 12 leaves : ill, music; 29 cm;LOC: MT950.P2 R5 (Case) | |
| Jones, John Griffing (1804-1888) | An appeal to all Christians, especially the members of the Methodist Episcopal church, against the practice of social dancing. By Rev. John G. Jones | 1867 | E | L | A | #107 Saint Louis, P. M. Pinckard, 1867. This tract against the practice of social dancing is based on a series of articles written by Jones in 1852. Jones notes alarm because dance is gaining favor with the public. Two of his arguments are common in this genre of literature. First, he claims that dance is an unhealthy exercise. Second, he claims that dance in the Bible is exempted from criticism because it was interpreted as being performed only by women. Jones argues that dance is the natural result of "fervent piety, and of a heart overflowing with gratitude." 66 p 15 cm;LOC: GV1741.J6 | |
| Kingsbury, W. H. | A cotilion [!] [By] W. H. Kingsbury | 1788 | E | L | BS | #108 London, S. W. Fores, 1788. A continuous strip mounted on linen (26 1/2 x 208 cm) folded, accordion fashion, to form 10 leaves. This is a charming example of late-eighteenth-century caricature. Although the specific personalities and dances cannot be pinpointed, this collection of ten couples, dressed in ball dress and displaying exaggerated dance poses, is an excellent sample of an art form that flourished in England during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. 28 x 23 cm.;LOC: GV1757.K5 | |
| Landrin, fl. ca. (1760-1785) | Potpourri françois des contre-danse ancienne tel quil se danse chez la Reine | 1760 | F | L | BM | #245 A Paris : Chez Landrin, m[archan]d de musique ét de dans[e]..., Lahante, m[aî]tre de danse 1760. This is a collection of twelve contredanses, figure-dances performed by four couples and popular during the last half of the eighteenth century. Unlike other published accounts that describe a single figure for each dance, all the dances in this collection contain a series of figures, demonstrating a closer relationship with nineteenth-century quadrilles. Although this collection contains no floor patterns, the figures for each dance are desbribed in text and appropriate music is provided. 2 v 22 cm.;LOC: GV1649.L36 1760 | |
| Landrin, fl. ca. (1760-1785) | Receuil danglaise : arrangees avec leurs traits telle quel se danse ché la Reine / mis au jour par M[onsieu]r Landrin, m[ai]tre de danse ét compositeur des Traits des contre-danse. | 1760 | F | L | BM | #246 A Paris : Landrin, m[archan]d de musique ét de dans[e] ... ét chez Mlle Castagnery ..., [between ca. 1760 and 1785]. This is a collection of nine English country dances with directions for the figures and appropriate music for a treble insturment. The English country dance was imported into France during the early eighteenth-century. 11 p 23 cm.;LOC: GV1796A7 L36 1760 | |
| Lemaire, Claudine | Les basses danses de Marguerite d'Autriche = Das Tanzbüchlein der Margarete von Österreich : vollständige Faksimile-Ausgabe im Originalformat der Handschrift MS 9085 aus dem Besitz der Bibliothèque royale Albert Ier, Bruxelles. Kommentarband / mit Beiträgen von Claudine Lemaire, Claude Thiry, Victor Gavenda. | 1499 | G | L | BM | #112 Graz, Austria : Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, 1988. Foreword in German, the first 2 essays in French, the 3rd in English. This is a facsimile reproduction with additional commentary of a rare fifteenth-century source for the bassedanse, a Burgundian court dance. Known as Brussels manuscript 9085, it consists of twenty-five parchment leaves on black paper with gold rules and calligraphic initials in silver. Seventeen folios contain specific music and choreographies in the earliest known dance notation. Includes bibliographical references. 76 p. ; 13 x 21 cm.;LOC: GV1796.B28 B27 1988 | |
| Lorenzová, Anna. | Elegantní tanecník / dle rozlicných pramenu upravila Anna Lorenzová. | 1895 | C | L | B | #215 V Trebíci : Nakladatel Jindrich Lorenz, 189-. (V Dacicích : Tisk Ant. Kasalého) This diminutive manual, written in Czech, contains descriptions of popular ballroom dances including the polka, mazurka, waltz, quadrille, and polonaise. Lorenzová demonstrates that late nineteenth-century ballroom traditions were similar throughout western and eastern Europe. 125 p. 6 cm.;LOC: GV1751.L59 | |
| Mason, Francis | A treatise on the use and peculiar advantages of dancing and exercises, considered as a means of refinement and physical development ... By Francis Mason | 1854 | E | L | B | #194 London, Sharp & Hale, 1854. In this book dancing master Mason attempts to make a case for the advantages of dancing and traces the development of dance from ancient times. As part of his argument, Mason often distinguishes between the dance of civilized and uncivilized peoples. His bias is clear in the following: "Man in a civilized state generally turns the feet outwards, as in an uncivilized state they are invariably turned inwards" (p. 11). 46 p 16 cm;LOC: GV1599.M3 | |
| Minguet é Irol, Pablo d | Arte de danzar a la francesa, adornado con quarenta figuras, que enseñan el modo de hacer todos los diferentes passos de la danza del minuete, con todas sus reglas, y de conducir los brazos en cada passo: y en quatro figuras, el modo de danzar los tres passapies. Tambien est an escritos en solfa, para que qualquier musico los sepa tañer. Su autor Pablo Minguet e Irol ... A-nadido en esta tercera impression todos los passos, ó movimientos del danzar à la española | 1737 | S | L | BM | #118 Madrid, P. Minguet, en su casa, 1737?. Published in 1758 by engraver, writer, and translator Minguet é Irol, this manual incorporates sections of Raoul-Feuillet's Choreographie (Paris, 1700) and Pierre Rameau's Le Maître de danser (Paris, 1725), although neither author is credited. Part one describes feet positions, the manner of managing one's hat, and provides a large vocabulary of steps used in eighteenth-century dance technique. Part two includes dances by Feuillet and French dancer and choreographer, Guillaume-Louis Pecour. The third section discusses contredances. The last and most interesting part, dated 1764, gives descriptions for forty-five steps used in Spanish dance. 72 p 14 cm;LOC: GV1590.M6 | |
| Moreau de Saint-Méry, Médéric Louis Elie (1750-1819) | De la danse. Par Moreau de Saint-Méry | 1801 | E | L | B | #221 Parme, Imprimé par Bodoni, 1801. This manual describes a colonial view of the history of dance in the West Indies, focusing on the dance of Creoles. Moreau de Saint-Méry (1750-1819), discusses the effects of slavery and the African roots for such dances as the chica and notes that contredanses and minuets were also performed. 52 p. 12 cm.;LOC: GV1601.M83 | |
| Negri, Cesare | Nvove inventioni di balli; opera vaghissima nella quale si danno i giusti modi del ben portar la vita, et di accommodarsi con ogni leggiadria di mouimento alle creanze et gratie d'amore. Conueneuoli a tutti i cavalieri, & dame, per ogni sorte di ballo, balletto, & brando d'Italia, di Spagna & di Francia. Con figure ... in rame et regole della musica et intauolatura quali si richieggono al suono et al canto. Divisa in tre trattati .. | 1604 | I | L | BM | #121 Milano, G. Bordone, 1604. Originally published as Le gratie d'amore in 1602, this manual is considered one of them most valuable and diverse primary sources on Italian court dance. Divided into three parts, the first part illuminates the career and students of dancing master Cesare Negri (ca. 1536-ca. 1604; also known as Il Trombone); the second is devoted to the era's most virtuosic dance type, the galliard; and the third section details a wide repertory of additional steps utilized in the treatise's forty-three choreographies. Many of the choreographies are preceded by full-page illustrations and each dance is provided with appropriate music written in Italian lute tablature and/or mensural notation. 300 p 33 cm;LOC: GV1590.N4 1604 Rosenwald Coll | |
| Palmer, Benjamin Morgan (1818-1902) | Social dancing inconsistent with a Christian profession and baptismal vows: a sermon, preached in the Presbyterian church, Columbia, S.C., June 17, 1849, by B. M. Palmer | 1849 | E | L | A | #130 Columbia, Printed at the office of the South Carolinian, 1849. Taken from a sermon delivered 17 June 1849, Palmer's book is typical of midnineteenth-century antidance literature. He declares that the seventeen references to dance in the Bible are all performed by one sex, in open fields, and in broad daylight. This, Palmer (1818-1902) concludes, is not the case with balls, in which the sexes dance together, in closed quarters, and at night. The author declares that human nature is "fallen and depraved, and subject to the domination of wicked passions," therefore, attending balls is promiscuous, demoralizing and inconsistent with baptismal vows. 23 p 19 cm;LOC: GV1741.P3 | |
| Papanti, Luis | De Witt's ballroom call book. Containing directions for calling the quadrille figures (new and old), and the leading contra dances, as danced in ballrooms and private parlors throughout the United States and Canada. By Signor Luis Papanti | 1878 | E | L | B | New York, C. T. De Witt, c1878. 45 p. 18 cm.;LOC: GV1767.P21 | |
| Paul, F | Le cotillon et les quadrilles actuels; traité théorique et pratique, par F. Paul | 1877 | F | L | B | #132 Paris, E. Gérard et cie, 1877. This manual provides instructions for the figures of five quadrilles including one for three couples (rather than the normal four couples). However, the main focus of the book is on the cotillon (also known as the German), a group dance consisting of a series of party games of figures. The manual provides 182 figures. 157 p 25 cm;LOC: GV1763.P3 | |
| Penn, W. E. | There is no harm in dancing, by W. E. Penn, with an introduction by Rev. J. H. Stribling, D.D. | 1884 | E | L | A | #136 St. Louis, Mo., L. E. Kline, 1884. The basic premise in this antidance treatise is typical of this genre of dance literature; namely, dance is bad for the health and is a waste of money. The author utilizes a novel approach and uses trees as metaphors to support his arguments. Some trees are "not comely to look upon, but the fruit very good." Other trees have dangerous fruit and the author concludes that samples of the fruit found on the tree of dancing include "pride, lasciviousness, lying, drunkenness, embezzlement, fornication, cruelty, idolatry, prostitution, abortion, and assassination." The manual was reissued in 1886 as The Upas Tree. 58 p 15 cm.;LOC: GV1741.P4 | |
| Pfefferkorn, George J. | Ist tanzen Sünde? Von G. J. Pfefferkorn | 1901 | G | L | A | #137 Chippewa Falls, Wis. c1901. This antidance treatise was directed at the large German-speaking population that settled in the mid-western section of the United States. Pfefferkorn's two main arguments are common in this genre of literature: dance is a waste of time and money and, additionally, is bad for the health. The author concludes that dance is sinful and dangerous, leading to carnal appetites and immoral thoughts and actions. 66 p. 19 cm.;LOC: GV1741.P52 | |
| Phillips, John, Rev | Familiar dialogues on dancing, between a minister and a dancer; taken from matter of fact with an appendix containing some extracts from the writings of pious and eminent men against the entertainments of the stage, and other vain amusements ... By John Phillips | 1798 | E | L | A | #217 New York, Printed by T. Kirk, 1798. Substantiated by quotations from other writers including Pascall, Prince of Conti, Chief Justice Hale, and Archbishop Tillotson, Phillips declares dance to be a vain and idle amusement. While he acknowledges that many people assume the study of dance teaches good carriage and a "graceful and easy way of moving our limbs," he notes that Quakers, "who hold dancing in abomination," manage to display good carriage without benefit of dance instruction. As with other writers of antidance literature, Phillips notes that, although dance wasprevalent during biblical times, only women participated. 39 p. 21 cm.;LOC: GV1740.P5 | |
| Playford, John (1623-1686) | The dancing-master; or, Directions for dancing countrydances, with the tunes to each dance, for the treble-violin. Vol. the 2d. The 4th ed., containing 360 of the choicest old and new tunes now used at court, and other publick places. The whole work rev. and done on the new-ty'd-note, and much more correct than any former editions. | 1728 | E | L | BM | #233 London, Printed by W. Pearson and sold by J. Young, 1728. Originally published in 1651 under the title of The English dancing master, the work went through numerous editions from 1652 to 1728. Compiled by John Playford (1623-1687), a publisher of music books, the treatise is consider an important work on English country dances, a form of dance where couples perform a series of set patterns. The work utilizes a rudimentary dance notation and page one of the treatise is devoted to an explanation of the symbols. Each of the 360 dances contained in this last edition is given appropriate music, in the form of a treble line. Most of the dances are designated for longways sets of three couples, four couples, or as many as will. 360 p. 12 x 21 cm.;LOC: MT950.P68 1728 | |
| Rowe, George H | The prompter's own book; or, Rowe's calls for the ballroom. Contains all the latest and best calls necessary for an all night party | 1878 | E | L | B | #148 Boston, G. H. Rowe, c1878. Foreshadowing the growing trend of late nineteenth-century dance manuals to reduce discussion on etiquette, Rowe's treatise contains absolutely no information on the subject but begins directly with information on the quadrille. This book advertised for 25 cents, is far less extensive than most published during the 1870s. 9 p 18 cm;LOC: GV1767.R87 | |
| Sartori, Don Luigi (1843-) | Die modernen Tänze, von msgr. don Luigi Sartori. Frei übersetzt und verändert von p. Vigilius H. Krull, C. PP. S. | 1910 | E | L | B | #228 St. Josephs, Collegeville, IN, 1910 While this book covers several aspects of dancing, from dances in the Bible to the psychology of dancing, it denounces most forms. Written by a Catholic priest, it was approved by the Catholic Church in 1910 by Hermannus J. Alerding. It was translated into German from English. 28 p 20 cm;LOC: GV1741.S2 | |
