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Book/Printed Material Sketches relative to the history and theory, but more especially to the practice of dancing ... Intended as hints to the young teachers of the art of dancing Sketches relative to the art of dancing

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Title

  • Sketches relative to the history and theory, but more especially to the practice of dancing ... Intended as hints to the young teachers of the art of dancing

Other Title

  • Sketches relative to the art of dancing

Summary

  • This manual begins with a discussion on the importance of dance for youth and outlines the origins of dance. Although much of the historical and theoretical text is borrowed from other dance writers--notably Giovanni-Andrea Gallini and John Weaver--the manual is important for its description of the Scotch reel and accompanying ten reel steps. Some of the steps include kemshóole (forward step), minor and double kemkóssy (setting steps), lematrást (cross springs), and curatag (turning step).

Names

  • Peacock, Francis, 1723-1807

Created / Published

  • Aberdeen, Printed by J. Chalmers & Co., 1805.

Headings

  • -  Dance
  • -  Dance--History
  • -  Dance Instruction and Technical Manuals

Notes

  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images and full text.

Medium

  • xiv, [15]-224 p. 23 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • GV1601 .P35

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 05029277

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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Chicago citation style:

Peacock, Francis. Sketches relative to the history and theory, but more especially to the practice of dancing ... Intended as hints to the young teachers of the art of dancing. Aberdeen, Printed by J. Chalmers &Co, 1805. Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/05029277/.

APA citation style:

Peacock, F. (1805) Sketches relative to the history and theory, but more especially to the practice of dancing ... Intended as hints to the young teachers of the art of dancing. Aberdeen, Printed by J. Chalmers &Co. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/05029277/.

MLA citation style:

Peacock, Francis. Sketches relative to the history and theory, but more especially to the practice of dancing ... Intended as hints to the young teachers of the art of dancing. Aberdeen, Printed by J. Chalmers &Co, 1805. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/05029277/>.