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Book/Printed MaterialImage 1 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... BROOKES ON MODERN DANCING, CONTAINING A FULL DESCRIPTION OF ALL DANCES, AS PRACTISED IN THE BALL ROOM AND AT PRIVATE PARTIES TOGETHER WITH AN ESSAY ON ETIQUETTE. BY L. DE G. BROOKES...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 2 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1836, By L. De GARMO BROOKES, In the Clerk's office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 3 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... INTRODUCTION. In presenting this work I have been actuated by gratitude towards those who have sustained me in my long professional career, and also by a desire that it may prove entertaining...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 4 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... BROOKES ON MODERN DANCING. UTILITY AND SANITARY ADVANTAGE. Dancing has met, at all times, and under circumstances of no ordinary character, with strong opposition; but it has gradually overcome its opponents to...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 5 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 4 Figures (or as the Greeks term 'em, Ideas) of noble Qualities, and especially of the Commodious Virtue, call'd Prudence ; which Tully ( lib 2 de offic .) defineth to be...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 6 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 5 tasting a little useful repose, might return with in vigor to exercise of its delicate functions. Dancing ought to form a part of the physical education of children, not only for...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 7 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 6 we see any one that is humpbacked, or in any other way crooked in the body, we may be very certain that the spine has by some means or other acquired...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 8 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 7 be lengthened, and the shoulder which was highest will fall in proportion as the other takes a contrary direction. When a child either raises or depresses one shoulder too much, some...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 9 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 8 become feeble and weak. What Dr. Audry says relative to this subject is worthy of notice. (Orthopædia, vol. 1, p. 88.) When children, says he, are recovering item a disease that...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 10 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 9 time they should obtain a certain amount of accomplishments, such as cannot be crammed into them without sacrificing what is really more important to this one object. It might, indeed, be...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 11 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 10 health had wonderfully improved, and the wan and unhealthy hue of her face had gradually disappeared—while the spine was evidently becoming straighter. The body being stronger, we tried two hours a...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 12 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 11 The difficulty in getting a proper degree of attention bestowed on the dancing lesson is a common complaint with masters. James Fordyce (born 1720, died 1796,) a Scotch minister, author of...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 13 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 12 with their dark flashing eyes and passionate modes of expression. Well might the Abbé, as a Frenchman, make the remarks we have quoted. Mrs. Lydia H. Sigourney, one of the most...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 14 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 13 a letter from George Washington, written about one month Before his death, and directed to a committee, who had invited himself and wife to their assemblies. Mount Vernon , Va, Nov....
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 15 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 14 of the art of dancing; all may benefit by it to an extent which words can scarcely explain. Locke, in an essay on education, advises that children should learn to dance...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 16 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 15 Is not that the best education which gives to the mind and to the body all the force, all the beauty, and all the perfection of which they ere capable.— Plato...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 17 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 16 gloves, hair well dressed. Coats of fancy character and colors, velvet collars and metal buttons are not proper for the opera or ball. Ladies in dress should display the form with...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 18 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 17 noticed, or to interfere with the general arrangements, but should find your host and hostess and return them thanks for the enjoyment you have received, and express to them year regret...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 19 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 18 Never introduce one person to another without knowing that it is agreeable to both. Gentlemen are introduced to ladies, not ladies to gentlemen. Ladies should be first consulted. Occasionally in the...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 20 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 19 to perform that duty in his stead; in such cases he will apply to the proper parties. This consent must be obtained for each and every dance. Floor-managers or teachers of...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 21 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 20 once introduced, they are deemed a passport to family intimacy. The ordeal is of a searching nature, and the entree of difficult attainment. In France a gentleman, without an introduction, may...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 22 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 21 Dos-à-Dos en Quarrèe .—The four couples forward to the centre, and turn back to back in the form of a square, each gentleman passing his lady in front of him, and...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 23 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 22 each other sideward, the ladies to their right comers and the gouts to their left corners. They (the sides) move into the places of the leading couples, while the leading couples...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 24 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 23 THE FIVE POSITIONS. The five positions for private dancing are as follows: First Position . Both heels together, the toes turned out at right angles, the body erect. Let your ams...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 25 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 24 composed of figures that require but four persons to their performance; as in the first set of French Quadrilles that were publicly danced, viz: “Le Pantalon,” “L'Ete,” “La Poule,” and “La...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 26 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 25 contributed to the giving up of the formal dances of some few years since. It would be an error to suppose that the new dances, despite their apparent facility of acquirement,...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 27 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 26 DOUBLE QUADRILLE. Double sets should always be avoided if possible. The music of a figure generally consists of a strain of eight measures to a park. There are, however, some figures...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 28 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 27 QUADRILLE FRANçCAIS, (OR FIRST SET.) (Also known as the Plain or Standard Set.) No. 1 LE PANTALON. Measures. Right And Left ( Chaîne Anglaise ) 8 The first and second couples...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 29 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 28 Balance 8 L'Eté is performed four times, twice by the first and second couples, and twice by the third and fourth. Originally forward two was performed by two persons at a...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 30 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 29 No. 4. LA PASTOURELLE, Measures. Forward Four. First and second couples forward and back, forward again, and leave first lady with opposite gentleman, (to his left) who returns with the two...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 31 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 30 QUADRILLE SOCIABLE. Measures Head Couples Right and Left, 8 Side Couples Right and Left, 8 All the Ladies Balance to Right and exchange partners, 8 All Promenade, 8 Head Couples Ladies...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 32 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 31 It is optional whether you turn the person with whom you balancé, or exercise the privilege to cheat; one may extend their hands to the opposite person, and when they attempt...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 33 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 32 All Balance 4 Turn Partners to Places 4 Repeat. Third and fourth times, gentlemen forward and back first, “Cross right hands,” &c. Finish with, “All Chassé “Croisé,” and salute partners. GAVOTTE....
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 34 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 33 lady on the gentleman's right, the second couple remaining in their places; the third and fourth couples falling in line, between first and second couples, as in No. 5 of Lanciers,...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 35 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 34 All Forward In Two Lines And Back 4 Turn Partners To Places 4 Repeat all the above, after which side couples lead the figure. WALTZ QUADIRLLES, now seldom danced, were at...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 36 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 35 the gentleman left without a partner takes his place in the centre, and the figure is repeated. The dance can be performed with two gentlemen in the centre instead of one....
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 37 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 36 (Moulinet,) once round (six measures.) Retire by taking partners' hands (two measures.) Same figure to places, (omitting the hands across,) (Moulinet the second time,) (sixteen measures.) Side couples repeat the same...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 38 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 37 LANCIERS QUADRILLE. No. 1. First And Second Couples Forward and Back, 4 Forward Again Turn (each the opposite person with both hands,) to places, 4 Cross Over ( Les Tirois,) first...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 39 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 38 No. 5. Measures. Begin with the music. Grand Chain (right and left all round), 16 First Couple Promenade Round inside and face outward (in place); third, fourth, and second full in...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 40 of Brookes on modern dancing containing a full description of all dances, as practised ... 39 Return to Places, second couple passing between, 4 Balance to Corners, and turn to places, 8 All Join Hands in a Circle Forward (to the centre), and back twice, 8 Repeated...
- Contributor: [the Author] - Brookes, L. De G. (Laurence De Garmo)
- Date: 1867-01-01