| Sherwood, Mary Elizabeth Wilson (1830-1903) | Manners and social usages, by Mrs. John Sherwood | 1887 | E | L | E | #237 New York, Harper & brothers, 1887. Etiquette manuals are an important sources of information on ballrooms and social dance during the nineteenth-century. Sherwood's book is an exceptional source for etiquette as it was practiced in the late 1880s. Additionally, of the book's fifty-nine chapters, two are devoted to dancing and balls. 487 p 18 cm. Also rev 1884, 1897.;LOC: BJ1852.S54 1887 | |
| Strassburg, Herman A., Jr. | Call book of modern quadrilles ... Arranged and explained by Herman A. Strassburg, jr. | 1889 | E | L | B | #153 Detroit, Mich., American music co., c1889. The author of this manual declares that "every person should be able to dance ... quadrilles without the aid of a 'caller.'" Unlike other contemporary call books, Strassburg provides the calls as well as a brief description of the figures. The work also includes three waltz quadrilles (one is set for three couples) that are credited to the well-known dancing master E. W. Masters of Boston. 24 p. 15 cm.;LOC: GV1767.S89 | |
| Tikhomirov, Aleksei Dmitrievich | Samouchitel modnykh bal' nykh I kharakternykh tantsev | 1901 | R | L | B | #157 Moskva, 1901. Translated as "Self-tutor of fashionable social and characteristic dances," this is an important Russian-language manual that describes the role of social dance, the importance of proper bearing, bows, introductions, and etiquette. Many of the same are the same as those performed in the ballrooms of western Europe, such as the waltz, quadrille, polonaise, polka, pas de patinier. Other dances are more interesting--the mazurka, pas de'Espagne, Hongroise, csárdas, and kamarinskaya. The descriptions are enhanced by diagrams and drawings. Some of the dance titles are written in French, the prevailing language of the ballroom. 155 p 22 cm;LOC: GV1753 .T5 | |
| Tomlinson, Kellom | The art of dancing explained by reading and figures; whereby the manner of performing the steps is made easy by a new and familiar method: being the original work, first design'd in the year 1724, and now published by Kellom Tomlinson, dancing-master | 1735 | E | L | B | #158 London, Printed for the author, 1735. The title page indicates the book was completed in 1724. However, the cost of the thirty-five full-page plates precluded publication until 1735. In this treatise of two parts, Tomlinson (c. 1690-1753?) sets forth the principles of Baroque dance. Book one covers description of twenty nine steps; book two discusses the minuet, including four methods of performing the minuet step. 159 p 30 x 23 cm;LOC: MT950.A2 T6 | |
| Voiart, Élise, Mme. (1786-1866) | Essai sur la danse antique et moderne ... Par Mme Élise Voiart | 1823 | F | L | B | #160 Paris, Audot, 1823. All of Mme. Voiart's manual is devoted to the history of dance. Quoting heavily from many previously published materials, including a number of travelogues, this book discusses the origins of dance and devotes a chapter each to Greek and Roman dance. The second part of the book discusses transition to what the author terms "modern dance," in this case the court dances of France. In examining the dances of the French Baroque court, Mme. Voiart (1786-1866) refers to a great variety of dances including the courante, minuet, and gavotte as well as dances from at least one hundred years earlier such as the pavane and branle. Demonstrating an interest in non-European dance, the book also discusses dance as practiced in other parts of the world including Norway, Canada, the Sioux of Missouri, and Africa. Although the scholarship, by contemporary standards, is seriously flawed, the book is part of the large body of literature that has influenced the writing of dance history for more than one hundred years. 251 p 18 cm.;LOC: GV1590.V7 | |
| Watkins, Joel H. | Cotillion figures, by Joel H. Watkins | 1911 | E | L | B | #163 New York, Washington, The Neale publishing company, 1911. Red and black diagrams are utilized to show the floor patterns of more than twenty figures for the cotillon (also known as the German), a series of party game figures performed to music and an important staple of the ballroom repertory during the last half of the nineteenth century. The figures in Watkins book are, in fact, many of the same figures used in the grand march. 63 p 16 cm.;LOC: GV1757.W3 | |
| Wilson, George Hepburn (1876-) | A study in modern dance positions, by G. Hepburn Wilson | 1916 | E | L | B | #169 New York, The Inner circle, c1916. This short manual consists of a series of photographs and accompanying text that show the correct positions for dance, for example the placement of the lady's left hand upon the gentleman's right shoulder in waltzing. Several of the photographs also show the incorrect way of holding one's partner. 4 p 23 cm.;LOC: GV1755.W5 | |
| Witherspoon, Edna | The perfect art of modern dancing | 1894 | E | L | B | #119 London and New York, The Butterick publishing company 1894. This manual, part of a series that included such publications as The perfect art of canning and preserving and Nursing and nourishment for invalids, was directly marketed to women. It begins by discussing the suitability of teaching dance to children. The author suggests that dance is good for health and deportment and lessons should commence at age five. Various dances are described including quadrilles, contra dances, round dances, and the German (also known as the cotillon) 65 p 15 cm;LOC: GV1751.W82 | |
| na | Ball-room dancing without a master, and complete guide to the etiquette, toilet, dress and management of the ballroom; with all the principal dances in popular use | 1872 | E | L | B | #177 New York, Hurst & co., 1872. This manual suggests that anyone can learn to dance without the aid of a teacher and, after providing a short discussion on organizing balls, appropriate dress, and etiquette, the book focuses on the popular ballroom dances of the era--quadrilles, polka, schottisch, polka mazurka, and varsoviana. This "do it yourself" mentality was common during the late nineteenth century and this particular dance manual was reissued in 1876 under the title Offenbach's dancing without a master. 61 p. 19 cm.;LOC: GV1751.B19 | |
| na | The ball-room guide. With coloured plates | 1866 | E | L | B | #216 London, F. Warne and co., 1866. Like many other nineteenth-century dance manuals, much of the material in The ball-room guide is not original but borrowed from other sources. The manual opens with discussion on the arrangements for balls, appropriate dress for ladies and gentlemen, and thirteen pages of etiquette. Various dances are described including quadrilles, the waltz, varsoviana, polka and three group dances, "The Spanish Dance," "Tempête," and "Sir Roger de Coverly." The manual concludes with a glossary of terminology used in ballroom dance. 96 p 9 cm;LOC: GV1746.B27 | |
| na | The ball-room manual of contra dances and social cotillons, with remarks on quadrilles and Spanish dance. | 1863 | E | L | B | #011 Belfast, Me., H. G. O. Washburn; Boston, G. W. Cottrell, 1863. The publisher of this tiny manual (called a "vest pocket edition") notes that of the many books available to the dancing public, few contain "the good old contra dances of our ancestors." To remedy the situation, the manual gives figures for fifty-six English country dances, group dances consisting of figures performed by a column of men facing a column of women. iv, [5]-30, ii p. 8 cm;LOC: GV1767.B3 | |
| na | A complete self-instructor in the art of dancing | 1876 | E | L | B | New York, Hurst & co., c1876. 1 p.l., xi, 65 p. illus. 19 cm.;LOC: GV1751.O13 | |
| na | Constitution of the Virginia Polytechnic German Club | 1917 | E | L | G | #226 1917 This revised constitution lists the objectives of a club organized to hold dances that consisted solely of the German, a popular parlor game wherein the participants performed a series of party games to music. The constitution lists the duties of the officers and standing committees, which included committees for refreshments, invitations, reception, and music. Part of the constitution noted that "no member of the Club shall drink any intoxicating liquor within twenty-four hours immediately preceding [the event]." 11 p; 16 cm;LOC: GV1757.V6 | |
| na | Contredanses; description des figures, plan des figures | 1790 | F | L | B | #096 Paris, [17--]. This is a bound collection of over eighty-five late eighteenth-century contredanses and contredanse variants such as contredanse francaise; contredanse allemande; and contredanse anglaise, each choreographed by well-known dancing masters and dancers including Philip Desnoyers, Marie Allard, Landrin, and Denis. Each contredanse consists of a title page, a page for description of the figures, another for the floor plan, and a fourth page for the music. Although most contredanses were designed for four couples facing in a square, this collection contains dances for up to twelve performers. 5 v 21-22 cm.;LOC: MT950.C77 (Case) | |
| na | The dancer's guide and ball-room companion. | 1874 | E | L | B | #009 New York, F. M. Reed [c1874] This manual is a compilation of previously published materials. The guide begins with a brief description of the necessary arrangements for a ball, appropriate dress for men and women, and ballroom etiquette. The work continues with dances such as the quadrille, waltz, varsoviana, polka, schottisch, "Cellarius Waltz," and dances for larger groups of dancers--"Spanish Dance," "La Tempete," and "Sir Roger de Coverley." 27 p. 15 cm.;LOC: GV1751.D17 | |
| na | The dancing-master, or, Directions for dancing country-dances [microform] : with the tunes to each dance, for the treble-violin | 1914 | E | L | B | London : W. Pearson ; [S.l.] : Sold by E. Midwinter and J. Ypung, [1725?] New York, The author [c1914-15] 358 p. : music ; 12 x 22 cm. 2 v. fronts. (ports.) plates. 21 cm.;LOC: Microfilm83/20127 (M) | |
| na | The dancing master; or, Directions for dancing country dances, with the tunes to each dance, for the treble-violin. The 10th ed. corrected; with addition of several new dances and tunes never before printed | 1698 | E | L | B | #004 [London] Printed by J. Heptinstall, for H. Playford, 1698. Originally published in 1650 under the title of The English dancing master, this work went through numerous editions from 1652 to 1728. Compiled by John Playford (1623-1687), a publisher of music books, the treatise is considered an important work on English country dances, a form of dance where couples perform a series of set patterns. In this tenth edition, Henry Playford notes that he has made corrections and added several new dances and tunes. The work utilizes a rudimentary dance notation and page one of the treatise is devoted to an explanation of the symbols. Part one contains 215 dances; part two has 46 dances and additional music for "A new spanish entry and saraband," as danced by Monsieur L'Abbe. Appropriate music, in the form of a treble line, is provided for each dance. Most of the dances are designated for longways sets of three couples, four couples, or "as many as will." 2 v. in 1. 11 x 20 cm.;LOC: MT950.P68 1698 | |
| na | The dancing-master; or, Directions for dancing countrydances, with the tunes to each dance, for the treble-violin. Vol. the 1st. The 18th ed., containing 358 of the choicest old and new tunes now used at court and other publick places. The whole work rev. and done on the new-ty'd note, and much more correct than any former editions. | 1728 | E | L | B | London, Printed by W. Pearson, and sold by E. Midwinter and J. Young [1725?] Playford includes an alphabetical listing of all the dances he describes in this book, as well as an explanation for his abbreviations. The descriptions of each dance are presented "with Tunes to each Dance, for the Treble-Violin". 358 p. 12 x 22 cm;LOC: MT950.P68 1725 | |
| na | The gentleman & lady's companion; containing, the newest cotillions and country dances; to which is added, instances of ill manners, to be carefully avoided by youth of both sexes | 1798 | E | L | B | #114 Norwich, Printed by J. Trumbull, 1798. The etiquette section of this manual anticipates many nineteenth-century concerns regarding decorum and bodily control and some of the ill manners described include "swinging the arms, and all other awkward gestures" and "leaning on the shoulder, or chair of another person." The manual provides nine figures for the cotillon, a precursor to the quadrille consisting of a series of figures known as changes that were performed alternately with the cotillon figure. The manual also gives the figures for seventy-nine English country dances, a popular group dance performed by a column of men facing a column of women. 24 p. 13 cm.;LOC: GV1590.G4 | |
| na | Immorality of modern dances, ed. by Beryl and associates | 1904 | E | L | A | #149 New York, Everitt and Francis co. 1904. This antidance work is typical of the genre of dance writing that has its roots in published works reaching far back into the Renaissance. Three arguments are raised: (1) although dance is acknowledged to have been practiced during biblical times, it was always performed by and for women solely; (2) dancing is considered bad for the health and, (3) dance is a waste of time. The editors of this manual single out round dances, specifically waltzes, as immoral. To fortify the argument, the book contains testimonials from Catholic and Protestant church representatives. 114 p 18 cm;LOC: GV1741.I3 | |
| na | Observations sur les danses | 1830 | E | L | A | #209 Lausanne, Société pour la distribution de livres religieux dans le canton de Vaud, 1830. An antidance treatise, the argument presented by the anonymous author is based on the idea that dancing is inconsistent with teachings in the Scripture, specifically the Ten Commandments. For example, just as the golden calf represented idolatry, the author argues that pleasure derived from dance is also idolatry, thus breaking the First Commandment. Similar arguments are made for all but the Second Commandment. 43 p 20 cm;LOC: GV1741.O3 | |
