The Dance of Society
Library of Congress The dance of society 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. BY WM. B. DE GARMO, Membre Correspondant de la Société Académique des Professeurs de Danse de Paris, Artistes de l'Opéra; Instructor in Dancing at U. S. Military Academy, West Point, N. Y. PRINCIPAL ACADEMY, 55 WEST 33D STREET, BETWEEN BROADWAY AND FIFTH AVENUE, N. Y. 15.18 9550 ILLUSTRATIONS BY THEODORE WÜST, NEW YORK LIBRARY OF CONGRESS COPYRIGHT No. 99257 1875 CITY OF WASHINGTON New York: WM. A. POND & CO., PUBLISHERS, 547 BROADWAY. 1875. # Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by WM. B. DE GARMO, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington. CONTENTS. PAGE. The dance of society http://www.loc.gov/resource/musdi.181 Library of Congress Preface, 9 Introduction, 13 Etiquette of the Ball Room, 19 QUADRILLES: The Position in Quadrille, 20 The Quadrille, 24 Variety Figures: Basket, 28 Star, 28 Sociable, 29 “Gavotte,” 29 “Minuet,” 30 March, 31 Cheat, 32 Jig, 33 Jig Figure No. 2, 33 The Lancers, 33 The dance of society http://www.loc.gov/resource/musdi.181 Library of Congress The Caledonians, 36 Le Prince Impérial, 38 Le Quadrille Français—as danced in Paris, 40 Le Quardille Français—as danced in London, 42 Les Variétés Parisiennes, 45 Les Menus Plaisirs, 48 CONTRA DANCES: Spanish Dance, 51 Sicilian Circle, 52 Sir Roger de Coverley, or Virginia Reel, 52 MISCELLANEOUS: Technical Terms, 54 The Five Positions in Society Practice, 60 The Bow, 62 The Courtesy, 63 iv Quadrille Steps, 64 Special Practice, 65 The dance of society http://www.loc.gov/resource/musdi.181 Library of Congress Choregraphy and Orchesography, 66 Le Menuet de la Cour—Coulon, 72 Le Menuet de la Cour—De Garmo, 76 ROUND DANCES: General Principles, 85 The Polka, 91 Polka-Redowa, 93 Polka-Mazurka, 94 La Varsoviana, 95 The Schottische, 95 Le Galop, 96 La Valse à Deux Temps, 96 Le Galop à Trois Pas.
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