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Book/Printed MaterialThe public dance halls of Chicago
Dance halls of Chicago This is a revised edition of a work based on an investigation done in 1910 regarding the conditions of public dance halls in Chicago. Bowen's complaints included the late hours, too much...- Contributor: Bowen, Louise De Koven
- Date: 1917
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Book/Printed MaterialFamiliar dialogues on dancing, between a minister and a dancer : taken from matter of fact ... Substantiated by quotations from other writers including Pascal, the Prince of Conti, Chief Justice Hale, and Archbishop Tillotson, Phillips declares dance to be a vain and idle amusement. While he acknowledges that...
- Contributor: Phillips, John - Printed by T. Kirk - American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1798-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialThe social dance, This antidance treatise is divided into four parts. The first part discusses the physical effects of the dance, and the author concludes that habitual dancers are sick more often and that women...
- Contributor: Adams, R. A. (Revels Alcorn)
- Date: 1921
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Book/Printed MaterialMay Christians dance? This is a typical example of the antidance literature that was published during the nineteenth century. Although Brookes provides a weak defense of dancing, his final conclusion is that the large assemblies,...
- Contributor: Brookes, James H. (James Hall)
- Date: 1869
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Book/Printed MaterialAn essay on dancing This book is a typical example of mid-nineteenth-century anti-dance literature. Crane takes the position that the ancients, including the Greeks and Egyptians, danced only for religious purposes. The author additionally notes that...
- Contributor: Crane, J. T. (Jonathan Townley)
- Date: 1849
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Book/Printed MaterialAn account of the trial of social dance The author of this work claims to be pastor of the Reformed Churches of Marbletown and North Marbletown as well as a lawyer. In this manual, Davis takes a novel approach in...
- Contributor: Davis, George
- Date: 1899
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Book/Printed MaterialThe modern dance and what shall take its place
Modern dance This manual consists of a sermon presented at Saint Luke's Lutheran Church, on 13 February 1921 in Centre Hall, Pennsylvania. This antidance work argues that dance is injurious to the health, is...- Contributor: Drumm, Melvin C.
- Date: 1921
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Book/Printed MaterialFrom the ball-room to hell This antidance treatise, written by an ex-dancing master, is devoted to condemning the waltz. Some of the chapter titles include "From the Ball-Room to the Grave," "Abandoned Women the Best Dancers," and...
- Contributor: Faulkner, Thomas A.
- Date: 1892
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Book/Printed MaterialThe lure of the dance, This is the second antidance treatise published by ex-dancing master Faulkner, which he suggests was needed "because the dance craze has developed with such incredible rapidity." This book consists of large sections...
- Contributor: Faulkner, Thomas A.
- Date: 1916
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Book/Printed MaterialModern dancing: in the light of Scripture and facts This antidance tract was originally a sermon presented by the author in Maysville, Kentucky in 1849 and repeated in 1866. It was published as a circular in 1874 and revised in 1887....
- Contributor: Gardner, William W.
- Date: 1893
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Book/Printed MaterialThe modern dance; a historical and analytical treatment of the subject; religious, social, hygienic, industrial aspects ...
Light on the dance This is the second published edition of a sermon Ham delivered as part of an evangelistic campaign in Palestine, Texas in 1914, and his arguments are typical of this genre of antidance...- Contributor: Ham, M. F. (Mordecai Fowler)
- Date: 1916
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Book/Printed MaterialDancing as a Christian amusement
Dancing This antidance treatise presents three of the central arguments for this genre of literature. First, dance is injurious to the health. Second, dance is a waste of time and money. The third...- Contributor: Heckman, George C.
- Date: 1879
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Book/Printed MaterialDancers and dancing; a calm and rational view of the dancing question, At first glance, Hubbert appears to be presenting both pro and con agruments regarding the suitability of dancing. However, the discussion is weighted toward the common discourse found in this genre of...
- Contributor: Hubbert, J. M. (James Monroe)
- Date: 1901
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Book/Printed MaterialThe nature and tendency of balls : seriously and candidly considered, in two sermons, preached in ... This book consists of two sermons delivered by Jacob Ide (1785-1880), pastor of the Second Church in Medway during December 1818. In these sermons, the pastor declares that balls are too expensive,...
- Contributor: Ide, Jacob
- Date: 1819
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Book/Printed MaterialImmorality of modern dances, 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...
- Date: 1904
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Book/Printed MaterialAn appeal to all Christians, especially the members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, against the practice ...
Appeal on social dancing | Appeal on dancing This tract against the practice of social dancing is based on a series of articles written by Jones in 1852. Jones notes alarm because dance is gaining favor with the public. Two...- Contributor: Jones, John G. (John Griffing)
- Date: 1867
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Book/Printed MaterialSocial dancing inconsistent with a Christian profession and baptismal vows: a sermon, preached in the Presbyterian ...
Sermon on social dancing Taken from a sermon delivered 17 June 1849, Palmerʾs book is typical of midnineteenth-century antidance literature. He declares that the seventeen references to dance in the Bible are all performed by one...- Contributor: Palmer, B. M. (Benjamin Morgan)
- Date: 1849
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Book/Printed MaterialThere is no harm in dancing, The basic premise in this antidance treatise is typical of this genre of dance literature; namely, dance is bad for the health and is a waste of money. The author utilizes a...
- Contributor: Penn, W. E. (William Evander)
- Date: 1884
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Book/Printed MaterialA discourse on dancing, delivered in the Central Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati This book is typical of mid-nineteenth century antidance works. While many writers noted that the Bible contains numerous references to dance, Rice (1807-1877) points out that, in a biblical context, dance was...
- Contributor: Rice, N. L. (Nathan Lewis)
- Date: 1847
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Book/Printed MaterialModern dances, Like other publications of its kind, this antidance treaty defends the dances of the Greeks and Romans as well as dances mentioned in the Bible on the grounds that they were performed...
- Contributor: Satori, Luigi
- Date: 1910
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Book/Printed MaterialA Solemn warning to dancers This short antidance pamphlet argues that dance is wicked because it leads the mind away from spiritual thoughts. The unknown author warns that all dance, including that mentioned in the Scriptures, is...
- Contributor: McManus-Young Collection (Library of Congress) - Methodist Episcopal Church. Tract Society
- Date: 1824
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Book/Printed MaterialThe dance of modern society Unlike many other nineteenth-century antidance writers who base their arguments on Scripture, Wilkinson asks that his readers formulate their opinions on reason, conscience, and common sense. In fact, Wilkinson argues that he...
- Contributor: Wilkinson, William Cleaver
- Date: 1869
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