| na | Rinnce na h-Éireann, a simplified work on the performance of the dances of Ireland | 1907 | E | L | B | #227 The Gaelic League of the State of New York, 1907. First published in 1902, the work was suggested by a member of the New York Philo-Celtic Society. The discusion includes music, steps, and instructions for reels, "High Caul Cap, four-hand jig, and Rinnce Fada". 49 p 16 cm;LOC: GV1646.I8G2 | |
| na | A Solemn warning to dancers | 1832 | E | L | E | #218 New York : N. Bangs and J. Emory for the Tract Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church,[between 1824 and1832] 4 p 18 cm.;LOC: GV1741.S45 1824 | |
| Dick, Harris B | How to lead the german | 1895 | E | LP | B | #190 New York, Dick & Fitzgerald 1895. Devoted entirely to the performance of the German, a popular group dance that consisted of figures or party games. The manual provides instructions for the leader and appropriate etiquette for guests, who are admonished to pay attention to the leader, but, at the same time are warned against "a too dignified deportment," considered disastrous to the general "gratification." Directions for one hundred sixteen figures are given. 60 p. 18 cm.;LOC: GV1757.D54 | |
| Dodworth, Allen | Dancing and its relations to education and social life, with a new method of instruction ... By Allen Dodworth | 1900 | E | LP | B | #186 New York and London, Harper & brothers, 1900. Dancing master and composer Dodworth's manual was originally published in 1885 and "new and enlarged" editions were reissued in 1888, 1900, 1902, and 1905. In this manual, Dodworth gives his perspective on fifty years of changes in social dance. The book covers the galop, racket, waltz and knickerbocker, bows, quadrilles, the minuet, Virginia reel, and two hundred fifty figures for the German (also known as the cotillon). The manual also includes an illuminating chapter directed toward dance musicians. 302 p 20 cm;LOC: GV1751.D62 1900 | |
| Feldtenstein, C. J. von | Erweiterung der kunst nach der chorographie zu tanzen, tänze zu erfinden, und aufzusetzen; wie auch anweisung zu verschiedenen national-tänzen; als zu englischen, deutschen, schwäbischen, pohlnischen, hannak- masur-kosak- und hungarischen; mit kupfern; nebst einer anzahl englischer tänze. Von C. J. v. Feldtenstein | 1772 | G | LP | BM | #066 Braunschweig, 1772. Originally published in 1767 under the title Die Kunst nach der Choregraphie zu Tänze, Feldtenstein's manual utilizes text and tables to describe basic steps. The work includes figures for country dances and quadrilles, and a variety of national dances as well as figures and music for four contredanses. This manual is especially important for its description of the minuet as a duet and its subsequent change into a group dance. 109 p 17 cm;LOC: GV1601.F3 | |
| Feuillet, Raoul-Auger (1659-1710) | Recueil de contredances mises en chorégraphie, d'une maniére si aisée, que toutes personnes peuvent facilement les apprendre, sans le secours d'aucun maitre et même sans avoir en aucune connoissance de la chorégraphie. Par Mr. Feuillet | 1706 | E | LP | BM | #070 1706, Paris, L'auteur. This is the first manual to be published in France that describes English country dances. Called contredanses (also spelled contredance) in France, the manual describes motions for the feet and arms, how the dance corresponds to the music, and rules for performance. Additionally, floor plans and music for ten dances are given. Feuillet also suggests appropriate steps. Performed as a series of figures by a column of men facing a column of women, The English country dance was a popular ballroom dance during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. In 1710, this manual was translated into English as For the further improvement of dancing by English dancer, dancing master and writer John Essex. 192 p 15 cm. Also 1968, NY, Broude Brothers. This book has fully notated dances with accompanying excerpts of music, with several sections describing how to read the notation. The author provides several examples of how certain movements are to be done along with the music, and which symbol represents which movement. In French. 16 p.l., 192 p. diagrs. 15 cm. Also reprint New York 1968 Broude Brothers.;LOC: MT950.F485 | |
| St. Johnston, Thomas Reginald, Sir (1881-1950) | A history of dancing. By Reginald St. Johnston | 1906 | E | LP | B | #178 London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, & co., 1906. Saint Johnston claims to be filling a gap in the tracing of dance history and confesses he knows of only three books on the subject, those by Gaston Vuillier, Edward Scott, and John Weaver. The work contains much of the sme information found in numerous other historiographies of the era. The author considers the birth of stage dancing to be the Kate Vaughan's "Skirt Dance" and other opinions expressed by Saint Johnston include the erroneous notion that the quadrille was one of the dances that directly followed the minuet. As was common thinking during this era, the author maintains a strict western bias with chapter titles such as "Quaint Dances in Civilized Countries". 197 p 24 cm;LOC: GV1601.S3 | |
| Harvey, J. H. | Wehman's complete dancing master and call book: containing a full and complete description of all the modern dances, together with the figures of the german. By J. H. Harvey | 1889 | E | LPR | B | #091 New York, H. J. Wehman c1889. This is a typical example of a manual compiled from previously published materials and assembled by a publisher. The manual contains hints for balls and information on the performance of quadrilles and round dances. The popular parlor game known as the German or cotillon is given 55 figures. 88 p 19 cm;LOC: GV1751.H33 | |
| Sause, Judson | The art of dancing, embracing a full description of the various dances of the present day ... by Judson Sause | 1889 | E | LPR | B | #150 Chicago, New York, Belford, Clarke & company, c1889. This manual is acknowledged by the author to be a compilation of other sources. In its eight chapters, the work covers etiquette, general instructions for feet positions and bows, the quadrille, contra dances ("Spanish Dance," "Sicilian Circle," and "Virginia Reel"), as well as the polka, redowa, York, schottisch, military schottisch, Bohemian, and several waltz variations--modern, hop, five-step, and knickerbocker. The manual concludes with thirty-two figures for the German (also known as the cotillon). 181 p 20 cm.;LOC: GV1751.S25 1889 | |
| na | Dick's quadrille call-book, and ball-room prompter ... To which is added a sensible guide to etiquette and proper deportment in the ball and assembly room, besides seventy pages of dance music for the piano. | 1878 | E | LPR | B | #013 New York, Dick & Fitzgerald [c1878] This is a compilation by Dick and Fitzgerald of previously published sources on ballroom dance. Although advertised as a ballroom prompter, only one page is devoted to calling figures in a quadrille. The book contains rudimentary etiquette advice and dance instructions for numerous dances including the grand march, quadrilles, contradances such as "Virginia Reel," "Pop Goes the Weasel," "Spanish Dance," and "Sicilian Circle." Also described are various round dances such as the polka, polka redowa, modern plain waltz, Boston Dip, varsovienne, and galop. The manual concludes with 104 figures for the popular parlor game, the German (also known as the cotillon). 230 p. 18 cm.;LOC: GV1751.D54 1878 | |
| na | How to Dance. A complete ball-room and party guide. Containing all the latest figures, together with old-fashioned and contra dances now in general use. Also, a guide to ballroom etiquette, toilets, and general useful information for dancers | 1878 | E | LPR | BM | #098 New York, Tousey & Small, 1878. Also 1882. Designed for people, who never learned to dance either because of bashfulness or lack of time or money, this manual covers the bare necessities of dress, introductions, and general etiquette. Descriptions are also provided for quadrilles, schottisch, polka, redowa, waltz, several country dances. Th manual concludes with rules for the supper room and advice to waltzers. 60 p 16 cm. Also 1882.;LOC: GV1751.H8 | |
| Cleveland, C. H., Jr. | Dancing at home and abroad. By C. H. Cleveland, jr | 1878 | E | LPRT | B | #046 Boston, Oliver Ditson & Company; New York, C. H. Ditson & co. c1878. Cleveland's manual opens with an interesting account of the building blocks required for setting up a successful private dancing academy. He includes discussion on the architectural requirements, music, progress of students, hours and division of classes, dealing with children, and how to manage balls. The second part of the manual covers "fashionable dances," and the author describes quadrilles, the "Boston Waltz," and twenty-nine figures for the German (also known as cotillon), a group dance comprised of a series of party games. 104 p. 20 cm;LOC: GV1751.C63 | |
| Newman, Albert W | Dances of to-day, by Albert W. Newman ... an expert's full directions, with illustrations and diagrams, for learning or teaching the tango, hesitation, one-step, Boston, maxixe and all other modern dances | 1914 | E | LPRT | B | #122 Philadelphia, The Penn publishing company 1914. Declaring his book to be the "absolute authority on modern dancing," Newman describes a large selection of the most popular ragtime dances including the Castle Walk, Castle Glide, one step, horse trot, tango, maxixe, and lame duck. The manual is enhanced with line drawings and photographs and contains music for the "Newman Tango." 176 p 15 cm;LOC: GV1755.N5 | |
| Cellarius, Henri | The drawing-room dances. By Cellarius | 1847 | E | LPRTj | B | #037 London, E. Churton, 1847. Also publ. Ditson & Co, Boston 1858. Dinsmore and Company NY 1858 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. xii, iv, [5]-149 p viii pl 18 cm;LOC: GV1751.C38 | |
| Cellarius, Henri | La danse des salons / par Cellarius ; dessins de Gavarni ; gravés par Lavieille | 1847 | F | LPRTj | B | #038 Paris : Chez l'auteur, also 1849. Also Jerome Millon, 1993, Vaucanson, Grenoble. Originally published in 1847, the 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 folllowed 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). Nine full-page prints by Gavarini enhance the manual. The manual was published in English as The drawing-room dances (1847). 174 p, 11 leaves of plates : ill; 25 cm;LOC: GV1751.C37 | |
| De Garmo, William B | The dance of society: a critical analysis of all the standard quadrilles, round dances, 102 figures of le cotillon (the german), &c., including dissertations upon time and its accentuation, carriage, style, and other relative matter. By Wm. B. De Garmo ... Illustrations by Theodore Wèust, New York | 1875 | E | LPRTj | B | #181 New York, W. A. Pond & co. 1875. This manual was originally published in 1864 with subsequent editions in 1865, 1866, and 1868 when the author noted that many of the dances were no longer fashionable. Typical of other late nineteenth-century manuals, much of the text is borrowed from other writers. The manual provides a brief section on etiquette and describes the popular ballroom dances of the era--quadrille, polka, redowa, polka mazurka, schottisch, galop, and rules and figures for 102 cotillon figures. Reflecting a growing interest in the dances of the past, De Garmo provides directions and music for the "Menuet de la Cour." The manual was reissued in 1884. 155 p 21 cm.;LOC: GV1751.D31 1875 | |
| Ferrero, Edward (1831-1899) | The art of dancing, historically illustrated. To which is added a few hints on etiquette; also, the figures, music, and necessary instruction for the performance of the most modern and approved dances ... By Edward Ferrero | 1859 | E | LPRTj | BM | #067 New York, The author, 1859. Although much of the material in this manual is borrowed from the dance writings of Charles Durang, it remains an important source for the study of mid-nineteenth-century ballroom dance. Unlike other contemporary writers, Ferrero devotes more than eighty pages to the origins of dance and a history of European and Native American dance. The remaining part of the manual concerns ballroom etiquette and descriptions of numerous dances including the quadrille, waltz, polka, schottisch, varsovienne, polka mazurka, and galop. Ferrero gives directions for more than eighty figures of the cotillon, a group dance performed as a series of party games. Some of the figures include "The scarf," "The glass of wine," "The sea during a storm," "The four chairs," and "The rounds thwarted." The manual concludes with music for twenty-three dances. 181 p 19 cm | |
| Gilbert, M. B. (1847-1910) | Round dancing, by M. B. Gilbert | 1890 | E | LPRTj | B | #250 Portland, ME 1890. Gilbert, a well-known dancing master, notes that his book will deal only with round dnaces and for other dances or rules of etiquette, the reader should turn elsewhere. After a brief discusion of the positions of the feet, the author discusses, in some length, the waltz position. The manual gives the directions for a large number of waltz, polka, galop, redowa, and mazurka variations--many of which are not described in other contemporary dance literature. pp 203 20 cm | |
| Hopkins, J. S. | The tango and other up-to-date dances; a practical guide to all the latest dances, tango, one step, innovation, hesitation, etc., described step by step, by J. S. Hopkins; illustrated with photographs posed by Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle, Joseph C. Smith ... and many other famous dancers | 1914 | E | LPRTj | B | #097 Chicago, Akron, NY, etc. The Saalfield publishing company 1914. This manual is an excellent source for ragtime era dances including the one step, tango, Brazilian maxixe, and hesitation waltz. The book is richly illustrated with more than twenty photos of many famous exhibition ballroom couples such as Irene and Vernon Castle; and Maurice and Florence Walden. 137 p. 19 cm.;LOC: GV1755.H6 | |
