Clendenen's treatise on elementary and classical dancing ...

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Clendenen's treatise on elementary and classical dancing ...
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1903
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Public domain eBook
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Clendenen's treatise on elementary and classical dancing ...

Author: F. Leslie Clendenen ...

Year: 1903

Dancing master Clendenen's book is meant for teachers of dance and he covers the basic building blocks of teaching beginning with the positions of the feet and body. Technical terms (with correct pronunciation), preparatory exercises, bows and curtseys are included as well as sections of attitudes and poses, correct and incorrect positions. The manual concludes with instructions on how to teach ten fancy dances that include "Highland Fling," "Sailor's Hornpipe," "Twentieth-Century Skirt Dance," and "La Manola." The manual is illustrated with photographs of students.

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