The containing the newest and most elegant dances and a short history of dancing Radestock, Rudolph. text enk 1877 monographic London W. Walker and Sons [pref. 1877] eng

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x, [11]-95 p. front. 13 cm. 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, a 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. By Rudolph Radestock ... Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images and full text. Ballroom dancing Handbooks, manuals, etc Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals Notation for Dance GV1593 .R3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/musdi.140 42045170 hdl:loc.music/musdi.140 DLC 781018 20250607153156.8 3581793 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208)