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Book/Printed Material The German. How to give it. How to lead it. How to dance it

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Title

  • The German. How to give it. How to lead it. How to dance it

Summary

  • This manual, which is devoted entirely to performance of the popular parlor game, describes the duties of the hostess ("remove all unnecessary furniture"), appropriate music, refreshments, and choosing a leader. Also included is a section on etiquette for guests participating in the German (also known as the cotillon). More than forty figures are described.

Created / Published

  • Chicago, Jansen, McClurg and Co., 1879.

Headings

  • -  German (Dance)--Handbooks, manuals, etc
  • -  Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals

Medium

  • 132 p. 20 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • GV1757 .G37

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 05029203

Online Format

  • image

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The accompanying videos were produced by the Library of Congress. Note Video Performers for additional credits for video performers.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, Music Division.

Video Performers

Performers for the October 1997 Great Hall event: Dancers

Members of The Jonquil Street Foundation, Inc. Ariane Anthony, Thomas Baird, Barbara Barr, Patricia Beaman, Christopher Caines, Charles Garth, James Martin, Maris Wolff. Musicians - members of The Library of Congress Centennial Cotillion Brass Band, Emerson Head and Robert Sheldon, Leaders (Members, Metro Washington D.C. Federation of Musicians Local 161-710, AFM.)

Performers for the Coolidge Auditorium clips: Dancers

Cheryl Stafford and Thomas Baird. Musicians - Boris Gurevitch (piano), Susan Manus (violin).

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The German. How to give it. How to lead it. How to dance it. Chicago, Jansen, McClurg and Co, 1879. Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/05029203/.

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The German. How to give it. How to lead it. How to dance it. Chicago, Jansen, McClurg and Co, 1879. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/05029203/>.