| Reilley, E. B. | The Amateur's Vademecum. A practical treatise on the art of dancing | 1870 | E | LPRTj | B | #144 Philadelphia, J. Nicholas, printer, 1870. Reilley's work is a typical example of dance manuals published during the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Whereas previous manuals often had many pages devoted to etiquette and deportment, Reilly devotes but two paragraphs noting that he was leaving the rest to the "good sense and nature" of his readers. The manual provides an extensive history of dance from the Greeks and Romans to the courts of Italy and France to the dances of aboriginal American Indians. Demonstrating the century's growing interest in physical education, Reilley provides a detailed section on exercise. The manual gives descriptions of the popular ballroom dances of the era--quadrilles, waltz, schottisch, and polka. 231 p 16 x 12 cm.;LOC: GV1751.R36 | |
| Walker, Caroline | The modern dances, how to dance them, by Caroline Walker; complete instructions for the tango, the Castle walk, the walking Boston, the hesitation waltz, the dream waltz | 1914 | E | LPRTj | B | #161 Chicago, Saul brothers 1914. In her introduction, Walker strongly defends the new dance trends of the ragtime era and provides instructions for the tango, Castle Walk, Walking Boston, Hesitation Waltz, and Dream Waltz. A series of photographs and diagrams is included. 62 p 20 cm. 3rd edition has Argentine Tango added.;LOC: GV1755 .W3 Microfilm 32141 GV | |
| Feuillet, Raoul-Auger (1659-1710) | For the furthur improvement of dancing, A treatis of chorography, or, Ye art of dancing country dances after a new character : in which the figures, steps & manner of performing are describ'd & ye rules demonstrated in an easie method adapted to the meanest capacity / translated from the French of Monsr Feuillet, and improv'd wth. many additions, all fairly engrav'd on copperplates, and a new collection of country dances describ'd in ye same character by Iohn Essex, dancing master | 1710 | E | LPT | BM | #069 London : Sold by I. Walsh & P. Randall ... I. Hare ... I. Culen ... & by ye author ..., 1710. This is a translation of Raoul-Auger Feuillet's treatise Recueil de contredances mises ... (Paris, 1706), by English dance, dancing master, and writer John Essex. Through the use of diagrams, the manual gives descriptions of floor patterns and motions for the feet and arms, indicates how the dance corresponds to the music, and provides rules for performance of English country dances, known in France as the contredanse (also spelled contredance). Diagrams and music for ten dances are given. Performed as a series of figures by a column of men facing a column of women, the English country dance was one of the most popular ballroom dances during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. 88 p 15 cm. Also reprint 1970; transl. John Essex, London, Gregg International Publishers, Ltd.;LOC: GV1763.F413 1710 | |
| Feuillet, Raoul-Auger (1659-1710) | Recueil de dances contenant un tres grand nombres, des meillieures entrées de ballet de Mr. Pecour, tant pour homme que pour femmes, dont la plus grande partie ont été dancées á l'Opera. Recueillies et mises au jour par Mr. Feüillet | 1704 | F | LPT | BM | #198 Paris, Chez le sieur Feüillet, 1704. This treatise includes six solo dances for women; eight for men; and seventeen duets for a man and a woman, two women, or two men, all choreographed by French dancer and choreographer, Guillaume-Louis Pecour (c. 1653-1729). Feuillet notes that several of the dances were performed by some of the most famous theatrical dancers of the time including Marie-Persée, and Cadmus et Hermione as well as Trancrède and L'Europe Galante by André Campra. The dances are notated in a system first published by Feuillet in 1700 and based on tract drawings that trace the pattern of the dance. Additionally, bar lines in the dance score correspond to bar lines in the music score. Signs written on the right or left hand side of the tract indicate the steps. 228 p 25 cm. Also reprint Westmead,U.K. 1972 Gregg Int. Pub.;LOC: MT950.F48 | |
| La Cuisse, de | Le répertoire des bals, ou Theorie-pratique des contredanses, décrites d'une maniere aisée avec des figures démonstratives pour les pouvoir danser facilement, auxquelles on a ajouté les airs notés. Par la s.r de La Cuisse | 1762 | F | LPT | BM | #213 Paris, Cailleau 1762. This is a bound collection of contredanses, figured group dances for four or more couples that were popular during the last half of the eighteenth century. Each dance is described on four pages: a title page that gives the name of the dance and its choreographer, a page of text describing the figure, a page showing the floor pattern of the dance, and a final page for the music. 3 v 20 cm.;LOC: GV1590.L3 | |
| Rameau, Pierre | The Dancing Master: or, The art of dancing explained ... In two parts ... The whole containing sixty figures drawn from the life, and curiously engraved on copper plates. Done from the French of Monsieur Rameau, by J. Essex | 1725 | E | LPT | B | #143 London, Printed and sold by him, and J. Brotherton, 1728. This is a translation of one of the most important sources for the study and reconstruction of eighteenth-century dance--Pierre Rameau's 1725 Le maître a danser. Translated by English dancer and writer John Essex (c. 1680-1744), part one of the text and accompanying full-page plates carefully focus on the appropriate manner of walking, feet positions, and bows, and describe a large vocabulary of steps. Part two covers use of the arms while dancing. This English translation was reissued in 1732. 160 p 25 cm. Also 1931 transl. Cyril Beaumont; 1970 ed., NY, Dance Horizons.;LOC: GV1590.R4 | |
| Desrat, G | Traité de la danse, contenant la théorie et l'histoire des danses anciennes et modernes, avec toutes les figures les plus nouvelles du cotillon, par Desrat. Illustré de nombreuses gravures. | 1900 | F | LPTj | B | #056 Paris, H. Delarue et cie [190-?]. Desrat begins his work with a description of dances that were still in vogue at the turn of the century: Boston waltz, cake walk, Berlin, pas de patineurs, and Washington-Post (a two step). A history of ancient dance follows and the discussion begins with Greek and Roman origins; this is followed by a discussion of "modern dances," which Desrat describes as pavane, gavotte, branle, and the minuet. Much of Desrat's historical text is borrowed heavily from previously published sources including Élise Voirat's 1823 Essai sur la danse antique et moderne. 206 p 16 cm;LOC: GV1593.D5 | |
| Gawlikowski, Philippe | Guide Complet de la Danse. Contenant le quadrille, la polka, la polka-mazurka ... avec la musique, par Gawlikowski ... | 1858 | F | LPTj | B | #084 Paris, Taride, 1858. Also troiseme edition 1862. An excellent manual for description of mid nineteenth-century social dances, Gawlikowski also discusses steps and figures for the mazurka, a dance performed in the manner of a quadrille in Europe's ballrooms. Description is also given for other popular ballroom dances including the waltz, polka, schottisch, polka-mazurka, and redowa. Gawlikowski provides 38 figures for a contillon-valse, (known elsewhere as the cotillon or German), and a popular group dance performed as a series of party games usually to waltz music. 114 p 14 cm;LOC: GV1571.G28 | |
| Howe, Elias | American dancing master, and ball-room prompter: containing about five hundred dances | 1862 | E | LPTj | B | #102 Boston, E. Howe, 1862. This is one of several manuals credited to the well-known American inventor, Elias Howe. Like many nineteenth-century dance manuals, it is a compilation of other sources and assembled by a publisher. The book begins with a brief etiquette of the ballroom and continues with information on the supper room and how to arrange balls. The work also discusses many popular group dances including the quadrille, country dance, and German or parlor cotillon as well as round dances--polka, schottisch, esmerelda, polka redowa, and zingerilla. 160 p 17 cm. Also 1889.;LOC: GV1751.H84 1862 | |
| Carpenter, Lucien O | J. W. Pepper's universal dancing master, prompter's call book and violinist's guide : containing a description of all the figures and full explanation of the different steps used in dancing, together with the music of all the principal dances, arranged for violin, with the prompter's calls printed on each dance just where they occur in dancing by Lucien O. Carpenter | 1882 | E | LPTjr | BM | #035 Philadelphia, Pa. : J.W. Pepper. This manual is a compilation of previously published materials and its contents are typical of similar books published during the 1880s. The standard etiquette for balls has been reduced to simple rules; for example, "A lady should not attend a public ball without an escort." The manual continues with a discussion of the quadrille and round dances, including the waltz, Boston dip, Berlin, and polka. This edition is an excellent source; over seventy pages of violin music are included. 110 p ill 27 cm;LOC: GV1751.C29 1882b | |
| Durang, Charles (1796-1870) | The fashionable dancer's casket; or, The ballroom instructor | 1856 | E | LPTjr | B | #063 Philadelphia, Baltimore [etc.] Fisher & brother c1856. Although Charles Durang was a well-known Philadelphia dancing teacher and the son of famed American dancer John Durang, very little of this manual originates from the pen of the author. He acknowledges that the dances contained in the book are by the "celebrated teachers of Paris and London." Additionally, the sections on etiquette, deportment, and dress stem from "Mrs. Henderson's treatise." The manual includes descriptions of the popular ballroom dances of the day--quadrilles, polka, waltz, schottisch, gorlitza, and Cellarius waltz. 192 p 12 cm;LOC: GV1751.D94 | |
| Wilson, Thomas | The quadrille and cotillion panorama, or, Treatise on quadrille dancing, in two parts: with an explanation, in French and English, of all the quadrille & cotillion figures generally adopted, as described by diagrams on the plate, by Thomas Wilson | 1818 | E | LPTjr | B | #167 London, R. & E. Williamson; New York, Sold by Messrs. Geib and co 1822. Originally published c. 1818, this second edition of 1822 contains an opening three-color-fold-out and nine plates. In this treatise, Wilson analyzes the figures and components of the quadrille--a figured ballroom dance for four couples facing each other, popular throughout the nineteenth century. Divided into two parts, the manual provides suggestions for music and steps, concluding with an alphabetical list of technical terms used in quadrilles. The manual was reissued in 1839. 2 v 20 cm.;LOC: GV1763.W76 | |
| Arbeau, Thoinot (1519-1595) | Orchesographie. Et traicte en forme de dialogue, par lequel toutes personnes peuvent facilement apprendre & practiquer l'honneste exercice des dances. Par Thoinot Arbeau demeurant à Lengres | 1589 | F | LPr | BM | #219 Lengres, Imprimé par Iehan des Preyz, 1589. Written by a French cleric, Jehan Tabourot, in the form of a dialogue between a dancing master and his student and originally published in 1588, this manual is an important tool in the understanding of late sixteenth-century French social dance. The manual provides critical information on social ballroom behavior and on the interaction of musicians and dancers. The book's usefulness is also enhanced by a notation system that correlates the music to the dance steps. Orchesographie discusses a full spectrum of late Renaissance dance including the galliard, pavane, branle, volta, morisque, gavotte, allemande, and courante. 104 p 21 cm. Also transl, Cyril W. Beaumont, 1925 Beaumont, London. Also 1968, NY, Dance Horizons, Inc. Also transl, Mary Stewart Evans, 1948. Reprint with new introduction and notes by John Sutton, 1967, NY, Dover Publications, Inc.;LOC: GV1590.T3 1589a Rosenwald Coll. | |
| Blasis, Carlo (1803-1878) | The code of Terpsichore. The art of dancing, comprising its theory and practice, and a history of its rise and progress, from the earliest times ... by C. Blasis ... Translated under the author's immediate inspection by R. Barton | 1830 | E | LPr | BM | #251 London, E. Bull, 1830. This is one of several books written by Italian dancer, choreographer, and writer Blasis (1795-1878). It covers the history and theory of dance, pantomime, the composition of ballets, and contains a section devoted to social dances entitled "private dancing." Although much of the discussion on technique is identical to Blasis'S earlier treatise, Traité élémentaire théorique et pratique de l'art de la danse (1820), the manual is a comprehensive survey of ballet during the early nineteenth-century. 548 p 23 cm. ALso New York 1975 Dance Horizons.;LOC: GV1590 .B57 1830 | |
| De Walden, Emile | De Walden's Ballroom companion; or, Dancing made easy. A collection of the fashionable drawing-room dances, with full directions for dancing all the figures of the german. By Emile De Walden | 1895? | E | LPr | B | New York, Dick & Fitzgerald [189-?] Starting with the Revival of Fashionable Dancing the author describes stage and ballroom dances, salutations, polkas, waltzes, and mazurkas. De Walden also describes over eighty different figures of the German, as well as the English quadrille, lancers, Caledonians, and Spanish dance. 100 p. 17 cm.;LOC: GV1751.D4 | |
| Blasis, Carlo (1803-1878) | Nouveau manuel complet de la danse; ou, Traité théorique et pratique de cet art depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'à nos jours, par Blasis | 1866 | F | LR | B | #020 Paris, Roret, 1866. Although attributed to Italian dancer, choreographer, and writer Carlo Blasis, this manual contains an abridgement of Blasis's writing on the subject of social dance as published in The Code of Terpsichore (1830). The manual's discussion of specific dances is augmented by M. Lemaitre and includes quadrilles, the waltz, polka, schottisch, polka-mazurka, redowa and cotillon. 2 p.l., iv, 111, [1] p. 16 cm;LOC: GV1751.B6 1866 | |
| Crane, Jonathan Townley (1819-1880) | An essay on dancing. By J. Townley Crane | 1849 | E | LR | A | #214 New York, Carlton & Porter 1849. This book started out as a discourse to the members of the author's congregation and was expanded into this more comprehensive essay. It remarks on the religious dances of the Hebrews and those of the heathen, military or war, and pleasure and amusement. He considers apologies for the pleasure and amusement dances, as well as objections to both, and he concludes with an appeal to Christians not to dance. 132 p. 16 cm.;LOC: GV1741.C7 | |
