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How to dance: A complete ball-room dancing and party guide.
Containing all the latest figures, together with old-fashioned and contra dances now in general use.
Also, a guide to ballroom etiquette, toilets, and general useful information for dancers.
Since society's earliest formation, one of the most favorite and graceful amusements has been dancing. it is sport par excellence in which both sexes can indulge with equal propriety and pleasure, and has increased in favor with all, until at the present day scarcely a social gathering is held at Which dancing in some of its many phases does not take place.
Dancing is essentially a home as well as a public amusement: father, mother, uncle, aunt, as well as the young folks, can take part in it. and under the merry influence of the music and the smiling faces around them, forget for the nonce their years.
A great many, however, are debarred from the enjoyment of the mazy dance by not knowing "how to dance." Either bashfulness, pecuniary circumstances, or lack of time or Opportunity has prevented them from attending dancing-school, or being taught by a master.
For the benefit of that large class, we have gotten up this book, at a great expense of labor and money.
We confidently state that by perusing its pages carefully, following the directions, and practicing the examples found therein, that any of our readers will be able to figure with as much grace and self-possession in the ball-room as if they had just emerged from the tuition of some celebrated dancing-master.
With these brief words of introductory we leave our little gem of Terpischore to speak for itself.
Containing all the latest figures, together with old-fashioned and contra dances now in general use.
Also, a guide to ballroom etiquette, toilets, and general useful information for dancers.
Since society's earliest formation, one of the most favorite and graceful amusements has been dancing. it is sport par excellence in which both sexes can indulge with equal propriety and pleasure, and has increased in favor with all, until at the present day scarcely a social gathering is held at Which dancing in some of its many phases does not take place.
Dancing is essentially a home as well as a public amusement: father, mother, uncle, aunt, as well as the young folks, can take part in it. and under the merry influence of the music and the smiling faces around them, forget for the nonce their years.
A great many, however, are debarred from the enjoyment of the mazy dance by not knowing "how to dance." Either bashfulness, pecuniary circumstances, or lack of time or Opportunity has prevented them from attending dancing-school, or being taught by a master.
For the benefit of that large class, we have gotten up this book, at a great expense of labor and money.
We confidently state that by perusing its pages carefully, following the directions, and practicing the examples found therein, that any of our readers will be able to figure with as much grace and self-possession in the ball-room as if they had just emerged from the tuition of some celebrated dancing-master.
With these brief words of introductory we leave our little gem of Terpischore to speak for itself.
