Top of page

Book/Printed Material La danse des salons

View 176 images in sequence.

About this Item

Title

  • La danse des salons

Summary

  • Originally published in 1847, the manual provides important information on mid-nineteenth-century ballroom dance. Following a format utilized by many manuals, the work begins with introductory comments on dance, followed by a description of the French quadrille. This is folllowed by discussion of round dances--the polka, numerous waltzes including waltze à trois temps and waltze à deux temps--as well as steps and figures for another type of quadrille known as the mazurka quadrille. The manual contains eighty-three figures for a series of dance games, called the cotillon (also known as the German or German cotillon). Nine full-page prints by Gavarini enhance the manual. The manual was published in English as The drawing-room dances (1847).

Names

  • Cellarius, Henri
  • John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Paris : Chez l'auteur, 1849.

Headings

  • -  Ballroom dancing--Handbooks, manuals, etc
  • -  Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals

Notes

  • -  LAC tnb 2019-07-03 no edits (2 cards)

Medium

  • 174 p., [11] leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • GV1751 .C37
  • GV1751 .C37 1849 Copy 2.

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 43028263

Online Format

  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

The Library of Congress is not aware of any U.S. copyright or any other restrictions in the materials in this collection.

The Library of Congress is providing access to these materials for educational and research purposes. The written permission of the copyright owners and/or other rights holders (such as publicity and/or privacy rights) is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use or other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.

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).

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Cellarius, Henri, and John Davis Batchelder Collection. La Danse Des Salons. Paris: Chez l'auteur, 1849. Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/43028263/.

APA citation style:

Cellarius, H. & John Davis Batchelder Collection. (1849) La Danse Des Salons. Paris: Chez l'auteur. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/43028263/.

MLA citation style:

Cellarius, Henri, and John Davis Batchelder Collection. La Danse Des Salons. Paris: Chez l'auteur, 1849. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/43028263/>.