| Elmwell, L. H. | Prompter's pocket instruction book. By Prof. L. H. Elmwell | 1892 | E | LR | B | #064 Boston, New York [etc.] White-Smith music publishing company, c1892. This manual is devoted entirely to the art of calling figures for the quadrille. The book provides the figures for quadrilles and gives the appropriate calls. 49 p 16 1/2 cm;LOC: GV1767.E48 | |
| Faulkner, Thomas A | From the ballroom to hell. By T. A. Faulkner | 1892 | E | LR | A | #222 Chicago, The Henry publishing co. 1892. This antidance treatise, written by an ex-dancing master, is devoted to condemning the waltz. Some of the chapter titles include "From the Ball-Room to the Grave," "Abandoned Women the Best Dancers," and "The Approval of Society is no Proof Against the Degradation". 72 p 19 cm.;LOC: GV1741.F24 | |
| Howe, Elias | Howe's new American dancing master, containing about five hundred dances | 1882 | E | LR | B | Boston, E. Howe, c1882. 139 p. illus. 20 cm.;LOC: GV1751.H84 1882 | |
| Howe, Elias | The pocket ball-room prompter | 1886 | E | LR | B | #099 Boston, O. Ditson & Co., c1886. This small, pocketsiz manual is attributed to American in-ventor Elias Howe; however, a publisher assembled it. Even though the manual itself is small in size, it manages to pack in a thorough discussion of etiquette of the ballroom and supper room, a discussion on the differences betwn public balls an private parties, and how to call quadrilles or cotillons. Descriptions are included for numerous dances including the polka, waltz, schottisch, quadrille, and contra dance. 47 p 10 cm.;LOC: GV1767.H84 | |
| Kopp, E. H | The American prompter and guide to etiquette, comp. by E. H. Kopp. Containing ... full directions for calling and dancing .. | 1896 | E | LR | B | #110 Cincinnati, New York [etc.] The J. Church company c1896. This manual is acknowledged to be a compilation of previously published materials and, in fact, Kopp's etiquette section can be found in many contemporary works. Callers instructions are given for quadrilles, waltz quadrilles, polka quadrilles, and contra dances. Kopp includes rules and advice for calling dances such as "Never call at the wrong place to please dancers who do not dance correctly." 130 p. 18 cm.;LOC: GV1767.K7 | |
| Satori, Joseph Aloysius (1843- ) | Modern dances, by Rt. Rev. Mgr. Don Luigi Satori | 1910 | E | LR | A | #208 Collegville, Ind., St. Joseph's printing office, 1910. Like other publications of its kind, the book defends the dances of the Greeks and Romans as well as dances mentioned in the Bible on the grounds that they were performed by segregated sexes. With customary western bias, Sartori notes that when Christianity "supplanted Paganism, it found many objectionable practices and customs which it had to eradicate. One was dancing." The author objects both to waltzing, which he claims to be a violation of the Sixth Commandment, and the quadrille, which is "a malicious preparation to enjoy the mad rush to a close embrace." The manual was also published in German under the title Die modernen Tänze. 61 p 20 cm.;LOC: GV1741.S3 | |
| Tucker, Henry | Clog dancing made easy. The elements and practice of that art arranged, simplified and corrected ... By Henry Tucker | 1874 | E | LR | B | #159 New York, R. M. DeWitt, c1874. This manual contains instructions for twelve steps that, according to the author, can be learned by practicing two hours a day. Libretti and music are provided for four musical comedy sketches that require clog dancing. 12 p 19 cm.;LOC: GV1793.T89 | |
| na | Manuel du cotillon | 1890? | E | LR | B | #005 Paris, Ouachée [between 1890 and 1900] This late nineteenth-century manual is devoted to description of the popular parlor game, the German (also known as the cotillon). Every page of the manual has an advertisement for Au Paradis des Enfants in Paris, a shop that sold party accessories for the cotillon, including tambourines for the leader, ball cards, hair ornaments, decorations, roulette wheels, and paper lanterns. 122 p. illus., col. plates. 18 cm.;LOC: GV1757.M3 | |
| Browne, R E | A treatise on the elements of dancing. By T. Erp. Sichore | 1891 | E | LRT | B | #162 San Francisco, The Bancroft company 1891. Many manuals compiled from previously published sources under a variety of author names were aimed at an ever-expanding group of people who could not avail themselves of a dance master. This work strives to instruct in a plain and explicit manner, making no attempts to discuss dance "technically and methodically." The manual is structured as a series of lessons. For example, lesson one of eleven on the waltz requires the reader to begin by being "seated upright in a chair." The manual also covers the polka, glide polka, heel and toe polka, schottisch, quadrilles and the German (also known as the cotillon). 123 p 20 cm;LOC: GV1751.B87 | |
| Coll, Charles J | Dancing made easy, by Charles J. Coll and Gabrielle Rosiere | 1922 | E | LRT | B | #048 New York, E. J. Clode 1922. This is an expanded version of Coll's book that was originally published c. 1919. Beginning with an account of dance history ranging from the ancient Greeks to late nineteenth-century dance, Coll declares that some of "most up to the minute dances" include the Carter Waltz and the Schottisch Espagnole. The author also discusses foxtrot variations, the Virginia Reel, and provides some cotillon figures (also known as the German). The dances described by Coll were long out of fashion by 1922. 3 p l, 11-277 p front illus, 19 cm;LOC: GV1751.C65 1922 | |
| na | Dick's quadrille call-book, and ballroom prompter. Dancing and its relations to education and social life, with a new method of instruction ... By Allen Dodworth | 1895 | E | LRT | B | New York, Dick & Fitzgerald [c1895] New York and London, Harper & brothers, 1900. 199 p. illus. 18 cm. vi, 302 p. front. (port.) illus. 20 cm.;LOC: GV1751.D54 1895 | |
| Brookes, Lawrence De Garmo | Brookes on modern dancing, containing a full description of all dances, as practised in the ball room and at private parties, together with an essay on etiquette. By L. De G. Brookes | 1867 | E | LRTjp | B | #027 New York [The author] 1867. The format for this manual is typical of nineteenth-century dance treatises. It begins with a short discussion on the utility of dancing followed by a section devoted to etiquette of the ballroom and how to give balls. Descriptions of dances in this manual include quadrilles, waltz, polka, polka redowa, schottisch, polka mazurka, varsovienne, and the waltz in 5/4. The book concludes with eighty-seven cotillon figures and eight pages of ballroom dance music. 2 p l, 3-94, 10 p 19 cm;LOC: GV1751.B84 | |
| na | Beadle's dime ball-room companion and guide to dancing. Comprising rules of etiquette, hints on private parties, toilettes for the ballroom, etc. Also, a synopsis of round and square dances, dictionary of French terms, etc. | 1868 | E | LRTjp | B | #101 New York, Beadle and company. This manual is typical of books that were assembled by publishers to be dissminated to a broad mass market. It is a compilation of many treatises covering etiquette, dress and demeanor, and describes the popular ballroom dances of the era--quadrille, waltz, schottisch, and polka. 32 p 16 cm;LOC: GV1751.B36 | |
| De Garmo, William B | The prompter: containing full descriptions of all the quadrilles, figures of the german cotillon, etc. Designed for the assistance of the pupils of Wm. B. De Garmo ... | 1865 | E | LRTp | B | #055 New York, Raymond & Caulon, printers, 1865. Like many other nineteenth-century dance manuals, much of the material in The prompter comes from previously published materials. The treatise opens with a brief discussion of etiquette and continues with figures for quadrilles. Additionally, the manual discusses "Le quadrille Français," De Garmo's terminology for English country dances, and gives eighty-seven figures for the cotillon, a popular group dance that takes the form of a series of party games. 78 p 14 cm;LOC: GV1751.D325 | |
| Cartier, P Valleau | Cartier and Baron's practical illustrated waltz instructor, ballroom guide, and call book. 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. | 1879 | E | LRj | B | #182 New York, C. T. De Witt, c1879. The author of this manual claims that many books on dance lack simple explanations; this work is advertised as an answer to that criticism. The author has dispensed with "all unnecessary verbiage and figures of speech" in describing round dances and figures for the German (also know as the cotillon). Nearly half the book is devoted to quadrilles and calls for the prompter. 84 p 19 cm;LOC: GV1751.C32 1879 | |
| Giraudet, Eugène (1861-) | La danse, la tenue, le maintien, l'hygiène & l'education, seul guide complet approuvé par l'Académie; renfermant 1.000 danses de tous les pays du monde pour salons, grands bals, sociétés, théâtre, concert, bals publics, province & Étranger (500 dessins et figures) 2,000 pas chorégraphiques avec théories et 1,800 figures explicatives de cotillon ... Par Eugène Giraudet | 1885 | F | LRp | B | #247 #248 Paris [1885?]-1900. 2 v 24 cm.;LOC: GV1751.G5 vol. 1 | |
| Hillgrove, Thomas | The scholars' companion and ballroom vade mecum ... With hints and instructions respecting toilet, deportment,&c., &c. ... By Thomas Hillgrove | 1857 | E | LRp | B | #094 New York, T. R. Turnbull & co., printers, 1857. This manual was reissued in 1858 under the title Hillgrove's scholars' companion and ball-room guide ..., and formed the basis for a similar publication, A complete practical guide to the art of dancing, published in 1863. Typical of many nineteenth-century dance manuals, little of the text originated from the pen of New York dancing master Thomas Hillgrove. Instead, much is borrowed from previously published manuals. The scholars' companion gives information on dress, introductions, etiquette and deportment and describes the most popular ballroom dances of the day--quadrille, waltz, polka, schottisch, polka redowa, polka mazurka, gorlitza, and redowa. Noticeably missing from Hillgroves's manual is any reference to the popular group dance known as the cotillon or German. 96 p 15 cm;LOC: GV1751.H65 1857 | |
| Kinney, Troy (1871-1938) | Social dancing of to-day, demonstrated by Mr. John Murray Anderson; with text, twenty-nine diagrams and fifty-two illustrations from photographs by Troy and Margaret West Kinney | 1914 | E | LRp | B | #202 New York, Frederick A. Stokes company, 1914. This is one of the most valuable dance manuals for the study of social dance practices during the ragtime era. The manual is enhanced by twenty six photographs of several important exhibition dance teams (for example, Irene and Vernon Castle; Maurice and Florence Walden). More than thirty steps are described including the one step, tango, Brazilian maxixe, and the hesitation waltz. 49 p 24 cm;LOC: GV1755.K5 | |
| Feuillet, Raoul-Auger (1659-1710) | Chorégraphie ou L'art de décrire la dance par caracteres, figures et signes desmonstratifs avec lesquels on apprend facilement de soy même toutes ortes de dances. Par Mrs Feuillet et Dezais | 1700 | F | LT | BM | #072 Paris, Chez le Sr Dezais, 1713. Originally published in 1700, this manual details a dance notation system that indicates the placement of the feet and six basic leg movements: plié, releveé, sauté, cabriole, tombé, and glissé. Changes of body direction and numerous ornamentations of the legs and arms are also part of the system. The system is based on tract drawings that trace the pattern of the dance. Additionaly, bar lines in the dance score correspond to bar lines in the music score. Signs written on the right or left hand side of the tract indicate the steps. Choréographie was reprinted three times and translated into English by John Weater in 1706. 95 p 24 cm. Also 1700 Forni nel Giugno editor, Bologna. Also 1968, NY, Broude Brothers.;LOC: GV1590.F5 | |
| Feuillet, Raoul-Auger (1659-1710) | Recueil de dances, composées par mr. Feuillet | 1709 | F | LT | BM | #073 Paris, L'auteur, 1709. Full-page diagrams; at head of each, the tune for the dance figure represented. 84 p 24 cm;LOC: GV1590.F5 | |
| Giraudet, Eugène (1861-) | Traité de la danse; seul guide complet renfermant 200 danses différentes de salons, grands bals, sociétés, théâtre, concert, province et étranger, avec 500 dessins et figures explicatives, par Eug. Giraudet ... suivi d'un appendice contenant environ 30 danses diverses pour piano | 1875 | F | LT | BM | #085 Paris [Imprimerie A. Veutin, 187-?. This is the seventeenth edition of a popular French manual that was revised into a larger edition in the mid-1880s entitled La danse, la tenue, le maintein... The manual gives a short history of dance, appropriate etiquette, and describes many of the popular ballroom dances such as the waltz, quadrille, and polka. However, the Giraudet includes many curious dances, schottisch polkée sautée, ganlovienne, and a tarentelle for twelve performers, as well as several dances from previous centuries such as the gavotte, pavane, and bourée. 287 p 22 cm;LOC: GV1751.G53 | |
| Howe, Elias | Complete ball-room hand book, containing upwards of three hundred dances ... By Elias Howe, assisted by several eminent professors of dancing | 1858 | E | LT | B | #243 Boston, A. Williams, 1858. To demonstrate the authority of this manual, the publisher claims the author to be American inventor, Elias Howe. Similar to many other dance manuals published throughout the nineteenth century, this book is a publisher's compilation of other sources. The book begins with a description of ballroom etiquette, dress, appropriate music, and rules for prompters. The manual continues of the era's most popular dances including quadrilles, waltz, polka, schottisch, gorlitza, polka mazurka, country dances, and figures for forty-two "Fancy Cotillons," (also known as the cotillon or German), a group dance performed as a series of party games, usually to waltz music. 118 p 16 cm.;LOC: GV1751.H86 1858 | |
