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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;

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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 contreda....

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Samouchitel' modnykh bal'nykh i kharakternykh tantsev.

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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....

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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 v

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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..

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The royal Ann : Mr. Isaac's new dance made for Her Majestys birth day 1712 / the tune

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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....

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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,

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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 B....

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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.

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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 ....

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Prima, e seconda memoria per servire alla istoria del ballo degli antichi, del signor Burette. n

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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....

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A treatise on the use and peculiar advantages of dancing and exercises, considered as a means of refinement and physical development ...

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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....

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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 f

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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....

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Abbregé de la nouvelle methode, dans l'art d'écrire ou de traçer 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 da

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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 danc....

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The Northumberland : Mr. Isaac's new dance made for Her Majestys birth day ; engraven in characters & figures for the use of masters.

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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)....

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Die modernen Tänze, von msgr. don Luigi Sartori. Frei übersetzt und verändert

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Collegeville, Ind., St. Josephs buchdruckerei, 1910..

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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

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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 wi....

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Per. receüil [sic] de danses de bal pour l'année 1703. De la composition de m. Pecour, et mis au jour

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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....

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Cotillion figures,

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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....

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Recueil de dances, composées

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Paris, L'auteur, 1709..

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Ist tanzen sünde?

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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....

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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 th

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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 th....

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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

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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 "part....

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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

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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....

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[Contredanses; description des figures, plan des figures]

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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,....

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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 à

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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 dance....

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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

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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....

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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) m

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

London, Printed for, & sold by In.

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Ball-room dancing without a master, and complete guide to the etiquette, toilet, dress and management of the ball-room; with all the principal dances in popular use.

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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....

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The Pastorall : Mr. Issac's new dance made for Her Majestys birth day 1713 / the tune by Mr. Paisible ; engraven in characters and figures for the use of masters writ

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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....

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The latest method, home instruction by mail, dancing courses ... arranged and ed.

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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..

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Recueil de contredances mises en chorégraphie, d'une maniére si aisée, que toutes personnes peuvent facilement les apprendre, sans le secours d'aucun maître et même sans avoir en aucune connoissance de la chorégraph

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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....

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Chorégraphie ou L'art de décrire la dance par caracteres, figures et signes desmonstratifs avec lesquels on apprend facilement de soy même toutes sortes de dances.

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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....

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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 ...

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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....

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Potpourri françois des contre-danse ancienne tel quil se danse chez la Reine ...

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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 ....

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Traité sur l'art de la danse, dédié á Monsieur Gardel, l'ainé ...

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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..

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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 / sost

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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....

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Course of instruction in dancing and aesthetic development of the body

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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....

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Elegantní tanecník / dle rozlicných pramenu upravila Anna Lorenzová.

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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..

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Traité pratique et théorique de la danse,

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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....

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The way to dance. A book which teaches the art of dancing without a master.

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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....

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Dance halls. Ordinances governing the conduct of public dances and dance halls, city of Buffalo. Issued

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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..

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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 meane

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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 c....

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Illustrated portfolio of artistic dancing /

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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..

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The terpsichorean monitor.

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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....

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Immorality of modern dances, ed.

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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)....

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[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

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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 techn....

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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 ...

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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 wa....

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Prof. Clendenen's fashionable quadrille book and guide to etiquette.

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Quoting extensively from L.H. Elmwell's 1892 dance manual, this treatise is aimed at prompters of quadrilles. The Manual includes a brief explanation of quadrille figures and etiquette (with emphasis on etiquette while performing quadrilles)....

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The art of dancing; its theory and practice, by F. Leslie Clendenen. Drawings

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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 "correc....

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The drawing-room dances.

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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....

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Le cotillon et les quadrilles actuels; traité théorique et pratique,

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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....

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Histoire anecdotique et pittoresque de la danse chez les peuples anciens et modernes ...

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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....

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Jig, clog, and breakdown dancing made easy, with sketches of noted jig dancers.

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

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 breakd....

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