Moore, Arabella E. (Arabella Elizabeth) text Philadelphia, Pa. : A. Moore, 1900. eng 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 the 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). Dance--History. Dance History and Theory. Theatrical Dance. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images and full text. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/musdi.058