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.
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[New York, Hurst & Co.,
c1872]
eng
This manual suggests that anyone can learn to dance without the aid of a teacher. 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. This particular dance manual was reissued in 1876 under the title: Offenbach's dancing without a master.
Ballroom dancing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images.
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/musdi.177