This small manual is aimed at a non-urban population and, although it contains substantial sections on etiquette and the value of good manners, the only dances mentioned by Dewey are the one step and foxtrot. Advice includes "A man should not try to dance in his stiff, heavy, working shoes," and admonishments to remove chewing gum from the pockets so "you will not be tempted to use it at the party.
This manual is typical of books that were assembled by publishers to be disseminated to a broad mass...
This manual suggests that anyone can learn to dance without the aid of a teacher. After providing a ...
Although Charles Durang was a well-known Philadelphia dancing teacher and the son of famed American ...
Designed for people who never learned to dance either because of bashfulness or lack of time or mone...
This manual is designed as a self-teacher for those who cannot or, according to the author, are unwi...
New York dancing master Hillgrove acknowledges that he has "availed himself of all the books from wh...
The format for this manual is typical of nineteenth-century dance treatises. It begins with a short ...
This manual is a compilation of previously published materials and includes standard advice on etiqu...
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, ...
Like other nineteenth-century dance manuals, this is a compilation of earlier writings. The book pro...
Etiquette manuals are an important sources of information on ballrooms and social dance during the n...
This is one of several manuals credited to the well-known American inventor, Elias Howe. Like many n...
Like many other nineteenth-century dance manuals, much of the material in The ball-room guide is not...
Unlike earlier manuals that contained detailed information on etiquette, this manual reflects the la...
This manual is typical of books that were assembled by publishers to be disseminated to a broad mass...
This manual suggests that anyone can learn to dance without the aid of a teacher. After providing a ...
Although Charles Durang was a well-known Philadelphia dancing teacher and the son of famed American ...
Designed for people who never learned to dance either because of bashfulness or lack of time or mone...
This manual is designed as a self-teacher for those who cannot or, according to the author, are unwi...
New York dancing master Hillgrove acknowledges that he has "availed himself of all the books from wh...
The format for this manual is typical of nineteenth-century dance treatises. It begins with a short ...
This manual is a compilation of previously published materials and includes standard advice on etiqu...
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, ...
Like other nineteenth-century dance manuals, this is a compilation of earlier writings. The book pro...
Etiquette manuals are an important sources of information on ballrooms and social dance during the n...
This is one of several manuals credited to the well-known American inventor, Elias Howe. Like many n...
Like many other nineteenth-century dance manuals, much of the material in The ball-room guide is not...
Unlike earlier manuals that contained detailed information on etiquette, this manual reflects the la...
This manual is typical of books that were assembled by publishers to be disseminated to a broad mass...
This manual suggests that anyone can learn to dance without the aid of a teacher. After providing a ...
Although Charles Durang was a well-known Philadelphia dancing teacher and the son of famed American ...