Add to ORKGThis manual was reissued in 1858 under the title Hillgrove's scholars' companion and ball-room guide ..., and formed the basis for a similar publication, A complete practical guide to the art of dancing, published in 1863. Typical of many nineteenth-century dance manuals, little of the text originated from the pen of New York dancing master Thomas Hillgrove. Instead, much is borrowed from previously published manuals. The scholars' companion gives information on dress, introductions, etiquette and deportment and describes the most popular ballroom dances of the day--quadrille, waltz, polka, schottisch, polka redowa, polka mazurka, gorlitza, and redowa. Noticeably missing from Hillgrove's manual is any reference to the popular group dance kn...
This manual is acknowledged by the author to be a compilation of other sources. In its eight chapter...
This manual begins, as do others of the period, with a general introduction that covers the necessit...
This manual is acknowledged by the author to be a compilation of other sources. In its eight chapter...
This manual, small enough to fit into a pocket, declares that it contains "all the information which...
Like many other nineteenth-century dance manuals, much of the material in The ball-room guide is not...
New York dancing master Hillgrove acknowledges that he has "availed himself of all the books from wh...
This is one of several manuals credited to the well-known American inventor, Elias Howe. Like many n...
This manual is a compilation of previously published materials. The guide begins with a brief descri...
Although much of the material in this manual is borrowed from the dance writings of Charles Durang, ...
This is a compilation of previously published materials on the subject of nineteenth-century ballroo...
This manual was originally published in 1864 with subsequent editions in 1865, 1866, and 1868 when t...
The format for this manual is typical of nineteenth-century dance treatises. It begins with a short ...
This manual suggests that anyone can learn to dance without the aid of a teacher. After providing a ...
This third edition of Coulon's manual describes dances popular during the 1840s. Typical of many nin...
Like other nineteenth-century dance manuals, this is a compilation of earlier writings. The book pro...
This manual is acknowledged by the author to be a compilation of other sources. In its eight chapter...
This manual begins, as do others of the period, with a general introduction that covers the necessit...
This manual is acknowledged by the author to be a compilation of other sources. In its eight chapter...
This manual, small enough to fit into a pocket, declares that it contains "all the information which...
Like many other nineteenth-century dance manuals, much of the material in The ball-room guide is not...
New York dancing master Hillgrove acknowledges that he has "availed himself of all the books from wh...
This is one of several manuals credited to the well-known American inventor, Elias Howe. Like many n...
This manual is a compilation of previously published materials. The guide begins with a brief descri...
Although much of the material in this manual is borrowed from the dance writings of Charles Durang, ...
This is a compilation of previously published materials on the subject of nineteenth-century ballroo...
This manual was originally published in 1864 with subsequent editions in 1865, 1866, and 1868 when t...
The format for this manual is typical of nineteenth-century dance treatises. It begins with a short ...
This manual suggests that anyone can learn to dance without the aid of a teacher. After providing a ...
This third edition of Coulon's manual describes dances popular during the 1840s. Typical of many nin...
Like other nineteenth-century dance manuals, this is a compilation of earlier writings. The book pro...
This manual is acknowledged by the author to be a compilation of other sources. In its eight chapter...
This manual begins, as do others of the period, with a general introduction that covers the necessit...
This manual is acknowledged by the author to be a compilation of other sources. In its eight chapter...