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Book/Printed MaterialLa danse ancienne et moderne, ou Traité historique de la danse
Traité historique de la danse This three-volume work on dance history describes dance from its origins through the court fêtes of Louis XIV. Volume one stresses the importance of studying the theories of all the arts and...- Contributor: Cahusac, Louis De
- Date: 1754
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Book/Printed MaterialTraité sur l'art de la danse, dédié á Monsieur Gardel, l'ainé This instructional manual describes Baroque dance steps and their correlation with music using the notation system published by Raoul-Auger Feuillet in 1700. Additionally, the manual contains information on the minuet and also...
- Contributor: Malpied
- Date: 1770
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Book/Printed MaterialLa danse. Comment on dansait, comment on danse This manual is an extensive history of dance that incorporates many countries, cultures, and periods including Chinese, Hindu, Egyptian, Greek, ancient Gaul, European Renaissance, and Baroque. The manual also covers popular culture,...
- Contributor: Maugué, Jules - Casadesus, Francis - Charbonnel, Raoul - Bernay, Berthe
- Date: 1899
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Book/Printed MaterialGeschichte der Tanzkunst bei den cultivirten Völkern von den ersten Anfängen bis auf die gegenwärtige Zeit
Geschichte der Tanzkunst In this vast history of dance, Czerwinski discusses the origins of dance with Greek and Roman examples and continues with a description of the dances in many countries including Spain, France, Germany,...- Contributor: Czerwinski, Albert
- Date: 1862
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Book/Printed MaterialErweiterung der Kunst nach der Chorographie zu tanzen, Tänze zu erfinden, und aufzusetzen; wie auch Anweisung ... Originally published in 1767 under the title Die Kunst nach der Choregraphie zu Tänze, Feldtenstein's manual utilizes text and tables to describe basic steps. The work includes figures for country dances and...
- Contributor: Feldtenstein, C. J. Von
- Date: 1772-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialHistoire anecdotique et pittoresque de la danse chez les peuples anciens et modernes
Histoire de la danse | Danse et danseurs Large portions of this manual on the history of dance are borrowed from other sources including Mme Élise Voiart's Essai sur la danse (1823). The author begins with an examination of Greek...- Contributor: Fertiault, F. (François)
- Date: 1854
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Book/Printed MaterialDancing, Originally published in 1895, Mrs. Grove's account of dance history was considered one of the most important books on dance during the late nineteenth century. Although based on previously published materials, the...
- Contributor: Frazer
- Date: 1907
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Book/Printed MaterialA treatise on the art of dancing Originally published in 1762 and reissued in 1765, this work borrows heavily from previously published materials, including the works of Locke, Goldini, and especially John Weaver's 1712 An Essay towards a history...
- Contributor: Gallini, Giovanni-Andrea - Printed for the Author and Sold by R. Dodsley [Etc.]
- Date: 1772-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialIl ballo: storia della danza, balli girati, contraddanze, cotillon, danze locali, feste di ballo, igiene del ...
- Contributor: Gavina, P.
- Date: 1905
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Book/Printed MaterialBalli di ieri e balli d'oggi
Balli d'oggi | Balli di ieri This manual utilizes line drawings, foot patterns, and photographs to describe numerous dances. Part one includes the waltz, polka mazurka, cotillion figures, quadrilles and two step. The costumes on the figures of...- Contributor: Gavina, P. - Franceschini, Giovanni - Giovannini, Fr
- Date: 1922
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Book/Printed MaterialSketches relative to the history and theory, but more especially to the practice of dancing ...
Sketches relative to the art of dancing This manual begins with a discussion on the importance of dance for youth and outlines the origins of dance. Although much of the historical and theoretical text is borrowed from other dance...- Contributor: Peacock, Francis
- Date: 1805
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Book/Printed MaterialA history of dancing St. Johnston claims that his book fills a gap in the documentation of dance history and confesses he knows of only three books on the subject, those by Gaston Vuillier, Edward Scott,...
- Contributor: St.-Johnston, Reginald
- Date: 1906
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Book/Printed MaterialThe dance, ancient and modern 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...
- Contributor: Moore, Arabella E. (Arabella Elizabeth)
- Date: 1900
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Book/Printed MaterialPrima, e seconda memoria per servire alla istoria del ballo degli antichi
Memoria per la storia del ballo In this history of dance, Burette (1665-1747) presents an extensive discussion on Greek and Roman dance, basing his information on literary references such as the Iliad and authors such as Lucian. Included...- Contributor: Burette, (Pierre Jean) - Burette, (Pierre Jean) (M)
- Date: 1746-01-01
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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 MaterialDance halls. Ordinances governing the conduct of public dances and dance halls, city of Buffalo
Title on p. 1: Dance ordinances of the city of Buffalo Issued from the Buffalo, New York, City Clerk's office on 14 December 1914, the ordinance defines requirements for a public dance hall, including license fees, security, alcohol prohibitions, and hours of operation.- Contributor: Buffalo (N.Y.). City Clerk's Office - Buffalo (N.Y.) - Buffalo (N.Y.). Common Council
- Date: 1914
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Book/Printed MaterialPublic dance halls, their regulation and place in the recreation of adolescents,
Public dance halls This pamphlet discusses the legislative regulation of public dance halls in twenty-eight states. Some of the regulations undertaken by the states include restrictions on attendance, hours of operation, supervision, and regulation of...- Contributor: Gardner, Ella - United States. Children's Bureau
- Date: 1929
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Book/Printed MaterialRinnce na h-Éireann : a simplified work on the performance of the dances of Ireland
Rinnce na Éireann | Rinnce na hÉireann First published in 1902, the work was suggested by a member of the New York Philo-Celtic Society. The discusion includes music, steps, and instructions for reels, "High Caul Cap," four-hand jig, and...- Contributor: Gaelic League of the State of New York
- Date: 1907
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Book/Printed MaterialQuelques mots sur les danses modernes, This is a fourth edition of a book that acknowledges other antidance tracts including Boullay's Réforme de las danse des salons; Gustave Louis's Physiologie de l'opinion, and La Chrétienne de nos jours...
- Contributor: Brieux Saint-Laurent
- Date: 1863
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Book/Printed MaterialPotpourri françois des contre-danse ancienne tel quil se danse chez la Reine
Potpourri françois de contre danse ancienne tel qu'il se danse chez la Reine This is a collection of twelve contredanses, figure-dances performed by four couples and popular during the last half of the eighteenth century. Unlike other published accounts that describe a single figure for...- Contributor: Landrin
- Date: 1760
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Book/Printed MaterialMasquerades, tableaux and drills This manual provides step-by-step instructions, augmented by numerous illustrations, for giving masquerades, conducting tableaux, and creating "fancy drills." Costumes, hair styles, and accessories are included for Calico and Martha Washington balls, Joan...
- Contributor: Butterick Publishing Company
- Date: 1906
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Book/Printed MaterialTraitté contre les danses An early example of an antidance treatise, this manual provides a foundation for arguments that continued to the end of the nineteenth century--that dancing is a sin against God. Much of Boiseul's...
- Contributor: Boiseul, Jean - Les Heritiers De Hierosme Havltin
- Date: 1606-01-01
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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 MaterialThe modern dance,
- Contributor: Brookes, James H. (James Hall)
- Date: 189?
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Book/Printed MaterialAn essay on dancing
- Contributor: Crane, J. T. (Jonathan Townley)
- Date: 1849
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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 MaterialObservations sur les danses An antidance treatise. The argument presented by the anonymous author is based on the idea that dancing is inconsistent with teachings in the Scripture, specifically the Ten Commandments. For example, just as...
- Date: 1830
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