| O'Donnell, Bales (1874- ) | The tango and the new dances for ballroom and home, by Maurice [pseud.] ... illustrated with photographs and diagrams. All steps described so plainly anyone can readily learn them. | 1914 | E | LT | B | #239 Chicago, Laird & Lee, inc. 1914. This manual is a series of articles written by Maurice, who, along with his partner Florence Walden, was one of the most famous exhibition ballroom dancers of the era. Included are descriptions for the tango, Brazilian maxixe, Maurice walk, nineteen figures for "Nights of Gladness" Waltz, and twelve figures for "La Habanera." 73 p 20 cm. Also 1914, New York, Charles S. Pratt;LOC: GV1755.O4 | |
| Rameau, Pierre | Le maître a danser. Qui enseigne la maniere de faire tous les differens pas de danse dans toute la régularité de l'art, & de conduire les bras à chaque pas ... Par le sieur Rameau.. | 1748 | F | LT | B | #142 Paris, Rollin fils, 1748. Originally published in 1725 and reissued in 1734 and 1748 by French dancing master and writer Pierre Rameau (1674-1748), this is one of the most important sources for the study and reconstruction of eighteenth-century dance technique. Part one of the text (with accompanying full-page plates) carefully describes the appropriate manner of walking, feet positions, bows, and a large vocabulary of steps. Part two covers use of the arms while dancing. The manual was translated into English in 1728 by dancer and dancing master, John Essex. 271 p 20 cm.;LOC: GV1590.R3 Office | |
| Thornwell, Emily | The lady's guide to perfect gentility, in manners, dress, and consversation ... also a useful instructor in letter writing | 1857 | E | LT | E | #241 New York, Derby & Jackson; Cincinnati, H. W. Derby & co., 1857. Etiquette manuals are an important source for information on issues relating to the study of nineteenth-century social dance. Thornwell discusses the complexion, appropriate dress, introductions, behavior at parties, rules "on polite, easy, and graceful deportment," hints for conversation including "words, and sayings to be avoided," and concludes with chapters on needle-work and dress-making. Although much of Thornwell's manual was extracted from E. C. de Calabrella's 1844, The Ladies' Science of Etiquette, the manual was popular enough to be reissued ten times between 1857 and 1890. 226 p 19 cm. Also reprint 1979, San Marino, Ca., Huntington Library.;LOC: BJ1856 .T5 (Toner Coll.) | |
| Wilson, Thomas | The complete system of English country dancing, containing all the figures ever used in English country dancing, with a variety of new figures, and new reels ... By Thomas Wilson | 1821 | E | LTjpr | B | #168 London, Sherwood, Neeley and Jones 1815. Originally published in 1808 and expanded in 1811 under the title An analysis of country dancing, this edition borrows extensively from earlier editions. As with earlier editions, the figures for English country dances are explained through text, tables, and diagrams. Performed as a series of figures danced by a column of men facing a column of women, the English country dance was one of the most popular early nineteenth-century ballroom dances. This edition contains an extensive discussion on music with ten musical examples scored for treble instrument. 339 p 19 cm.;LOC: GV1763.W74 | |
| Bacquoy-Guédon, Alexis | Méthode pour exercer l'oreille a la mesure, dans l'art de la danse. Par M. Bacquoy-Guédon | 1785 | F | LTp | B | #184 Amsterdam, Et se trouve á Paris, chez Valade 1785. In part one of this treatise, Bacquoy-Guédon (fl. 1780) presents, a short history of dance as well as arguments in favor of dancing. The focus of this section is devoted to performance of contredanses and minuets. Part two contains eight-bar triple-meter airs for minuets and eight-bar duple-meter airs for contredanses, all composed for a single treble instrument. Additional music is included for a variant of the contredanse called the contredanse allemande (in triple-meter); a marche, and two rigaudons. The treatise concludes with a diagram of figures and music for the minuet. 56 p 21 cm. Also reprint 1972, Geneva Minkoff.;LOC: GV1751.B15 | |
| Malpied, N | Traité sur l'art de la danse, dédié á Monsieur Gardel, l'ainé ... Par M. Malpied | 1770? | F | LTp | B | #220 Paris, Boüin; 1770. This instructional manual describes Baroque dance steps and their correlation with music using the notation system published by Raoul-Auger Feuillet in 1700. Additionally, the manual contains information on the minuet and also provides an extensive discussion on hand and arm positions. 122 p 22 cm. Also reprint 1972, London, Gregg International Publishers, Ltd.;LOC: GV1600.M3 | |
| Pemberton, E | An essay for the further improvement of dancing; being a collection of figure dances, of several numbers, compos'd by the most eminent masters; describ'd in characters after the newest manner of Monsieur Feuillet. By E. Pemberton. To which is added, three single dances, viz. a chacone by Mr. Isaac, a passacaille by Mr. L'Abbe, and a jig by Mr. Pecour | 1711 | E | LTp | BM | #134 London, J. Walsh [etc.] 1711. 54 p 26 x 19 cm.;LOC: MT950A2 P45 | |
| Willcox, Asa | Asa Willcox's book of figures, 1793; multigraphed from a manuscript in the possession of the Newberry library | 1793 | E | LTp | B | #210 Chicago 1918. Based on an original manuscript published in 1793 and located in Chicago's Newberry Library, the editor of this modern version notes that the "spelling, capitalization, punctuation and underlining of the original have been scrupulosly followed, occasionally at the expense of clearness" (pg. ii). The manuscript contains one- or two-sentence descriptions of figures for thirty-eight country dances (dances that consisted of a series of figures and danced by a column of men facing a column of women). 9 p 27 cm.;LOC: GV1595.W5 | |
| na | The way to dance. A book which teaches the art of dancing without a master | 1890 | E | LTp | B | #138 New York, Street & Smith, 1890. This manual sought to teach the art of dance to those who could not "avail himself or herself of a professional teacher." In its description of general conduct, the author notes that etiquette is nothing more than self-denial. As the work is aimed at the untutored, ten pages are devoted to the primary positions of the feet. The manual describes the grand march, quadrilles, and round dances. 60 p 19 cm.;LOC: GV1751.W35 Microfilm 33251 GV | |
| Dufort, Giovanni Battista | Trattato del ballo nobile di Giambatista Dufort, indirizzato all' eccellenza delle signore dame, e de' signori cavalieri napoletani | 1728 | I | LTpr | B | #060 Napoli, Nella stamperia di F. Mosca, 1728. Part one of this text consists of thirty-four chapters devoted to instructions for steps required in Italian Baroque dance including pirola (pirouette), sfuggito (echappé), passo unite (assemblé), and cadente (tombé). Each step is fully described and notated in Feuillet notation, the dance notation system first published by French choreographer Raoul-Auger Feuillet in 1700. The second part of the manual contains six chapters devoted to performance of the minuetto (minuet) and concludes with a section on the contradanza (contredanse) and riverenze (bows). 12 p.l., 160 p. diagrs. 18 cm. Also reprint 1972, England, Gregg International Publishers, Ltd.;LOC: GV1590.D8 | |
| Gourdoux-Daux, J. H. | Elements and principles of the art of dancing, as used in the polite and fashionable circles, also rules of deportment and descriptions of manners of civility, pertaining to that art: from the French of J. H. G., by V. G. | 1817 | E | LTpr | B | #212 Philadelphia, Printed by J. F. Hurtel, 1817. A translation of Gourdoux-Daux's Principes de la Danse (Paris 1804 and 1811), this manual is important for its description of step and step sequences appropriate in the performance of the popular ballroom dance, the quadrille (called contilion by the author). The quadrille is a series of figures, organized into sets and performed by sets of four couples. The manual begins with discussions on deportment, positions, and continues with descriptions of various steps including assemblé, jeté, echappé, chassé, and glissadé. Step combinations are given for nineteen quadrille figures, such as "right and left," "hands round," "English chain," "ladies' chain," and "balancé." 93 p. 18 cm.;LOC: GV1590.G68 | |
| Magri, Gennaro, fl. | Trattato teorico-prattico di ballo di Gennaro Magri | 1779 | I | LTpr | BM | #115 Napoli, V. Orsino, 1779. This manual represents one of the most important sources on dance technique for the second half of the eighteenth century and is a critical link between Baroque dance and early romantic ballet. Part one is divided into sixty sections describing various aspects of dance beginning with a statement on the utility of dance, and feet positions. The manual continus with descriptions of many steps, for example, four of battemens, nine types of pas de bourrée; balloté; and twenty-three types of cabriole. Also includd is extensive information on late eighteenth-century grotesque style, especially important for the study of Italian pantomime. Part two discusses the responsibilities of a dancing master and manner of performing the minuet. The manual concludes with instructions for thirty-nine contradanze (contredanses) including one dance that is arranged for thirty-two performers. 2 v 22 cm;LOC: GV1590.M3 | |
| Roberts, Henry | Roberts manual of fashionable dancing and vade mecum for the ballroom; containing a review and full description of all the modern dances, &c | 1875 | E | LTpr | B | #147 Melbourne, George Robertson, 1875. Like many European and North American manuals of the nineteenth century, this Australian version is acknowledged by the publisher to be a compilation of other writer's work. To enhance the book's marketability, the author states that many "who have left the colonies for London, Paris, and other continental cities" have admirably acquitted and distinguished themselves. The book describes quadrilles and waltzes as well as dances popular in the 1840s such as the "Cellarius Waltz." 136 p 14 cm.;LOC: GV1751.R65 | |
| Strathy, Alexander | Elements of the art of dancing; with a description of the principal figures in the quadrille. By Alexander Strathy | 1822 | E | LTpr | B | #154 Edinburgh, Printed for the author, and sold by F. Pillans and Oliver & Boyd 1822. 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. 98 p 18 cm.;LOC: GV1763.S78 | |
| Cartier, P Valleau | Cartier's practical illustrated waltz instructor, ballroom guide, and call book. 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" | 1882 | E | LTr | B | #183 New York, De Witt, 1882. 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 decades past, such as the polka and schottisch. Other dance descriptions, including the Newport, racquet, and society waltz, were popular during the 1880s. 104 p 19 cm;LOC: GV1751.C32 1882 | |
| Gallini, Giovanni-Andrea (1728-1805) | A treatise on the art of dancing. By Giovanni Andrea Gallini | 1772 | E | LTr | B | #080 London, Printed for the author and sold by R. Dodsley [etc.] 1772. Originally published in 1762 and reissued in 1765, this work borrows heavily from previously published materials, including the works of Locke, Goldini, and especially John Weaver's 1712 An Essay towards a history of dancing. Gallini (1728-1805) presents a history of dance, arguments for learning the art of dance, and a discourse on the minuet. Especialy interesting are Gallini's comments on European and non-European dance and discussion includes practices in Britain, Spain, Naples, the peasants of Tirol, Russia, Turkey, China, Africa, and the Americas. 292 p 20 cm;LOC: GV1601.G17 | |
| Théleur, E. A. | Letters on dancing, reducing this elegant and healthful exercise to easy scientific principles ... By E. A. Théleur ... Illustrated by twenty-four copper-plate engravings, by Stewart, Halpin, Hicks and Read | 1832 | E | LTr | B | #156 London, Author, 1832. This manual is considered one of the most important discussions regarding the style and steps of early Romantic ballet. A dancer and dancing master, Théleur (née Taylor; fl. c. 1817-c.1844), wrote his manual in the form of a series of thirteen letters that includes a brief history of dance as well as a section devoted to social dance. The book is enhanced by full-page prints, including illustrations of dancers on full pointe. Théleur's dance notation system, the first in the nineteenth century, also helps illuminate theatrical dance practices of the time. 104 p 27 cm.;LOC: GV1787.T37 | |
| Butterick Publishing Company | Masquerades, tableaux and drills | 1906 | E | Lj | BD | #033 New York [etc.] The Butterick publishing company, limited, c1906. This manual provides step-by-step instructions, augmented by numerous illustrations, for giving masquerades, conducting tableaux, and creating "fancy drills." Costumes, hair styles, and accessories are included for Calico and Martha Washington balls, Joan of Arc, a football player, Beau Brummel, and a shepherdess. Additionally, the manual provides suggestions for tableaux scenes and living pictures ("pose plastique"). 144 p incl illus, pl 24 cm.;LOC: GV1737.B96 | |
| Issac, Mr. and Weaver, John (1673-1760) | A collection of ball-dances perform'd at court: viz. the Richmond, the roundeau, the rigadoon, the favourite, the Spanheim, and the Britannia. All compos'd by Mr. Isaac, and writ down in characters, by John Weaver, dancing-master | 1706 | E | Lj | BM | #164 London, Printed for the author, and sold by J. Vaillant, 1706. Dancer, teacher, and theoretician John Weaver (1673-1760) compiled this important collection of choreographies by Mr. Isaac. With melodies composed by James Paisible, the collection contains six ballroom dances: "The Richman," "The Rondeau," "The Rigadoon," "The Favorite," "The Spanheim," and "The Britannia." All are couple dances and are notated in a notation system first published in 1700 by dancing master Raoul-Auger Feuillet (1659 or 1660-1710). The system is based on tract drawings that trace the pattern of the dance. Additionally, bar lines in the dance score correspond to bar lines in the music score. Signs written on the right or left hand side of the tract indicate the steps. 321 p 27 cm.;LOC: MT950.A2 I7 | |
