The A practical treatise on the art of dancing Reilley, E. B. text pau monographic Philadelphia J. Nicholas, Printer 1870 eng

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231 p. front., illus. 16 x 12 cm. 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, Reilley 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 centuryʼs 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. By E. B. Reilley ... Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images and full text. Ballroom dancing Handbooks, manuals, etc Dance History Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals Theatrical Dance GV1751 .R36 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/musdi.144 05029192 hdl:loc.music/musdi.144 DLC 781018 20250607170321.8 4525498 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208)