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Book/Printed Material The dance of society: a critical analysis of all the standard quadrilles, round dances, 102 figures of le cotillon ("the German"), &c., including dissertations upon time and its accentuation, carriage, style, and other relative matter

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Title

  • The dance of society: a critical analysis of all the standard quadrilles, round dances, 102 figures of le cotillon ("the German"), &c., including dissertations upon time and its accentuation, carriage, style, and other relative matter

Summary

  • This manual was originally published in 1864 with subsequent editions in 1865, 1866, and 1868 when the author noted that many of the dances were no longer fashionable. Typical of other late nineteenth-century manuals, much of the text is borrowed from other writers. The manual provides a brief section on etiquette and describes the popular ballroom dances of the era--quadrille, polka redowa, polka mazurka, schottisch, galop, and cotillon. Reflecting a growing interest in the dances of the past, De Garmo provides directions and music for the "Menuet de la Cour." The manual was reissued in 1884.

Names

  • De Garmo, Wm. B. (William B.)

Created / Published

  • New York, W. A. Pond & Co., 1875.

Headings

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

Notes

  • -  Music: 1 l. at end.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images and full text.

Medium

  • vii, [9]-155, [1] p., 2 l. front., illus., plates. 21 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • GV1751 .D31 1875

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 05035056

Online Format

  • image

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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.)

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

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Chicago citation style:

De Garmo, Wm. B. The dance of society: a critical analysis of all the standard quadrilles, round dances, 102 figures of le cotillon "the German", &c., including dissertations upon time and its accentuation, carriage, style, and other relative matter. New York, W. A. Pond & Co, 1875. Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/05035056/.

APA citation style:

De Garmo, W. B. (1875) The dance of society: a critical analysis of all the standard quadrilles, round dances, 102 figures of le cotillon "the German", &c., including dissertations upon time and its accentuation, carriage, style, and other relative matter. New York, W. A. Pond & Co. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/05035056/.

MLA citation style:

De Garmo, Wm. B. The dance of society: a critical analysis of all the standard quadrilles, round dances, 102 figures of le cotillon "the German", &c., including dissertations upon time and its accentuation, carriage, style, and other relative matter. New York, W. A. Pond & Co, 1875. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/05035056/>.