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From the Ballroom to Hell: Grace and Folly in Nineteenth-Century Dance
From the Ballroom to Hell Grace and Folly in NineteenthCentury Dance
Author: Elizabeth Aldrich
"Dancing and etiquette are inseparable," wrote one 19th-century dancing master quoted in this scholarly glimpse into ballrooms past. Newly moneyed Americans of that era craved guidance on how to comport themselves, and publishers responded with scores of manuals on etiquette, fashion, and dance instruction. As dance historian Aldrich demonstrate...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780810109124
ISBN-10: 0810109123
Pages: 225
Edition: First Edition. revie
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Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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