| Link, Charles | Unique dancing call book | 1893 | E | Lj | B | #113 Rochester, NY, C. Link, c1893. This unique document contains the prompter's calls for twenty-eight dances. The calls themselves are printed in large type, making them easier to read. No dance instructions are provided. 82 p 9 x 16 cm.;LOC: GV1767.L75 | |
| Webster, Alfred Mrs. | Dancing, as a means of physical education; with remarks on deformities, and their prevention and cure. By Mrs. Alfred Webster | 1851 | E | Lj | E | #165 London, D. Bogue 1851. In her strong defense of dance and its application to female physical education, Mrs. Webster declares that dancing, as a exercise, "is the very best safeguard against the evils of over mental education." While she approves of calisthenics and various mechanical apparatus-including swings and pulleys and a "prone couch"-she delivers a stinging rebuke regarding the wearing of corsets. 56 p. 22 cm.;LOC: GV1599.W5 | |
| na | The dance, ancient and modern / translated from the French by Arabella E. Moore. | 1900 | E | Lj | B | #058 Philadelphia, Pa. : A. Moore, 1900. Translated from French by Arabella E. Moore, this is an example of the growing body of historiographical texts that began to appear in the late 1890s into the turn of the twentieth century. The work borrows heavily from previously published materials for sections on primitive and ancient dances. As with other authors of this era, "modern dances" are considered to be pavane, gavot, rigodon, and minuet. In keeping with a renewed interest in the reconstruction of Renaissance and Baroque dances, the manual includes a chapter, "Revival of Popular Old Dances." A chapter on "contemporary dances" includes polka quadrilles, Boston, mazurka, and cotillon (also known as the German). 32 p 23 cm;LOC: GV1603.D2 | |
| Brooks, C. Professor | The ballroom monitor; or, Guide to the learner; containing the most complete sets of quadrilles ever published | 1866 | E | Ljpr | B | #030 Philadelphia, J. H. Johnson [c1866]. Like many other nineteenth-century dance manuals, much of the material in The Ball-room monitor is not original but is borrowed from previously published sources. The manual, which would fit into a pocket, contains information on quadrilles (called cotillions by Brooks), waltz, polka, redowa, and schottisch. Additionally, the manual contains numerous variety quadrilles--polka quadrilles, schottisch quadrilles, Polaca quadrilles, Varsoviana quadrilles, and a mazurka quadrille. 63 p 13 cm;LOC: GV1751.B85 | |
| Caroso, Marco Fabrizio | Nobiltà di dame del Sr. Fabritio Caroso da Sermoneta, libro, altra volta, chiamato Il ballarino. Nuouamente dal proprio auttore corretto, ampliato di nuoui balli, di belle regole, & alla perfetta theorica ridotto: con le creanze necessarie á caualieri, e dame. Aggiontoui il basso, & il soprano della musica: & con l'intauolatura del liuto á ciascun ballo. Ornato di vaghe & bellissime figure in rame | 1600 | I | Lp | BM | #199 In Venetia, Presso il Muschio, 1600. Ad instantia dell'auttore. In this significant manual detailing late-Renaissance Italian court dance, dancing master Caroso redefines and, in some cases, corrects information found in his first treatise, Il ballarino (1581). The manual gives rules for sixty-eight steps and contains specific choreographies for forty-nine dances. Many dances are preceded by full-page illustrations and each dance is provided with appropriate music written in Italian lute tablature and/or mensural notation. This manual was reissued in 1630 under the title, Raccolata di variji balli. 370 p 25 cm.;LOC: MT950.C25 1600 | |
| Gass, Henry | The waltz C. A combination of curved steps and movements, so as to represent or describe the letter C. Composed by Henry Gass | 1876 | E | Lp | B | #082 Mobile, Ala. c1876. This small aide de memoire for the waltz provides separate instruction for the woman's part, the man's part, and three versions of the pursuit step. 7 p 15 cm;LOC: GV1761.G25 | |
| Peacock, Francis (1723-1807) | Sketches relative to the history and theory, but more especially to the practice of dancing ... Intended as hints to the young teachers of the art of dancing. By Francis Peacock | 1805 | E | Lp | B | #133 Aberdeen, Printed by J. Chalmers & co., 1805. This manual begins with a discussion on the importance of dance for youth and outlines the origins of dance. Although much of the historical and theoretical text is borrowed from other dance writers--notably Giovanni-Andrea Gallini and John Weaver--the manual is important for its description of the Scotch reel and accompanying ten reel steps. Some of the steps include kemshóole (forward step), minor and double kemkóssy (setting steps), lematrást (cross springs), and curatag (turning step). 224 p 23 cm;LOC: GV1601.P35 | |
| Rameau, Pierre | Abbregé de la nouvelle methode, dans l'art d'écrire ou de tra cer toutes sortes, de danses de ville ... mise au jour par le sr. Rameau ... Ouvrage très utile pour toutes personnes qui ont sçu ou qui apprennent à danser, puis que par le secour de ce livre, on peut se remettre facilement dans toutes les danses que l'on à appris | 1725 | F | Lp | B | #141 Paris, Chez l'auteur, faubourg St Germain 1725. The first part of this manual discusses performance of various steps including demi coupé, bourée, chassé, and pirouette. Through the use of text and tables, Rameau also provides discussion on an improved and simplified version of Feuillet notation, the eighteenth-century system of recording dances. The second part of the text consists of notations for twelve duets choreographed by French dancer and choreographer, Guillaume-Louis Pecour. 111 p 83 p 20 cm. Also 1700, reprint 1972, London, Gregg International Publishers, Ltd.;LOC: GV1590.R28 1725 | |
| Wilson, Thomas | An analysis of country dancing, wherein all the figures used in that polite amusement are rendered familiar by engraved lines. Containing also, directions for composing almost any number of figures to one tune, with some entire new reels; together with the complete etiquette of the ballroom. By T. Wilson | 1811 | E | Lp | B | #171 London, J. S. Dickson 1811. Designed for "those who possess no knowledge whatsoever of country-dancing," the manual uses text, tables, and color-coded diagrams to explain the figures for English country dances. Performed as a series of figures by a column of men facing a column of women, the English country dance was one of the most popular early nineteenth-century ballroom dances. Originally published in 1808, the manual was reissued in 1822, and another version appeared in 1815 under the title The complete system of English country dancing. This edition is dedicated to Madame Angiolini, principal dancer at the King's Theatre, where Wilson held the post of dancing master. 194 p 19 cm.;LOC: GV1763.W72 1811 | |
| Caroso, Marco Fabrizio | Il ballarino di M. Fabritio Caroso da Sermoneta, diuiso in due trattati; nel primo de' quali si dimostra la diuersità de i nomi, che si danno à gli atti; & mouimenti, che interuengons ne i balli: & con molte regole si dichiara come debbano farsi. Nel secondo s'insegnano diuerse sorti di balli, & balletti sì all' vso d'Italia, come à quello di Francia, & Spagna. Ornato di molte figure. Et con l'intauolatura di liuto nella sonata di ciascun ballo, & il soprano della musica alla maggior parte di essi. Opera nuouamente mandata in luce | 1581 | I | Lpr | BM | #230 In Venetia, Appresso Francesco Ziletti, 1581. This manual is one of the most important documents detailing late-Renaissance Italian court dance. Dancing master Fabritio Caroso (died 1605) describes fifty-four steps, provides rules for style and etiquette, and contains specific choreographies for eighty dances, most of which are designed for one couple. Many dances are preceded by full-page illustrations and each dance is provided with appropriate music notated in Italian lute tablature. Fabritio Caroso is also the author of an additional dance manual, Nobiltà di dame (1600; 1605). 2 v 23 x 18 cm;LOC: MT950.C25 1581 | |
| Dun, Barclay | A translation of nine of the most fashionable quadrilles, consisting of fifty French country dances, as performed in England and Scotland. With explanatory notes. To which are prefixed, a few observations on the style, &c. of the quadrille, the English country dance, and the Scotch reel. By Barclay Dun | 1818 | E | Lpr | B | #189 Edinburgh, Printed for the author, and sold by W. Wilson & co. 1818. The three chapters that make up this manual are devoted to the merits and performance of the French quadrille, a popular ballroom dance performed by four couples who face each other in a square. In recognizing the existence of specific steps appropriate for quadrilles, Dun warns against performing steps used in English country dances or Scotch reels. The manual concludes with the figures for six quadrilles. 69 p 18 cm.;LOC: GV1763.D78 | |
| Swepstone, Eileen | The tango, as standardized and taught by the representative dancing masters of the North American continent; tango two-step, hesitation waltz, Boston glide, one-step, described by Miss Eileen Swepstone ... illustrated by Miss Swepstone and Mr. Bernard Tweedale | 1914 | E | Lpr | B | #155 Vancouver, B.C., J. H. Welch 1914. This pamphlet on the tango, claimed by its author to have been "shorn of crudities which caused it to be criticized," describes a variety of steps and step combinations. 15 p 19 cm.;LOC: GV1796.T3 S8 | |
| Wilson, Thomas | An analysis of country dancing: wherein are displayed all the figures ever used in country dances, in a way so easy and familiar, that persons of the meanest capacity may in a short time acquire (without the aid of a master) a complete knowledge of that rational and polite amusement. To which are added, instructions for dancing some entire new reels; together with the rules, regulations, and complete etiquette of the ballroom. By T. Wilson ... Embellished and illustrated with engravings on wood, by J. Berryman | 1808 | E | Lpr | B | #170 London, Printed by W. Calvert, to be had to Mr. Dutton 1808. This is the first of several books published by Wilson on the subject of English country dancing. Performed as a series of figures by a column of men facing a column of women, the English country dance was one of the most popular early nineteenth-century ballroom dances. Although the manual has a section on ballroom etiquette, it is most useful for its text, tables, and color-coded diagrams, which explain the figures. This edition is dedicated to Madame Desayes, principal dancer at the King's Theatre, where Wilson held the post of dancing master. The manual was expanded and reissued in 1811 and 1822, and a version was published in 1815 entitled The complete system of English country dancing. 139 p 16 cm.;LOC: GV1763.W72 1808 | |
| Wilson, Thomas | The treasures of Terpsichore; or, A companion for the ballroom. Being a collection of all the most popular English country dances, arrange alphabetically, with proper figures to each dance. By T. Wilson | 1816 | E | Lpr | B | #191 London, Also 1809, Printed for the author; and to be had of Messrs. Sherwood, Neely, and Jones. One of several treatises devoted to English country dancing by Thomas Wilson, dancing master to the King's Theatre, this manual consists of an alphabetical listing of country dances and their figures. Lamenting the present state of country dancing, the author fears "it [will] be perverted into a chaos of riot and confusion" (p.iii). Wilson's other manuals on the subject contain detailed text, tables, and diagrams to explain the figures. Their titles include An analysis of country dancing (1808 and 1811) and The complete system ofEnglish country dancing (1815?). 130 p. 16 cm.;LOC: GV1763.W78 1816 | |
| Adams, Revels Alcorn (1869-) | The social dance, by Dr. R. A. Adams | 1921 | E | Lr | A | #017 Kansas City, Kan., The author, c1921. This antidance treatise is divided into four parts. The first part discusses the physical effects of the dance and the author concludes that habitual dancers are sick more often and women are more prone to "female weaknesses." The second section focuses on the dangers of dance on the mind and concludes that many girls fail in school because they dance too much. In the Third section, the author argues that dance is immoral and "fires the passions of young women." The concluding section is devoted to detailing passages in the Scriptures that the author interprets as supporting his arguments. 32 p. 20 cm;LOC: GV1741.A3 | |
| Brookes, James Hall (1830-1897) | The modern dance, by Jas. H. Brookes | 1895? | E | Lr | A | Chicago, The Church press [189-?] This book provides arguments for and against modern dancing, along with testimonies and witnesses. It is laid out as if modern dancing was on trial and Brookes is lawyer, judge, and jury, providing a verdict at the end 119 p. illus. 18 cm.;LOC: GV1741.B83 | |
| Cree, Aubrey McMahon | Handbook of ball-room dancing, by Paymaster-Commander A. M. Cree, R.N., with an introduction by George Grossmith; illustrated with diagrams | 1920 | E | Lr | B | #051 London, John Lane; New York, John Lane company, 1920. This manual is designed as a self-teacher for those who cannot or, according to the author, are unwilling to attend dance classes. Additionally, Cree declares the most popular dances to be the Lame Duck Valse, valse, one step, foxtrot, and lancers. Although he includes instructions for a Three Step or Straight Jazz, and a Tango Valse, the manual does not reflect dances that were being performed during the late teens. 2 p l, 88 p 20 cm;LOC: GV1751.C89 | |
| Frank, Charles Julius ed. | The latest method, home instruction by mail, dancing courses ... arranged and ed. by Charles J. Frank | 1922 | E | Lr | B | #076 Philadelphia, Pa., The Beacon academy, 1922. This is a series of three pamphlets, each from sixteen to twenty-four pages, that describes the waltz, foxtrot, and the one step. Designed for those who "know nothing at all about Modern Dances," each pamphlet provides preliminary exercises and basic lessons for execution of the steps. v. 1. The waltz.--v. 2. The fox trot.--v. 3. The one step. 3 v 20 cm;LOC: GV1751.F7 | |
