THE VINTAGE BALLROOM DANCING COLLECTION
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The Digital Library is proud to present this stunning collection of 46 rare, vintage and hard-to-find books compiled together for the first time in one unique virtual library exploring all aspects of BALLROOM & CLASSICAL DANCING.
Learn the art of ballroom dancing, or add to your existing routines using these wonderful books from the glory days of ballroom. Not only can you teach yourself using these guides but you will also discover the history of dances and choreography from all over the world.
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The Full List of Titles Included is as Follows:
A complete practical guide to the art of dancing by T. Hillgrove (1867)
A history of dancing by R. St. Johnston (1906)
A history of dancing from the earliest ages to our own times by G. Vuillier (1898)
Æsthetic dancing by E. Rath (1914)
Canadian ten cent ball-room companion and guide to dancing, comprising rules of etiquette, hints on private parties, toilettes for the ball-room, etc (1871)
Casani's self-tutor of ballroom dancing by S. Casani (1922)
Choregraphie, ou, L'art de décrire la dance, par caracteres, figures, et signes démonstratifs by R. A. Feuillet (1701)
Complete quadrille call book and dancing master by A. C. Wirth (1902)
Dancers and dancing by J. M. Hubbert (1901)
Dances; national, demicharacter, ballet, esthetic, interpretive and folk, fully described, and with appropriate music for each by L. H. Chalif (1915)
Dancing - a complete guide to all dances by M. Wilson (1913)
Dancing and its relations to education and social life, with a new method of instruction by A. Dodworth (1900)
Dancing as an art and pastime by E. Scott (1892)
Dancing at home and abroad by C. H. Cleveland (1878)
Dancing by L. G. Frazer (1895)
Dancing for strength and beauty (renascent dancing) by E. Scott (1921)
Dancing made easy by C. J. Coll (1919)
Dancing without an instructor by P. Wilkinson (1904)
Dancing, ancient and modern by E. L. Urlin (1910)
Der Tanz im Selbstunterricht by H. John (1920)
Dictionnaire de la danse, historique, théorique, pratique et bibliographique; depuis l'origine de la danse jusqu'à nos jours by G. Desrat (1895)
Fifteen years of a dancer's life, with some account of her distinguished friends by L. Fuller (1913)
Grammar of the art of dancing, theoretical and practical; lessons in the arts of dancing and dance writing by F. A. Zorn (1905)
Here we go round; the story of the dance by E. Sharp (1921)
Histoire de la danse à travers les âges by F. de Menil (1905)
How and what to dance by G. D'Egville (1919)
Manuel du maintien et de la danse by H. de Soria (1900)
Modern dancing by V. Castle (1914)
Nature dancing - the poetry of motion by S. Serova (1916)
Newman catechism on classical dancing by A. W. Newman (1922)
Polite and social dances a collection of historic dances, Spanish, Italian, French, English, German, American by M. R. Hofer (1917)
Routledges ball-room guide by G. Routledge (1866)
Social dancing of to-day by T. Kinney (1914)
Technical dictionary of dancing by Espinosa (1922)
The amateur's preceptor on dancing & etiquette by D. L. Carpenter (1854)
The art of dancing - its theory and practice by F. L. Clendenen (1919)
The art of dancing by J. Sause (1880)
The art of dancing, historically illustrated, to which is added a few hints on etiquette by E. Ferrero (1859)
The ball-room bijou and art of dancing by C. Durang (1852)
The book of the dance by A. Genth (1916)
The Chalif text book of dancing Vol. 1 by L. H. Chalif (1914)
The Chalif text book of dancing Vol. 3 by L. H. Chalif (1914)
The Chalif text book of dancing Vol. 5 by L. H. Chalif (1914)
The dance; its place in art and life by T. Kinney (1914)
Traité de la dance - contenant la théorie et l'histoire des danses anciennes et modernes par G. Desrat (1910)
Wehman bros.' book on the way to dance - a book which teaches the art of dancing without a master (1900)
An absolute must for anyone with an interest in dancing – the only collection of its kind available on Etsy today!
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Jul 11, 2024
If one follow the rules from these books they can easily self-learn ballroom dancing. Highly recommended.
Mar 10, 2024
Great collection. Everything downloaded alright.
Sep 21, 2022
What a great product! This collection is fun and amazing. I enjoyed reading through ballroom etiquette from the 19th century. The seller was extra helpful on resolving a problem on my end of the transaction.
Nov 21, 2021
Aug 23, 2021
these are all incredible books, the downloads are quick and easy, if you go once compilation at a time that is. most of them can even be viewed on my old first gen kindle so im sure they can be read on anything, the service was great too, they helped wonderfully!