| Grant, Horatio N | How to become successful teachers of the art of dancing in conjunction with how to manage a favor-german, by Prof. H. N. Grant | 1893 | E | Lr | B | #089 Buffalo, NY [Kraft & Stern, printers] c1893. Written for teachers of ballroom dance, this manual is illustrated with many diagrams designed to be useful in the classroom. Discussions include how to open a dance class, how to conduct a private lesson, and what to teach. Suggestions on appropriate dances include the mazurka, redowa, and polka. Group dances include descriptions of several figures for the grand march, six figures for the German (also known as the cotillon), and several contra dances. 32 p 24 cm;LOC: GV1751.G76 | |
| Greene, William E | The terpsichorean monitor. By William E. Greene | 1889 | E | Lr | BE | #090 Providence, R.I., E. A. Johnson & co., printers, 1889. This manual, a compilation of previously published materials, includes a brief discussion on dancing and deportment, bows (which the author considers the "criteria of good breeding"), and a section on introductons with instructions on how to shake hands. The book also covers information on the duties of an escort, how to ask a lady to dance, and responsibilities of guests. General information is provided on quadrilles and the cotillon (also known as the German). However, the only dances described in detail are the figures for three quadrilles. 39 p. 9 cm.;LOC: GV1751.G79 | |
| Koncen, Mathias J | Prof. M. J. Koncen's quadrille call book and ballroom guide | 1883 | E | Lr | B | #109 St. Louis, Press of S. F. Brearley & co. c1883. This manual is a compilation of previously published materials and includes standard advice on etiquette and dress. Dances include the grand march, quadrilles, and numerous round dances such as the waltz, glide waltz,Boston dip, society waltz, knickerbocker waltz, and the Newport. The popular series of party games called the German (also known as the cotillon) is given sixty-eight figures and other group dances include the "Virginia Reel." 125 p 20 cm;LOC: GV1751.K82 | |
| Meyen, Henry | The ball room guide, being a compendium of the theory, practice, and etiquette of dancing, embracing the newest quadrilles, polkas ... also, the Meyen quadrille, as taught by H. Meyen | 1852 | E | Lr | B | #187 New-York, E. & J. Magnus, 1852. This manual begins, as do others of the period, with a general introduction that covers the necessity of dancing and a brief history of the dance. Declaring that bodily exercise "drives away sorrow and care," the author asks, "how is it that there are men malicious enough to condemn this innocent pastime?" (p. 12). The manual continues with ten rules to be observed at balls, duties of managers, and seven rules for the German cotillon (a series of dance games). While Meyer gives figures for quadrilles and directions for fourteen German cotillon figures, his descriptions of round dances are vague. For example, in a describing the polks, he notes it "is either danced in a circle...or at variety, eight bars to the right and eight bars to the left..."(pg. 23). 44 p. 14 cm.;LOC: GV1753.M61 | |
| Nott, F. C. | Stage and fancy dancing. By F. C. Nott | 1896 | E | Lr | B | #123 Cincinnati, O., J. M. Wright, 1896. Although the manual begins with a description of the "five ballet positions," the book is intended for amateurs. Nott presents directions for thirty steps such as leap, boure [sic]-quick, hop, dash, slide, and paddle step. Included also are choreographies for over twenty dances such a "Skip Rope Dance," "Skirt Dance,""Cloak Dance," "Witches Dance," and "Cachucha." 55 p 19 cm.;LOC: GV1781.N85 | |
| Powell, R | Powell's art of dancing; or, Dancing made easy By R. Powell | 1848 | E | Lr | B | #139 Louisville, Ky., Harney, Hughes & Hughes, printers, 1848. In an attempt to inspire his readers who were located far from the United States' urban, eastern cultural centers, Powell notes that dance "has not improved, except in the larger cities." Of primary interest is the author's dance notation, a type of shorthand that he utilized to describe bows, curtsies, and quadrilles. 38 p 18 cm.;LOC: GV1751.P88 | |
| Radestock, Rudolph | The royal ball-room guide and etiquette of the drawingroom, containing the newest and most elegant dances and a short history of dancing. By Rudolph Radestock | 1877 | E | Lr | B | #140 London, Otley, W. Walker and sons 1877. Like other nineteenth-century dance manuals, this is a compilation of earlier writings. The book provides a short history of dance, positions of the feet, glossary of French terms, and suggestions for giving balls including an admonishment to have enough waiters at the supper table. Indicating the decade's growing interest in elaborate balls, Radestock suggests one waiter for each two persons. The section on etiquette has been reduced to thirty-three short rules and the manual describes most of the popular ballroom dances--quadrille, waltz, schottisch, and a variety of country dances. 95 p 13 cm.;LOC: GV1593.R3 | |
| Rice, Nathan Lewis (1807-1877) | A discourse on dancing, delivered in the Central Presbyterian church, Cincinnati. By N. L. Rice | 1847 | E | Lr | A | #145 Cincinnati, The Presbyterian book depository, and W. H. Moore, 1847. This book is typical of mid-nineteenth century antidance works. While many writers noted that the Bible contains numerous references to dance, Rice (1807-1877) points out that, in a biblical context, dance was utilized as a part of worship, performed exclusively by women dancing with each other. (The dangers of contact between the sexes while dancing were a common theme in antidance literature.) The second point, also common in antidance books, centered on the notion that dancing was bad for the health, especially in women. 24 p. 22 cm.;LOC: GV1741.R5 | |
| Rivers, Charles H. | A full description of modern dances. By C. H. Rivers | 1885 | E | Lr | BE | #146 Brooklyn 1885. Unlike earlier manuals that contained detailed information on etiquette, this manual reflects the trend of late nineteenth-century manuals to shorten or eliminate such information. This manual contains only one-third of a page of etiquette. Dances described include the waltz (with reversing steps), polka, schottisch, polka redowa, polka mazurka, galop, quadrilles, contra dances ("Scilian Circle," "Spanish Dance" and "Rustic Reel"). Thirty-seven figures are given for the popular series of party game figures known as the cotillon or German. 63 p 16 x 13 cm;LOC: GV1751.R62 | |
| Segadlo, L. F. | Course of instruction in dancing and aesthetic development of the body [by] L. F. Segadlo | 1889 | E | Lr | B | #151 Newark, N.J., c1889. This is a translation by Segadlo of an article, by an unknown author, found in the Universal Gazette, published in Vienna, Austria. It is a strong defense of dance and exercise, a subject that was often discussed during the late nineteenth century. The manual concludes with three sets of quadrilles as taught by the author, "Princeton University Lancers," "Saratoga Lancers," and the plain quadrille. 11 20 cm.;LOC: GV1753.S45 | |
| Wilson, Thomas | The danciad; or, Dancer's monitor. Being a descriptive sketch in verse, on the different styles and methods of dancing quadrilles, waltzes, country dances, &c. &c. ... Together with observations on the laws regarding dancing, with extracts from the acts of Parliament relating thereto. By Thomas Wilson | 1824 | E | Lr | B | #197 London, The author. Written in verse as a dramatic play in two parts, Thomas Wilson, dancing master to the King's Theatre, comments on the state of teaching, public balls, and the character of many dance instructors. Nearly every page contains additional remarks in the form of footnotes ranging from an abstract of the 1752 Act of Parliament on illegal dancing to a long discourse on English country dancing and quadrilles. 208 p 18 cm;LOC: GV1599.W5 | |
| na | The Ballroom instructer; containing a complete description of cotillons and other popular dances | 1841 | E | Lr | B | #225 New York, Huestis & Craft, 1841. This manual, small enough to fit into a pocket, declares it contains "all the information which is interesting to the world of dancing" [p. 5]. In fact, like many nineteenth-century dance manuals, the text is heavily borrowed from numerous sources and compiled by a publisher. Its format is common for this type of manual and it begins with a discussion on etiquette followed by description of quadrilles--popular group dances performed by four couples facing in a square. Although, the waltz was a staple of the mid-nineteenth-century ballroom, it is not discussed in this manual. 46 p 13 cm. Also rev 1851.;LOC: GV 1763.B18 | |
| na | Jig, clog, and breakdown dancing made easy, with sketches of noted jig dancers | 1873 | E | Lr | B | #117 New York, E. James, c1873. This book begins with a brief history of jig dancing and provides a chronology of jig and clog dancers from famed African-American dance Master Juba to Johnny Diamond and Dick Pelham. The manual also describes twenty steps including "heel and toe step," "shuffle,""clog break," and "plantation breakdown." 12 p 19 cm;LOC: GV1793.J61 | |
| na | Leaflets of the ball room. Being a sketch of the polka quadrilles, the Baden, mazurka figures &c. &c. to which is appended the music of the celebrated redowa waltz, now first published in the United States | 1847 | E | Lr | BM | #188 Philadelphia, New York, Turner & Fisher 1847. Compiled by a publisher and small enough to fit into a pocket, this manual gives directions for polka quadrilles, mazurka quadrilles, and "The New Redowa," all "as taught by Mr. Durang and daughter." Other dances include a waltz cotillion, gallopade quadrille, and Spanish Dance. 12 p 12 cm.;LOC: GV1753.L43 | |
| Arthur, T.S. | Advice to young ladies excerpts | 1858 | E | O | E | Pipestone,MN 1995 Laser Writers excerpts reprinted in Melcher, Etiquette for every occasion | |
| Beecher, Catherine E. | Treatise on domestic economy (WANT - up to $75) | 1843 | E | O | E | Boston 1843 Webb (PJPxb) | |
| Hale, Mrs. | Manners, or happy homes and good society... | 1868 | E | O | E | Boston 1972 Tilton (Brandeis?)(PJPxb) | |
| Hill, Mrs. A.P. | Mrs. Hill's new cook book rep.as: Confederate receipt book | 1872 | E | O | C | Birmingham,AL 1985 Oxmoor House Antique American Cookbooks | |
| Lady of Charleston Rutledge, Sarah | Carolina housewife, or house and home | 1847 | E | O | C | South Carolina 1979 U.S.C. Press reprint gives author as Sarah Rutledge | |
| Leland, Charles G. | Art of conversation (selections reprinted in Civil War Etiquette) | 1864 | E | O | E | New York 1988 Carleton (PJP) Selections reprinted in Civil War Etiquette | |
| Marshall, A.B. | Book of ices (Victorian ices & ice cream0 | 1885 | E | O | C | New York 1976c Met.Mus.of Art | |
| Northrop, Henry D. | Household encyclopaedia (sections on exercise) | 18xx | E | O | G | 18?? | |
| Stevens, Frances | Usages of best society | 1884 | E | O | E | New York 1884 Burt (MLee)(PJPxc)(PJPxb) | |
| Weaver, John | Anotomical and mechanical lectures upon Dancing | 1721 | E | O | B | New York 1985 Dance Horizons (Included in R. Ralph) | |
| Weaver, John | An essay towards an history of dancing | 1712 | E | O | B | New York 1985 Dance Horizons (Included in R. Ralph) | |
| Weaver, John | The fable of Orpheus and Eurydice | 1718 | E | O | B | New York 1985 Dance Horizons (Included in R. Ralph) | |
| Weaver, John | The history of the mimes and pantomimes | 1728 | E | O | B | New York 1985 Dance Horizons (Included in R. Ralph) | |
| Weaver, John | The Judgement of Paris | 1733 | E | O | B | New York 1985 Dance Horizons (Included in R. Ralph) | |
| Weaver, John | The loves of Mars and Venus | 1717 | E | O | B | New York 1985 Dance Horizons (Included in R. Ralph) | |
| Weaver, John | The Union a new dance compos'd by Mr. Isaac | 1707 | E | O | B | New York 1985 Dance Horizons (Included in R. Ralph) | |
| na | Complete Rules of Etiquette | 860x | E | O | E | 1860 Bound with: Chesterfield's...Letter Writing | |
| na | How to behave | 1856 | E | O | E | New York n.d. Fowler & Wells (KB)(PJPxb)Bound in: Hand-books for home improvement | |
| na | Routledge's etiquette for gentlemen reprint in Melcher, Etiquette for every occasion | 1865 | E | O | E | Pipestone,MN 1995 Laser Writers reprinted in Melcher, Etiquette for every occasion | |
| Accum, Frederick | Treatise on adulterations of food, and culinary poisons | 1820 | E | P | C | St. Louis, MO 1966 Mallinckrodt Mallinckrodt collection of food classics, vol. II | |
| Agogoz | Hints on etiquette and the usages of society | 1836 | E | P | E | London 1947 Turnstile | |
| Alcott, Louisa M. | Work: a story of experience | xxxx | E | P | H | 1889 | |
| Aldridge, Arthur F. | Brawn and brain considered by noted athletes and thinkers | 1889 | E | P | G | 1889 | |
| Allen, Ida C. | Mrs. Allan's cook book | 1917 | E | P | C | Boston 1917c Small, Maynard & Co. Pages loose | |
| Allen, Lucy G. | Table service | 1915 | E | P | E | Boston 1928 Little, Brown | |
| American | Ladies and gentleman's American Etiquette | xxxx | E | P | E | Boston n.d. J. Buffum | |
| American Orphan | American cookery: or, the art of dressing viands... | 1812 | E | P | C | Walpole, NH n.d. Walpole Historical Soc. | |
| Appert, M. | Art of preserving all kinds of animal and vegetable... | 1812 | E | P | C | St. Louis, MO n.d. Mallinckrodt Mallinckrodt collection of food classics, vol. I | |
| Archbold, Rick | Last dinner on the Titanic | 1997 | E | P | C | New York 1997 Hyperion/Madison Menus and recipes from the great liner | |
| Aresty, Esther B. | Best behavior | 1970 | E | P | E | New York 1970 Simon & Schuster (PJP) | |
| Aresty, Esther B. | Delectable past | 1964 | E | P | C | New York 1964c Simon & Schuster | |
| Armstrong, Lucie H. | Good Form | 1889 | E | P | E | London 1889 White (PJP) | |
| Arsdale, May B. | Manners now and then | 1940 | E | P | E | New York 1940 Harcourt Brace (PJP) | |
| Attwood, Francis G. | Manners and customs of the Harvard student | 1877 | E | P | E | Boston 1877 Osgood (PJP) | |
| Austin, Gilbert | Chironomia | 1806 | E | P | H | 1966 (elocution) | |
| Author of The Sociable | Book of 500 curious puzzles | 1859 | E | P | G | 1859 | |
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| na | Hood's Sarsaparilla book of parlor games | 1900 | E | P | G | Lowell, Ma c.1900 C.I.Hood & Co. | |
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